Over the hills,
Through the trees,
Grass,
Sand, water and sky.

An eternal wonder of what might be.

An astonishment and bewildering drive,
Shot with fire and passion,
The will to know more,
To find that inner key,
to unlock that door.

Smell the air,
The fresh, sweet, smell of spring,
Reach out and give in to it all.

Plunge into the unknown,
discover anew.

Look at your hands,
Feel the world slip through them and let realisation secure you.

Climb the rope to the top of the mountain,
Dig through to the core,
Sail the oceans.

Let life flow through your veins,
It’s a joy,
It’s amazing,
It’s worth waking for.

Let the blood rush to your cheeks,
stand firm and strong,
Till the last breath.

She’ll take us in the end.
And it will be gone.

With the upcoming release of Deus Ex – Human Revolution, I can’t help but think about the feasibility and ideology behind mechanic and nano augmentation. 2027 though? not sure.

The now

I thought I had best start with our current position in the world. What have we already achieved? I started with a few keyword rich searches in Bing (Ooo, not Google… how controversial). The former are not so interesting, yet they start the thinking process:

• Birth Control implant
• Pacemaker

A few more search results return some more interesting break throughs:

• Prosthetic limbs
• Electronic eye (yes, that’s right, electronic eye!)
• Bio augmentations (mouse with ear on back)

Deus Ex – Human Revolution

Human Revolution – the prequel to Deus Ex has complex mechanical tools/weapons augmented into a human body. Deus Ex has nano augmentation (Just like a  big computer packed into a laptop and a laptop packed into a mobile). All these augmentations have connections to each other because they are connected like us to an internet; a data highway if you will. Big Brother?

So why not?

If we already have chemical releasing implants, pacemakers to keep our own hearts continuing even though they are supposedly non-functional, electronic hands that can interface with our muscles and allow amputees to get their independance back and electronic eyes that make some blind people have some visibility again… why not?

Imagine in 10 years time, people are optionally having phones augmented into their body. Think about answering the call and the call inside your head picks up. Use mind control to talk to each other similar to using direct neural interfacing to control objects on a screen like this. Look at a random passer by on the street and, through the internet, face recognition or some identification calls a database and recieves information about that person. Imagine how easy policing would be?

Let’s think harder. Imagine people are forced to have an augmentation that stores up to date readings of alcohol and drug levels or illnesses people have. A database of everyones conditions, thoughts, movements that can be accessed with a search tool like Google. It doesn’t seem complex to me… and it’s a fucking scary thought. I for one wouldn’t let someone implant that kind of shit into me, so there will be politics. Politics will fail, so there will be fights. Fights lead to wars and terrorism. People will be searching for groups and others who have managed to not get implanted. The police, the army, the World are looking for you and your group…

Not so surprising then that Deus Ex – Human Revolution could be real within the next 100 years. I only wish I could be alive to see it happen.

Please leave comments, I’m revved up for some deep discussion.

Internet Explorer 9 is running as fast as Chrome and its Windows 7 integration is very nice. Now we just need a better developer tool and we’re set to go.

I have been using Firefox since god knows when and I’ve been chuffed with it all this time. Only recently have I been thinking of moving on. My reasons are acceptable – Adobe flash crashing constantly, Firefox in its entirety crashing, Performance of the browser was cry worthy… I tried Chrome… There is not enough options.

The latest windows update ushered me into downloading the new IE9 and as a developer, I was intrigued at how my sites would look in it; what new shitty devilry has Microsoft unleashed on their browser?

I am seriously surprised. It’s lightning fast and it’s beautiful!

I am, however, slightly disturbed by the Internet Explorer 9 developer toolbar… Firebug is just so god damn awesome, they’ll find it hard to crack this one on the head… but good start Microsoft, welldone. Give me a better developer toolbar and I will be as happy as… Larry!

Click here to Download the new Internet Explorer 9

Lets have a dream,
Lay by me,
We’ll go make a raft,
And float in the sea,
No thought for a tragedy,
Just bliss upon bliss,
The coconut haze,
The sand on our feet,
No snow, the sleet,
No wind nor rain,
Just time that passes,
Passes us by,
To the beat of our heart and the pace of our mind,
No train to be tracking,
No plane to be soaring,
Just sea,
Just the beach,
Just the grass within reach,
The sand,
Our grain,
Eager but not vain,
To just be ourselves,
To just once be supreme,
To be yours,
To be mine,
For eternity.

