Hi Shigako. A picture for a picture.

More things we see every day and do not notice.

Things we see every day and do not notice.

So, there you go Peepeth. If spider eating frog rectum is the best we can do, so be it.

I'm siging off for two weeks due to travel. Keep on rockin in the free world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sosV81uJ0ug

Here's that rectum spider dinner pic. Sorry for the forgetfulness

And here's the yummy part. Mmmm, frog innards via rectum.

Yes, here you go.

Why is peepeth so quiet? Do you need pictures of a spider eating a frog? Well then, here you go.

I'm not entirely against this. It simply holds site owners accountable for what they're putting on their site. If they want the benefits of these widgets, they have to accept the risks and responsibilities. I mean, what if a widget directed people to a pedophile site.

I'm waiting for the free version. Low paid teacher here. I'll take all the freebies I can get.

"breathing or just move to Denver"... That's pretty much how I've lived my life and I don't regret one minute of it. If breathing doesn't work, fuck it. Pack the bags and try someplace else. More power to you. I've moved more times than I can count and I don't regret any of them.

I think global wealth is increasing, but it is not being distributed in any sustainable way. For example, we have enough food for everyone, but there is still hunger. Is anger really increasing or are we just more aware of it? Is it just rising to the surface via tech?

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Thank you for sharing that analogy. I'm wondering why anger seems to be increasing in a world in which wealth is also increasing. Why is that? How do we counter that?

Oh, wait, not I see this was a rendition. Foo Fighters? Who are the Foo Fighters? It's this sort of thing that makes me feel old. You'll be 60 soon, if you're lucky. Still, that is a great rendition. Well done.

Darren, that's fucking fantastic. The lyrics are, well, "It's time like these..." couple with, "...again..." implies this rejuvenation, or cyclical nature of experience -- one which gives us a reason for living. Thanks for sharing and keep those songs coming!

And so we must all do our most to include those who do not look or speak like us in our circles, our lives. Our survival depends on it. We must actively reach out and love each other to counter tribal passions that truly threaten our survival as a species.

Therefore, an otherwise good person can be tricked into performing bad acts (i.e. exclusion, murder) when tribal passions are excited. We know it's wrong to steal, rape, and kill, but people can still be persuaded to perform those acts on people not of their tribe.

One fact that gives me hope is that all people know what it means to be a good person. This innate knowledge is not bound by religion or culture. It is innate, instinctive, it's in our DNA. Unfortunately, racism isn't part of that because that DNA was built via tribe.

Well done! Keep 'em coming!

I should add that Green Door is on Netflix. I'm really happy to see such a show come out of Taiwan. For anybody who has lived in Taiwan for any meaningful amount of time, this show will ring true.

It was. Light and entertaining. Fisherman's Friends 2019. Tonight we began watching a Taiwanese series, Green Door. Very nice. This is a show that could only be made in Taiwan. You have to get to the 3rd episode to really see what's happening, but it is 100% Taiwanese.

I hope so! I truly hope and work towards that. My fear is that we equate technical advancement with evolution. Technology can aide in our evolution by providing wealth, but it can also aide our more primitive motives. We must press for love, compassion, and forgiveness.

Yes, but the bird is not as rare as this cloud!

Being close to retiring from a life in education, believe me, you dodged a bullet. You would have been held back had you tried to actually apply your ideas to the real world of education. Look for new gardens in which to plant the seeds of your ideas. Failing is always a gift.

This is my working theory, that we have only progressed scientifically, but nor morally, spiritually, ethically, socially, or in any other way whatsoever. Any sense that we have is afforded by the payoffs of science - more food, time, etc. We are still living in caves.

台灣加油！Though now I'll probably be hunted down and taunted by Mainlanders. What a world we live in. We are so afraid of each other. It's so sad. Weren't we supposed to have overcome this nationalism by now? Clearly, we have not progressed one iota since we turned our first wheel.

As evidence of the stupidity of our current emotional/scientific state, we rely on a nuclear deterrent of MAD, mutually assured destruction, from having a nuclear war. That is how out of step our scientific capacity is with our ethical, species-centric (not tribal-centric) state.

In short, do we have the ethical capacity to manage our scientific capacity? We are an emotional species using an agnostic (objective) ability to suit our emotional goals. Will that work? Where is the evidence that it will? I could argue there is more evidence it will not.

For example, given our scientific abilities, every human on earth could right now be living in survival paradise, fully fed, sheltered, etc. If we can do that and don't, what is the value of science? We do use it to kill more efficiently as do we use to feed. What is the balance?

How about objective? Factual? My point is that modern culture, meaning since the 1600's or so, has given the concept of science a positive connotation that it does not deserve. Science may be our salvation, or it may be our demise.

Though, I must point out, mine has some cool sparkles.

Hmm, interesting. I'm fairly new to Japan so I'm still learning about the food. It seems a mix of very healthy and very unhealthy food, like every place else I've lived. But Japan does seem to have a lot of good local produce. Japan has excellent soil. Very rich.

Thanks for the verification. I remember the heat wave of last summer, so this seems so odd. Ocean currents perhaps? Apparently when they do change, areas that previously benefited from warm currents will suffer when they shift. Regardless, thanks for confirming this is abnormal.

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But I'm curious as to why? Japan has so much health, fresh, clean food available. What is your motivation for buying in pouches? Honest question.

Well as long as you're peeing and peeping you're in good shape! I'm off to watch a movie. Peep with you all soon.

Here's a picture of my view from my window near Hachinohe. It reminds me of an Oregon winter. I like the upper right quadrant of the pic.

@Anybody who has lived in Aomori (Hachinohe). Are the summers always this bad? It's been in the high teens (C) and drizzly since I returned two weeks ago. I've seen the sun once while a cold wind blew. Give me hope! Please! @Shigako

And so our ability to do science is agnostic because it has no inherently good or bad value. it is simply an ability. We assume that it's a positive ability, but of course it's not. It is agnostic. Uncaring. Objective. Cold. It is used equally for both good and bad.

Cheers!

Agnostic can be used in a non-religious reference to denote that the subject of discussion is objective or without preference. In software, it can refer to a package that works across all platforms equally.

Just a picture.

The birds are always with us.

@Shigako A recent cloud I saw.

Thrift stores?

But I have to log in to Spotify...

@cyan I am saying that science is agnostic. It has no good or bad. It can and is used for both. Science has increased life but not humanity. It has increased our ability save but also to kill and manipulate. We, as a species, have only harmed Earth, our home. Can we survive?