Plato’s Pharmacy

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Creed is to popular music what a female fart is to the guy she just met.

Poor Scott Stapp, he’s so misunderstood. Hence why Creed kicked him out and now he has to resort to even more pretentious solo work.

Ah yes, Stapp Christianity, it’s all about starting bar brawls, beating up on fans of other musicial groups, and rolling around on stage drunk to display just what true Christianity is all about…

Ok, enough ranting about Scott Stapp, heh.

Heh, I will make sure never to go to that location then.

I usually go the location on the corner 38th and Lafayette before I gave up fast food, and it was always a pain to get into and out of that location, so I’m surprised there aren’t a lot of wrecks there as well.

They have redone that location some and it’s a little bit easier to get in and out now, but not by much. I haven’t actually tried to go into it yet since they rebuild it, but I do drive by it on a normal basis.

Good article btw.

I especially liked the article on George Lakoff.

In addition, the wealthiest Americans use that infrastructure more than anyone else, and they use parts of it that other people don’t. The federal justice system, for example, is nine-tenths devoted to corporate law. The Securities and Exchange Commission and all the apparatus of the Commerce Department are mainly used by the wealthy. And we’re all paying for it.

And that’s also a good argument on why the wealthiest should pay more taxes than the middle and lower classes.

Sweet!

I’ve got two patents for you.

I’m going to patent breathing and heart beating.

Boom! I’m an instant billionaire! Pay up suckers or I’ll hit my easy button to turn all your lungs and hearts off, heh.

Hey, weren’t you just the other night watching tv, using the internet, and talking on the phone all at the same time? The should nickname that pause button “The Kloote” and then make it able to also consume beer at the same time.

I believe that for the most part the agricultural economy the south was built on was going away in the north much earlier. The south kept slavery for so long because it was much more in their economic self-interest to do so than it was for the north. It wasn’t as radical (or dangerous economically) a position for the more industrial north.

So you’re right, the north did it on their own and wasn’t forced to do it like the south was. That on its own is a morally superior position, but it’s not like the north’s ending of slavery was purely “recognizing an injustice and ending it.” That was only one aspect of it.

Well, there very much was a loud and vocal group of people in the north who viewed ending slavery as the most important political issue of the day, and they were politically powerful enough to elect a president and many members of congress. The Republican party was essentially founded because of slavery.

But yeah, you’re correct, there were lots of issues involved here other than just the abolitionist movement. I’m sure that if slavery were a more important part of the north’s economy, there would have been some powerful interests that may very well have kept the Republicans from coming to power. I never meant to insinuate that the north was pure as the driven snow here, just that for any faults they had, they still were on higher moral ground than the south. It was the “no difference” that set me off. If Nate had just said something like “the north wasn’t as pure as I thought”, I would have let it go completely.

I guess the big thing that gets me going on this issue is all the revisionist libertarian-ish historians who like to bash the north for daring to trample on the south’s precious “state right” to enslave people. Now I know Nate never intended to give aid and comfort to this kind of thinking, but that’s exactly what happened. Check out the comment at his site that brings up Lysander Spooner, one of those very crazy libertarian types who thinks the north was wrong to declare war and that the social contract doesn’t exist.

Heh, that’s marvelous.

Did you see my entry where I actually ran into a civilian warrior in the War on Humbuggery? it was quite amusing. I said “Happy Holidays” to him and he huffed and said “Merry Christmas to you” in a veyr smarmy voice.

Yes, It’s hard to focus on the serious and intellectual when I am 3.5 hours from not having to work again until January 3rd.

I did catch that. Funny stuff. I often wonder if these people actually exist, but I guess I shouldn’t; someone has to be giving Blowhard Bill his ratings and book sales.

“it strikes me as more like they’re cheering for the Democratic Party team in some sort of sporting contest than advocating a coherent liberal agenda.”

Thing is, I dont’ know how true that is. I’ve seen more bashing of Democrats like Evan Bayh on that site than I have on many others. Even from Markos himself. I agree there’s alot of “me-tooism” on that site, but to write the site off as entirely based on “winnerism” is a bit misleading.

Does he go too far in that at times? Sure, just like many other sites go too far at times in the “You must be a puritanical liberal for me to listen to you” game. It’s about striking a balance. If a site like Kos and push the political game while a site like, say, TPMCafe can push the policy side of things, put the two together and you end up witha coherent debate. No one site is going to be everything to everyone.