Oh please,
Let it be,
For i yearn to be free,
To sail, to surf, to glide, to fly,
To yell out the words,
I’m happy to be,
I can see,
I’m not blind,
I’m not deaf,
I’m not ill,
I live,
I’m here,
I’m now,
I’m yours,
World come and hug me,
I promise i adore you,
I’ll be yours,
You be mine,
Through the space and time,
And beyond.
Let’s be free…
For eternity.

So it’s waiting and i’m screaming now
It’s calling and I’m wanting, everything
Is shit, to be stuck,
To be lost in a rut.

We’re thinking together and breathing as one, thought
I could be with it day and night,
But I was wrong,
The man is blocking my sun.

I was having trouble finding a cd version of Swahili Blonde – Man Meat so I finally gave up and bought it from Amazon MP3. The following link will take you right to the place you should be (UP YOURS APPLE STORE):

Click here to buy Swahili Blonde – Man Meat

I really love the album. It reminds me of some of the crazy Sublime albums, John Frusciantes earlier stuff like Niandres lades and usually just a t-shirt and some others… I can’t remember their names. These are albums I very much enjoy listening to because they escape a lot of the constraints other artists have gotten themselves into… Including me.

I think John Frusciante’s input is spot on but hands up to the original Swahili Blonde gang for having such a fantastic sound. I like the fact that the album doesn’t get to that serious level that leaves you feeling a bit empty. I also like a break from lyrically driven songs… It’s an all round good album for me.

I can’t really rate music, each to their own and all that… So i’ll just say that this has become my favourite album.

I was going to go over the songs and write some of the stuff I feel when listening… Alas, I don’t feel pressured by the album to specifically think of anything, It really just lets you glide. I’ll tell you if it becomes more bemusing as I listen to it; at the moment It feels clean. Rather than being tainted by the life of the musicians, it is more defined by the music’s abstract nature itself. I love that, I love that a lot.

Thanks Swahili Blonde, great listen… Sounds great on my Bose Mazda 6 MPS speakers too, yippee.

1. Always rains – 04:29
2. Cliffside – 01:13
3. Cosmic tribunal – 04:03
4. Desperation makes friends – 06:29
5. Dusty blues – 03:22
6. Forward is a chance we take – 02:33
7. Intersect – 02:04
8. Sheriff – 06:25
9. To sleep – 01:20
10. Wake in your dream – 02:38

Life injects minds with haste too quick,
The feeling subsides to choose,
What the creative sponge will suck up today,
Like a vulture in the burning winds.

The deserts of my mind,
Prickled by the distaste for human integrity.

I’m arming my guilt with a smoke grenade,
Short fuse.
Pin released.

I hope that the echo beholds a rapture,
We all sought before the aftermath.
The endless conundrum of a sharp complexity,
And a beveled personality.

I’ll gallop away on my horse,
To the mountains of beyond,
To the valleys yonder,
And envelop myself in elation.

To the drums of war, my heart beats,
For you, the ends of the world seem so tangible.
I can’t stray from the path, I never hesitate a foot.
I step in for the kill.

Hard headed, we jump over chasms for you,
Long rooting steps on grass that cushions each impression,
In sand I stride with our balance,
Beyond compare.

And it’s all because,
Because of one feeling that initiates these words,
Plays my heart like a harp,
And composes my every form.

Love.

Love in all its wildest forms,
Controls me.

As another sun is drowned by the horison,
I think to myself – what have I achieved;
Bowing my head in shame,
I follow the path of Helios,
And hold my breath.

Mountain Dew was always a  childhood favourite of mine. I remember as a family, travelling down to the west coast – Woolacombe – and grabbing a can of Mountain Dew with my brothers whilst my parents set up the tent. Ah those fantastic days, been and gone…

I walked into the garage with my cousin and his friend to get a refreshing beverage after skating and found a bottle of Mountain Dew resting delicately in the fridge. Ah Pepsi, you’ve outdone yourself once again.

