by cameron | Mar 31, 2007 | Christianity, Iraq, Podcast, science vs religion
Greydon Square is the future of hiphop.
Raised an orphan by Seventh Day Adventists in Compton, Los Angeles, he did time at 17 for possession of a weapon, then joined the US Army for a tour of Iraq, where he did bible group in his spare time with a view to becoming a minister after he was discharged. However, the more he learned about Christianity, the more he questioned it.
Today he is studying cosmology and quantum physics at University and self-producing his own hiphop album with a powerful message – that rational thinking is superior to religion and faith.
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The G’Day World Theme Song is “Save Me†by The Napoleon Blown Aparts.
by cameron | Mar 30, 2007 | Podcast, science vs religion
Today I’m running a comment from Ken Kennedy (aka Kenzoid), long time listener, who is commenting on the recent religious stuff. Ken’s got his own blog and podcast, which you can check out here. Thanks for the comment Ken!
Then I talk about 2012. Is it going to be the end of the world??? I’ve had people telling me about this for years now and it cracks me up. I run through this list of the apocalyptic predictions for 2012… and then tear it to shreds. As you’d expect.
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The G’Day World Theme Song is “Save Me†by The Napoleon Blown Aparts.
by cameron | Mar 30, 2007 | Melbourne, movies, Podcast
According to YourMovies, GRINDHOUSE opens in this country on 31 May 2007! Five weeks after the US (where it opens April 6). I’ve been to the opening night of every QT flick in this country since Dogs, and I’m damned if I’m going to miss this one.
Who else wants to come to the opening in Melbourne? We’ll go out afterwards and record a review podcast.
And if you haven’t checked out the official site for the film, DO IT. Classic stuff.
by cameron | Mar 29, 2007 | censorship, Iraq
Here’s a classic.
I’m currently reading a book at bedtime to the boys. It’s called “The Orchard Book Of Swords, Sorcerers and Superheroes”.
It has kids versions of classic tales, like King Arthur, Jason and the Argonauts, Ali Baba, etc. Tonight we were reading “Aladdin”. All of the usual things are in there, Aladdin, the magic lamp, the genie, etc. The only surprising thing was that the whole story was set in… CHINA.
A few times in the story it says they are in China. I’m scratching my head while I’m reading it, thinking “surely this was set in Persia”. The characters are all wearing turbans, etc.
After I finish and tuck the boys into bed, I turn to the front cover of the book to see when it was printed – 2003. The year we invaded Iraq. The book was printed in London.
AHA!, I think. I’ve uncovered censorship in children’s literature! The publishers didn’t want to mention Baghdad when we’re bombing the crap out of it so they re-set the story!
And so I start to write this post.
Except… when I go to Wikipedia to confirm the original location of the story, I read this:
Aladdin (a corruption of the Arabic name AlÄa ed-DÄ«n, Arabic: علاء الدين literally “nobility of faith”) is one of the tales with a Syrian origin in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, and one of the most famous.
The “China” of the original tale much more closely resembles the medieval Muslim world of the other Arabian Nights stories, so much so that in retellings the “Chinese” element is often quietly forgotten.
The story concerns an impoverished young ne’er-do-well named Aladdin, in a Chinese city, who is recruited by a sorcerer from the Maghreb in the far west….
Well I’ll be….
by cameron | Mar 29, 2007 | Australian media
A little birdy today tells me that the upcoming edition of B and T Magazine has me listed as one of the “40 most important people in digital marketing in Australia” or “top 40 digital media” something. Or something. It has a 40 in it. Anyway… Thanks Brad. I look forward to reading the article and seeing who else is listed.
Strikes me as kind of funny. A couple of years ago I wasn’t even in the top 40 people working at Microsoft Australia. I was just another faceless schmuck working deep in the bowels, getting zero respect. Now at least I’m in the top 40 of something. Isn’t that what life’s all about? I wouldn’t care if I was listed as “Top 40 People Named Cameron Who Live In Yarraville”, I’d still be pleased as punch. My ego needs the boost.
In all seriousness – you guys know that I am nothing special. I know nothing special. I don’t have a degree, don’t have any special qualifications. No special experience. Nothing special about me at all. I’m just an average bloke with some cool $10 Elvis sunnies.
If a schmuck like me can make the top 40 of something after a couple of years, imagine what you could do if you applied yourself? Stop making excuses. Do something meaningful (to you) with your life. As the old bloke says “There isn’t a moment to lose.”
