Slashdot Mirror
Reverse Graffiti
glawrie writes "UK Graffiti artist 'Moose' thought he had come up with a perfect socially friendly approach to his art - to trade paints for cleaning fluid. An article in the UK's Independent Newspaper describes how he has created graffiti by taking '... any dirty inner-city wall or pavement, place a template over it, and scrub the concrete clean, revealing an image as sharp as any spray paint which fades with time.' Moose was commissioned by a subsidiary of drinks manufacturer Diageo to create some 'clean' graffiti in Leeds to promote their vodka brand Smirnoff to local students. However, this work was subsequently condemned by Gerry Harper, a Leeds councillor, as 'sheer vandalism'. With wonderful irony, the council demanded that the artist 'clean-up' the graffiti that appeared in one of the city's gloomiest underpasses. Maybe all those senseless vandals out there will now think twice in future before scrawling 'Clean Me' on the back of vehicles overdue for a wash... But perhaps the state is now going too far - surely it is only a matter of time before rainfall is similarly targetted by the good guys."
If you thought that was weird, check this guy out. He goes all around the world creating mosaic grafiti of various space invaders.
Steal This Sig
If you find this article amusing but was put off by the fact that it was just another ad. Check this out: http://holk.fonky.org/ Someone is putting up custom bird nests all around Stockholm in Sweden... its just CRAZY!
You are offended easily. Since you are offended by a swastika, I'm assuming you are either Jewish and/or black. I am not offended by a black guy calling me a 'cracker', I don't see see how that could offend me, crackers are usually a flesh-ish looking color, and they are identifying me by a color via a third medium. Now I don't see how some black people are offended by the term 'negro', as I know at least some of them are not. 'Negro' is Spanish, and probably Latin, for 'black', so that's just calling them 'black'. On a scale of offensiveness, I would think that 'cracker' would be more offensive that the term 'negro', as it is associating a person with an object of a similar color, not a word that also means 'black'. I'm sorry for being so non-PC, I should have used the term "African American" for black people and "Caucasian American" for white people.
** Applause **
And since I've always wondered, what is the impact on gas mileage of having those little flags and "decorative" patriotic tassels hanging off all your antennae andbike racks? Surely the cumulative load of all of them is further lining the oil barons' pocketses. Circles within circles, my friend.
I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. -Henry David Thoreau
Err, no. Saddam ignoring the UN resolutions of just one of many excuses Bush used to jusify the invasion.
/me hits both of you with a cluestick
Not that I agree 100% with that statement by the parent, but you're sprouting as much gibberish, if not more.
-- "So, what's the deal with Auntie Gerschwitz et all?"
And that differs from what the Fundamentalist Christian fanatics want, how exactly?
"Fundamentalist Christian fanatics" believe:
No one can be forced to convert to Christianity (though in the past, sadly, some appeared to be trying).
The USA, a nation founded on the very principles of Biblical Christianity, is being destroyed by... Christians?
Christians say the Bible advocates slavery for anyone?
What part of "love your neighbor as yourself" (especially when a 'neighbor' is any other human) appears to be hateful?
Methinks you are in terrible need of a fact-check. BTW, this whole segment is terribly off-topic.
And that differs from what the Fundamentalist Christian fanatics want, how exactly?
1) : forced conversion of all non-(christians).
Christian Fundamentalists believe in salvation by personal faith that cannot be coerced.
2) Death to all who resist.
Christian Fundamentalists not believing in the efficacy of forced conversion also don't believe in killing those who resist the gospel. Serious Fundamentalists (Double seperatist baptists and the like) tend to be formally pacifists, though less so these days than in past decades.
3) total destruction of the U.S.
Christian fundamentalists tend to be in the US and tend to be quite patriotic - *some* tend to have mixed in to their theology an American Execptionalism that sees the USA as having been founded on Biblical principles and thus uniquely blessed by God. Most fundamentalists though are uncomfortable with such an idea and see it as borderline heresy - the real concern is not the kingdom of man but the kingdom of God.
4)...and Israel.
Christian Fundamentalists are "dispensationists" that believe that Israel is blessed by God and that the current state of Israel is the nascent Israel of of Revalation blessed by God. That it's friends will enjoy God's blessings and it's enemies God's curse. Those that also hold to American exceptionalism believe that the main reason America is blessed by God is because America has always been good to the Jews and supportive of Israel.
5) Slavery for the wives and children of those who resist.
I'm unaware of any Fundamentalist christians who favor of slavery for unbelievers. Since fundamentalism was strong in the south many fundamentalists had racist attitudes... however that isn't essential or central to fundamentalist belief and as southern attitudes have changed there has been quite a lot of focus on racial reconciliation using the language of sin and repentance one would expect.
There are very real differences between Fundamentalist Christianity and Islam. Both religions believe that God has an absolute moral law and that failure to obey that law is to be damned to hell. Fundamentalist Christians believe that man is fallen and cannot obey Gods law and needs to be forgiven for his failure to obey. A fundamentalist christian believes that those that put their trust in God's forgiveness shall receive it and that this faith is personal and cannot be coerced. Fundamentalist Christians believe that this world has been given to Satan, a temporary trial of faith, earthly utopia is utterly impossible our hope is in heaven - politics is ultimately unimportant.
Islam believes that man is not fallen but he is weak that he can in fact succeed in obeying Gods law but that he needs the help of society and government to compel him to do so. There is not and cannot be separation of church and state since the power of the state is an essential component in Islamic belief. Unbelievers can be tolerated BUT they too must submit to islamic law (which is quite precise in it's strictures) so as not to disrupt the true believers. Islam literally means "submission" and Muslim means "submitted one". Earthly utopia in which all submit IS possible and it is the muslims duty to see it come to pass through war, and enforcing the submission of those who will not submit of their own will.
Yes, Saddam ignoring 19 resolutions is just one of the reasons to invade Iraq. The other reasons were damn good, too. Or do you think genocide is ok?
How is pointing out the facts gibberish?
-- Will program for bandwidth
Since I have the karma to spare, here's a healthy dose of FUCK YOU to the moderator for modding this as off-topic. I see 10 other comments modded up - the only difference being the viewpoint. Thus, I hope you receive a shock from the next PC you work on, ya fuck. Have a nice day.