I think the biggest thing Kos gets crap for as a “winnerist” is his criticism of pro-choice groups endorsing Chafee in the RI Senate race over a somewhat pro-life Democrat. Sorry, but I’ll take that position (Kos’) on this particular instance any day. True, the more “liberal ideology” was actually Chafee’s on that issue, but you’ll have more of a chance to enact a broad liberal ideology with a Senate majority (the majority of whom will be pro-choice) than a feeling of ideological superiority but a minority in the Senate.

Just my two cents.

Further, it looks like the author of that piece needs to get some of his facts straight.
And I think Atrios’ take is pretty spot on. We can afford to be wonky about policy when, you know, we can actualy have a say about policy.

Reader number 3 says, “Ho-larious!” Hope you had a great holiday CJ.

You’re right so far with Washington over Tampa Bay.

OMG what a one-sided shitty game!

And if I keep seeing anymore damn Patriot’s Pepsi Machine commercials, I am driving up personally to Boston and start firing randomly.

:D

That’s one hell of a bonus check!

I’m looking at a laptop relatively soon too, but I’m going to have to spend abotu half that price.

hahaha wow that’s brilliant. high quality!

Why have you not sent me Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s? I gave you Rogue Wave? If I didn’t I’ll give you something else for an EVEN TRADE! EVEN TRADE! Help a poor college sista out!

Ok. I definately need some of this Indie goodness.

Hurry up and re-release that album!

March can’t get here quick enough…

CJ, I ended up getting the iMac 17″ and I am loving it so far! Learning a new OS is some extra work but the applications with it are awesome. And the speed is very fast. $100 off w/the IUPUI discount, free MS Office from IUPUI, and a free printer (after rebate) so that helped w/the price. Also a built in web cam, and the Windows screens look so dull now!

Thanks for getting some expert opinion on that. When I heard that at the IDC meeting, I could hardly believe something that stupid would be true.

I LOVE THE GUARDIAN. Yeah, we were talking about this on Saturday afternoon. for me, if there is a reason to be offended by something it should be the over abundant use of perfume. Seriously, my eyes are getting ITCHY!

You’ve got to be shitting me. Is HBO really that stupid? Oy. I’d definitely cancel any extra services I have if a channel was to do something like that.

Gladwell’s article was very good, but one question I had was regarding the increased number of police officers in “hot” areas of the city. What may have also contributed to the crime drop is that New York City has a lot richer population now. It makes me think of Carmel or Hamilton Co. where there is not much crime. The increased number of wealthy residents would have a lot to do with this drop in crime I think.

That was another great article and it made me think of the 80/20 rule, which I saw on wiki is also called The Pareto Principle. Gladwell is such a genius and he explains things where people can actually understand the statistical models and their real world uses. Thx for the link.

Ok, I am now moving this show up in queue over Stargate Atlantis, heh.

Sounds like the writing is on par with Straczynski ’s Babylon 5 if not above it.

1) last night I actually decided to change the Assembly Hall one to IU/Purdue at both Mackey and Assembley. I initially went with Assembly just because it’s a bit more historic, what with the NCAA championship banners at all (and this is coming from someone more a Purdue than IU fan although I went to neither)

2) F1… hmmmmm well I wasn’t sure about it, but I won’t argue with it on there either.

3) Honestly about the HS Basketball, I didn’t want to start the Class basketball fight given that I am in favor of it. I will admit it takes away from that singular event though.

4) Definitely should have put visits to the big, old gyms in the state. My two favorites I’ve been two are Kokomo’s Memorial Gym & Frankfort’s “Hot Dog Dome” where they filmed the movie Blue Chips.

And the old Ft. Wayne/Indianapolis hockey rivaly used to be big (at least for hockey fans). They both used to be in the IHL when it was the top farm league for the NHL. I went to two as a kid, one at the coliseum in Ft. Wayne and one at old Market Square in Indy (the only sporting event I ever saw at Market Square, actually)

1) Everything I say about Purdue and IU should probably be taken with a large grain of salt, since I’m a bit biased. :-) That said, I’d say seeing Purdue/IU play each other at both places are needed sports experiences. I really would like to go to Assembly Hall someday to see what I think of it for myself. (And, there’s no denying that it’s the more historically signifigant venue.)

2) I think we can avoid the state Civil War over class basketball and still say that everyone should see a state championship. Today that means the four classes, but even though I’ll always be partial to the old format, it’s still worth doing I’m sure.

3) The hard part about the high school gyms is that everyone has a bias. I’m going to to be biased to the places up north, you to the places around Kokomo, someone else to southern Indiana. None of us are really right or wrong.

4) Why don’t the Komets and the Ice play anymore? I assume this has something to do with the change in the Ice franchise? Funny enough, the only event I ever went to at MSA was also an Ice game.

