Subject: Books page updated

The books page has just been updated with a few new items. It also looks a little better.

Posted by Jaden, 2003-09-23

Subject: Monkeys Attack Eriswerks Server

The attackers were not actually seen, but it is a safe assumption that they were monkeys of some sort. These monkeys altered some server settings without notice, thus breaking every script on the site (including the Locatrix, the news system, and the newsletter subscription form). If you tried to use the Locatrix or subscribe to the newsletter in the past week or so, please try again now.

Posted by Jaden, 2003-05-02

Subject: Blood for Oil

No, actually, I'm not talking about the middle east. This is a much better application of the phrase: a new technology, in the test phase currently, which can produce oil from blood and other organic materials. Put waste food, plant matter, plastics, and other organic materials in one end, and fuel oil and other useful industrial chemicals come out the other end. Even better, it's very efficient and its waste product is water. Read the linked article below for more information.

Blood for Oil

Posted by Jaden, 2003-05-01

Subject: Eris - The Movie

It seems that Miramax came quite close to releasing a movie about our favorite and/or least favorite goddess, then canned the project mysteriously. The film was supposed to star Edward Norton (you know, from Fight Club) and Heather Graham, and be directed by Darren Aronofsky, who made Pi. Apparently most of the shooting was completed. Now, though, the project has been shelved and Miramax has pulled all mention of it from their web site. One assumes they don't think it would be profitable, but they're going to release another Pokemon movie, so how could that be the case? For more info, see the links below.

Detailed article on the matter at 23ae.com
An online petition to revive the movie
Download the trailer (Quicktime format)

Posted by Jaden, 2003-04-06

Subject: Finally, a Canadian UFO cult clone baby

The Quebec-based Raelians, a group which has purportedly been trying to clone a human to re-enact its own extraterrestrial creation myth, claims it has just succeeded. Check out the Boston Daily Globe article linked below for all the fun details. If the US government does end up banning cloning, it may be people like these who actually figure it out.

Canadian cult says first human clone is near birth

Posted by Jaden, 2002-12-28

Subject: Department of Homeland Security on the loose

For better or worse (I'd say worse), the Department of Homeland Security now officially exists in the US. If you're interested, check out this list of what agencies have been transferred around, abolished, and created as a result.

Posted by Jaden, 2002-12-06

Subject: Newsletter Update

It looks like the next edition of our newsletter will be ready to send out around the end of the year. It currently has about 160 subscribers in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia. Did you sign up a long time ago? Is your address different now? If you think we may have your old address on our list, please re-subscribe and put your old address in the "comments" box so we know what address to change.

Posted by Jaden, 2002-10-30

Subject: Books, books, books...

I have updated the Eriswerks book page, which can usually be found under Propaganda. It should be easier to follow now, and includes books by Discordian authors and with discordian themes as well as reccomendations by Eriswerks members. If you know of a Discordian book that we missed, please email me.

Posted by Madog, 2002-10-02

Subject: The IAP reveals its new logo

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has designed this nifty logo for it's new branch, the Information Awareness Office. Nice, huh? I wonder if they're trying to tell us something... If you were wondering, the latin on the logo means "Knowledge is Power". Reason.com has a short article on the logo, with some nice links in it.

Posted by Bobo, 2002-09-27

Subject: Orderly Protesters

Unions negotiating with Yale University have begun staging protests and demonstrations to voice their concerns. Unlike your typical protest or demonstration, the latest event by the unions was so orderly that one could swear it was planned by Greyface.

"Union leaders said they planned the disobedience to show how much support the unions have. Leaders arranged the event with New Haven Police beforehand, submitting cards with personal information from all of the demonstrators who would be arrested. Police used the cards to fill out citations before the event, which they handed out in an orderly fashion after the demonstration was broken up...Demonstrators were instructed not to move until they could be escorted to the Green, where police officers had set up tables to distribute prewritten citations, arranged in several lines divided by last name."

It's a bit surreal to see protestors lining up to recieve citations from police because the whole thing has been prearranged.

Posted by Madog, 2002-09-26

Subject: Private moon venture given U.S. clearance

Looks like I've been given the wonderous ability to post news as well (along with my memetic sidekick Bobo the Chimp). So, as my first item I shall act in my official capacity as Space Lord of the Ambrose Bierce Mexican Travel Agency Cabal and pass this along: "U.S. authorities have given their approval for the first commercial flight to the moon, the group sponsoring the mission announced." http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/09/13/moon.venture/index.html There's a good oportunity to send the first Discordian propaganda to the moon too: "Eventually, the Trailblazer will go down to the lunar surface, film the descent and deliver a time capsule with cargo from Earth, including personal mementos like photographs and messages. But it comes with a price. To deposit a business card, for example, will cost $2,500. "

Posted by Madog, 2002-09-16

Subject: News Script Updated

The script used to create these news listings has been replaced with a new, custom-made one. Visitors to the site can now post and read comments on the news.

Posted by Jaden, 2002-09-15