Author Archives: nickdanger7
Self Publicity
Baudrillard talks about the marathon runner during his time in New York. He state that “The marathon is a form of demonstrative suicide, suicide as advertising: it is running to show you are capable of getting every last drop of … Continue reading
Crunching Numbers
After learning today that people sell gold and characters made in World of Warcraft I set out to see how profitable such an endeavor actually is. The two things that can actually make you real money is a solid character … Continue reading
D.H. Lawrence is lame
I am not a big fan of D.H. Lawrence. His critique of Ben Franklin’s autobiography is both poorly done and hypocritical. And the worst thing you can be is a hypocrite. It’s just crappy. Firstly, Lawrence speaks of the soul … Continue reading
Oranges, as it relates to distribution of power.
I would like to pose a simple business model, as another way of interpreting Galloway’s description of the change from sovereign control to a decentralized system of control. It will also give an example of the layering that is described … Continue reading
