Lemmings

I work with this woman who swears that people tend to sit in certain sections of the resturant based upon the fact that other people are sitting there. "Fricking lemmings" she whispers in my ear as another couple plop down into the less sparse sections. I wonder if the lemming effect is at all related to the Social Contract that is philosophically so often spoke of. Por ejemplo: today as I was doing my laundry I poured the eco-friendly detergent into the water. I don't know why I bought such a product as I am not really sure the world is supposed to last forever or even if nature is something to be respected, as if Jupiter's vast area is any more of a wasteland the earth, is our favorable bias towards the organic compositions justified? But nonetheless I bought such a product, possibly because of that ingrained (socialist catholicism) notion that everybody acted in such a manner that the air would be cleaner and as a result so would our bodies. Maybe it's the lemming effect, I like to watch it happening. Especially these days with media, it's all free to the computer literate. And it's becoming more and more socially acceptable, as PMP's become the standard for youngsters and cd's and tapes fade in the social memory, the idea of free downloading becomes more and more acceptable. Copywrite laws are not nearly as powerful as the social laws that motivate us.
I wonder if Steven Colbert's thwarted attempt to run for office will expose the rediculosness of our election laws. Who is this FEC? http://www.fec.gov/
And how is the sponsorship of Colbert's show by Doritos any different then the corporate sponsorship of the other candidates campaign. I don't know if he is trying to expose the farce of election laws or not but money is essential to be elected. His show is doing a good job of pointing that out. click here to watch
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While losing my phone this weekend I have been constantly reviewing my connection with technology. Thus far my only connections since the loss of the Cellular phone have been email and internet messenger systems. My hope is one day that the internet will encompass the phone technology and systems like skype and vonage will exploit the abundance of broadband cables in the world to allow us to connect without the stranglehold of the cellular companies. Principally I may get another telephone if mine is not recovered, but this is one option I stumbled across.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU4kgauFuP0
Maybe someday... I'll travel across the country with something like this.