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In the beginning it was like an orange. You can squeeze juice form an orange in the beginning much more readily than you can as you extract juice from that orange. And now it’s getting harder and harder to drive crime down because you’re comparing to not how you were in ’94 but how you were last year the same week. And when something’s pushed to the excess that it is now and numbers dominate the system – that’s when you have negative consequences.

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Professor Eli Silverman on the way police forces use numbers.

Taken from NPR’s This American Life Podcast #414: Right to Remain Silent

But I really think this applies to all situations where the only thing being measured is statistics.

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sed: Philadelphia based visual artist, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh Tatyana, on being an artist: “a friend asked me for advice on being an artist. this is what i said. i dunno if it helped. lol….” “well. you have to motivate yourself. you gotta create all the time. and you have to promote all the time.you have to put yourself out there for consumption. you can create a masterpiece, but if no one sees it, you’re the only person who’ll know how awesome you are. which is fine. if you aren’t tryna make money as a professional artist. but if you are: you need a website. you need a portfolio. you need to email. and visit. and shake hands. and smile. you need business cards. and even with all of that,people will tell you your stuff is dope, and will keep it moving. they’ll spend 3 seconds surveying your website, and then will keep it moving. and so you’ll doubt your talents. you’ll doubt your purpose as an artist. you’ll open up a tab for craigslist.com and think of getting a job. (or, an additional job). you’ll think that there are plenty of other artists that do exactly what you doand want exactly what you wantand maybe there just isn’t enough room for all of ya’ll to be successful. you’ll roll your eyes hard as shit when people tell you you should be bigger than you are.  but, you’ll keep creating. you’ll create create createeven when you don’t even know what to createeven when you think that what you’re creating sucks.you’ll keep creating. you’ll find inspirationyou’ll realize that you have some shit to say with your artand even if there are plenty of other artists like you, you’re special. and you aint gonna do shit else but be an artist so, this shit is just gonna have to work out. and then you’ll update that fucking website. email more people. shake more hands. exhibit. make prints. create new work. go to galleries. go to museums. you’ll keep being an artistcus that’s what the fuck you are. as far as do’s and don’ts. i dont really know. i’m still figuring it out. what i know so far: do make new work as often as you can.do build relationships with people. that’s important. do make deadlines. do meet them. do promote yourself. don’t give up.” View Larger

sed:

Philadelphia based visual artist, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

Tatyana, on being an artist:

“a friend asked me for advice on being an artist. this is what i said. i dunno if it helped. lol….”

“well. 

you have to motivate yourself. 
you gotta create all the time. and you have to promote all the time.
you have to put yourself out there for consumption. 
you can create a masterpiece, but if no one sees it, you’re the only person who’ll know how awesome you are. 

which is fine. 
if you aren’t tryna make money as a professional artist. 

but if you are: 
you need a website. 
you need a portfolio. 
you need to email. and visit. and shake hands. and smile. 
you need business cards. 

and even with all of that,
people will tell you your stuff is dope, and will keep it moving. 

they’ll spend 3 seconds surveying your website, and then will keep it moving. 

and so you’ll doubt your talents. 
you’ll doubt your purpose as an artist. 
you’ll open up a tab for craigslist.com and think of getting a job. 
(or, an additional job). 
you’ll think that there are plenty of other artists that do exactly what you do
and want exactly what you want
and maybe there just isn’t enough room for all of ya’ll to be successful. 

you’ll roll your eyes hard as shit when 
people tell you you should be bigger than you are. 

but, you’ll keep creating. 
you’ll create create create
even when you don’t even know what to create
even when you think that what you’re creating sucks.
you’ll keep creating. 

you’ll find inspiration
you’ll realize that you have some shit to say with your art
and even if there are plenty of other artists like you, 
you’re special. 

and you aint gonna do shit else but be an artist so, this shit is just gonna have to work out. 

and then you’ll update that fucking website. 
email more people. 
shake more hands. 
exhibit. make prints. create new work. 
go to galleries. go to museums. 

you’ll keep being an artist

cus that’s what the fuck you are. 

as far as do’s and don’ts. 
i dont really know. i’m still figuring it out. 
what i know so far: 
do make new work as often as you can.
do build relationships with people. that’s important. 
do make deadlines. do meet them. 
do promote yourself. 
don’t give up.”


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There’s a huge difference between harassing a woman and trying to start a conversation. Here are some tips: talk to her, not at her. Treat her with respect: be aware of her personal space, ask her how she’s doing or what she’s reading instead of commenting on her body parts, look at her face instead of her chest. If she ignores you, drops eye contact, or walks away, back off. It wasn’t rude of you to approach her, but she’s not being rude if she doesn’t want to keep talking to you, especially if you initiated conversation while she was running an errand, waiting for the bus, or on her computer at a coffee shop.

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Catcalling Is a Problem: How to Talk to a Woman Without Being Rude, Creepy or Scary (via splatterdick)

[directions on how to #comecorrect in the streets]

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when i am on the phone: wait until i finish talking. please?

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Advice for life: 21 things to remember

kantaonline:

ONE.
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

TWO.
Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE.
Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

FOUR.
When you say, “I love you,” mean it.

FIVE.
When you say, “I’m sorry,” look the person in the eye.

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