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About Me


You scored as Utilitarianism. Your life is guided by the principles of Utilitarianism: You seek the greatest good for the greatest number.
“The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong.”
--Jeremy Bentham
“Whenever the general disposition of the people is such, that each individual regards those only of his interests which are selfish, and does not dwell on, or concern himself for, his share of the general interest, in such a state of things, good government is impossible.”
--John Stuart Mill
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Existentialism


85%

Utilitarianism


85%

Justice (Fairness)


80%

Hedonism


65%

Kantianism


30%

Nihilism


20%

Strong Egoism


10%

Divine Command


5%

Apathy


5%
What philosophy do you follow? (v1.03)
created with QuizFarm.com MyGen Profile Generator MyGen Profile Generator MyGen Profile Generatorcast out into the ether...originally from the burbs, but not feeling rural..."One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half filled. And he said, "Is it half full or half empty?" So I drank the water. No more problem." -- Alejandro Jodorowsky

My Interests

music, film, surreal/lowbrow art, billiards-8 ball or 9

I'd like to meet:

non-elitists. maybe we should get to know each other better before we blog..originality, seek it fervently. labels peel off...is this where you ramble?..i'm rambling..The Pixies said: "With your feet in the air and your head on the ground. Try this trick and spin it, yeah. Your head will collapse, if there's nothing in it, and you'll ask yourself..."

Music:

chillout & dark ambient, TOOL, A Perfect Circle, AC/DC, Hasil Adkins, old Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, Aphex Twin, Arcade Fire, At the Drive-In, Basement Jaxx, Bauhaus, Beastie Boys, Beatles, Beck, Big Star, Bjork, Black Crowes, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Black Sabbath, Boards Of Canada, Bowery Electric, Bowie, R.L. Burnside, Buzzcocks, Captain Beefheart, Catherine Wheel, Chemical Bros., Clash, Clutch, C.O.C., Cure, Deftones, Depeche Mode, Echo and The Bunnymen, Failure, Faith No More, Fantomas, Front 242, Fu Manchu, Gang Of Four, Goldfrapp, Gusgus, PJ Harvey, Helmet, Into Another, Jane's Addiction, Jawbox, Jesus & Mary Chain, Joy Division, Killing Joke, old KISS, Kyuss, Led Zeppelin, Love and Rockets, Luscious Jackson, Lustmord, Manic Street Preachers, Mars Volta, Massive Attack, Sarah McLachlan, Ministry, Misfits, Modest Mouse, My Bloody Valentine, New Order, NIN, Nirvana, Nitzer Ebb, Orb, Orbital, Beth Orton, Pixies, Pink Floyd, Portishead, Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, Quicksand, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Ramones, Residents, Roky Erickson, Royksopp, Rush, Skinny Puppy, Smiths, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Spoon, Stones, Stooges, Swervedriver, The The, Velvet Underground, Veruca Salt, Ween, The Who, Wire, X, Yes, Zappa, Zero 7

Movies:

Anything by Lynch, Kubrick, and David Cronenberg, Pan's Labyrinth, A History of Violence, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Elephant Man, The Straight Story, Wild At Heart, Videodrome, Naked Lunch, Crash (1996), Existenz, Clockwork Orange, 2001, Dr. Strangelove, The Killing, Apocalypse Now, Down By Law, Dead Man, Waking Life, Dazed and Confused, A Dirty Shame, Orgazmo, The Thing (both), Blood Simple, Carnival Of Souls, Night Of The Living Dead, Alien, Blade Runner, The Hunger, Evil Dead, Hellraiser, Pink Floyd The Wall, Brazil, Crumb, Touch Of Evil, Gummo, Happiness, Amores Perros, Watership Down, Wild Bunch, Monty Python's Holy Grail, Monty Python's Meaning Of Life, Quest For Fire, Nosferatu, Freaks, Metropolis, Robocop, SFW, SLC Punk, River's Edge, Mississippi Burning, Being John Malkovich, City Of Lost Children, The Cook The Thief His Wife And Her Lover, Repulsion, City of God, El Topo, Good, Bad, and the Ugly, Leon, Fight Club, Seven, Memento, King Of New York, 24 Hour Party People, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Meet the Feebles, Spinal Tap, Donnie Darko, Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, Better Off Dead, Three O'Clock High, Office Space, Dogma, Clerks

Television:

Twin Peaks, Ren and Stimpy, Ali G, 6 Feet Under, Sopranos, OZ, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mr. Show, SNL, Chappele, Family Guy, Simpsons, MST3K, Young Ones, Adult Swim - Aqua Teens, Harvey Birdman, Super Milk Chan, Perfect Hair Forever, Space Ghost, Muppets

Books:

coffee table, Catcher In the Rye, 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, Naked Lunch, Crash, old Stephen King. Art by Bosch, Crumb, Dali, Escher, Giger, and Robert Williams

Heroes:

mom, dad, bro & sis, and every artist more passionate about their craft than themselves.

My Blog

Towards A Furious Philosophy Of The Discrete

Towards A Furious Philosophy Of The Discrete   "Power is the first principle of human cultural evolution." --Charles Needham   "While it was the doubling of brain size that accounted for the...
Posted by Rick on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:00:00 PST

new fav quote

"They must find it difficult...those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than truth as the authority" --Gerald Massey...
Posted by Rick on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 06:44:00 PST

Naomi Klein & The Shock Doctrine

In her ground-breaking reporting, Naomi Klein introduced the term "disaster capitalism". Whether covering Baghdad after the U.S. occupation, Sri Lanka in the wake of the tsunami, or New Orleans post-K...
Posted by Rick on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:23:00 PST

Zeppelin - Trampled Underfoot lyrics

one of the hardest tracks to decipher lyrics for, scroll down on myspace player & max volume. kudos to their official site - http://www.led-zeppelin.com/ i think it's about a car... Greasy s...
Posted by Rick on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:03:00 PST

sound & fury

Sound Of Finance Reclaiming The Digital Frontier There is another frontier under attack by big mediainternet radio.  The major labels (aka SoundExchange, aka the RIAA) have finagled a ridiculous...
Posted by Rick on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:04:00 PST

Steve Albini on the music biz & record deals, summed up.

The Problem With Musicby Steve AlbiniWhenever I talk to a band who are about to sign with a major label, I always end up thinking of them in a particular context. I imagine a trench, about four feet w...
Posted by Rick on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:36:00 PST

hopeless romance

pluralism 3 a : a theory that there are more than one or more than two kinds of ultimate reality b : a theory that reality is composed of a plurality of entities. 4 a : a state of society in which mem...
Posted by Rick on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:49:00 PST

quote of the year

"The constitution is just a goddamned piece of paper." (2005) --George W. Bush...
Posted by Rick on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 06:03:00 PST

Schadenfreude

..SHAH-dun-froy-duh.. noun, often capitalized : enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others : delight in other people's downfall there's no English translation for this (German) word......
Posted by Rick on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:31:00 PST

on retro-bands

Why would I listen to Radio 4 when I can just listen to Gang Of Four??
Posted by Rick on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:48:00 PST