Monday, 31 January 2005
Caffeinated Beer
Posted in Uncategorized by Chris at 00:00
Greatest invention since sliced bread or the end of civilization as we know it? Discuss.
Archive for January, 2005
Law to Bar Junk E-Mail Encourages Flood Instead
Posted in Uncategorized by Chris at 00:00
Law to Bar Junk E-Mail Encourages Flood Instead
This is one of the dudes I've been a part of suing. ExCITing.
Fear for the Future: Next Gen is full of Authoritarians
Posted in Freedom by Chris at 00:00
Fear for the Future: Next Gen is full of Authoritarians
The way many high school students see it, government censorship of newspapers may not be a bad thing, and flag burning is hardly protected free speech.
It turns out the First Amendment is a second-rate issue to many of those nearing their own adult independence, according to a study of high school attitudes released Monday.
Idiots. I hope I'm dead before that group comes to power.
I'm with Juan on this one
Posted in News by Chris at 00:00
We're both appalled by the tone and content of American coverage of the "election" in Iraq.
So if it had been up to Bush, Iraq would have been a soft dictatorship under Chalabi, or would have had stage-managed elections with an electorate consisting of a handful of pro-American notables. It was Sistani and the major Shiite parties that demanded free and open elections and a UNSC resolution. They did their job and got what they wanted. But the Americans have been unable to provide them the requisite security for truly aboveboard democratic elections.With all the hoopla, it is easy to forget that this was an extremely troubling and flawed "election." Iraq is an armed camp. There were troops and security checkpoints everywhere. Vehicle traffic was banned. The measures were successful in cutting down on car bombings that could have done massive damage. But even these Draconian steps did not prevent widespread attacks, which is not actually good news. There is every reason to think that when the vehicle traffic starts up again, so will the guerrilla insurgency.
The Iraqis did not know the names of the candidates for whom they were supposedly voting. What kind of an election is anonymous! There were even some angry politicians late last week who found out they had been included on lists without their permission. Al-Zaman compared the election process to buying fruit wholesale and sight unseen. (This is the part of the process that I called a "joke," and I stand by that.)
Sunday, 30 January 2005
Global Warming: Glaciers 100 years ago v. Today
Posted in HFS! by Chris at 00:00
Global Warming: Glaciers 100 years ago v. Today
Um, yeah. Nothing to be alarmed about here. Move along, move along.
One Hundred Interesting Math Calculations
Posted in Uncategorized by Chris at 00:00
Saturday, 29 January 2005
Researchers Map The Sexual Network Of An Entire High School
Posted in News by Chris at 00:00
Researchers Map The Sexual Network Of An Entire High School
Very interesting. As opposed to adults, there aren't clusters of highly sexed people and a lot of vertical lines. Fewer partners, bigger circles; as you can see in the graphical representation.
Outside of the one dude with 7 partners and the one gal with 6, it looks pretty serially monogamous. I see a couple same-sex partnerings … but no celibate numbers. :shrug:
Friday, 28 January 2005
War on Iran
Posted in War by Chris at 00:00
Brace yourselves. The power-mad, bloodthirsty administration is preparing to attack Iran.
All of the noise and plans you heard? Have a basis in reality. If we don't do it, we're going to get Israel to do it for us. Then what? A draft, almost certainly. Massive terrorist attacks here at home, quite likely. Coup d'etat by fundamentalist theologians ensconcing puppet Caligula for life? I could see that being possible.
Welcome to your New World Order.
Man peed way out of avalanche
Posted in Yay! by Chris at 00:00
"A Slovak man trapped in his car under an avalanche freed himself by drinking 60 bottles of beer and urinating on the snow to melt it."
Most Offensive Game Ever?
Posted in Games by Chris at 00:00
Koufax Awards: Most Humorous Post
Posted in Humor by Chris at 00:00
Thursday, 27 January 2005
Feith out at DoD
Posted in Yay! by Chris at 00:00
The "stupidest fucking guy on the face of the earth" (not to mention one of the most venal, corrupt, evil, and mendacious) is out of a job. For about 48 hours, I'm sure.
Good riddance.
New Education Secretary's First Act? Complain About Gay-Friendly Cartoon
Posted in Evil by Chris at 00:00
New Education Secretary's First Act? Complain About Gay-Friendly Cartoon
Finally, some fallout. The new secretary (Margaret Spellings) sent a letter to PBS on her second day of work complaining to PBS "for spending public funds to tape an episode of a children's program that features Pike, a lesbian, her partner, Gillian Pieper, and their 11-year-old daughter, Emma." (The cartoon is really about the state and features more cows and maple syrup-making than lesbian parents)
After Spellings' complaint, PBS refused to distribute the episode. They said it had nothing to do with Spellings.
Right.
Glad to see Spellings has her priorities in order. At least McAuliffe came out swinging, saying that Spellings is "confined to a very narrow and selfish agenda if her first action in office is to threaten an American institution like PBS. While America's schools are crumbling and our students are falling behind in basic skills, Republicans in Washington are too busy pursuing an intolerant agenda to try to solve the real problems."
Disc Writers Now Print the Label Too
Posted in Science by Chris at 00:00
Mac Mini's Goal: Get Chris to Buy a Mac
Posted in Science by Chris at 00:00
Mac Mini's Goal: Get Chris to Buy a Mac
… because it's all about me, baby. That's right, me.
