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Dreadlocks: activated.

See you all in 2012.

I simply haven't had time this year to update this blog. Please consider it discontinued (at least, until further notice).

#personal #*

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South African bands are doing it right

(via scrone-a-palooza)

#music #South Africa #Cape Town

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… Then I noticed it was from The Onion. :/

(via realcleverscience)

#news #timeline #time #climate change #** #The Onion #parody

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Great Bloc Party remix from an up-and-coming/underground Cape Town Indie-Electro producer, The English. 

Check out some other remixes on Soundcloud.

#music #The English #*** #DJ #Bloc Party #amazing

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Mocked up some monochrome business cards.

Shout if you want to use the designs for free.

#design #art #business #business cards #** #personal #original

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Germany Germany - Take Me Home (official video)

Absolutely amazing, mostly instrumental, song.

Clichéd as it may be, my only problem with it is that it's too short.

#music #Germany Germany #**

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heheheeheh i was with you till you said Cape Town ;) Cape town is a whole post on its own....I have such a prejudice about such a prejudiced place....but im trying to learn and get rid of my misconceptions....experience proves harder to override though....

Oh, very much so. Cape Town is a strangely schizophrenic city. There are some amazing people, excellent mashup points, and really interesting ideas flowing through. Then there are also the "old families", living the same way they have for years, with the same prejudices. There are those living in poverty, who have never had an opportunity to engage with the rest of the city.

I don't deny any of that, but it's worthwhile exploring as many of its facets as possible.

#Cape Town #South Africa #inequality #perceptions #**

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Fantastic message. More info here. World AIDS Day 2011. 

#AIDS #HIV/AIDS #HIV #awareness #**

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Help give a Love Drop this season!

Help out Diomi and her son Nallee, who are going into the cold Milwaukee winter with very little food, clothes, and other necessities. Diomi has been through so much, including the loss of her father, the loss of her job, and clinical depression. But even through the pain you can see all the love she has for Nallee, who has one of the most beautiful personalities you'll find. :)

We want to make this month special for them! We're working with their pastor to help get things they really need, including school uniforms for Nallee, interview clothes for Diomi as she looks for a job, and food to help them through the winter months.

If you can find it in your hearts to give one extra gift this year, whether it be money or a helpful item they can use, please send it in - our goal is to reach $3,000 worth of necessities.

  Want to join us in helping Diomi and Nallee? Here are 3 ways:

Give $1.00 - This money will be put towards basic necessities and care.  Maybe even a Christmas present or two (They're currently spending it alone, w/out anything at all).

Give a gift card - Gift cards are extremely helpful, especially to places that are national.

Donate personal products - These two need anything you can thing of in the personal product department: bathroom/kitchen/bedroom stuff, etc.

Thanks guys! You can reach the Love Drop team anytime over at: team (at) love drop (dot) us, or by checking them out at LoveDrop.us. Thanks everyone! We'll let you know how it goes!

#lovedrop #help #social #community #internet love machine

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The Fringe: Cape Town's Design and Innovation District is launching a monthly designer goods market at Harrington Square (cnr Harrington and Caledon Streets) in The Fringe.

The market is in partnership with key stakeholders in the area, especially the Cape Craft and Design Institute and the Cape Town Fashion Council, Woodheads and the Fledge Creative Catalyst for young designers.

What distinguishes it from other popular weekly markets is its emphasis on locally produced, original handmade products. It will be the perfect place to purchase a wide range crafts, fashion, decor, jewellery and accessories, proudly produced in South Africa.

Aptly named "The Fringe Handmade", the market will run from 10am to 6pm on 3 December 2011.

Facebook event here.

#event #Cape Town #*** #design #creativity #WDC2014 #South Africa

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I like what you have to say. Your NanoWrimo novel, available to be read?

Thanks. Really agree with what you have to say re: POIB, and enjoying your other posts.

Having skimmed through what I wrote, my answer is, sadly, no. Partially because it's in as-rough-a-draft sort of version as it could possibly be, and partially because some of it is actually (surprisingly) personal, to the point that I'm not comfortable sharing it.

Some of it I was comfortable sharing, which I've already posted on my blog, and if you're interested in getting a sense of (one of) my writing styles, you might want to check out this short story.

#nanowrimo #writing #South Africa #R2K #POIB #politics #personal

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If you’re the kind of person who knows there’s a lot of problems in our society, and you’re looking for solutions for what to do about it, there’s a good chance you’ve found yourself here on our blog.

There’s also a good chance you might have come across something called the Zeitgeist movement...

(via Socialist Scum, peopleofcolor)

For reference purposes. Basically, the Zeitgeist movement is misguided at best, fraudulent and dangerous at worst.

#tumblrize #politics #tech #occupy #OWS #zeitgeist #future

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XKCD has won the internet for the week … and it’s only Monday.

