vzn
- Location
- denver,
- Birthday
- January 01
- Bio
- software engr born 1970. coding from young age. "digital brain" but with lots of feelings too. writing here mainly to publicize a few key issues, let off some steam, & for the feedback. plz write me comments, very much appreciated!! even on old posts!! helps me gauge reader interest/ reaction & steer direction of new posts. oh, and IMs often make my day & I usually reply. and long IM conversations are my favorite.
MY RECENT POSTS
- electronic democracy-- recent
notable boycotts/protests
February 11, 2012 06:36PM - GAMECHANGER-- *Occupying*
Republicans!
January 23, 2012 10:33PM - all american muslims, & best
muslim writing on open salon
December 21, 2011 08:51PM - oliver stone/salon CEO on
JFK-- EXECUTED by the
WARMACHINE?
December 13, 2011 08:44PM - code kicks @$# --
iphone/android killer app
MILLIONAIRES
December 02, 2011 09:56PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “ps I like to say that
humanity is about making light
out of
darkness.”
11:34PM - “a intense, harsh
story.
it contains notes
of healing, but its got a real
dark side…”
11:33PM - “LOL at that 97% line.
hilarious.
you forgot to
mention she was a world class
hotti…”
12:53PM - “ps shes probably dancing
with michael jackson now.
:p”
12:49PM - “I enjoy your intelligent
repertoire also.
this
reminds me a lot of the
playboy sce…”
February 12, 2012 12:53AM
Vzn's Links
- vzn on digital/geek life/world
- protein folding problem attacked by gamers
- did broken math bring down the system? geeks, quants, etc
- $1M netflix ratings prize WON.. prepare for the onslaught!!
- tate & perelman win $1M math prizes, MAYBE will accept...
- premier problem of computer science... P=?NP..recent attempt
- code kicks @$# part I -- digital revolutions, android & jobs
- comprehensive list of worlds greatest hacker/geek movies!!
- is cyberspace messing with our heads?
- 3 way coolest games & toys for budding [software?] engineers
- BIG Brains--artificial intelligence, singularity, or skynet?
- vzn on economics
- ideas on fixing capitalism-- "rising tide" taxes, simplify!
- wealth disparity, main causes of-- the battle for USA's soul
- Corporatocracy, our New Reality.. whats the answer?
- Globalization.. the Big Scam/Sham/Farce/Lie
- ayn rand, hickman, and a new, nuanced theory of regulation
- fed audit tipping point close? or too good to be true?
- save the economy!! audit the fed!! slice the parasite(s)!!
- best of vzn, "big Luv"
- best writing on open relationships/polyamory on open salon
- G-spot.. sweet spot.. magical mystery hot spot... tantra...
- favorite stimulating essays on sex from alternet
- sexy open relationship/polyamory movie list
- marriage--whats the point? musings & many links on polyamory
- most famous open marriages.. celebrities & some surprises
- best of vzn, politics/activism/analysis
- pakistan orders HALT to US WARBOTICS INC.... NOT!! HAHAHA
- take the red pill...ALEX JONES...profiled in rolling stone!
- wikileaks chops off a HEAD-- TUNISIA [assange saga IX]
- China-- Hot or Not?! now worlds *fastest* supercomputer etc
- US propaganda GREATEST HITS -- tillman, lynch, lindh, war
- conspiracy 101 -- REAL conspiracies from history
- comprehensive 9/11 nanothermite/conspiracy/truth links
- comprehensive Warmachine links
- US is NOW worlds largest CYBER POLICE STATE, EVER
- best of vzn, miscellaneous
- 50 select zen buddhist short stories, online/linked
- OUTED! secret diary of a call girl "belle du jour" & others
- Fame.. playing with fire.. a double edged sword..
- cool published authors blogging on open salon, long list
- NARCISSISM--disease of bloggers, executives, and sarah palin
- meditations on transcending the "Box"
- Egovt, open govt, govt reform
- Software created to help Iranians escape government control of the web has been withdrawn over security fears.
- A 20-something named Austin Heap has found the perfect disguise for dissidents in their cyberwar against the world’s dictators.
- Malcolm Gladwell is wrong about the revolution
- Sorry, Malcolm Gladwell, the revolution may well be tweeted
- Exclusive: Biz Stone on Twitter and Activism
- Governing Without a Net -- Obama’s online troops are clicked off.
- Is Social Networking Useless for Social Change? A Response to The New Yorker's Malcolm Gladwell
- Small Change -- Why the revolution will not be tweeted.
- WeGov.com pushes Internet activism in new direction - Nextgov
- One year in, resistance to open government memo lingers
- Shadow Elite: How the World's New Power Brokers Are Upending Our Democracy
- Open government site hasn't sprouted teeth yet, observers say - Nextgov
- 'Shadow Elite': Information Is Power And Who's Controlling Our Information?
- 'Shadow Elite': Outsourcing Government, Losing Democracy
- Open government could present a challenge to intelligence agencies
- Defense: Open source software is more secure than commercial code
- Maryland Voters Test New Cryptographic Voting System
- E-voting system lets voters verify their ballots are counted -- Takoma Park, Md. voters are the first in U.S. to try new technology
- Is administration more interested in transparency of Congress?
- FAA Gets Its New Virtualized Flight Plan System Off the Ground
- Texting Toward Utopia -- Does the Internet spread democracy?
- With IT Dashboard, federal CIO Vivek Kundra may have set an extraordinary precedent compelling IT managers to improve visibility
- cloud computing
- A trip in to the secret, online "cloud"
- And Before You Know It... Clouds Are Status Quo
- cyberpunk
- The sculpture of Christopher Conte
- Creepy Cyberpunk Fantasies Come to Life
- Joel on Software by Joel Spolsky
- Coding Horror by Jeff Atwood
electronic democracy-- recent notable boycotts/protests
hi all. as some may have noticed Ive collected links under the heading "electronic democracy" almost since this blog started.
its an old idea Ive had ever since the late 80s or early 90s as computers were starting to gain traction in everyday life. what if our government & other bureacracies… Read full post »
GAMECHANGER-- *Occupying* Republicans!
hi all .. my last installment in this series was about
3mo ago at which point the Occupy msg was starting to resonate
across the country. boy has it ever! within the last 2 weeks we saw
Romney get dinged bigtime over his comments that he "likes to fire
people" and… Read full post »
all american muslims, & best muslim writing on open salon
hi all. I just read a great front page article in UsaToday on the new TLC program "all-american muslim".* I havent seen this show yet but its definitely making waves & creating some buzz. it portrays "everyday" muslim americans going thru their typical struggles. I noticed another editoria… Read full post »
oliver stone/salon CEO on JFK-- EXECUTED by the WARMACHINE?
hi all. FLASH! emily the editrix has announced a
remarkable event in TWO DAYS, the day after tomorrow as I write
this-- a conversation between open salon CEO David Talbot and
master conspiracist Oliver Stone.* [see links below this post for
details on contents. Ill put asterisks where I have… Read full post »code kicks @$# -- iphone/android killer app MILLIONAIRES
hi all. I write about a lot of heavy stuff in my blog,
& once in awhile (at least!) feel like writing about something
way cool in the world.beautiful women/open salon clickable gallery & links XXVIII
this pic right here is nichole "shes-a-zinger" sherzinger
posing in the nude for the 1st time.* damn! Ive been waiting for
that for over 5yrs I think, since she 1st burst on the scene as a
Pussycat Doll. and worth the wait. what does this have to do with
the rest… "WIN, & NOTHING STOPS POLICE from 24HR SPYING on EVERYONE"
--Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
occupy party reaches critical mass/seismic effect--now what?
hi all. one of my favorite ironic sayings-- be careful
what you wish for, you might get it. Im feeling that way lately.
Ive been advocating economic issues for many years now, esp since
911. from a progressive angle. something seemed broken, but like a
fish in water, it was… Read full post »
occupy wall street-- my speech to the masses

hi all. Im a little shocked at the wall st protests. Ive seen a lot of protests over the last few years, but they always seemed to be aimed at something useless. yet the wall st protesters seem to me to be a real grassroots, spontaneous, meaningful phenomenon. moreover, the… Read full post »
beautiful women of open salon XXVII, clickable pics
hi all, its been quite awhile since I did a beautiful women post, and I have accumulated probably the largest batch ever. also, a ton of gender-related articles which I hope you find interesting.
as usual, click on their pics to go to their pages.
whats new with me? at work… Read full post »
WAKE UP U.S.! 911 was STAGED! get your RED PILL right here!
hi all.
