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Ok so the BlogThis for Firefox has some limitations...
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Thursday, June 03, 2004
Tri-Valley Herald Online - Local & Regional News:
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! This miserable failure ranks with some of the greatest statesmen of the 20th century? Give me a break. I'd put him more in the James Buchanan territory. Idly watching (and sometimes helping to facilitate) the country tearing itself apart.
"WASHINGTON -- As President Bush begins a week of foreign diplomacy, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice insists that he will one day rank alongside such towering pillars of 20th century statecraft as President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
'Statesmanship has to be judged first and foremost by whether you recognize historic opportunities and seize them,' Rice said in an interview with Cox Newspapers.
'When you think of statesmen, you think of people who seized historic opportunities to change the world for the better, people like Roosevelt, people like Churchill, and people like Truman, who understood the challenges of communism. And this president has been an agent of change for the better -- historic change for the better.'
Her assessment, as Bush leaves Thursday for Europe, stands in stark contrast to the election-year critiques of the president's political opponents and many policy analysts. They charge that he has pursued a go-it-alone approach to diplomacy that has strained U.S. alliances and divided world opinion rather than uniting it. "
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! This miserable failure ranks with some of the greatest statesmen of the 20th century? Give me a break. I'd put him more in the James Buchanan territory. Idly watching (and sometimes helping to facilitate) the country tearing itself apart.
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
MoveOn PAC
Remarks by Al Gore
May 26, 2004
As Prepared
George W. Bush promised us a foreign policy with humility. Instead, he has brought us humiliation in the eyes of the world.
He promised to "restore honor and integrity to the White House." Instead, he has brought deep dishonor to our country and built a durable reputation as the most dishonest President since Richard Nixon.
Honor? He decided not to honor the Geneva Convention. Just as he would not honor the United Nations, international treaties, the opinions of our allies, the role of Congress and the courts, or what Jefferson described as "a decent respect for the opinion of mankind." He did not honor the advice, experience and judgment of our military leaders in designing his invasion of Iraq. And now he will not honor our fallen dead by attending any funerals or even by permitting photos of their flag-draped coffins.
How did we get from September 12th , 2001, when a leading French newspaper ran a giant headline with the words "We Are All Americans Now" and when we had the good will and empathy of all the world -- to the horror that we all felt in witnessing the pictures of torture in Abu Ghraib.
To begin with, from its earliest days in power, this administration sought to radically destroy the foreign policy consensus that had guided America since the end of World War II. The long successful strategy of containment was abandoned in favor of the new strategy of "preemption." And what they meant by preemption was not the inherent right of any nation to act preemptively against an imminent threat to its national security, but rather an exotic new approach that asserted a unique and unilateral U.S. right to ignore international law wherever it wished to do so and take military action against any nation, even in circumstances where there was no imminent threat. All that is required, in the view of Bush's team is the mere assertion of a possible, future threat - and the assertion need be made by only one person, the President.
More disturbing still was their frequent use of the word "dominance" to describe their strategic goal, because an American policy of dominance is as repugnant to the rest of the world as the ugly dominance of the helpless, naked Iraqi prisoners has been to the American people. Dominance is as dominance does.
Dominance is not really a strategic policy or political philosophy at all. It is a seductive illusion that tempts the powerful to satiate their hunger for more power still by striking a Faustian bargain. And as always happens - sooner or later - to those who shake hands with the devil, they find out too late that what they have given up in the bargain is their soul.
One of the clearest indications of the impending loss of intimacy with one's soul is the failure to recognize the existence of a soul in those over whom power is exercised, especially if the helpless come to be treated as animals, and degraded. We also know - and not just from De Sade and Freud - the psychological proximity between sexual depravity and other people's pain. It has been especially shocking and awful to see these paired evils perpetrated so crudely and cruelly in the name of America....
Remarks by Al Gore
May 26, 2004
As Prepared
George W. Bush promised us a foreign policy with humility. Instead, he has brought us humiliation in the eyes of the world.
He promised to "restore honor and integrity to the White House." Instead, he has brought deep dishonor to our country and built a durable reputation as the most dishonest President since Richard Nixon.
Honor? He decided not to honor the Geneva Convention. Just as he would not honor the United Nations, international treaties, the opinions of our allies, the role of Congress and the courts, or what Jefferson described as "a decent respect for the opinion of mankind." He did not honor the advice, experience and judgment of our military leaders in designing his invasion of Iraq. And now he will not honor our fallen dead by attending any funerals or even by permitting photos of their flag-draped coffins.
How did we get from September 12th , 2001, when a leading French newspaper ran a giant headline with the words "We Are All Americans Now" and when we had the good will and empathy of all the world -- to the horror that we all felt in witnessing the pictures of torture in Abu Ghraib.
To begin with, from its earliest days in power, this administration sought to radically destroy the foreign policy consensus that had guided America since the end of World War II. The long successful strategy of containment was abandoned in favor of the new strategy of "preemption." And what they meant by preemption was not the inherent right of any nation to act preemptively against an imminent threat to its national security, but rather an exotic new approach that asserted a unique and unilateral U.S. right to ignore international law wherever it wished to do so and take military action against any nation, even in circumstances where there was no imminent threat. All that is required, in the view of Bush's team is the mere assertion of a possible, future threat - and the assertion need be made by only one person, the President.
More disturbing still was their frequent use of the word "dominance" to describe their strategic goal, because an American policy of dominance is as repugnant to the rest of the world as the ugly dominance of the helpless, naked Iraqi prisoners has been to the American people. Dominance is as dominance does.
Dominance is not really a strategic policy or political philosophy at all. It is a seductive illusion that tempts the powerful to satiate their hunger for more power still by striking a Faustian bargain. And as always happens - sooner or later - to those who shake hands with the devil, they find out too late that what they have given up in the bargain is their soul.
One of the clearest indications of the impending loss of intimacy with one's soul is the failure to recognize the existence of a soul in those over whom power is exercised, especially if the helpless come to be treated as animals, and degraded. We also know - and not just from De Sade and Freud - the psychological proximity between sexual depravity and other people's pain. It has been especially shocking and awful to see these paired evils perpetrated so crudely and cruelly in the name of America....
Monday, May 24, 2004
Thursday, April 22, 2004
Censorship in arts 'healthy,' Pat Boone says - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - April 21, 2004
Well of course, if you got your start bowdlerizing black artists songs for the general white bread consumption, you'd say censorship was a good thing too.
Well of course, if you got your start bowdlerizing black artists songs for the general white bread consumption, you'd say censorship was a good thing too.
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
OSRM Declares Linux Free of Copyright Violations
Another +5 comment. My brilliance is surpassed only by my BS.
Another +5 comment. My brilliance is surpassed only by my BS.
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Yahoo! News - U.S. Faces Tough Urban Battle in Fallujah
I'm going to become Christian on the off chance that George W. Bush is the anti-christ.
I'm going to become Christian on the off chance that George W. Bush is the anti-christ.
Pentagon delays U.S. troops' trip home No word yet on which units will stay longer in Iraq
How is this not "Bush's Vietnam"?
How is this not "Bush's Vietnam"?
Friday, April 02, 2004
PBS | I, Cringely . Archived Column
Cringley and the ADM theory for M$. ADM is a giant food manufacturing company that every so often is hit with a couple of million dollar fine for non-compliance with pollution emission standards. Of course they save many more millions by not complying with those standards than they are ever fined, so why comply? Microsoft runs its DOJ antitrust compliance the same way. Why worry about a 1 billion fine if you can make 5 billion not complying and just pay the fine?