A chart of money, all of it, where it is and what it can do.

Check out Randall’s “Money” superpost (here’s the direct link to zoom and explore). Once you get over the shock and awe of putting this together, then we can all talk about what it means.

This is effing beautiful. Especially check out the trillions panel, and the total value of outstanding derivatives.

(via jakke, jtotheizzoe, xkcd: Money)

So many amazing little pieces to this. The velociraptors, the only-somewhat-progressive taxation levels, wasted money in terms of unmaintained infrastructure etc, the total costs of providing education to all, obligatory pop-culture references.

Fantastic.

An interweb well won.

#internet #XKCD #amazing #creativity #economics #infographic

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My new short-term objective: be able do an Au Giratoria.

#capoeira #sport #* #personal

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hashcool:

So either Juju has a great sense of humour, or he doesn’t care, but either way he’s taking his ejection from the ANC really well. Check out his twitter jokes.

Alternatively, that's not his own twitter profile? (though it is amusing)

#Julius Malema #Malema #politics #South Africa #twitter #*

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ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema had to “vacate his position”, the party’s national disciplinary committee said on Thursday. “The respondent shall vacate his position as the president of the ANC Youth League,” said chairman Derek Hanekom in Johannesburg. Malema was suspended for an effective five years. “Malema damaged the standing of the ANC and South Africa’s international reputation,” said Hanekom. (via vivasouthafrica, via Malema kicked out for five years - Politics | IOL News)

Summary of the sanctions:

**note: italic text indicates immediate sanctions; (bracketed) text shows suspended sentences

Julius Malema, ANC Youth League President:

Suspended from the ANC and ANCYL for 5 years with immediate effect, is no longer ANCYL president.

Suspended from the ANCYL for two years (sentence suspended for three years, will only happen in 2014).

Can appeal ruling within 14 days, remains on full pay until the appeal process is complete.

Ronald Lamola, ANCYL Deputy President:

suspended from the ANCYL for two years (sentence suspended for three years, will only happen in 2014).

Pule Mabe, ANCYL treasurer-general:

suspended from the ANCYL for two years (sentence suspended for three years, will only happen in 2014).

Sindiso Magaqa, ANCYL secretary-general:

suspended from the ANCYL for two years (sentence suspended for three years, will only happen in 2014).

suspended from the ANCYL for 18 months (sentence suspended for three years).

Kenetswe Mosenogi, ANCYL deputy secretary-general:

suspended from the ANCYL for two years (sentence suspended for three years, will only happen in 2014).

Floyd Shivambu, ANCYL spokesperson:

suspended from the ANCYL and ANC for three years, with immediate effect; is no longer ANCYL spokesperson

More information available on the Mail & Guardian website. Please comment below if any of the above information is inaccurate.

#Malema #politics #South Africa #ANC #ANCYL #disciplinary action #ruling #Derek Hanekom #Julius Malema

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I had an idea for contributing effectively to changing the structure of education-related decision-making (that could be used elsewhere). It's still a very hazy, undeveloped concept, but the basic idea is to use the tools that defend the status quo against it to achieve change. Take a look at this BBC News article: "Thousands march in student protest over university fees", for instance:

Students are protesting because they object to increases in the cost of university degrees. They are clearly disillusioned with the status quo, and unhappy about the point that the university fee issue has reached.

The political elite tend to deny the possibility of change, in this case lower fees, by claiming it's not feasible "in this economy". The social factor is always spoken about ("help future generations etc etc"), but usually ignored in favour of the more pressing economic issues.

The tools used to justify the situation, namely economic principles, could be used by the protesters themselves to counter the arguments made by those in power. What about a little supply-and-demand to adjust the prices of university fees?

The idea, specifically, was set off by this graph:

Which I had initially thought was a graph showing the face-value costs of a university degree. So what if it was?

What if one was to take a survey of the views of university staff (academic and administrative) regarding what would be an 'acceptable' tuition fee?

What if one was to then do the same kind of survey with university (or university-aged) students, across a variety of disciplines, socio-economic backgrounds, and degree types, and ask what they would be willing to pay for their degrees?

Finally, what if one were to take the actual cost of a university degree today?

My guess is you would end up with responses that, when graphed, would look something like this:

When represented by a simply supply-demand graph, you would likely see that the status quo is not operating at a point of equilibrium. Furthermore, simplistic economic analysis would suggest a shift in the supply of university education, such that it would allow a greater proportion of the population into higher education (an increased equilibrium quantity), while reducing the overall cost of a university degree (reduction in equilibrium prices).

So, spread the word. Throw in a bit of intellectualism to general protesting.

Agitate. Educate. Organise.

Spread the powerful slogans.

Contribute to a more equitable future.

#economics #education #politics #protest #Occupy #99%