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  1. Wow that first quote by Tyson is dope I never would have thought he could say something like that.
  2. Ok well I just popped up demonoid and they have lots of fonts I am sure if you searched around on bittorrent trackers you could find exactly what you are looking for. On the subject of graffiti fonts I think it's probably better to make your own rather then download or purchase them. On buying and selling graffiti fonts I don't think I would ever download or buy them, and I doubt I would ever sell fonts it just doesn't feel right to me. But to each their own. And shit $599.99 seems like a complete ripoff for that.
  3. Just found this unfinished vault. Stolen of course
  4. ^ that last flick takes it
  5. Wait you didn't get all butthurt pissed off and tell me to go fuck myself like most of the people who post here. PROPS But I have no idea what codename burn is but yeah its actually fairly easy to create your own fonts. Also you might want to try searching through some of the bittorrent trackers for fonts. But seriously props button hit
  6. Actually I searched and searched but no 12oz lacked a vault thread. I was looking so I could show my boy some stuff about styles. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought he really had one of the freshest styles :p
  7. That looks kinda like the monome daedalus uses I'm still trying to figure ableton out at the moment so I will stick with my limited wax selection and borrowing my boys kaoss pad when he is not using it.
  8. Don't want to pay $599 for some fonts well do I ever have a solution for you Step 1 this Step 2 this And the best part is it's completely free if you follow those 2 easy steps
  9. Hey mountain dew sorry if I stole any of your flicks for this thread but with the internet and google image search its hard to give proper credit to people for flicks and now a few more stolen as per beardos request These are all stolen from here which is a dope site and filled with great fucking flicks check it for some gems you probably won't see elsewhere. Anyone got a flick of that really dope 1line vault hollow
  10. Banning porn might come under the National Broadband Plan along with banning lots of other things like bittorrent and anything else which might be considered illegal or be used for illegal purposes
  11. After having read some Leo Strauss I just am very wary about recommending anything written by him to anyone who isn't well versed in this stuff. I don't know if you have seen this series. http://academicearth.org/courses/introduction-to-political-philosophy
  12. Just got a laugh out of this article and figured this is the best place to post it http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-train-hopping-teens-geneva-txt,0,4245262.story
  13. I've actually found that quite a few places have showers for bike commuters, along with bicycle lockers. I usually carry a day pack and a decent lock with me and will hit up one of those spots for showers and storage for my pack so I don't look the part of a traveler as much. I also am quite found of public pools during the summer as a place to shower. Hostels are great, as long as you're not to dirty you can usually hang out and be able to use the lockers to store your pack, the bathrooms to shower, and meet some cute foreign woman who want the dick. Over the years i've become big on finding a spot to lock up my pack while i'm in town and traveling with a day pack that allows me to draw less attention.
  14. Really? Leo Strauss? I mean yeah he was smart but we are talking Leo Strauss here.
  15. Do your thing and don't care about what other people do
  16. No need to post that in 5 different threads
  17. So while on the surface this might appear to be a victory for net neutrality wireless broadband is becoming more common the future of the net. Verizon is just saying that they will not fuck you right this second but if they will fuck you 10 or 20 years down the road when you least expect it. This is a fucking bunk deal and I hope that most of you are aware of this and are willing to take the time to contact the fcc and voice complaints about this.. http://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html
  18. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100809-715911.html By Scott Morrison and Roger Cheng Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Google Inc. (GOOG) and Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) on Monday called on legislators to enact laws preventing carriers from blocking websites or selectively delaying access to content common on the Internet today, while leaving the door open for private "specialized networks" down the line. The proposal by the two companies, in the form of a suggested legislative framework, also said regulators should have authority to stop offenders by imposing penalties of a maximum $2 million on "bad actors." The policy framework marks a joint effort by the companies to move the discussion over "net neutrality" forward as well as head off more rigorous restrictions imposed by regulators. While Verizon agreed to the basic principles. , it left room to offer new "differentiated online services," ranging from health-care services to entertainment, which broadband providers could charge for. The agreed principles also don't apply to the wireless broadband market, in part because the mobile marketplace is more competitive and changing rapidly. Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, in noting that carriers and Internet companies depend on each other, said the agreement was designed to strike a balance over the thorny issue of network neutrality. "We recognize we're extremely dependent on each other," Schmidt said during a press conference. "This is the next step in making this debate more clearer." Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg added, "We have one of the most vibrant industries going, and we want to make sure we don't want to go backwards." The proposal would effectively establish a baseline between current services and content, and innovative new services that have yet to be developed or rolled out to customers. "For the first time, wireline broadband providers wouldn't be able to discriminate against or prioritize lawful Internet content, applications or services in a way that causes harm to users or competition," Google said in a blog post. "This new nondiscrimination principle includes a presumption against prioritization of Internet traffic--including paid prioritization." In agreeing to these principles, Schmidt acknowledged that the carriers still had a right to manage their network for practical needs, such as security or the integrity of the infrastructure. Seidenberg characterized the management of the network as an "even treatment" that wouldn't target specific services or companies. He added that the principles, which also include more transparency, would be incorporated into the company's corporate practices. Critics, however, said the proposal would lead to the creation of many small, private networks. "Google and Verizon can try all they want to disguise this deal as a reasonable path forward, but the simple fact is this framework, if embraced by Congress and the Federal Communications Commission, would transform the free and open Internet into a closed platform like