Cringley and the ADM theory for M$. ADM is a giant food manufacturing company that every so often is hit with a couple of million dollar fine for non-compliance with pollution emission standards. Of course they save many more millions by not complying with those standards than they are ever fined, so why comply? Microsoft runs its DOJ antitrust compliance the same way. Why worry about a 1 billion fine if you can make 5 billion not complying and just pay the fine?
News
Copied without permission from independent.co.uk. But this is too important to edit.
Copied without permission from independent.co.uk. But this is too important to edit.
'I saw papers that show US knew al-Qa'ida would attack cities with aeroplanes'
Whistleblower the White House wants to silence speaks to The Independent
By Andrew Buncombe in Washington
02 April 2004
A former translator for the FBI with top-secret security clearance says she has provided information to the panel investigating the 11 September attacks which proves senior officials knew of al-Qa'ida's plans to attack the US with aircraft months before the strikes happened.
She said the claim by the National Security Adviser, Condoleezza Rice, that there was no such information was "an outrageous lie".
Sibel Edmonds said she spent more than three hours in a closed session with the commission's investigators providing information that was circulating within the FBI in the spring and summer of 2001 suggesting that an attack using aircraft was just months away and the terrorists were in place. The Bush administration, meanwhile, has sought to silence her and has obtained a gagging order from a court by citing the rarely used "state secrets privilege".
She told The Independent yesterday: "I gave [the commission] details of specific investigation files, the specific dates, specific target information, specific managers in charge of the investigation. I gave them everything so that they could go back and follow up. This is not hearsay. These are things that are documented. These things can be established very easily."
She added: "There was general information about the time-frame, about methods to be used but not specifically about how they would be used and about people being in place and who was ordering these sorts of terror attacks. There were other cities that were mentioned. Major cities with skyscrapers."
The accusations from Mrs Edmonds, 33, a Turkish-American who speaks Azerbaijani, Farsi, Turkish and English, will reignite the controversy over whether the administration ignored warnings about al-Qa'ida. That controversy was sparked most recently by Richard Clarke, a former counter-terrorism official, who has accused the administration of ignoring his warnings.
The issue what the administration knew and when is central to the investigation by the 9/11 Commission, which has been hearing testimony in public and private from government officials, intelligence officials and secret sources. Earlier this week, the White House made a U-turn when it said that Ms Rice would appear in public before the commission to answer questions. Mr Bush and his deputy, Dick Cheney, will also be questioned in a closed-door session.
Mrs Edmonds, 33, says she gave her evidence to the commission in a specially constructed "secure" room at its offices in Washington on 11 February. She was hired as a translator for the FBI's Washington field office on 13 September 2001, just two days after the al-Qa'ida attacks. Her job was to translate documents and recordings from FBI wire-taps.
She said said it was clear there was sufficient information during the spring and summer of 2001 to indicate terrorists were planning an attack. "Most of what I told the commission 90 per cent of it related to the investigations that I was involved in or just from working in the department. Two hundred translators side by side, you get to see and hear a lot of other things as well."
"President Bush said they had no specific information about 11 September and that is accurate but only because he said 11 September," she said. There was, however, general information about the use of airplanes and that an attack was just months away.
To try to refute Mr Clarke's accusations, Ms Rice said the administration did take steps to counter al-Qa'ida. But in an opinion piece in The Washington Post on 22 March, Ms Rice wrote: "Despite what some have suggested, we received no intelligence that terrorists were preparing to attack the homeland using airplanes as missiles, though some analysts speculated that terrorists might hijack planes to try and free US-held terrorists."
Mrs Edmonds said that by using the word "we", Ms Rice told an "outrageous lie". She said: "Rice says 'we' not 'I'. That would include all people from the FBI, the CIA and DIA [Defence Intelligence Agency]. I am saying that is impossible."
It is impossible at this stage to verify Mrs Edmonds' claims. However, some senior US senators testified to her credibility in 2002 when she went public with separate allegations relating to alleged incompetence and corruption within the FBI's translation department.
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Reporter Apologizes for Iraq Coverage
While the major media, from The New York Times on down, has largely remained silent about their own failings in this area, a young columnist for a small paper in Fredericksburg, Va., has stepped forward.
"The media are finished with their big blowouts on the anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and there is one thing they forgot to say: We're sorry," Rick Mercier wrote, in a column published Sunday in The Free Lance-Star.
"Sorry we let unsubstantiated claims drive our coverage. Sorry we were dismissive of experts who disputed White House charges against Iraq. Sorry we let a band of self-serving Iraqi defectors make fools of us. Sorry we fell for Colin Powell's performance at the United Nations. Sorry we couldn't bring ourselves to hold the administration's feet to the fire before the war, when it really mattered.
"Maybe we'll do a better job next war."
Monday, March 29, 2004
Yahoo! News - Bush Campaign Blasts Kerry's Bible Quote
The Bush camp is outraged! Outraged! But a man who wears his religion on his (right) sleeve like Bush shouldn't be afeared of one of those damnable Papists quoting Bible at him! Where are the "no God before me" flings about priests? The anti-trinity rhetoric? The "the Pope will run the US from Rome" jibes? No, Bush should come out swinging on this one. Everyone knows the average born-again can run any Catholic into the ground when it comes to scripitural studies.
Seriously, you wear your hard right literal religion on your sleeve like Bush does, and then run a "compassionate conservative" campaign, followed by a hard neo-right presidency, and then you complain when somebody gets a good shot about your compassion(less) presidency? After all how much compassion does it take to exploit 9/11 to get reelected?
Kerry never mentioned Bush by name during his speech Sunday at New North Side Baptist Church, but aimed his criticism at "our present national leadership." Kerry cited Scripture in his appeal for the worshippers, including James 2:14, "What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds?"
"The Scriptures say, what does it profit, my brother, if someone says he has faith but does not have works?" Kerry said. "When we look at what is happening in America today, where are the works of compassion?"
The Bush camp is outraged! Outraged! But a man who wears his religion on his (right) sleeve like Bush shouldn't be afeared of one of those damnable Papists quoting Bible at him! Where are the "no God before me" flings about priests? The anti-trinity rhetoric? The "the Pope will run the US from Rome" jibes? No, Bush should come out swinging on this one. Everyone knows the average born-again can run any Catholic into the ground when it comes to scripitural studies.
Seriously, you wear your hard right literal religion on your sleeve like Bush does, and then run a "compassionate conservative" campaign, followed by a hard neo-right presidency, and then you complain when somebody gets a good shot about your compassion(less) presidency? After all how much compassion does it take to exploit 9/11 to get reelected?
Friday, March 26, 2004
Cancel the 2005 Academy Award, the contest is over.
Hilarious review of Dawn of the Dead that I found over at the forums on http://www.soundofurchin.com/
Hilarious review of Dawn of the Dead that I found over at the forums on http://www.soundofurchin.com/
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
http://messages.yahoo.com/bbs?action=m&board=1600684464&tid=cald&sid=1600684464&mid=107553
An unusually erudite post to a Yahoo! message board re: SCO's continuing barratry:
It's Not Whether We Win, But How
by: saddam_bohorfoush
I think that a lot of the frustration being expressed by the pro-sco camp over Groklaw has to do with Groklaw's apparent ability to *completely* disrupt a tried and true strategy that has so far extracted millions from usurped IP. What the SCO camp seem not to understand to this point is how the community they are now attacking is substantially different from their previous adversaries. They're just getting to know us; we're just now establishing our reputation. That's why it's important to not just win, but to slam dunk this. We need to establish a reputation as a group that doesn't just leave a smoking crater, but one that keeps pushing the "launch" button, continually landing ordinance on target, even though the crater is devoid of anything but well-used carbon atoms.
