Colony: A Documentary about Beekeepers and Colony Collapse Disorder

September 29th, 2011 by Dmitriy Zasyatkin No comments »

Did you know that Bees are responsible for most of the fruits and nuts that you eat?

Without bees, the fruits would not pollinate.

Colony, a documentary about beekeepers and Colony Collapse Disorder, is as poignant as it is informative.

Basically, the insecticides were dousing our farms with is toxic to the bees and they are dying in huge numbers.

Insecticides = Poison, but the big corporations are insisting that its safe. Thats why Organic food is so much better for the world.

Watch the documentary and learn for yourself.

Gasland

September 1st, 2011 by Dmitriy Zasyatkin No comments »

There a hundreds of thousands of people all across America that are dying from water and air polluted by hydraulic fracturing, which is becoming the main way that gas companies are extracting natural gas here. Fracking  pumps tons of chemically filled water deep underground, which contaminates the surrounding land and water, the same drinking water that people rely on for their way of life.

The only reason that this is allowed by the US gov is because of whats called the “Cheney Loop Hole” in the 2005 Energy Act. Whats really appalling about this, is the huge conflict of interests; Cheney was CEO of Halliburton right before he was elected as vice-Pres, and the technology used in fracking is owned by Halliburton.

If you haven’t seen the documentary Gasland yet, please watch it, but prepare yourself to be shocked at how badly our environment is being polluted and how our government is so corrupt that it openly supports the oil and gas companies.

The Cove: Stop Japan’s Mass Dolphin Slaughter

September 1st, 2011 by Dmitriy Zasyatkin No comments »

Did you know that Japan is trapping and slaughtering wild dolphins by the hundreds? You probably didn’t unless you watched the documentary, The Cove, where a committed group of people risked serious jail time in order to secretly film footage of one of these killing sprees.

Once you see whats going on there and you realize how flagrant Japan is in its attempts to destroy the dolphin and whale populations, you will want to boycot Japanese imports until they change their policies. But boycotting will only hurt the Japanese people who are unaware of this large scale slaughter, because their government and media are covering it up.

Whats worse, the Japanese people are the ones who are suffering from this, because a lot of the dolphin meat is sold under the label of whale meat. (Dolphins are actually whales, look it up.) Dolphins are at the top of the food chain, and thanks to industrial pollution, this means that they have the highest levels of mercury.

Mercury is equivalent to Plutonium in its toxicity.  So, if you ate dolphin meat regularly, your nervous system would start to shut down, until you finally died. We don’t know how many people have really died from Mercury poisoning in Japan because their government is trying to cover it up, just like their real murder rate (read or watch Freakonomics).

You can do something about this, that doesn’t involve traveling to Japan and protesting. A dead dolphin is worth only about $500 in meat, but a live bottlenose dolphin can be sold for as much as up to $150,000. Everytime that you go to one of those “swim with the dolphins” or a Seaworld type of attraction, you are helping to support the slaughter and captivity of dolphins. If we boycott and protest these f-ing animal-prisons near us, then we can bring enough attention to it and make it un-worthwhile for the fisherman to trap and kill dolphins anymore.

So next time that you hear about someone talking about their trip to some animal prison (aka Seaworld), let them know that they are helping to support the slaughter and captivity of one of another being who is self-aware like us.

Vancouver, BC

July 23rd, 2011 by Dmitriy Zasyatkin No comments »

We just returned from a life changing experience in Vancouver, BC. A strong sense of belonging rushed in during the ferry ride from the Mainland to Vancouver Island, that would eventually get us to Victoria, a city so beautiful and welcoming that it seemed surreal.

An absurdly contextual TED Talks watched during a perfectly blissful moment while in the heart of Victoria reinforced my strong feelings for this majestic place. James Kunstler’s TED Talk about dissection of surbubia, had a profound impact that I now fully understood once I felt the heartbeat of a live city.

When we arrived in Vancouver, I first missed the energy we experienced in Victoria, but we were staying in the “suburbs” in Vancouver, as opposed to a ridiculously amazing downtown location in Victoria.

It was only after spending a few days in Vancouver, that I began to realize its extraordinary family life. Even the suburbs that we were staying in (28th St and Main St), had the pulsing life blood of an active community, with its endless walkers, joggers and cyclists. Even though the neighborhoods felt very cozy, like enclaves from the busy main streets, it seemed like you would always meet a new person, since so many people walk or bike everywhere.

Vancouver’s accessibility and family-friendliness really became apparent once we rented a pair of bicycles and visited over a dozen great parks in just a couple of days. With our bikes we could get to the beginning of the Seawall within 10 minutes, which is a very walker and biker friendly track all along the inner bay, and around the really cool Stanley Park.

Then there is always the beautiful mountains to the north that gobsmack you every time that you cross a road where they are visible.

Everyone who hasn’t been there, has the same 2 misconceptions about Vancouver, that it rains all the time and that it gets very cold in the Winter. Vancouver is basically a temperate rain forest, so it does stay overcast and drizzle at least a day, but they barely get any snow in winter and doesn’t get too hot in the summer. The plus side of the climate is how lush all the greenery is; the gardens in peoples front yards are a sight you have to see to understand.

The cost of living in Vancouver is ridiculously high, but I can see why and why so many people move there every year despite this.

Awesome Speech by Steve Jobs: How to live before you die

October 14th, 2010 by Dmitriy Zasyatkin No comments »

“Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish”

Geek of the Week at ServerBeach

October 11th, 2010 by Dmitriy Zasyatkin No comments »

I just found out that I am the Geek of the Week at ServerBeach! Its a real honor to be part of this great group of people.

Proof: http://www.serverbeach.com/aboutus/geek_of_the_week.php?id=39

Inreach Solutions

August 2nd, 2010 by Dmitriy Zasyatkin No comments »

Inreach Solutions

We just changed our company name from Software for Adoption Management to Inreach Solutions and unveiled our new website. Click here to view the new Inreach Solutions Website.

We’ve simply changed our name to better reflect our technology services not only for adoption, but all organizations providing human services within our communities. Our product, our management, our expertise and our integrity and dedication is and will remain the same as what you have come to expect from us.  Also, the software will continue to be known as SAM.

Google Chrome

June 30th, 2010 by Dmitriy Zasyatkin No comments »

I was a Firefox user and fan, until I started playing with Google Chrome. Chrome was so much faster then any other browser in every way, that I quickly switched to using it full time. But Chrome had more then just speed, it was also beautiful, in the way that it had very little crap in the user-interface and how it had so much more vertical real-estate so you could see more of a website.

I highly recommend everyone to switch to Google Chrome, especially IE users. Once you switch to Chrome, there is no going back to any other browser.

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Trader Joe’s “Just Mango Slices”

June 30th, 2010 by Dmitriy Zasyatkin No comments »

We just discovered this wonderful snack, which is great for people of all ages. Trader Joe’s “Just Mango Slices”, are exactly what they sound like, just dried mango slices, but they are so delicious thats its easy to go through a whole pack within a minute.

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“Examined Life” – A great documentary about the Modern Philosophy of Life

March 26th, 2010 by Dmitriy Zasyatkin No comments »

“Examined Life”  is a great documentary about the Modern Philosophy of Life. Its basically interviews with 10 philosophers who discuss matters such as cosmopolitans, ecologists, our moral obligations, revolutions and the structure of society.

Its a well directed and produced documentary, that I highly recommend to anyone interested in Philosophy.

by Dmitriy Zasyatkin