I actually went to the IU game last night. Free tix (and a free vip parking pass!). Hell of a venue really, although I’d like to see a game there sometime when the team is really good. I still need to see a game at Mackey.

When the IHL folded, the Ice joined the CHL and the Komets the UHL. For a couple years I think they still played a game a season as a sort of “pre-season” game. But now that the Ice are semi-pro USHL and the Komets are still fully pro, they can’t really play anymore.

Wow, John Gruden?

my school’s most “famous” alum is former Democratic Indiana Attorney General Jeff Modisett.

Damnit! Oil Field!!!

I can’t believe I missed that one. I’m slipping in my old age.

Here’s a thought: If you are famous … DON’T MAKE A SEX TAPE! You are bound to get busted. Oh yeah, and don’t hang out with Kid Rock. He’s just greasy.

Creed … Yeah, there is a special place in hell for that guy especially because The Wrens are fucking awesome. If it’s The Wrens I’m thinking of then the world got screwed by being stuck with Creed. Fucking Creed.

heh, I used “ma bell redux” as a short entry title mere minutes before ars did…

My “seen not heard” comment was more directed at the Kevin Drum quote than the Amy Sullivan article. I guess I didn’t make that clear enough.

Maybe Bill O’Reilly really DOES have his own police force somewhere!

Robocop!? Bah!

Peter Weller will always be known for his brilliant work in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!

boo! that was hard, I only got three right ($1600). That is awesome that you got 15!!

I read a lot of crap. Probably more than is healthy really. :-)

You want disgusting, check out this ad for a republican running for congress in North Carolina
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/03/09.html#a7458

Yeah, apparently you would get fired from The American Prospect, but you also seem to be a good candidate for the Democractic party according to Tomasky, heh.

I blame life.

Oh and that nagging writer’s block thing that keeps cropping up.

At 8:45am, Allisonville hadn’t been TOUCHED. Neither had Binford. BINFORD! The only thing I can think of is that they do all of their work on the interstates and don’t woryr about any other roads until it stops snowing.

From what I was hearing this morning, tbe interstates hadn’t really been touched either. There were countless wrecks on 465 and 65 alone. 30+ by last count at around 8am when I stopped paying attention to the news and decided I wasn’t working today.

heh you beat me to posting about that by 3 minutes.

very clever!! :)

I heard this on NPR last night drivign back from lafayette and was shocked to hear that they actually did the right thing. Hopefully this takes care of it and it won’t hav eto be left to a short sighted (and dependant on election and spin of the issue in an election year) congress.

Rep. Carolene Mays was at the IDC last night. She was one of the co-authors of the Indiana telecom bill. I specifically asked about the municipal broadband stuff, and she said that was one of the reasons she signed on as a co-author to make sure consumer protections and municipal broadband protection was in. So that was good to hear.

At least there’s Mellencamp, which ought to be good. And I’ve seen Collective Soul live before (years ago in The Flannel Days) and they put on a good show then. And I’v eheard good things about locals The BoDeans. Other than that, pretty weak.

re: the loyalty to Bush.

When it comes to the voters, I see a huge swatch of voters who like to be told things in simple terms. They see Bush as “one of them” (A dummy who “made mistakes in college”, used to drink too much, doesn’t like intellectuals, etc). His overly simplistic solutions to problems and his dismissive manner of criticism appeal to people who don’t like to think too much about big decisions.

Also, and this has been covered ad nauseum in 2004, his resolute stances on things even when he is proven wrong seems to be a winner among some. It’s like people are reassured by someone who is convinced they are right, and by someone who is on their own intellectual level.

Never said they were SANE reasons…. just amateur analysis.

Yeah, Collective Soul is a lot better now that they have booted their old record lable and doing their own thing.

This lineup is still pretty weak though with me just liking two of the bands enough to check this out.

I was in Nashville last August, and let me just say the women there are … something else. And there’s lots of cool clubs and bars and stuff there. It’s actually a pretty interesting town. Wish I could have seen more of it while I was there.

I think that the number of people who read about the march in the paper were greater than the number possbily inconvenienced. I am embarassed that we don’t march more. What if we could get 20,000 people out for gay marriage or universal health care? I think the marches let people in central Indiana know that this is a big issue here and not just in the border states.
Good point about the redneck though.

apparently the whole “young kirk and spock” thing isn’t really true

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/archives/2006/04/jj_abrams_on_star_trek_xi.html

I’ve seen that whole “Original BSG = Mormon Propaganda” thing before. Quite humorous.

