Category Archives: Death

Other Earths, Life, Death of the Universe, and India’s Mars orbiter

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Ossington

Good Tuesday morning, everyone. It appears that Earth-like planets may actually be very common! Hooray for life as we know it… well, sort of. “THE HIGH ABUNDANCE OF EARTH-SIZED PLANETS APPEARS TO BE A GENERAL FEATURE OF NATURE.” Moreover, 1 … Continue reading →

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Death, aging, easting disorders, Childish Gambino, overfishing, and the very funny Randy Marsh!

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Ossington

A very deep, dark, saddening video about people who must confront death with a clear mind. [Very, very gruesome story, be warned] On that same thread of death… how about aging? 10 Incredible GIFs Showing How Aging Changes Our Appear … Continue reading →

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Lots of cool stuff: space, free tv show, aging, death, life

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Ossington

  BBC fakes video One of my favourite canceled shows. 80 years of aging in 4 minutes Social Anxiety 17 minutes of back to back building fellings – J

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5:00 post – Assisted Suicide, Some Beautiful Art, and Space

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Ossington

Ho Reader, To begin, here is Stephen Hawking talking about assisted suicide: We don’t let animals suffer, says Prof Stephen Hawking, as he backs assisted suicide Coming from a man both of great worth (intellectually), and one is obviously in a … Continue reading →

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Political assassinations, kids with guns, and more guns [VICE]

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Ossington

Here is the first episode of VICE’s new HBO series. I really like their ‘get in there’ form of journalism. I’m sure the rest of the series will be excellent. Enjoy, – J

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The War on Consciousness: Graham Hancock [youtube]

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Ossington

A fascinating talk on consciousness, ayahuasca, stoned ape theory, and life, perhaps death and beyond. Enjoy, – J

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Alan Watts – On The Book of Eli

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Ossington

This is similar to what my last post ‘thoughts on pure existence.‘ Enjoy.   – j

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The present is the future, is the past: thoughts on pure existence.

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Ossington

I have many things in my head at the moment that I would like to get out. Assertions which I would like to share, and questions which I would like to ask. Really, I would like to (as I here … Continue reading →

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What, of God, do we tell the children? And what of faith?

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Ossington

Below is a reprint of work I had published in 2010. It is as the title suggests, enjoy. What, of God, do we tell the children? And what of faith? Before we can answer these questions, we must first decide … Continue reading →

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The midlife crisis – a redux

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Ossington

Below is a short bit about the absurdity of people acquiring, for selfish means, material wealth in the face of mortality. The sharing of one’s life seems wholly proper to the task of justifying ones existence. (Unless you build a … Continue reading →

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