When truth, knowledge, and smarts are all we have on our side, against a multi-billion-dollar war chest, it's extremely important to establish a winning reputation early and often. Eventually, after many more battles than just this one, opponents to free/open software may come to understand that multi-million dollar assaults are completely lossy. That won't happen without our constant vigilance.
When these sorts of attacks stop, we'll need to be prepared to respond to the next sort of attack, and so on. Long after Darl is contemplating what is the correct medical procedure for getting his ass to stop bleeding, others will still be on the assault.
An unusually erudite post to a Yahoo! message board re: SCO's continuing barratry:
It's Not Whether We Win, But How
by: saddam_bohorfoush
I think that a lot of the frustration being expressed by the pro-sco camp over Groklaw has to do with Groklaw's apparent ability to *completely* disrupt a tried and true strategy that has so far extracted millions from usurped IP. What the SCO camp seem not to understand to this point is how the community they are now attacking is substantially different from their previous adversaries. They're just getting to know us; we're just now establishing our reputation. That's why it's important to not just win, but to slam dunk this. We need to establish a reputation as a group that doesn't just leave a smoking crater, but one that keeps pushing the "launch" button, continually landing ordinance on target, even though the crater is devoid of anything but well-used carbon atoms.
When truth, knowledge, and smarts are all we have on our side, against a multi-billion-dollar war chest, it's extremely important to establish a winning reputation early and often. Eventually, after many more battles than just this one, opponents to free/open software may come to understand that multi-million dollar assaults are completely lossy. That won't happen without our constant vigilance.
When these sorts of attacks stop, we'll need to be prepared to respond to the next sort of attack, and so on. Long after Darl is contemplating what is the correct medical procedure for getting his ass to stop bleeding, others will still be on the assault.
Thursday, March 04, 2004
Open Source Initiative OSI - Doc10:Halloween Documents
As ESR sums up:
As ESR sums up:
There you have it. A hundred million funnelled from Microsoft to SCO, of which they have $68.5 million left. Their 10Qs reveal that every other line of cash inflow is statistical noise by comparison. The brave new SCOsource business model is now clear: sue your customers, shill for Microsoft, kite your stock, and pray you stay out of jail.
Sunday, January 25, 2004
My Way News: "The BBC America series 'The Office,' which stars co-creator Ricky Gervais as an embarrassingly annoying boss at a British paper merchant, defeated 'Arrested Development,''Monk,''Sex and the City' and 'Will & Grace' for best comedy show. The critically lauded 'The Office' is being developed into an American version.
'I'm not from these parts,' Gervais said. 'I'm from a little place called England ... We used to run the world before you.'"
Cute.
'I'm not from these parts,' Gervais said. 'I'm from a little place called England ... We used to run the world before you.'"
Cute.
Wednesday, January 07, 2004
Recently on IM:
Shows at 9:00 and 11:00 two drink minimun
skywind: now, to see if i can track down my library path error... trying to use JMagick, a java wrapper that uses native calls to ImageMagick's library apis...
skywind: and the native part isn't playing nicely within tomcat. it's fine as my user at the prompt tho, so I know the system is installed right.
mcsey: wrappers that don't talk right aren't much use at all
skywind: exactly
Shows at 9:00 and 11:00 two drink minimun
Saturday, January 03, 2004
Yahoo! News - Greenspan Defends Himself on '90s Bubble
The article describes a speech that Greenspan gave defending his Clinton era Federal Reserve policies. I can't understand why the Federal Reserve Chairman would have to explain why he stewarded the economy to its greatest expansion ever.
A theory: FOXNews, Bush's spin doctors, et al need a way to make Dubya's record on the economy seem not so bad. Step one is to discredit the economic progress of the '90's as "irrational exuberance". Basically say that, "If the economy had not burned that hot then, it would not have been so cold during the first 3/4's of the Bush administration." Step two is to get your corporate buddies to start hiring and saying, "Boy those tax cuts sure are letting us hire more people. Maybe if they have jobs they'll have more kids to pay off the deficits we are running up." Step three...
Reelection.
Get ready for "Four More George".
The article describes a speech that Greenspan gave defending his Clinton era Federal Reserve policies. I can't understand why the Federal Reserve Chairman would have to explain why he stewarded the economy to its greatest expansion ever.
A theory: FOXNews, Bush's spin doctors, et al need a way to make Dubya's record on the economy seem not so bad. Step one is to discredit the economic progress of the '90's as "irrational exuberance". Basically say that, "If the economy had not burned that hot then, it would not have been so cold during the first 3/4's of the Bush administration." Step two is to get your corporate buddies to start hiring and saying, "Boy those tax cuts sure are letting us hire more people. Maybe if they have jobs they'll have more kids to pay off the deficits we are running up." Step three...
Reelection.
Get ready for "Four More George".
Friday, December 26, 2003
Slashdot | Weird Presents Anyone?: "I got (Score:4, Funny)
by Sarojin (446404) on Thursday December 25, @02:46PM (#7809229)
( Last Journal: Saturday December 06, @10:48PM )
a dildo for Christmas. From my elderly neighbor! I'm a male!
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Re:I got (Score:4, Funny)
by solefald (314751) on Thursday December 25, @04:31PM (#7809732)
perhaps he wants you to go and fuck yourself? ;) "
by Sarojin (446404) on Thursday December 25, @02:46PM (#7809229)
( Last Journal: Saturday December 06, @10:48PM )
a dildo for Christmas. From my elderly neighbor! I'm a male!
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Re:I got (Score:4, Funny)
by solefald (314751) on Thursday December 25, @04:31PM (#7809732)
perhaps he wants you to go and fuck yourself? ;) "
Friday, December 19, 2003
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Japan grows its own hip-hop
It's just like American hiphop but with fewer breakdowns.
It's just like American hiphop but with fewer breakdowns.
Monday, December 15, 2003
A Bit of classic Holiday Cheer in the form of a...
Christmas Wish from Steve Martin
If I had one wish that I could wish this holiday season, it would be that all the children to join hands and sing together in the spirit of harmony and peace.
If I had two wishes I could make this holiday season, the first would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing in the spirit of harmony and peace. And the second would be for 30 million dollars a month to be given to me, tax-free in a Swiss bank account.
You know, if I had three wishes I could make this holiday season, the first, of course, would be for all the children of the world to get together and sing, the second would be for the 30 million dollars every month to me, and the third would be for encompassing power over every living being in the entire universe.
And if I had four wishes that I could make this holiday season, the first would be the crap about the kids definitely, the second would be for the 30 million, the third would be for all the power, and the fourth would be to set aside one month each year to have an extended 31-day orgasm, to be brought out slowly by Rosanna Arquette and that model Paulina-somebody, I can't think of her name. Of course my lovely wife can come too and she's behind me one hundred percent here, I guarantee it.
Wait a minute, maybe the sex thing should be the first wish, so if I made that the first wish, because it could all go boom tomorrow, then what do you got, y'know? No, no, the kids, the kids singing would be great, that would be nice. But wait a minute, who am I kidding? They're not going to be able to get all those kids together. I mean, the logistics of the thing is impossible, more trouble than it's worth!
So -- we reorganize! Here we go. First, the sex thing. We go with that. Second, the money. No, we go with the power second, then the money. And then the kids. Oh wait, oh jeez, I forgot about revenge against my enemies!
Okay, I need revenge against all my enemies, they should die like pigs in hell! That would be my fourth wish. And, of course, my fifth wish would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing together in the spirit of harmony and peace.
Thank you everybody and Merry Christmas.
Christmas Wish from Steve Martin
If I had one wish that I could wish this holiday season, it would be that all the children to join hands and sing together in the spirit of harmony and peace.
