Catlins Coast, on the south tip of NZ – there is nothing after here until Antarctica…

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From PJ:

Thanks to Kimi, Raikkonen-Robertson Racing and Toby Warrington for making this happen and teasing me with that Dallara F3

A few photos from Costa Rica…

While the boss was away, the new -273 intern took the opportunity to upgrade the company vehicles.

Due to budget restrictions it was felt wings would not be essential on the new -273 puddle jumper…

Those who claim for themselves to judge the truth are bound to possess a criterion of truth. This criterion, then, either is without a judge’s approval or has been approved. But if it is without approval, whence comes it that it is truthworthy? For no matter of dispute is to be trusted without judging. And, if it has been approved, that which approves it, in turn, either has been approved or has not been approved, and so on ad infinitum – Sextus Empiricus.

He raised concerns which applied to all types of knowledge and advocates simply giving up belief: that is, suspending judgment about whether or not anything is knowable. Only by suspending judgment can we attain a state of peaceful enlightenment (Ataraxia).

Taraxia means something like mess. When you put an ‘a’ before a word in the Greek language it means ‘the opposite’ of what the original word means. Ataraxia signifies the balanced state of robust tranquility that derives from eschewing faith in an afterlife, not fearing the gods because they are distant and not concerned with us, avoiding politics and vexatious people, surrounding oneself with trustworthy and affectionate friends and, most importantly, being an affectionate, virtuous person, worthy of trust.

Enlightened individuals can escape periodically from their own hungers and passions and look down with compassion on poor humanity, including themselves, who are on average ignorant, unhappy, and yearning for something better than what they see around them. Personal responsibility then consists of speaking and living personal truth.

Skepticism goes back at least as far as Pyrrho of Elis. Pyrrho found peace by admitting to ignorance and seeming to abandon the criterion by which knowledge is gained. Pyrrho’s ignorance was not the ignorance of children or farm animals: it was a knowledgeable ignorance, arrived at through the application of logical reasoning and exposition of its inadequacy.

Induction also known as inductive reasoning or inductive logic is a type of reasoning which involves moving from a set of specific facts to a general conclusion. Inferring from observables. There are problems with this however.

Sextus Empiricus questioned how the truth of the Universals can be established by examining some of the particulars, since examining particulars is difficult as they are infinite in number.

I was curious how a few could look when represented visually such as linear, nonlinear series or nonlinear equations.

Random collection of bikes from the interweave.

Back in the day in London things were mad tough for a while. This song helped me stay focused and motivated to get out of there. One of those songs which change your life. Empathy can be a powerful force. Stumbled upon it today and it took me back.

[Audio:http://blog.derestricted.com/wp-content/uploads/tunes/16 Renaissance Feat. Lone Catalysts.mp3]

Thought I would share with you this short video of street art my friend Jakob put together from his recent trip to Sao Paulo and Rio.

Author Nassim Nicholas Taleb discusses his book, The Black Swan in relation to predicting the future, learning from the consequences of the unknown, and the power of randomness.

Well worth watching/listening to his talk here.

Hat tip to Zero Hedge.

There are more photos from NZ here by LSP.

Sorry to all of the people who have been emailing recently about many of the -273 styles and sizes being sold out. We will be busting out some new designs soon, some new -273 Corp Logo Tees and are working on a few other things too.

F%!k the recession.

I have seen a few people take off the backs of the stickers, stick them to something and leave the front on. They are Die cut, so once they are stuck to something, you can also peel off the front leaving you with the crisp -273 outline rather than a rectangle.

Luke playing around out in Snowpark, New Zealand, shooting Stu riding.

The recession is over huh? Riiiiiiiiiiightt…

Will be interesting to check the US debt clock over time in relation to the screen grab from today. I stuck it below the fold because it was kind of ugly.