Notes from the Surf

Stacking Bricks on Your Head
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-iP1jSMlI&fmt=18
One person's everyday chore is another person's amazing ability.

The Shape of an Ant City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQERRbU23bU
Skip to 4:00 if you're bored.

Merlin
http://xkcd.com/270/
I guess this would make sense only if you've seen the movie...

There you go, Little Seed!
http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/ComicArchive/123.htm
Let's hear it for the Oily Noodle.

Latest News from Iceland... Translated
http://newsfrettir.com/
"I lost my job at the end of October as a result of the depression so, for now, I consider my job to be translating Icelandic news for those of you who are interested in this crisis that is shaking the very foundations of the Icelandic society."

Free-Market Meat Market
http://nymag.com/news/features/artifact/51814/
Here we observe the Ayn Rand follower mating in his natural habitat...

The Guardian: "Tony Blair helped Murdoch overcome an official investigation which was jeopardising one of his big investments"
http://www.socialist.net/how-blair-felt-instant-sympathy-for-murdoch.htm
Judging by the rest of Blair's record, this is hardly surprising.

The Chicago Conspiracy
http://www.subversiveactionfilms.org/english.php
"Chile soon became a classic example of free market capitalism under the barrel of a gun."

Ecuador Asserts Debt Taken by Dictators Illegitimate and Illegal
http://www.alternet.org/audits/108769/as_crisis_mounts,_ecuador_declares_foreign_debt_illegitimate_and_illegal/
"Ecuador's use of legitimacy as a legal argument for defaulting would set a major precedent; indeed, the mere formation of a debt auditing commission does so."

Poland: There is an alternative to privatization of health care
http://www.ainfos.ca/en/ainfos21728.html
Picketing hospital workers call for turning hospitals into cooperatives instead of traditional privatization.