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an hour or so after my last post, after chatting with my mum, i went to bed. it took hours to get to sleep, specifically to remember that i could take a melatonin pill. the night was hot and unpleasant, and my ambitious attempt to wake up early and get some more of my paper done before going to work was disrupted by a dreamathon that went on for about three hours.

i just couldn't get up, i was certain i'd come down with something, and the entire time i was dreading getting a call from my boss.

that call never happened, and eventually i got out of bed and sat down at my pc, actually getting some work done.

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last night, a protestor who has suffered all manner of indignities and has finally given up, set himself alight. the police were caught lying about it, at least one of the newspapers censored it. the prime minister has promised that someone will look into it, but even if they do, it'll be too little, too late. we're human beings, we're well-behaved, hard-working* citizens. we have lost all faith in these bastards.

* well, most of us.

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here's another example of why regulation is bad: new drugs are too difficult to test and use.

ownership: i think it's a bit premature to be decrying the end of ownership, but we're certainly beginning to relax our grips on things that don't matter. i have faith that transcending to a virtual economy can improve our society to unquanitifiable degrees.