We are developing the social individualist meta-context for the future. From the very serious to the extremely frivolous... lets see what is on the mind of the Samizdata people.

Samizdata, derived from Samizdat /n. - a system of clandestine publication of banned literature in the USSR [Russ.,= self-publishing house]

Inspiring

Do not cooperate with attempts by the state to take your property without prior consent… and have some fun playing with them in the process.

Samizdata quote of the day

Never get between a dog and his favourite lamp post
– Unknown

Samizdata slogan of the day

[A]ny time you hear the term “consumer advocate”, think “government advocate”.

– Ted Schuerzinger

Samizdata quote of the day

Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn’t try it on.
– Billy Connolly

Samizdatista sightings in Manhattan?

There have been rumoured Dale Amon sightings in the Irish bars of Manhattan. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid…

Samizdata quote of the day

Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion
– Seen used as a signature on a games forum

Samizdata quote of the day

Spotted in Friday’s print version of the Evening Standard:

Mr Blair’s two security advisers, Sir David Omand and Sir John Stevens, tell us each week that such bombs [in public places] are “unavoidable”, to exonerate themselves in advance from blame. They tell us to be fearful and vigilant. But they do nothing physically to protect us.

There are no walls going up to block Oxford Street from car bombs. There are no sniffer dogs at Holborn Tube or scanners at the entrance to Trafalgar Square. The citizens of London are being told, in effect, to look after themselves and don’t blame the Government. Meanwhile Sir David and Sir John spend millions protecting those for whom they work.
– Simon Jenkins

In other words: You are cannon fodder. The state is not your friend.

Have a cheerful weekend.

With thanks to Guy Herbert

This is the modern world

Spotted at Samizdata.net HQ, a well known Samizdatista demonstrates multi-tasking…

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… he may well have also been touch-typing on a laptop under the table using his toes.

For Friends

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She gazes at the moon
The fragrant earth remains
Tears and thunder fall.

Samizdata slogan of the day

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence – it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearsome master
– George Washington, whose birthday it is today

Samizdata quote of the day

The ballot boxes are the coffins of freedom. We will not take part in the funeral of freedom.
– A text message circulating on Iranian mobile1 phones yesterday

1 = US: cell phone

Surviving St. Valentine’s Day with Samizdata.net

Ah yes, St. Valentine’s Day. smiley_heartthrob.gif The shop windows are filled with endless tacky heart-shaped corporate eye-catchers and the air is filled with cupid’s arrows… and other rather faster moving objects.

Adriana is thinking of Valentine's Day

Have fun.