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Archive for July, 2008

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) by George Orwell

Posted by Hans Rippel on July 19, 2008

After having Ninteen Eighty-Four (1984) recommended to me countless times, especially by a very good friend, I finally got my act together and read George Orwell’s masterpiece. It is a true classic. Well, it’s not like I know what I am talking about since I haven’t read most of the countless so called classics out there. Or at least not yet. Either way I would label this book as a must read. Read the rest of this entry »

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Speckly.com a great new Torrent Search Engine

Posted by Hans Rippel on July 18, 2008

Speckly.com is the simplest and best torrent search engine I have come across. It is relatively new and still in beta testing. Nevertheless, to me, it has already dethroned all other competitors. Read the rest of this entry »

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Stuff White People Like by Christian Lander

Posted by Hans Rippel on July 17, 2008

Stuff White People Like by Christian Lander is a caricature of how one dimensional white people really are can be. The book is a bundled collection of 150 “stuff” white people like. It is filled with humor, sarcasm, irony, and the occasional truthful sore points (for White people at least). Read the rest of this entry »

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The Douglass Report & William Campbell Douglass II – in Question

Posted by Hans Rippel on July 15, 2008

This post is in response to someone who has forwarded to me William Campbell Douglass II’s newsletter. I won’t go into any specifics of William Campbell Douglass II’s truth claims. While there are certainly many aspects and claims made by William Campbell Douglass II that need to be put into question, these nitty griddy specifics detract from the overall problems with the information he provides on his website (www.douglassreport.com) and his promotional e-mail newsletters. For that reason I would like to draw your attention to the underlining problems with the information presented by him and potential threat to optimal human functioning. So here we go: Read the rest of this entry »

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Religious Theory or Conspiracy?

Posted by Hans Rippel on July 9, 2008

Overall I found that the video is working with a very ignorant portrayal of religion. They want to be taken serious and the claims being made are at best suggestions of some underlying fabric while they do not substantiate their findings with a credible bases. It seems a little like numerology where someone is eventually bound to find someway of connecting the dots together. Read the rest of this entry »

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