If I had two wishes I could make this holiday season, the first would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing in the spirit of harmony and peace. And the second would be for 30 million dollars a month to be given to me, tax-free in a Swiss bank account.
You know, if I had three wishes I could make this holiday season, the first, of course, would be for all the children of the world to get together and sing, the second would be for the 30 million dollars every month to me, and the third would be for encompassing power over every living being in the entire universe.
And if I had four wishes that I could make this holiday season, the first would be the crap about the kids definitely, the second would be for the 30 million, the third would be for all the power, and the fourth would be to set aside one month each year to have an extended 31-day orgasm, to be brought out slowly by Rosanna Arquette and that model Paulina-somebody, I can't think of her name. Of course my lovely wife can come too and she's behind me one hundred percent here, I guarantee it.
Wait a minute, maybe the sex thing should be the first wish, so if I made that the first wish, because it could all go boom tomorrow, then what do you got, y'know? No, no, the kids, the kids singing would be great, that would be nice. But wait a minute, who am I kidding? They're not going to be able to get all those kids together. I mean, the logistics of the thing is impossible, more trouble than it's worth!
So -- we reorganize! Here we go. First, the sex thing. We go with that. Second, the money. No, we go with the power second, then the money. And then the kids. Oh wait, oh jeez, I forgot about revenge against my enemies!
Okay, I need revenge against all my enemies, they should die like pigs in hell! That would be my fourth wish. And, of course, my fifth wish would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing together in the spirit of harmony and peace.
Thank you everybody and Merry Christmas.
If Dennis Miller ever ran for political office, I'd give him a pass on everything he ever said as stand-up comedian or talk show host/guest, but I could never forgive him for Bordello of Blood.
Sunday, December 14, 2003
Saturday, December 13, 2003
Monday, December 08, 2003
U.S. Gone 'Off a Cliff' In Iraq, Gingrich Says (washingtonpost.com)
Interesting. Dissent (or as Ed Gillespie likes to call it "political hate speech") from one Republican directed at another.
Interesting. Dissent (or as Ed Gillespie likes to call it "political hate speech") from one Republican directed at another.
Friday, December 05, 2003
Thursday, December 04, 2003
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
ajc.com | Opinion | Miller grows more like Maddox every day
An open letter to Georgia's Democratic (not really) Senator Zel Miller.
An open letter to Georgia's Democratic (not really) Senator Zel Miller.
CorpWatch.org - Issues - Military Industrial Complex - Articles - Bechtel Fails Reconstruction of Iraq's Schools
Nice to see real reporting coming out of Iraq.
Nice to see real reporting coming out of Iraq.
Op-Ed Contributor: Telling the Truth, Facing the Whip
Commentary on the present situation in Saudi Arabia from a former reformed terrorist.
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Commentary on the present situation in Saudi Arabia from a former reformed terrorist.
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Tuesday, December 02, 2003
News From KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY of DPRK: "Meeting against Evil Laws Held in S. Korea
Pyongyang, December 1 (KCNA) -- A meeting was reportedly held in Youido, Seoul on Nov. 27 to 'pass the death sentence on the law on combating terrorism and the law on rally and demonstration,' with at least 70 civic organizations including the National People's Solidarity participating. The declaration read at the meeting denounced the scheme of the 'government' to enact 'a law on combating terrorism' designed to enhance the power of the 'Intelligence Service' and retrogressively revise 'the law on rally and demonstration.'
This is an act to turn back the wheel of history and go back to the days of military dictatorship, it noted.
What must be quickly checked and controlled are the excessive power of the intelligence machine and violence of the police, it said, and added:
The 'government' deserves sharp denunciation for its scheme to frame up evil laws in a bid to suppress people with power and strength, remaining deaf to the demand of the people.
Declaring the evil laws death, we people would fight to the bitter end for human rights and democracy, the declaration said.
Earlier, the organizations held an urgent forum on the theme 'Revision of the law on rally and demonstration and crisis of democracy' to discuss a program of action to prevent the passage of the bill on its revision at the 'national assembly'. "
Just wanted to keep you up to date on the latest from Pyongyang.
Pyongyang, December 1 (KCNA) -- A meeting was reportedly held in Youido, Seoul on Nov. 27 to 'pass the death sentence on the law on combating terrorism and the law on rally and demonstration,' with at least 70 civic organizations including the National People's Solidarity participating. The declaration read at the meeting denounced the scheme of the 'government' to enact 'a law on combating terrorism' designed to enhance the power of the 'Intelligence Service' and retrogressively revise 'the law on rally and demonstration.'
This is an act to turn back the wheel of history and go back to the days of military dictatorship, it noted.
What must be quickly checked and controlled are the excessive power of the intelligence machine and violence of the police, it said, and added:
The 'government' deserves sharp denunciation for its scheme to frame up evil laws in a bid to suppress people with power and strength, remaining deaf to the demand of the people.
Declaring the evil laws death, we people would fight to the bitter end for human rights and democracy, the declaration said.
Earlier, the organizations held an urgent forum on the theme 'Revision of the law on rally and demonstration and crisis of democracy' to discuss a program of action to prevent the passage of the bill on its revision at the 'national assembly'. "
Just wanted to keep you up to date on the latest from Pyongyang.
Kim Jong Il (the illmatic)'s Journal
IM chats with everyone's favorite dictator License2KimJongill. Good stuff.
IM chats with everyone's favorite dictator License2KimJongill. Good stuff.
ZDNet UK - News - North Korea launches 'secure' email: "It remains illegal for any South Koreans to email their northern neighbors without government permission. "
Fighting censorship and oppression with... well, censorship and oppression. Interesting.
Fighting censorship and oppression with... well, censorship and oppression. Interesting.
Monday, December 01, 2003
Yahoo! News - Rumsfeld Ramble Wins 'Foot in Mouth' Award
The Poetry of Rumsfeld wins an award (albeit the "Foot in Mouth" award).
The Poetry of Rumsfeld wins an award (albeit the "Foot in Mouth" award).
Slyck News - GAO Report: P2P Legitimate
Ah the Government Accounting Office... all politicians whipping child -- an objective government agency.
Ah the Government Accounting Office... all politicians whipping child -- an objective government agency.
Is it me, or is Dubya starting to looklike a Dr. Suess drawn caricature of himself.
Photo grabbed from Drudge of all places. This is the best that he can find?
Photo grabbed from Drudge of all places. This is the best that he can find?
Saturday, November 29, 2003
Yahoo! News - Woman Knocked Unconscious While Shopping at Walmart: "Ellzey said Wal-Mart officials called later Friday to ask about her sister, and the store apologized and offered to put a DVD player on hold for her."
Yes we realized you were trampled because of our negligence, so we feel the least we can do is let you get a raincheck.
What's that I smell? A lawsuit? Yeah that's a lawsuit in the air.
Yes we realized you were trampled because of our negligence, so we feel the least we can do is let you get a raincheck.
What's that I smell? A lawsuit? Yeah that's a lawsuit in the air.
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Tuesday, November 25, 2003
Nan Aron, President of Alliance for Justice, on Bush's Judicial Nominees: "Clearly this process has always been designed to be a political one. Even George Washington’s first nominee to the Supreme Court didn’t make it because of his vote on the Jay Treaty. We have to remember that the President nominates, but the Senate has an equal role to play in reviewing and confirming nominees. "
Nan Aron on judicial appointments. Remember that no matter how the Executive Branch tries to play it, there are three distinct AND EQUAL branches to our government. The Senate is not holding up judicial appointments. The President is putting forward unacceptable appointees. The President appoints. The Senate decides. They don't like his appointees is sufficient numbers to allow them to be appointed. Get new appointees.
