si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses
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something something something
I wrote something and decided it was either too personal or of absolutely no consequence and therefore deleted it. This is all that’s left. A sign of something that was and is no more.
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On the bearers of civilization of the Hellenistic world
The conquests of Alexander the Great opened the nations of the ancient east to the Greeks, however, these Greeks were no Platos, Herodotus or Sophocles. They were your garden variety Greeks. In their footsteps came a mixed company from every corner of Greece: mercenaries, peasants, traders and undefined persons without fixed occupations, sometimes also adventurers…
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The Industrial Military Complex
At the conclusion of World War II, the economist John K. Galbraith was appointed director of USBUS — United States Strategic Bombing Survey — which was tasked with assessing the effects of Allied aerial bombing on German industry and military. He summarizes the board’s findings: In Germany the strategic bombing, that of industry, transportation and…
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ου φροντις ‘Ιπποκλειδη
Random, occasional thoughts Disconnected from life. Unencumbered by identity; schizophrenic ramblings. Echoes growing fainter, Incomprehensible, Disconnected, Absurd, Mutilated. Nota bene: For a more prosaic biography, please point your browser to kreis.su and visit the about section there.
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Ancient Greeks vs Byzantines
It seems that my opinion of the Byzantines was shared by Arab scholars. Al-Jahiz in his al-Radd ‘ala al-nasara says: The Rum subsequently attributed to themselves some of the books of the ancient Greeks. Since the Rum could not change the names of the most famous Greek authors, they ended by claiming that the Yunan…
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Then and now
Anatole France, Revolt of the Angels: he saw that this country, under the name of a republic, was constituted a plutocracy, and that under the appearance of a democratic government, high finance exercised sovereign sway, untrammelled and unchecked. Turn of the 20th century France resembles present-day America.
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Jenni Vartiainen – En Haluu Kuolla Tänä Yönä
Jenni Vartiainen – En Haluu Kuolla Tänä Yönä (I don’t want to die to-night) http://twitter.com/jennivartiainen
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χρονολογία
En un caballo llamado tiempo Lo mejor del amor se va Ya se va Ya se va
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j\’accuse
Esto de las redes sociales ha sido letal para los sitios webs, y no me refiero a aquellos simulacros productos de patrones monótones desprovistos de ingenio y arte; exagero, el creador elige el color de la plantilla, lo cual requiere algunas neuronas. El sitio web es el dinosaurio moderno, una especie en extincción. Si no…
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confesión
Después de un paréntesis, un susurro que ocupa un instante insignificante. Un punto al final de una obscura oración perdida en un párrafo prolijo e infinito. He leído que la vida de un ser humano es tan insignificante en el curso de la eternidad, un parpadeo. Entonces, la existencia podría resultar ser una ilusión ontológica,…
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