July 2007
The Archives
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07.30.07Guns = Peacehttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12349890 Arms Sales in Gulf Will Counter Terrorism, Rice Says Awesome idea! Let’s give the Middle East just what they need, more guns! You know because it’s worked so good for us in the past and it most likely won’t end up biting us in the ass later. No way, that would never happen. You know, because as soon as they are done using those guns and weapons to bring peace(?), they are just going to hang them up in the closet and never touch them again. Hmm, I wonder if the military ...
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07.29.07Iron ManWell I guess that answers that question. I was so afraid this was going to be terrible (*ahem* Daredevil, Fantastic Four, etc.), but Favreau seems to have made it decent. Though we'll still have to wait and see what the final product looks like.
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07.28.07Headline of the Day:New Heart Device Installed in Cheney...emotions optional.
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07.27.07GOP YouTube Might Not Happen.New York Times - Petition Urges Republicans to Take Part in YouTube DebateWashington PostNew York Daily News - Snowman's chance for a GOP debateSeems the Grand Ole Party (though I'm starting to think that 'P' stands for something else, zing!) is a little afraid of what the general public wants to ask them. Now I will say they did pick some softball questions from some clearly Democratic supporters for the other debate, and it would be unfair to not let the GOP's supporters ask their own softball questions, but this is just lame. Have some balls Republicans. ...
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07.27.07The Friday HappyWhere'd the Cheese Go?
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07.26.07DistractionsI'm having way too much fun with this.It's only a 5.6MB download and can run off of your USB drive. Poker on the go!
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07.26.07Slave to Technology.So the laptop, though working, has become touch-and-go like a patient on life support. I can’t really move it or I will lose the power connection. Sure, I could order a new mobo but that would cost $300+ plus installation on an outdated laptop. Forget that mess, I needs a new toy. So I dropped about $950 bones on a Dell Vostro through work (which hopefully means I get their service plan, sweet!). The new Vostros are built for business and don’t come loaded with a bunch of garbage trial software and what have you. I was ...
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07.25.07Taliban Kills S. Korean Hostagehttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSISL4204720070725 This is not good. Nor is anything else happening on that side of the world, but this further cements how much strength the Taliban has regained in Afghanistan. So much for all of Bush’s “we’re winning” rhetoric that he loves to spout. Of course the administration blames it all on Pervez Musharraf and his inability to route the Taliban from Waziristan, because we can’t be expected to clean up all of our own messes. Responsibility, what’s that?
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07.24.07Inspiring Headlines.Car Bombs Kill 12 People in One of Baghdad’s Safer NeighborhoodsReally makes you feel all warm and fuzzy about how well "the surge" is going eh?
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07.23.07late-night chuckexcusesonce againI hear somebody who is going tosettle down anddo their work,painting or writing or whatever, as soon as they get a better lightinstalled,or as soon as they move to a newcity,or as soon as they come back from the trip theyhave been planning, or as soon as...it's simple; they just don't wantto do it,or they can't do it,otherwise they'd feel a burningitch from hellthey could not ignoreand "soon"would turn quickly into"now."- charles bukowski
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07.23.07Occupational HazardsOne of the branches of the bank I work at (though not the one I work directly in) got robbed at gunpoint today. We're talking guns and masks and the whole fiasco, Point Break style.More later.
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07.22.07Trailer Park.Someone was working overtime at the Apple trailers department and over the last week a whole gaggle of new ones got put up. I'm a sucker for movie trailers and if there were a channel with them on, I'd watch the damn things all day. There's a subtle art to the movie trailer that can not only make or break a film, but through clever editing can lure you into a shitty film or through bad editing turn you away from a great one.Some current notables:No End in SightNo Country for Old Men (this is going to be ...
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07.22.0727 going on Retirement.Getting up on a Sunday morning at the butt-crack of dawn to go fishing, then coming home to go out and hit golf balls for an hour which was followed by coming home and watching Sunday news shows, I realize that I am finally cresting that hill, in a way. I'm certainly not knocking on death's door or anything, but man this makes me feel old(er). I think I even caught myself giving someone younger than me the "when I was your age..." line a few weeks ago.I think I'm going to go and drink some cheap malt ...
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07.21.07AutoDidactLearn Something New:Kath Boom Armalite AR-5 PterospermumIvan BuninTimeline of tuberous sclerosisSakizaya peopleIf you hit 'Random Article' on Wikipedia just a few times a day and brief through each article, you'd be amazed at the amount of useless knowledge you gain. You know, for when Jeopardy calls.
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07.21.07CPDRC, the Prison of Dance.BoingBoing and a friend recently posted some videos of prisoners at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) dancing to Michael Jackson's Thriller (see below). However the fun doesn't stop there, there are also videos of prisoners dancing to Queen's Radio Gaga as well as doing what is known as the Algorithm March. Curious to how they would get inmates of a correction facility to do this, and to see if this was just an elaborate PR stunt, I looked up the logic behind this. Apparently the dancing and rhythmic marching is all a part of ...
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