RALEIGH: Free State Carolinas Potluck, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2 – 4:00 p.m.

I'm planning to host a pot luck luncheon for Free State Project members next Saturday (Jan. 19), from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. The purpose of the luncheon is to allow Free State members to meet each other, and to plan future activities. Come join us!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me, call at (919) 395 0856.

I look forward to meeting you!

Details are listed below:

What: Free State Project Carolinas Meeting /Potluck luncheon. Come join us and meet your future neighbors in New Hampshire!

When: 2 – 4 p.m., Saturday, February 18th

What to bring: any food or drink of your choosing

Where:

1929-F North Hills Drive
Raleigh, NC 27612

Map:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1929-F%20North%20Hills%20Drive%2C%20Raleigh%2C%20NC&ll=35.844299%2C-78.665603&spn=0.023499%2C0.040894

Parking: Street parking is available along North Hills Drive.

What if I can't make it?

This will be a monthly meeting on the third Saturday of every month, so if you can't come to this one, plan on attending next months meeting.

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Earthbag building references

Site of Superadobe inventor Nader Khalili. Offers workshops, long and
short earthbags.

http://www.calearth.org

Site of earthbag book “Building with Earth” author Paulina Wojciechowska

http://www.earthhandsandhouses.org/

Site of Kaki Hunter and Doni Kiffmeyer, authors of “Earthbag Building:
The Tools, Tricks and Techniques” (Just picked up this book. Very
illustrative and upbeat instructional stuff.)

http://www.ok-ok-ok.com/

Site of Kelly Hart, builder of several earthbag structures. Site has a
wide range of information about alternative building methods. Hart
also produced a video about his experiences in constructing his home,
a large earthbag structure.

http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/earthbag.htm

Site of Patrick Newberry, builder of a hybrid earthbag home in
Georgia. Documented with many photos.

http://users.pstel.net/goshawk/contents.htm

RALEIGH: Intern job opening

I work for Marketocracy Data Services (MDS), a company which runs a stock market simulation for our sister company, Marketocracy Capital Management (MCM). MCM, in turn, manages the Marketocracy Master's 100 mutual fund (symbol: MOFQX). MOFQX is unique among mutual funds, in that the holdings and trades of the fund mirror the holdings and trades of the top 100 members in our simulation (whom we call “the m100″). Our fund managers must constantly prove themselves over a long period of time, or risk being dropped from the m100.

Within the next few weeks, we plan to hire 1-2 interns for a 20 hour customer support position. The job would primarily involve answering customer support queries from our members, repairing data errors in member accounts, writing FAQ questions, and testing the web site. Prior computer experience, especially with Unix/Mac OS X, would be helpful, but is not necessary. The hours are flexible, and we expect to pay in the $10 – $12/hour range. (Your feedback on whether that is reasonable intern salary is welcome). Our office is located in North Raleigh, near the intersection of Six Forks and West Millbrook.

Ideally, we'd like to find someone who's cheerful, hard working, a skilled writer, and an enthusiastic fan of both markets and Marketocracy. We're still a growing company, so it could lead to a full-time position (I, as well as two other staff members, started as interns). I think it would be a good opportunity for an economics major who thinks they would like to work in the financial services industry in the future.

If any of you know someone who might be a good fit, please let me know. Also, I would welcome suggestions for additional places to advertise and/or people to contact.

Thanks!

The 25 Most Inappropriate Things An Objectivist Can Say During Sex

Via Hit and Run:

The 25 Most Inappropriate Things An Objectivist Can Say During Sex

by Jason Roth

1. “Before we continue, there's something I have to ask you. Will you still accept the axiom that existence exists tomorrow?”

2. “I appreciate the thought, but I consider it an act of self sacrifice for you to swallow.”

3. “I believe in the complete separation of the left leg from the right.”

4. “Now that's what I call standing up for what you believe in.”

5. “Emotions are the mind's near-instantaneous evaluation of a perceived fact or idea as either good or bad for the individual. Hence, my wet panties.”

6. “You sure smell better down here than the collectivists I've slept with.”

7. “To say 'Fuck me harder' one must first know how to say the 'me'.”

8. “No, I don't always object to you sticking your finger there. But that's a borderline case.”

9. “So dear, shall it be the steel magnate position tonight, or the A is A? Oh, damn, we're all out of Cool Whip. So much for the A is A.”

10. “I haven't had this much fun since I rejected the concept of God.”

11. “There's no such thing as a collective orgasm. But let's try our best.”

12. “Would you like me to concretize that for you?”

13. “Contradictions do not exist. You can't insert it there and there at the same time. Wait a second. Open up the top drawer of my nightstand.”

14. “Good for you, you finally found my G-spot. Score one for goal-directed action.”

15. “No, you're not my first. But you are the first man whose penis has made me understand the role of measurement omission in the act of concept formation.”

16. “Don't you have any Tchaikovsky? Rachmaninoff is fine for 69s, but nothing beats Tchaikovsky when it comes to anal.”

17. “What do you mean, it's 'possible' that you had an orgasm? Are you saying that you have some evidence that you had an orgasm, but not sufficient evidence?”

18. “No, I don't need Viagra. It's this damn non-objective pornography.”

19. “You feel warm and fuzzy? Check your premises.”

20. “It's time for me to teach you the difference between Platonic love and Aristotelian love.”

21. “You selfish bitch! You greedy, selfish bitch! What? You don't like my pillow talk?”

22. “It doesn't really matter whether I come or not. I believe that man's tongue is an end in itself.”

23. “Don't construe my liking that as an instance of the sanction of the victim. Now excuse me while I wipe off my face.”

24. “There's nothing like grasping the objectivity of values. And what values they are.”

25. “John? Who is John?”

Searching for the perfect gift for new parents?

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KSI Robotic Tentacle

Kurt Wenner: Sidewalk Art

Charge2Go standard battery-powered cell phone charger

A Portable Rescue for Cellphones That Give Out
at the Wrong Time
01-13-2005 — New York Times

Perhaps you have experienced that sinking feeling when your cellphone battery runs out of juice midchat. Suddenly you are cast into a time warp, wondering if pay phones still take quarters.

A $20 device called Charge 2 Go has come to the rescue. The device uses one AA battery to provide up to two hours of talk time.

About the size of a lipstick, the Charge 2 Go has an aluminum case in blue, red, silver and black. When ordering the device at the company's Web site (www.charge2go.com), you can choose a color as well as a connector compatible with your phone.

Charge 2 Go offers connectors for phones by Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens and Sony- Ericsson.

Pop in a AA battery and connect the device to your phone. A red light-emitting diode flashes, indicating that it is charging. A chip inside the Charge 2 Go converts a 1.5-volt alkaline battery into a 3.7-volt, 380-milliampere current for your phone.

Because Charge 2 Go relies on AA batteries, which are available worldwide, the company expects its device to fare well against competing emergency cellphone chargers.

Charge 2 Go's plans do not end with cellphones. Benjamin Ovadia, its vice president for business development, says the company plans to offer AA-powered chargers for iPods, PalmOne hand-held devices and other mobile gadgets. Neil McManus

Pramulator

I almost want to have a baby just so I can push it around in one of these: