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I'm a music producer, DJ, web designer, bum and occasional writer. Well, I'm more of a frustration venter than a writer. I know doctors will tell you that it's the first sign of madness, but I really do think that the whole world is crazy. People worry themselves

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Health & Fitness > Substance Abuse & Addiction (Other) Do you smoke or have you ever smoked marijuana?: 1 of 59
Weed. Ganja. Marijuana. Pot. Lots of terms for one plant. Lots of terms for a major issue which is spawned around not very much at all. Many people have expressed many different views here concerning it. Most of them, I noted, seem to be on the positive side of the debate. Weed is a good thing, it would seem. Public opinion, ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Bush's legacy: Villain or visionary?: 2 of 62
I'm not an American. I live in the UK, a country with very close social and political ties with the US. I live in perhaps the only country willing to openly call the United States it's friend. I personally find American a deeply fascinating place, to me it is a country where contradiction rules supreme. Almost every issue see... More..
Entertainment > Music Production & Engineering Tips for electronic music production: 1 of 10
Electronic music is capable of producing and reproducing every sound imaginable. It can be extremely daunting to create with such a range of possibilities. Yet most electronic musicians fail to explore the full range of sounds at their disposal and as a result get bogged down by such burdens as genre. This need not be the cas... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Drinking: 1 of 9
An Alien's guide to Earth: Part 7b - The alcohol obsessionAliens beware! Humans have many nasty habits to be fearful of, but only about 17 are as confusing and wasteful as the consumption of alcohol. The substance has adverse affects on their brains, yet many human cultures find it essential for mating rituals, maintaining re... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Power: 1 of 6
When I was a child I thought I understood what power was. I thought I knew so much in my innocence. To me, power was what the bullies had in the playground. Power was the ability to command other people, to make them do and feel as you wished. How mistaken I was. I had always been taught to 'love thy neighbor' and to 'do unto... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory The case for the separation of church and state: 16 of 77
Religion plays an important part in the lives of many people, for some it serves as simply a moral guide and for others it is a strict way of life. Over the centuries religion has played a fundamental role in ruling people's lives, in the Middle Ages the Catholic Church was one of the most powerful organizations on the face o... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: End of the world: 18 of 84
Everyone was asleep when it happened. Not that it mattered. People simply don't care about politics anymore, not enoug to actually know what's going on. These days we're more interested in the popularity contest at election time, we all get riled up for a month or two and then go back to sleep, and dream that we live a perfec... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Owning a gun: 11 of 42
As a British person, I think gun ownership is possibly the most ridiculous part of American life. Why would anyone want to own something which was designed for the sole purpose of killing people? If you shoot for sport or hunt, then owning a gun is necessary. This I can understand. If you think that owning a gun for self defe... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) Should the US continue to be the leader in world politics?: 15 of 57
To assume that America needs to police the world both politically as well as physically is extremely wrong. The whole concept of democracy is that everyone has equal say, and this should be true of world politics. Every country should have equal opportunity to engage with the rest of the world. For years the US has taken it u... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Does religion have anything to do with terrorism?: 8 of 28
Terrorism often appears to be motivated by religion. To me it seems as if we are bombarded by images of people committing atrocities on behalf of their god. This is, in my opinion, highly paradoxical. All religions teach that divinity is present in all forms of life, so to destroy life is to destroy that which is divine. How ... More..