Nan Aron on judicial appointments. Remember that no matter how the Executive Branch tries to play it, there are three distinct AND EQUAL branches to our government. The Senate is not holding up judicial appointments. The President is putting forward unacceptable appointees. The President appoints. The Senate decides. They don't like his appointees is sufficient numbers to allow them to be appointed. Get new appointees.
Yahoo! News - MTV Boss Slams TV Pop Talent Shows
"These programs make good TV but from a musical point of view, they do not have any value," Brent Hansen, President and Chief Executive of MTV Networks Europe told Reuters.
MTV criticizing reality TV shows like American Idol for not having any musical value? Check your kettle Brent. It may be black too.
"These programs make good TV but from a musical point of view, they do not have any value," Brent Hansen, President and Chief Executive of MTV Networks Europe told Reuters.
MTV criticizing reality TV shows like American Idol for not having any musical value? Check your kettle Brent. It may be black too.
FOXNews.com - Views - ifeminists - Zero Patience for Zero Tolerance
Today's sign of the apocalypse: I agree with something on foxnews.com. Eeew, I feel dirty.
Today's sign of the apocalypse: I agree with something on foxnews.com. Eeew, I feel dirty.
Thursday, November 20, 2003
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | War critics astonished as US hawk admits invasion was illegal
And now Mr. Perle gets a stern message from the White House. It reads simply "Tow the godddamn line, you idiot! You are not allowed to speak the truth if you wish to remain an advisor to this administration."
And now Mr. Perle gets a stern message from the White House. It reads simply "Tow the godddamn line, you idiot! You are not allowed to speak the truth if you wish to remain an advisor to this administration."
Google Search: arrested for possession of oxycontin
If you take your time and don't rush, you might be able to figure this one out.
If you take your time and don't rush, you might be able to figure this one out.
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | Protests begin but majority backs Bush visit as support for war surges: "The survey shows that public opinion in Britain is overwhelmingly pro-American with 62% of voters believing that the US is 'generally speaking a force for good, not evil, in the world'."
Great so "our closest" ally by a modest majority (62% is overwhelmingly???) thinks generally speaking we're "a force for good, not evil" Well, I be damned (by faint praise). 15% of those surveyed called us "the evil empire".
Who's fault is this... hmmm maybeeeeeee SATAN! Oh, hell let's just blame Bush, same difference.
Great so "our closest" ally by a modest majority (62% is overwhelmingly???) thinks generally speaking we're "a force for good, not evil" Well, I be damned (by faint praise). 15% of those surveyed called us "the evil empire".
Who's fault is this... hmmm maybeeeeeee SATAN! Oh, hell let's just blame Bush, same difference.
President will be protected by 16,000 police officers
That's 1 in 9 cops in all of England protecting Dubya. It's good to be king. er... wait.
That's 1 in 9 cops in all of England protecting Dubya. It's good to be king. er... wait.
Monday, November 17, 2003
Editor's Cut
Here's an imaginative proposal to help beat Bush. Two Swedish students are proposing that every citizen of the European Union contribute one dollar to MoveOn.org, the online liberal advocacy group, to ensure that "an American president who believes in human rights and multilateral solutions" is elected in 2004. They are not supporting a particular candidate. "We leave that to the Americans."
Can you help a brother out Europe?
Here's an imaginative proposal to help beat Bush. Two Swedish students are proposing that every citizen of the European Union contribute one dollar to MoveOn.org, the online liberal advocacy group, to ensure that "an American president who believes in human rights and multilateral solutions" is elected in 2004. They are not supporting a particular candidate. "We leave that to the Americans."
Can you help a brother out Europe?
FARK.com: Comments Thingee (723077): "George W Bush goes to a primary school to talk about the war. After his talk he offers question time. One little boy puts up his hand, and the President asks him his name. 'Billy!' 'And what is your question, Billy?' 'I have three questions: First - why did the USA invade Iraq without the support of the UN?; Second - why are you President when Al Gore got more votes?; and Third - whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?'
Just then the bell rings for recess.
George W. Bush informs the kiddies that they will continue after recess.
When they resumed, the President says,
'Okay where were we? Oh that's right - question time. Who has a question?' A different little boy puts his hand, George points him out and ask his name. 'Steve!' 'And what is your question, Steve?' 'I have five questions: First - why did the USA invade Iraq without the support of the UN?; Second - why are you President when Al Gore got more votes?; Third - whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?; Fourth - why did the recess bell go 20 minutes early?; and Fifth - what happened to Billy?'"
Cute.
Just then the bell rings for recess.
George W. Bush informs the kiddies that they will continue after recess.
When they resumed, the President says,
'Okay where were we? Oh that's right - question time. Who has a question?' A different little boy puts his hand, George points him out and ask his name. 'Steve!' 'And what is your question, Steve?' 'I have five questions: First - why did the USA invade Iraq without the support of the UN?; Second - why are you President when Al Gore got more votes?; Third - whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?; Fourth - why did the recess bell go 20 minutes early?; and Fifth - what happened to Billy?'"
Cute.
Friday, November 14, 2003
U.S. troops arrest Iraqi for criticising them
That's the way to make them believe in democracy American style. Yeah.
That's the way to make them believe in democracy American style. Yeah.
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Something Awful: "Dear Ernest Borgnine, I'm fat! I'm 12 years old and almost weigh 100lbs! How can I ever look like Britney Spears with this flab hanging off me?
-Lardass in Louisiana
Stop eating so much you goddamn hippo! Ha ha, but I kid. I think there is a program called bulimia that has been really successful in curing fatness in young girls, but I'm not really sure what's all involved with it. There is also something called liposuction. It's a really easy process where they stick a hose in you and suck out all the lard. I'm going in for my 4th one next week. With these two things you should be 75lbs in no time! Glad I could help kid!"
Ah the glories of SomethingAwful.
-Lardass in Louisiana
Stop eating so much you goddamn hippo! Ha ha, but I kid. I think there is a program called bulimia that has been really successful in curing fatness in young girls, but I'm not really sure what's all involved with it. There is also something called liposuction. It's a really easy process where they stick a hose in you and suck out all the lard. I'm going in for my 4th one next week. With these two things you should be 75lbs in no time! Glad I could help kid!"
Ah the glories of SomethingAwful.
Soros's Deep Pockets vs. Bush (washingtonpost.com): "It's incredibly ironic that George Soros is trying to create a more open society by using an unregulated, under-the-radar-screen, shadowy, soft-money group to do it,' Republican National Committee spokeswoman Christine Iverson said. 'George Soros has purchased the Democratic Party.' "
No irony is a Republican complaining about the influence of big money in politics. Fuck that. That's not irony, it's hypocrisy at its finest. It's laughable. It's actionably false. It's another reason to hate the Republican party.
I don't like the Democrats much more, but well... they generally avoid saying things this stupid. Not always, but generally. Of course monkeys at typewriters usually come up with something less stupid than that quote -- and more truthful.
No irony is a Republican complaining about the influence of big money in politics. Fuck that. That's not irony, it's hypocrisy at its finest. It's laughable. It's actionably false. It's another reason to hate the Republican party.
I don't like the Democrats much more, but well... they generally avoid saying things this stupid. Not always, but generally. Of course monkeys at typewriters usually come up with something less stupid than that quote -- and more truthful.
Saturday, November 08, 2003
KSAT.com - News - Gun-Wielding Cops Conduct Drug Sweep At School
And they didn't find anything!!! This would be one thing if they were going in after a specific known alleged criminal who was also alleged to be dangerous, but this was a random search that found no drugs! Now leaving aside the dubious constitutionality of random drug searches in schools (regardless of what the Supreme Court says), we now have random searches backed by the immediate threat of violence.
