Thanks to this last post, I have spent the last 2 hours reading about Terrance McKenna and the mayan calender. I must first tell you that I had no previous of Terrance or the mayan calender, nor did I have any interest (or so I thought) in these types of things.
It's just amazing the things that open doors in our minds. The little door in my mind that was opened led to a HUGE GAPING VALLEY waiting to be filled with a new area of knowledge/information.
I can't believe how much I've learned in just under 2 hours also. I now know not only who Terrance McKenna was, but where he grew up, where he went to for school (Graduated HS in Los Altos and studied under a newer self-directed and eclectic reading type of degree program at UC Berkeley), where he traveled to, why, and where and how he past away.
If any of you do not know who this man was, PLEASE, I beg of you to at least read for 20 minutes about the guy. Some great (AND PROVOCATIVE) ideas! I sure wish I knew some intellectual/techie/cool people near where I live to discuss such matters with! I'm sure I have A LOT to learn.
And BTW... I'm CONVINCED I NEED to try 'shrooms at some point in my life... if even just one time. Sheet... I've never done ANY type of substance!
To whomever that previous "ANONYMOUS COWARD" was, I'd like to thank you for giving me insight into an area I never thought I'd even care about! You can reach me@ armyturtle1@yahoo.com
Streamload.com has UNLIMITED storage online for FREE. You are limited to what you can download under the free account. I pay $4.95 and get 1000MB download per month. Not bad considering if my house goes up in smoke I still have my data somewhere.
This is how you make money with commercials. Commercials are not going anywhere, I assure you. If you think about it... there is one time of the year that MANY people WANT to watch the commercials: The Super Bowl. They are notorious for being original, funny, and captivating (although, not so much in recent years).
What is going to have to happen is that advertisments will need to appeal to people. This really is not a new concept. In fact, it is the appealing commercials that generate revenue for the advertised product(s). No longer are there going to be those STUPID, repetitive, and non-original commercials that make you want to change the channel immediately. No my friends, now they are going to be forced to actually do their jobs. You can't put any old crap out there anymore and expect it to fly. You're going to have to make people WANT to see your ads. It's going to be a FIERCE competition... and as a result, we should see some REALLY funny stuff.
Who knows... maybe this'll even make tv finally more liberal. As liberal as reality itself; I am tired of the television serving up what THEY think is appropriate. NEVER limit my choices on ANY product. Throw everything you got at me, and give me a way to make my OWN choices on my end of the medium.
PS: I HATE almost almost all car commercials with a PASSION!!! I've rarely seen a good one.
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Thanks to this last post, I have spent the last 2 hours reading about Terrance McKenna and the mayan calender. I must first tell you that I had no previous of Terrance or the mayan calender, nor did I have any interest (or so I thought) in these types of things.
It's just amazing the things that open doors in our minds. The little door in my mind that was opened led to a HUGE GAPING VALLEY waiting to be filled with a new area of knowledge/information.
I can't believe how much I've learned in just under 2 hours also. I now know not only who Terrance McKenna was, but where he grew up, where he went to for school (Graduated HS in Los Altos and studied under a newer self-directed and eclectic reading type of degree program at UC Berkeley), where he traveled to, why, and where and how he past away.
If any of you do not know who this man was, PLEASE, I beg of you to at least read for 20 minutes about the guy. Some great (AND PROVOCATIVE) ideas! I sure wish I knew some intellectual/techie/cool people near where I live to discuss such matters with! I'm sure I have A LOT to learn.
And BTW... I'm CONVINCED I NEED to try 'shrooms at some point in my life... if even just one time. Sheet... I've never done ANY type of substance!
To whomever that previous "ANONYMOUS COWARD" was, I'd like to thank you for giving me insight into an area I never thought I'd even care about! You can reach me@ armyturtle1@yahoo.com
Streamload.com has UNLIMITED storage online for FREE. You are limited to what you can download under the free account. I pay $4.95 and get 1000MB download per month. Not bad considering if my house goes up in smoke I still have my data somewhere.
This is how you make money with commercials. Commercials are not going anywhere, I assure you. If you think about it... there is one time of the year that MANY people WANT to watch the commercials: The Super Bowl. They are notorious for being original, funny, and captivating (although, not so much in recent years). What is going to have to happen is that advertisments will need to appeal to people. This really is not a new concept. In fact, it is the appealing commercials that generate revenue for the advertised product(s). No longer are there going to be those STUPID, repetitive, and non-original commercials that make you want to change the channel immediately. No my friends, now they are going to be forced to actually do their jobs. You can't put any old crap out there anymore and expect it to fly. You're going to have to make people WANT to see your ads. It's going to be a FIERCE competition... and as a result, we should see some REALLY funny stuff. Who knows... maybe this'll even make tv finally more liberal. As liberal as reality itself; I am tired of the television serving up what THEY think is appropriate. NEVER limit my choices on ANY product. Throw everything you got at me, and give me a way to make my OWN choices on my end of the medium. PS: I HATE almost almost all car commercials with a PASSION!!! I've rarely seen a good one.