I started this blog almost 2.5yrs ago now. I had a laundry list of topics but one stood out. I started the blog less than a month after I found out about a remarkable scientific paper by niels harrit et al on "nanothermite" found in world trade center… Read full post »
code kicks @$# part I -- digital revolutions, android & jobs
hi all. skip to the bottom if you want to gloss over the boring, self-indulgent blog-prose. I put in a bunch of cool, kick @$# android videos [commercials]. I was inspired because I saw one of them prior to seeing the latest transformers 3d [the "droid charge" ad below]. it really… Read full post »
is this really how wars start?
hi all, while the recent murdoch/news corp brouhaha was at full swing in the media, I collected a bunch of links on the subj which I was waiting for another well-timed moment to post.
this event was a real media explosion on a richter scale Ive rarely seen before. but as you…wealth disparity, main causes of-- the battle for USA's soul
--Goethe
hi all. over the 2yrs Ive had this blog Ive collected
massive amts of links on the economy. I started this blog shortly
after the bailout of 2008 was enacted and there was… Read full post »best writing on open relationships/polyamory on open salon
hi all. I havent written about one of my favorite subjs in this blog lately. "favorite" is a simplification. as facebook says, "its complicated". its more a love-hate relationship. ah but thats life isnt it.
the subj is polyamory. in the past, Ive written a long essay using recent press links… Read full post »
wendi deng murdoch, amy chua, dragon lady and tiger mothers
hi all. I was gonna write a little about rupert and his young half-as-old bride wendi deng with my last post, but I skipped it. little did I know that the whole thing would go unbelievably internet-viral. she slapped the guy who tried to pie murdoch at the UK parliament hearings,… Read full post »
injured fatcat murdoch bleeding in int'l MSM! how much more?
scandalmonger besieged by scandal!beautiful women of open salon XXVI, clickable pics
hi all. happy 4th of july. Im glad I live in a free country where I can write and express myself about whatever I want [esp in a public forum]; its a freedom Ive been exercising my whole life, even as a pre-teen.
based on the recent ongoing flamewar/melee here… Read full post »
Corporatocracy, our New Reality.. whats the answer?
contents:
- introduction
- the basic questions of existence
- corporatocracy
- corporations, the dark side
- Taoism & an analysis of our quandary
- introduction
hi all. a few months ago I wrote a well-received post on class warfare, a topic that has intruded into my adult consciousn… Read full post »
rock band 3 fender squier stratocaster ARRIVES! review/links

hi all!! it was my btd about 1mo ago & I didnt buy myself
anything. then the sig.other decided to go on a long 2mo vac to
south america. yow!! so Im about 1.5 week into that and its a field
day around here. Ive been splurging on all kinds of… Read full post »
early take on the Strauss Kahn incident
hi all. this Strauss Kahn incident has all the elements to make me either totally uninterested or rapt with attention.
its likely to generate mountains of media coverage, it already has. it seems to be a rare occurence of a rape case of astonishingly large international significance. I mean, this… Read full post »
beautiful women of open salon XV, clickable pics
hi all whats new in your life? finally the crunch mode is off in my job after nearly 3mos of hard crunching. then two key people resigned within two weeks, a 11year developer and a 1year software architect!! wtf!! ah geez.
have been feeling the permanent blahs lately. so… Read full post »
pakistan orders HALT to US WARBOTICS INC.... NOT!! HAHAHA

hi all. Ive been collecting links on what I call Warbotics for several years now and waiting for just the right opportunity to post on it. Ive been waiting a long time. I figured there were pretty good odds that some nasty little outrage would get the US public talking.… Read full post »
beautiful women of open salon XXIV, clickable pics, jumbo
hi all, as I mentioned in recent blogs Ive been tied up with a new sweatshop job so havent been able to goof around as much in cyberspace, ouch. but, I have been reading & commenting & collecting the pics as usual. old habits die hard.
and of course, the misc… Read full post »
take the red pill...ALEX JONES...profiled in rolling stone!
hi all. its been a long time since I wrote about
conspiracy theory on here. but, today I just read the latest issue
of rolling stone & am a bit blown out of the water.
Ive been reading alex jones for many years. probably more than half a decade. I dont… Read full post »
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Taxes, Sunday Hike and Kids Being Kids
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The Blue Box: A Lesson in Sophistication or Shallowness
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Should we accept the false premise of Dem. or Rep.?
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You Don't Say on Valentine's Day
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Just as Long as you Love Me -Valentines from Pet Whisperers
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Is Apple Dulling Our Awareness as It Mistreats Its Workers?
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Anyone Can Change History. Anyone.
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A Sunshower in West London
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