"Why did you bring that weapon to the school son?"
"To protect myself from the cops."
Brilliant.
And they didn't find anything!!! This would be one thing if they were going in after a specific known alleged criminal who was also alleged to be dangerous, but this was a random search that found no drugs! Now leaving aside the dubious constitutionality of random drug searches in schools (regardless of what the Supreme Court says), we now have random searches backed by the immediate threat of violence.
"Why did you bring that weapon to the school son?"
"To protect myself from the cops."
Brilliant.
Monday, October 27, 2003
Silicon Valley - Dan Gillmor's eJournal - White House Website and History: http://www.whitehouse.gov/robots.txt
For techies: Copy and paste the the robots.txt link into your browser to see what doesn't get archived.
For techies: Copy and paste the the robots.txt link into your browser to see what doesn't get archived.
Silicon Valley - Dan Gillmor's eJournal - White House Website and History
Put simply the White House is blocking search engines from archiving certain parts of their website, including any page that mentions Iraq. This would be a fairly simple way to make it more difficult for people to find previous White House statements that contained inaccuracies (or lies) and compare them to current statements.
A techie doesn't come up with this kind of policy. Bush probably didn't either, but he's the boss. And from the top down do these policies trickle. Just another stonewall in the face of open government.
Put simply the White House is blocking search engines from archiving certain parts of their website, including any page that mentions Iraq. This would be a fairly simple way to make it more difficult for people to find previous White House statements that contained inaccuracies (or lies) and compare them to current statements.
A techie doesn't come up with this kind of policy. Bush probably didn't either, but he's the boss. And from the top down do these policies trickle. Just another stonewall in the face of open government.
Sunday, October 26, 2003
I gotta brag on this for a second. I'm in my Mom's living room which I have setup as a true computer/multimedia crossover heaven. Let's look at this system:
A good CPU (Athlon 2K, 60 GB, 512, dual g4 440s, tv tuner, CDRW, DVD)
Dual 15 inch LCDs
27 inch TV
Logitech z680s
I ran wire under the carpet and everything... well it works the way it should. Computer on the TV, TV on the computer... recording capabilities, playback, good sound, secondary sound, tertiary sound... it's just good stuff.
A good CPU (Athlon 2K, 60 GB, 512, dual g4 440s, tv tuner, CDRW, DVD)
Dual 15 inch LCDs
27 inch TV
Logitech z680s
I ran wire under the carpet and everything... well it works the way it should. Computer on the TV, TV on the computer... recording capabilities, playback, good sound, secondary sound, tertiary sound... it's just good stuff.
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Gallery :: your photos on your website: "'I have to admit I was a little nervous. I have not played with scripts or PHP much (ok, not at all) and I was a little nervous about all those comments, FAQ's and questions in the forum. But to my surprise..it was very easy. I had the photo album up and running within a couple hours. Thank you for writing a great script. '
Paul Tocknell
11/20/2002 "
The difference between Linux and M$ users in testimonial form. To a Windoze user anything that takes "a couple hours" to install isn't worth doing. For us it's just par for the course:)
Paul Tocknell
11/20/2002 "
The difference between Linux and M$ users in testimonial form. To a Windoze user anything that takes "a couple hours" to install isn't worth doing. For us it's just par for the course:)
Monday, October 20, 2003
What kind of guy would allegedly smuggle "dangerous" objects onto an airplane and then write the FBI about it? Call his Dad and find out!
Domain Name.......... ajheatwole.com
Creation Date........ 2001-08-28
Registration Date.... 2001-08-28
Expiry Date.......... 2004-08-28
Organisation Name.... Antony J. Heatwole
Organisation Address. 11301 Moxley Road
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. Damascus
Organisation Address. 20872
Organisation Address. MD
Organisation Address. UNITED STATES
Admin Name........... Antony Heatwole
Admin Address........ 11301 Moxley Road
Admin Address........
Admin Address........ Damascus
Admin Address........ 20872
Admin Address........ MD
Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
Admin Email.......... aheatwole@alum.mit.edu
Admin Phone.......... 301-253-8808
Admin Fax............
Apparently this guy is an MIT alum... He's also a possible ham radio enthusiast, and the son of the author of a well known guide to Shenandoah National Park
Domain Name.......... ajheatwole.com
Creation Date........ 2001-08-28
Registration Date.... 2001-08-28
Expiry Date.......... 2004-08-28
Organisation Name.... Antony J. Heatwole
Organisation Address. 11301 Moxley Road
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. Damascus
Organisation Address. 20872
Organisation Address. MD
Organisation Address. UNITED STATES
Admin Name........... Antony Heatwole
Admin Address........ 11301 Moxley Road
Admin Address........
Admin Address........ Damascus
Admin Address........ 20872
Admin Address........ MD
Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
Admin Email.......... aheatwole@alum.mit.edu
Admin Phone.......... 301-253-8808
Admin Fax............
Apparently this guy is an MIT alum... He's also a possible ham radio enthusiast, and the son of the author of a well known guide to Shenandoah National Park
Friday, October 17, 2003
Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters: "One of the greatest mysteries of today is whether a pirate is good or bad. On one hand, Disney campaigns against digital piracy while making a movie, 'Pirates of the Caribbean', pushing a theme park ride that celebrates life under the Jolly Roger. On one hand, we celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, while on the other hand this fine, upstanding investment company was fined $19.7m for copyright infringement"
Oh precious irony.
Oh precious irony.
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
Slashdot | MS Patents IM Feature Used Since At Least 1996
Another strange and obviously invalid software patent. When will the patent office get it?
Another strange and obviously invalid software patent. When will the patent office get it?
Monday, October 06, 2003
News - Ottawa - canada.com network -- Canada could face sperm shortage
"Canada could face a serious shortage of sperm for artificial insemination because of legislation that would ban payment to donors, critics say.
Infertile couples who hope to have a baby through donor insemination could be thwarted by the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, now nearing third reading in the Commons, some say.
Canada already depends on sperm from the United States to meet most of its needs, and the main U.S. supplier says the bill's ban on payment could threaten its Canadian operation."
Hmm. I was gonna bash Canada, but well... you know.
"Canada could face a serious shortage of sperm for artificial insemination because of legislation that would ban payment to donors, critics say.
Infertile couples who hope to have a baby through donor insemination could be thwarted by the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, now nearing third reading in the Commons, some say.
Canada already depends on sperm from the United States to meet most of its needs, and the main U.S. supplier says the bill's ban on payment could threaten its Canadian operation."
Hmm. I was gonna bash Canada, but well... you know.
Thursday, October 02, 2003
Ace Of Spades - Lyrics:
Ace Of Spades
If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man,
You win some, lose some, all the same to me,
The pleasure is to play, makes no difference what you say,
I don't share your greed, the only card I need is
The Ace Of Spades
Playing for the high one, dancing with the devil,
Going with the flow, it's all the same to me,
Seven or Eleven, snake eyes watching you,
Double up or quit, double stake or split,
The Ace Of Spades
You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby,
I don't wanna live for ever,
And don't forget the joker!
Pushing up the ante, I know you've got to see me,
Read 'em and weep, the dead man's hand again,
I see it in your eyes, take one look and die,
The only thing you see, you know it's gonna be,
The Ace Of Spades
--Lemmy is cool.
Ace Of Spades
If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man,
You win some, lose some, all the same to me,
The pleasure is to play, makes no difference what you say,
I don't share your greed, the only card I need is
The Ace Of Spades
Playing for the high one, dancing with the devil,
Going with the flow, it's all the same to me,
Seven or Eleven, snake eyes watching you,
Double up or quit, double stake or split,
The Ace Of Spades
You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby,
I don't wanna live for ever,
And don't forget the joker!
