Friday, 14 October 2011

Ancient Technology As Disinformation?




I'd be fibbing if I didn't admit to a fondness for tinfoil-hat grade conspiracy theory indulgence in the niche subject of Disinformation/COINTELPRO/Disinfo or information warfare. Nobody else thinks its interesting beyond spotting obvious examples and outing them but the stories created to blur or muddy the truth reveal an important picture of the thinking behind the disnfo agent in terms of what problem does it solve for them and how that informs us of broader psychological pictures such as their agendas and neurosis.


Take this 'camcorder found in ancient artefact'. A closer look reveals it to be riddled with disinformation tell tale signs. My impression is that it's the sort of video that acts well against the increasingly popular Ancient Aliens series. On the one hand it attracts the fan to defend the possibility of the discovery of ancient technology leaving them most exposed to ridicule when subsequently revealed as a hoax. That's my interpretation of why anybody would go to the effort of creating a video like this....anonymously.

Into The Wild - How To Disappear Completely

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Into the Wild is the kind of movie that feels on more than one occasion like walking as a guest into a room for the first time where two or three people seated comfortably and with whom you've never met before instantly greet and connect with you in a way that can't be explained, but somehow enriches the universe and emboldens unconditional love.


Despite being a true story about running away from society and dependence on people I don't think I've ever watched a movie populated by more people I've instantly liked. It's worth watching just to listen to the poetic monologues between separated brother and sister. It's a film as close to the poetry of different landscapes as one could wish to encounter.

Barely Legal Interviews


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Part Three



Black ops testimony interview including the most fucked up GovCorp techno-voodoo secrets a person could learn between now and the graveyard of cremated chances. Randy Maugans again delivers a recorded conversation with Super Soldiers Duncan O'Finionan and Miranda Kelley that is peerless. Nobody has ever recorded conversations that are so pregnant with history about to give birth. 

It takes preparation and unusual integrity to earn the kind of trust Randy Maugans whistle blowing guests have for him. We are invited and included as valued friends, and so mutual respect is firmly in place from the beginning even though we've done none of the heavy lifting. 

It is here that Randy commences a journey with a metaphysical location in mind. There's no rush and so we take our time. Nobody actually remembers when we arrived but interruptions began to diminish and the boundaries of guest, interviewer and  listener melt away. Without anybody saying it, an understanding is reached that in here there are no taboos or sacred cows. We listen without prejudice. There are no heresies.

Then through characteristic patience and sensitivity we learn of lives in a way that is rarely ever given permission to be shared. It's a trust that allows us to be non judgemental and an intimacy where the story emerges in its own good time, unfolding just as much through pauses and silence, spontaneous laughter or uncontrolled giggling. We are treated with respect as fellow explorers. The pathos is not contrived. Our interest is never mistaken for inappropriate gawking into the extraordinary lives of people we really have no business examining. We return with rare insights into the nature of authenticity. This interview will reveal just as much about you if not more.