Author: CD
CD Damitio is a Honolulu based storyteller and #Web3 pioneer. Editor of Vagobond Magazine and author of books that focus on the places where technology, travel, political, and the religious/philosophical meet. http://vagobond.cent.co | http://vagobond.com @vagobond
Play Money: Virtual Worlds
I’m reading this for a class and am totally amazed by it. Mind blowing stuff. Play Money: Or, How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot I remember hearing about this phenomenon a few years ago. I laughed, I thought it was a media sensation, I pretty much forgot about it….
Poor Robert, the giant bunny.
You guys may remember that I blogged this story a while back, who knew that poor Robert was destined for the dinner table of the little dictator….cd BERLIN: A German farmer who sold 12 giant rabbits to North Korea with the aim of setting up a breeding program to alleviate famine has said he was…
Banned Dutch Commercial
(Thanks Digby!)
In case Christians, Jews, or Muslims were wondering… Your God has a wife (or at least he used to)
ABC Radio National: The Ark 2 May 2004 – God’s Wife The belief in only one God was a long time coming among the ancient Israelites. Originally God had a wife and her name was Asherah. Biblical archaeologist, Diana Edelman tells the story of “Mrs God” and why she was banished from the Temple.
Keith Richards "I snorted my father"
Update: Richards publicist has said that this was only a joke. He said it, but did he mean it? This is not a made up story. This is a case of reality being stranger than fiction, not even Johnny Depp in his Keith Richards inspired pirate role would of done this, let alone admitted it,…
Star Academy (aka Arab Idol)
Here are some very compelling reasons to find peace in the middle east: Haifa Wehbe and the winner of Star Academy, Iraqi singer Shadda Hassoun. Haifa_Wehby@Star_Academy3-Nar_El_Ashwa2Uploaded by absolut_25
Screenvader
check this out…I like it. cd Screenvader
Where (and How) Evolution Is Taught In the US « strange maps
Some surprising results here…I recomend reading the whole post at strange maps. cd 97 – Where (and How) Evolution Is Taught In the US « strange maps Scientists generally accept the theory of evolution as the back-story of how animal species (including humans) came into being over a period of several billion years. Religious literalists…
Can you say dumptruck?
Short and sweet. Laughing my ass off.