Pushing up the ante, I know you've got to see me,
Read 'em and weep, the dead man's hand again,
I see it in your eyes, take one look and die,
The only thing you see, you know it's gonna be,
The Ace Of Spades
--Lemmy is cool.
Journal of yerricde (125198)
An interesting theory on improbability of a composer writing an original piece of music.
An interesting theory on improbability of a composer writing an original piece of music.
Women say Arnold groped, humiliated them
I wondered when these stories were gonna get lobbed out there. When Ahnuld put out political feelers in 2000 these stories surfaced right away.
I wondered when these stories were gonna get lobbed out there. When Ahnuld put out political feelers in 2000 these stories surfaced right away.
Monday, September 29, 2003
Thursday, September 25, 2003
Newsday.com: Texas University Shuts Down Bake Sale
From the story:
"The sale was organized by the Young Conservatives of Texas, who said it was intended as a protest of affirmative action.
A sign said white males had to pay $1 for a cookie. The price was 75 cents for white women, 50 cents for Hispanics and 25 cents for blacks.
Members of the conservative group said they meant no offense and were only trying to protest the use of race or gender as a factor in college admissions."
"This was not an issue about free speech," Tim Moore, director of the SMU student center, said in a story for Thursday's edition of The Dallas Morning News. "It was really an issue where we had a hostile environment being created."
Interesting. Point out hypocrisy and you create "a hostile environment". College just doesn't seem very fun anymore.
From the story:
"The sale was organized by the Young Conservatives of Texas, who said it was intended as a protest of affirmative action.
A sign said white males had to pay $1 for a cookie. The price was 75 cents for white women, 50 cents for Hispanics and 25 cents for blacks.
Members of the conservative group said they meant no offense and were only trying to protest the use of race or gender as a factor in college admissions."
"This was not an issue about free speech," Tim Moore, director of the SMU student center, said in a story for Thursday's edition of The Dallas Morning News. "It was really an issue where we had a hostile environment being created."
Interesting. Point out hypocrisy and you create "a hostile environment". College just doesn't seem very fun anymore.
Netscape News -- Reliance on Microsoft called risk to U.S. security
Reliance on any single platform is a security risk. OS diversity provides security.
Reliance on any single platform is a security risk. OS diversity provides security.
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Los Altos Online -- Gen. Shelton shocks Celebrity Forum, says he won't support Clark for president: "'That question makes me wish it were vodka,' said Shelton. 'I've known Wes for a long time. I will tell you the reason he came out of Europe early had to do with integrity and character issues, things that are very near and dear to my heart. I'm not going to say whether I'm a Republican or a Democrat. I'll just say Wes won't get my vote.'"
Interesting. I can think of only two reasons that a retired General would openly criticize a former subordinate. Either Clark is a very bad man, or (insert Republican conspiracy theory here).
Interesting. I can think of only two reasons that a retired General would openly criticize a former subordinate. Either Clark is a very bad man, or (insert Republican conspiracy theory here).
MSN quits chat services worldwide: "“This is a decision based upon consumer experiences, child protection and our strategic investment to build up MSN Messenger,” Sutton said."
They're hyping this a "child protection" move. Don't let them fool you. "Child protection" (and how M$ can protect your children better than you can is beyond me) may be a side benefit, but this is really an attempt to block other IM services from connecting to MSN Messenger. Two or three monopolies (OS, productivity suite, browser)is not enough for M$ they want IM also.
Why? Think mobile.
They're hyping this a "child protection" move. Don't let them fool you. "Child protection" (and how M$ can protect your children better than you can is beyond me) may be a side benefit, but this is really an attempt to block other IM services from connecting to MSN Messenger. Two or three monopolies (OS, productivity suite, browser)is not enough for M$ they want IM also.
Why? Think mobile.
Great Sports Moments I Have Seen Live (on the tele)
1. Kirk Gibson's game one World Series home run off Dennis Ekersley (sic?). The most dramatic home run I have ever seen.
2. The Music City Miracle -- The Tennessee Titans beat the Buffalo Bills on a 75 yard last second kickoff return thanks a field wide lateral (or illegal forrward pass if you're a Bills fan) from Frank Wycheck to Kevin Dyson. One of the more jaw dropping endings I've ever seen in any sport.
3. Nick Anderson beats Indiana with a three quarters court buzzer beater. The 89-90 "Flying Illini" were one of the best college teams ever assembled. All five Illini starters, Kendall Gill, Stephen Bardo, Kenny Battle, Nick Anderson and Lowell Hamilton were drafted into the NBA (though Hamilton never made a team).
At Indiana the Illini were tied with 2 seconds on the clock, when Illinois inbounded the ball from Indiana's baseline to the inside playing Anderson 75 feet from the basket, it was apparent that Illinois was content with overtime. Anderson apparently was not, for he turned took one dribble toward the basket and let fly a two handed from the hip push shot that grabbed nothing but net. Illinois wins by 3.
4. The Comeback -- Down 35-3 early in the second half the Buffalo Bills looked throughly beaten by the Warren Moon lead Houston Oilers. Bills starting quarterback Jim Kelly was injured and backup Frank Reich looked to have the hapless job of trying to pound out a few second half points to make the score respectable. Instead Reich led the Bills to 38 point second half to beat the Oilers 41-38 in overtime.
5. USA 3 - Portugal 2 -- Portugal was a favorite to win the 2002 World Cup with their mixture of seasoned veterans and young talent. The USA, while not completely overmatched, was known for their conservative offense, dogged defense, and good goalkeeping. Imagine everyone's surprise when the USA came out in the first half and dropped three goals in 30 minutes on the Portuguese. Portugal made a game of it in the second half, but the US held on for the victory that gave them just enough momentum to make the second round (thank you Korea!).
1. Kirk Gibson's game one World Series home run off Dennis Ekersley (sic?). The most dramatic home run I have ever seen.
2. The Music City Miracle -- The Tennessee Titans beat the Buffalo Bills on a 75 yard last second kickoff return thanks a field wide lateral (or illegal forrward pass if you're a Bills fan) from Frank Wycheck to Kevin Dyson. One of the more jaw dropping endings I've ever seen in any sport.
3. Nick Anderson beats Indiana with a three quarters court buzzer beater. The 89-90 "Flying Illini" were one of the best college teams ever assembled. All five Illini starters, Kendall Gill, Stephen Bardo, Kenny Battle, Nick Anderson and Lowell Hamilton were drafted into the NBA (though Hamilton never made a team).
At Indiana the Illini were tied with 2 seconds on the clock, when Illinois inbounded the ball from Indiana's baseline to the inside playing Anderson 75 feet from the basket, it was apparent that Illinois was content with overtime. Anderson apparently was not, for he turned took one dribble toward the basket and let fly a two handed from the hip push shot that grabbed nothing but net. Illinois wins by 3.
4. The Comeback -- Down 35-3 early in the second half the Buffalo Bills looked throughly beaten by the Warren Moon lead Houston Oilers. Bills starting quarterback Jim Kelly was injured and backup Frank Reich looked to have the hapless job of trying to pound out a few second half points to make the score respectable. Instead Reich led the Bills to 38 point second half to beat the Oilers 41-38 in overtime.
5. USA 3 - Portugal 2 -- Portugal was a favorite to win the 2002 World Cup with their mixture of seasoned veterans and young talent. The USA, while not completely overmatched, was known for their conservative offense, dogged defense, and good goalkeeping. Imagine everyone's surprise when the USA came out in the first half and dropped three goals in 30 minutes on the Portuguese. Portugal made a game of it in the second half, but the US held on for the victory that gave them just enough momentum to make the second round (thank you Korea!).