cable," said Joel Kelsey, adviser to media watchdog Free Press. Some said that the incentive to provide more private networks would lead to less investment in the public Internet, but Seidenberg said Google has shown Verizon more ways to make money off of the public broadband business. Susan Crawford, a professor at Cardozo Law School and a former special assistant to President Obama for science, technology and innovation policy, took issue with the exemptions for wireless broadband and new services. "That's a huge hole, given the growing popularity of wireless services," she wrote on her blog. And "both companies left 'managed services' (or 'other services') off the table for regulation. That's a giant, enormous, science-fiction-quality loophole. It means that Google and Verizon could decide what bits reach consumers more quickly; it means they'll be able to favor particular uses of Internet access for exclusive deals." The lack of a concrete mobile component to the proposal may be a stumbling block for the two companies. The FCC is seeking to extend its policy control over the mobile Internet as more data move through the wireless networks. The Google-Verzion agreement was announced a week after reports that they had reached a pact on net neutrality that might undermine federal regulators' effort to dictate the way Internet providers manage traffic on networks they have spent billions of dollars to build. Schmidt addressed those reports in a conference call Monday, denying that there was a business arrangement between the companies. The reports prompted the FCC to cancel talks aimed establishing net neutrality rules that would ensure carriers treat all content equally and not slow or block access to websites. "This proposal makes it clear the talking to industry was a waste of time. The FCC needs to assert its jurisdiction," said Mark Cooper, director of research at the Consumer Federation of America. "This is a disaster waiting to happen to the open Internet." The FCC declined to comment on the proposal. Internet companies like Google and Yahoo Inc. (YHOO), which offer broadband-intensive Web content such as video, have called on the FCC to prevent carriers from blocking websites, or selectively delaying access. Satellite TV provider Dish Networks Corp. (DISH) has said it was "100% behind" the FCC's proposal to move all broadband under the more stringently controlled Title 2 clause, which refers to all telecommunications services. Cable and phone companies have argued that such regulation would limit the prices they can charge businesses and consumers and hamper their ability to invest in new infrastructure to cope with the growing data traffic on their networks. The National Cable and Telecommunications Association said the proposal was a positive sign that a compromise was possible. AT&T Inc. (T) said it will examine the proposal closely, saying it remained committed to finding a consensus solution. Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Yahoo declined to comment. Internet telephony leader Skype Ltd. wasn't immediately available for comment. Shares in Google closed up 1% at $505.35 and were up to $505.40 in recent late trading. Verizon stock closed up 1.1% to $29.86 but were down to $29.78 in late trading. -By Scott Morrison, Dow Jones Newswires; 415-765-6118; scott.morrison@dowjones.com -By Roger Cheng, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2153; roger.cheng@dowjones.com
  19. 30 tampons between the 3 posts above me will someone please close this thread
  20. Maybe if you had asked the question a bit clearer you wouldn't have gotten flamed for most of your thread @wafflecakes I was going to post two out of three as suggestions for him to read great choices right there props @Rumblefish good stuff and I've never heard of that robert anton wilson book right now im finishing Prometheus Rising though. So Skeoh here are some selections for you tried to vary it up so that no doubt you will find at least something to your liking Short Fiction Kafka Philosophy The Republic Science (sorry no link to actual book but go check this out from the library and read it) Fish Comedy Moliere Fiction The Idiot Poetry Rumi Philosophy Can't History American Hippy bullshit Walden Also you might want to check the what are you reading Vol whatever thread for good books to check out instead of starting your own thread about it next time. Oh and try checking THIS site out every day. If you do I guarantee you will disregard ignorance and acquire knowledge
  21. Somehow just discovered this thread 2 days ago and just got done reading the whole thing. Kabar thanks for this thread and all the great posts hope you have fun this weekend and don't have to deal with a bunch of dumbshits ruining britt for you this year though it sounds like they ruined it for good after last year. Rolling, Eatso, Stretch, Balthaazar, etc thanks for the flicks and contributing to the thread. I wish more threads on 12oz were this good it would make me want to post and hang out on the site more. I used to hop but watching a couple close friends get pretty badly hurt made me take a break and then I lost a few good friends which made me decide I was extending my break. Haven't ridden anything since summer 03 or sometime around then minus a couple idiotic things like hopping on a ladder on the fly for a hundred feet at this drinking spot in eugene when the trains would pass by super slow over the years. I wish I had known about the hobo conventions when I was still riding though I was much younger and probably would have just gotten drunk and pissed a bunch of people off. I do have a few questions though. I've never hopped the low line other then from tucson west and that was over 10 years ago, one of my best friends/old hopping buddies is about to have a kid and we were talking about hopping the low and riding from one coast to the other. I've hitched through the south a few times and driven through it a few more and while I'm not a big fan of it I do have a few reservations that might make us take another route. But how easy is it to take a leisurely trip from florida to the west coast via the low line? We were thinking about trying to set aside a month or longer to just take our time getting from one coast to another. Also has anyone on here ever hopped trains in mexico? I've seen video of people hopping them to come to the US and it seems to be fairly easy but I am wondering if anyone has hopped in mexico? our out of country anywhere minus canada since I am banned from there since I seem to have this habit of writing on things everywhere I go. Especially talking about central and south america. Kabar you posted a few pages back about becoming a member of TU63 by sending them in a few bucks. Can you elaborate on that a little bit if the offer is still good? Thanks for the thread its fucking kick ass EDIT: Also I watched part of that doc about the 2 kids who were riding cross country to get married. I still can't believe that shit it pissed me off and brought up some bad memories of watching a friend get hurt. I had to shut it off when the new kid was trying to hop on the fly and fell. I'm so thankful that in all the stupid shit I did when I was younger I was never as stupid as those shits
  22. good bump dope thread always loved seeing this guy up.
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