It doesn’t taste quite the same as I remember it but it’s still deliciously dangerous and packed full of badness… YUM YUM.

60g of sugar, oh boy I love this drink so much, it’s a mans drink for sure *he says vibrating across the table*.

Anyway, get down to your local store and buy some Mountain Dew, it’s good for you! (James Trusler is not held responsible for any deaths caused by caffeine and sugar contents present in this fantastic drink and any other problems that may arise from the consumption of Mountain Dew).

Enjoy!

Google Chrome RSS Feed not working? That’s right!

Try and click on my RSS Feed button at the top of the page using Google Chrome and all hell will break loose.

Reason: Google Chrome does not ship with an RSS Feed browser so you’ll have to go look for an extension.

Luckily I found one for you and it seems to work fine:

https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/nlbjncdgjeocebhnmkbbbdekmmmcbfjd

I am astonished at it not having an RSS browser by default, it seems like a pretty standard feature these days?

Crazy.

Do they attack as I climb into their world and spread the word?

Do they fear the world they enter as I pull them in?

Yesterday I went to the cinema to watch the new movie “Inception”. I was, to say the least, excited about its release after hearing the fantastic reviews on rottentomatoes.com - (86 ^%) and imdb.com – (9.3/10).

Usually I find that extreme hype tends to ruin movies, especially when you know what they are about. Knowing it was on the same lines as “The Matrix” or “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” was enough to be interested.

Unfortunately when I got to the cinema it was packed out and I got some shit seats at the front. What a fucking headache!

I’ll fast forward to the end of the movie.

Fantastic directing from Christopher Nolan as always and brilliant visuals (You have to see it to believe it). One of the scenes where there was no gravity was absolutely phenomenal, I noticed that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was holding his breath but it really was some outstanding acting and in fact makeup and post-processing.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s acting was flipping brilliant. His latest selection of movies has really shed light on his talent as an actor. Ellen Page also did a cracking job of acting, she was extremely believable, in fact… Inspiring.

Tom Hardy’s character was suited and executed perfectly. He made an eye opening performance, I kid you not, it was extremely natural and as inspirational as Ellen Page’s performance.

The storyline was well constructed but am I surprised, Christopher Nolan has been faultless in most of his movies and he continues to push the boundaries of Filmography.
So to avoid being too criticcy and reviewy, I’ll stop here and say – Inception was a fantastic film and you simply have to see it!

James Trusler xx

“A journey of life can be difficult.” Said the old man.

“Presented with a treacherous sea, he; as a lonely entity, is faced with the battle against his self, his soul, his being and beliefs. After all, belief is all he has.

He notices others around him enjoy their lives and seemlessly understand what their cause is. The light shines down on him and he acknowledges his goal but does not yet understand it.

He observes an island in the distance with a mountain so high, its peak is swallowed in the clouds above. He approaches the island but jagged rocks destroy his ship and send him hurling on to the beach.

He is one, no longer just an entity. He belongs. While looking up, an overpowering fear surrounds him from the loneliness he faces.

While climbing the mountain, he stumbles, brakes, bruises and cuts himself but finally reaches a flattened peak. There he welcomes the help of another who is on such a similar journey.

Together they are in love and become one through understanding, reliability and strength but beyond the clouds an impossible challenge surely lies ahead. The farthest visible point beholds the most glorious light. A guidance perhaps and most certainly the answer to their journey.

Together through thick and thin they heave themselves over the last peak and step into the light.

Family, friends and spirits all greet the newcomers with warmth. They have all been on a similar journey and are now as one, as he and his other become one with them. And behold the light.”

Ronnie James Dio Died. It’s simply not allowed.

The metal legend of Black Sabbath died on 16th May and fans gathered in Forest Law Memorial Park’s Hall of Liberty to say their last goodbyes.

Outside the Memorial Park for James, Baptist Church members demonstrated against Dio, claiming that he worshipped Satan.

Here are article links:

• Guardian – Ronnie James Dio died
• Eonline – James Dio died

Well, R.I.P James Dio.