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Republican Official Claims Dissent is "political hate speech"
Ed Gillispie you're an asshole.
Now there's some political hate speech.
Ed Gillispie you're an asshole.
Now there's some political hate speech.
Issa urges "No" vote on California recall.
Whiny crybaby Darrell Issa, the major financial backer of the CA recall effort, is urging voters to vote "No" on the recall if Republican candidates Ahnold and Tom McClintock stay in the race.
Says Issa (who coincidentally has been charged though not convicted of car theft three times), ``If there are two Republicans in this race when people cast their votes, there is an absolute guarantee that Cruz Bustamante will be the governor.''
Odd, I thought it was Gray Davis' alleged incompetence that was the issue here. Apparently it's simply a power grab by Republicans and has nothing to do with better governance for the people of the state of CA.
I'm shocked, shocked, I tell you
Whiny crybaby Darrell Issa, the major financial backer of the CA recall effort, is urging voters to vote "No" on the recall if Republican candidates Ahnold and Tom McClintock stay in the race.
Says Issa (who coincidentally has been charged though not convicted of car theft three times), ``If there are two Republicans in this race when people cast their votes, there is an absolute guarantee that Cruz Bustamante will be the governor.''
Odd, I thought it was Gray Davis' alleged incompetence that was the issue here. Apparently it's simply a power grab by Republicans and has nothing to do with better governance for the people of the state of CA.
I'm shocked, shocked, I tell you
Monday, September 22, 2003
Robert Novak: The trouble with Wes
From the size of the guns conservatives are breaking out either they don't have much on Clark or they are scared as hell of him. Probably both.
From the size of the guns conservatives are breaking out either they don't have much on Clark or they are scared as hell of him. Probably both.
Monday, September 15, 2003
USATODAY.com - Amanpour: CNN practiced self-censorship
Said Amanpour: "I think the press was muzzled, and I think the press self-muzzled. I'm sorry to say, but certainly television and, perhaps, to a certain extent, my station was intimidated by the administration and its foot soldiers at Fox News. And it did, in fact, put a climate of fear and self-censorship, in my view, in terms of the kind of broadcast work we did."
Let's examine this... On second thought let's not it's too scary. Instead let's take a jab at Fox News. Later in the story:]
Fox News spokeswoman Irena Briganti said of Amanpour's comments: "Given the choice, it's better to be viewed as a foot soldier for Bush than a spokeswoman for al-Qaeda."
How about simply being "Fair and Balanced" like you claim?
Said Amanpour: "I think the press was muzzled, and I think the press self-muzzled. I'm sorry to say, but certainly television and, perhaps, to a certain extent, my station was intimidated by the administration and its foot soldiers at Fox News. And it did, in fact, put a climate of fear and self-censorship, in my view, in terms of the kind of broadcast work we did."
Let's examine this... On second thought let's not it's too scary. Instead let's take a jab at Fox News. Later in the story:]
Fox News spokeswoman Irena Briganti said of Amanpour's comments: "Given the choice, it's better to be viewed as a foot soldier for Bush than a spokeswoman for al-Qaeda."
How about simply being "Fair and Balanced" like you claim?
Friday, September 12, 2003
Yahoo! News - Music Legend Johnny Cash Dies at 71
The man in black waiting in line to talk to a white robed St. Peter at the pearly gates.
St. Peter says, "Next."
The singer walks up and says, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."
When I was just a baby,
My Momma told me son,
"Always be a good boy,
don't ever play with guns."
But I shot a man in Reno,
Just to watch him die.
When I hear that blowin
I hang my head and cry.
The man in black waiting in line to talk to a white robed St. Peter at the pearly gates.
St. Peter says, "Next."
The singer walks up and says, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Yahoo! News - AIDS Activist Jason Robertson Dies at 23
Sad. Persecuted as a little boy for trying to attend regular grade school, Robertson, who contracted AIDS via blood products used to treat his hemophilia, could not take new medications that could have kept him alive for they aggravated the condition that caused him to get AIDS in the first place.
Ironic and not funny.
Sad. Persecuted as a little boy for trying to attend regular grade school, Robertson, who contracted AIDS via blood products used to treat his hemophilia, could not take new medications that could have kept him alive for they aggravated the condition that caused him to get AIDS in the first place.
Ironic and not funny.
Sunday, September 07, 2003
Tuesday, September 02, 2003
I golfed with Dad yesterday. Shot a 48 on a par 36. I hit a beautiful 7-iron onto a 140 yard par 3. It landed about 8 feet below the hole and stuck. My ball was about six inches from the ball mark. One of them, "Oh yeah that's why I do this" shots. I just hit the ball 410 feet. That's a mammoth homerun in baseball, and that's only a seven iron. With good wind and a little downhill action, I can drive the ball 275 yards. That's a sixth of a mile! And I play short!
Anyhoo... great seven... of course I two putted /grrr/, but a par is a par.
Anyhoo... great seven... of course I two putted /grrr/, but a par is a par.
Sunday, August 31, 2003
USATODAY.com - Rummaging through the recycle bin of Net obsessions
Yep... but Kibo is older school than me.
Yep... but Kibo is older school than me.
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Monday, August 25, 2003
ESPN.com - Page2 - Worst Pro Teams of All-time: "7. 1962 Mets (40-120)
Casey Stengel knew what he had to work with.
'When one of them hits a single to you,' he advised his outfielders, 'throw the ball to third. That way we can hold them to a double.' "
Classic.
Casey Stengel knew what he had to work with.
'When one of them hits a single to you,' he advised his outfielders, 'throw the ball to third. That way we can hold them to a double.' "
Classic.
Wednesday, August 20, 2003
Tech News - CNET.com Rockin' on without Microsoft
Great story on Ernie Ball (they make guitar strings), in 2000 they got jacked by M$ and the ever-evil BSA to the tune of $100,000 for having nine computers on the network that didn't have properly licensed software. Facing a $500,000 legal bill just to start the fight, Ernie Ball settled rather than litigated even though the CEO, Sterling Ball, believes to this day his company was compliant.
During the settlement negotiations, Ball made a courageous decision. He said "Fuck Microsoft"... well not literally (though on reading the story you get the feeling he did actually say that at some point), what he did say was "I don't care if we have to buy 10,000 abacuses, We won't do business with someone who treats us poorly." And then he dumped all M$ software. All of it. He's been running RedHat for three years now.
This is a great article that really cuts through all the FUD M$ puts out about Linux. Linux according to Ball has lower TCO, requires less support, increases productivity, and uses less expensive hardware. No shit.
He's also dumping Unixware because of SCO's assinine litigation against IBM over Linux:)
In close:
Sterling Ball == Hero
Great story on Ernie Ball (they make guitar strings), in 2000 they got jacked by M$ and the ever-evil BSA to the tune of $100,000 for having nine computers on the network that didn't have properly licensed software. Facing a $500,000 legal bill just to start the fight, Ernie Ball settled rather than litigated even though the CEO, Sterling Ball, believes to this day his company was compliant.
During the settlement negotiations, Ball made a courageous decision. He said "Fuck Microsoft"... well not literally (though on reading the story you get the feeling he did actually say that at some point), what he did say was "I don't care if we have to buy 10,000 abacuses, We won't do business with someone who treats us poorly." And then he dumped all M$ software. All of it. He's been running RedHat for three years now.
This is a great article that really cuts through all the FUD M$ puts out about Linux. Linux according to Ball has lower TCO, requires less support, increases productivity, and uses less expensive hardware. No shit.
He's also dumping Unixware because of SCO's assinine litigation against IBM over Linux:)
In close:
Sterling Ball == Hero
Monday, August 11, 2003
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