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  • My World Cup Road Trip – USA, mexico & canada 2026
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  • FAFO

    FAFO: Live Streams from the event & Live Workflow demos | Sports, Music, Culture

    May 10, 2026 - By Dave

    This isn’t content. It’s conversation. Live. FAFO is two things – Live streams from real events: sports, music, culture and technology, from wherever and whenever the atmosphere is doing its thing. And live workflows tied to the moment: using the same kind of cultural moments to explore how tools like Copilot can help with analysis, performance evaluation, strategy, creative thinking, decision-making or…

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  • On Honesty - On Life - Why you watch it

    What’s your manifesto? – The Philosophy of the Charolastras and Luisa from Y Tu Mamá También)

    June 23, 2018 - By Dave

    This is the manifesto of Diego and Julio (who call themselves Mexican or Space cowboys – Charolastras) in Y Tu Mama También. They don’t stick to it anyway, but they do get closer to doing it over the course of the story: https://youtu.be/jfOM6onH9Yc And, in a much more honest way, this is the manifesto of Luisa (after the charolastras become…

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  • On Snufkin - On Where you Are - Why you watch it

    The (Honest & Optimistically Nihilistic) Philosophy of: Y Tu Mamá También (& Snufkin) – Let the sea do what it will to you, and go with it.

    June 23, 2018 - By Dave

    There’s a lot that you don’t control in life. And no matter how hard you try, it can still smash you, no matter if you resist or not. So, focus on the things you can. And just like the ocean, let the rest wash over you, push and pull you or hammer you, like the sea… because it’s exciting. It’s life. (From Y Tu Mamá…

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  • sisyphus
    On Contentment - On Life - On the philosophy of... - Why you read it - Why you watch it

    The Philosophy of: Sisyphus from Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus (and what ice fishing’s got to do with it)

    May 6, 2018 - By Dave

    This is Izzy from The Last Kiss, and in this scene from the movie, his mate tries to guilt him into coming with on a massive trip by judging the fact that all he does is go ice fishing every day, and that is an ‘incomplete’ or ‘pathetic’ life. But Izzy is happy just going ice fishing, and he’d be…

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  • On change - On the philosophy of... - Why you watch it

    The Philosophy of: Daniel from Everybody Loves Somebody – Does standing still mean you not only resist (natural) change but also become incapable of handling and adapting to it?

    May 5, 2018 - By Dave

    Some of the greatest, most significant and most powerful moments in your life may be the ones where you just stop, breathe, live and take in where you are in your life at that exact present moment. But trying to fight how things natural just go may make you not capable of handling the sudden random occurrences of your life and…

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  • On people - Why you watch it

    The philosophy of: Kenny Fucken Powers vs. The philosophy of: A Wrinkle in Time – Why does Mrs. Who, who’s from a billion years into the future, still care about nationality?

    April 27, 2018 - By Dave

    In A Wrinkle in Time, the three wise women, Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Which share wisdom gathered from living for a billion years. But then why does Ms. Who quote the nationality of the famous people she quotes when sharing her wisdom? For example, when she quotes Buddha, she identifies him as Nepali, Rumi as Persian and Outkast as American. Why,…

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  • On the meaning/purpose of Life - On Trials - Why you watch it

    The Philosophy of: Little Miss Sunshine (& Marcel Proust) – The meaning of life lies in the tough times, the trials and the suffering (& acting like a kid)

    April 15, 2018 - By Dave

    Though the fun times in life can be cruisy and comfortable, it’s the challenges that make you who you are. And they make you enjoy the good times (and be able to create joy in any situation) because you don’t need them, you don’t rely on them always being there, you embrace the challenges and the emotions felt during them, and…

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  • On Honesty - Why you watch it

    ‘If you put your trust out there… if you give people the benefit of the doubt, see their best intentions… people will rise to the occasion’ – The Philosophy of: Ned (from Our Idiot Brother)

    April 14, 2018 - By Dave

    What would happen if you just believed the best in everything and everyone? What would happen if you were completely honest with yourself and others at all times? Maybe that could be the ultimate way to live your life… (watch at 1:25…): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofRMiDduTx0 The complete honesty with yourself seems to be one of the key ways to live a good…

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  • On Indifference - On the Mighty Boosh - Why you watch it

    ‘Better a priest, than a beast.’ – The Philosophy of The Mighty Boosh’s Bongo Brothers, specifically Rudi Vandisarzio (If balance and moderation is essential to everything, then is indifference to everything also the key to a good life)?

    April 12, 2018 - By Dave

    Once upon a time, The Bongo Brothers went wandering the desert, in desperate search for the new sound. Well, it was once upon a time in an episode of The Mighty Boosh. And this is how it all went down. And while Spida Dijon is a brash, young and wild ‘typical’ drummer, Rudi Vandisarzio is a calm, measured and wise psychedelic…

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  • Deep Dives - on AI - Why you watch it

    A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.10] – On the philosophy of: Terminator Genisys (If the Terminators are super intelligent, why don’t they just poison the water supply with a undetectable neurotoxin instead of fighting us on our level, with dumbass guns and bullets? If I want to kill a bug I don’t put all my effort into shrinking myself to its level so I can fight like an ant, making it a ‘fair’ fight.)

    April 8, 2018 - By Dave

    If there’s an ant in my kitchen, wandering across the benchtop, I squish it. I don’t fight with it and try to kill it in a way that other ants would. I don’t try to latch on to its antennae and pull until I separate them from their body. Nor do I eject a spray of formic acid from my…

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  • On death - On Life - On the philosophy of... - Why you watch it

    The Philosophy of Monty Python’s Stan (from Life of Brian) – You came from nothing, you go back to nothing. What’ve ya got to lose? Nothing.

    March 26, 2018 - By Dave

    Everything that is something had to come from nothing. Every relationship you have in your life, at some point, was not there. So if you were fine before it happened, it’s proof you’ll be fine after it’s gone. Which is like life. At some point you didn’t live. And the world worked fine. And at some point you will be dead,…

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