I was wathcing my Tivo’d draft coverage and when I saw that the Pats drafted Maroney, I just about had an aneurism. The RB I REALLY wanted, goes to the team I’d least want him to go to. Marvelous.

Can I get one that says “Cream of Some Young Guy” Industries? Piss off the other half.

I’ve been meaning to post about this, but every time I try I get so mad I can no longer read or type.

And to think people like my father would probably still vote for this jackass.

I actually listened to the new Neil YOung album streaming online and realyl enjoyed it.

As for the lyrics, eh, that’s not all it’s about (as you rightly said). I’m sure if I looked up some lyrics of the protest songs of the 60’s, some of those that are regarded as ‘great’ probably have genuinely awful lyrics when just read on paper.

Hah! I never bought the original trilogy DVDs jsut because of that. I win! heh

Han shoots first, damnit!

Heh, why am I not surprised.

I currently have the old THX Laser Disc versions I have ripped and burned to DVD. Turned out pretty nice. Good thing I didn’t buy the new triloggy, was going to for the bonus stuff alone, but screw that now.

At this point I think Lucas just started a boycott from those of us that won’t put up with this sort of crap.

Amen on the Han shoots first…and all the other crap he “made better” in the Special Editions and re-release of the trilogy on DVD, besides, I prefer the David Prowse ghost to the Hayden Christensen ghost any day.

I can’t stop giggling about this. SO damn silly. Now if I could play as the Antichrist’s side to try and wipe out the ‘good guys’ then I might play it. YOu know, jsut to solidify my status as a heathen sinner. Why not go all out…..

Like McCain or Falwell. They would probably make me go to church for the rest of my life or something to make up for being so bad.

Oh geez, it’s worse than I imagined from your description of this last night. Really… the sheer stupidy and willing lack of knowledge not only about the issue, but our history, really makes me fear for the future sometimes.

Reader #1 says, “Memorial weekend RAWKED!”

Bottled water. Pshaw.

Hey now, I did have some beer. It was really infernally hot, dehydration would have been very bad. :-)

So if Google takes over the world am i going to have a write a 400-page software manual on how our product now supports Google Office? That’s really all I am worried about.

Just make sure you support the Open Document Format and you’ll be ok. :-)

OKay, I’m not the biggest soccer fan, but is this douchebag mentally challenged or something? Or does he just love the sound of his own voice?

“Soccer is the perfect game for the post-modern world. It’s the quintessential expression of the nihilism that prevails in many cultures, which doubtlessly accounts for its wild popularity in Europe. Soccer is truly Seinfeldesque, a game about nothing, sport as sensation.”

AWUHHHHHHH?

That’s almost as stupid as that soccer/nihilism thing.

I an across that last night. Unbelieveable stupidity. I love how he keeps saying “satire”, convinced it’s real.

Perhaps he means kids are “brainwashed” to believe abortion is a joke? “Brainwashed” to believe the Onion is fake, when it’s clearly the only newspaper that shows what America is really like as opposed to the MSM’s liberal fantasy?

And bear in mind the futility of trying to link anything this guy says with consensus reality in the first place.

I see two problems with this though. One is what is your definition of liberal? And I’m not crying racism at all, but are you saying that it is almost impossible to fathom that Gary is more liberal than Berkeley? Maybe Berkeley just gets in the news more as a liberal stereotype. I think you would have to look at the policies enacted in each city to get a sense of liberalness. I think it goes further than the Volvos, lattes, and Birkenstocks. It just seems that all types of people can be liberal. We WANT more liberals under the umbrella. If liberal were more of a postive term than the party could move more safely to the left (which is the old center). And also I don’t see how Detroit and Berkeley’s liberals have such a different agenda. Because one city is mostly white and one is mostly black? It sounds like most Blacks can’t be true liberals? And finally a Democrat vote is a Democrat vote. We cannot make it seem that only stereotypical liberals vote Democratic.

are you saying that it is almost impossible to fathom that Gary is more liberal than Berkeley?

Well, I’ve never been to Berkeley, but I’ve spent plenty of time in Gary. And if Berkeley is half as liberal as it’s portrayed in the media, then yes, I do find the idea that Gary is more liberal hard to believe.

I think you would have to look at the policies enacted in each city to get a sense of liberalness.

Well, yeah. That’s kind of my point. The study looks merely at party voting patterns and concludes that Gary is more liberal than Berkeley because Gary voted 92% for Kerry compared to Berkeley’s 90%. My point is that this isn’t enough. We don’t know why these voters voted the way they did. We can’t conclude that because one city went slightly more for Kerry that it is more liberal in total. As an example, perhaps voters in Gary believed Kerry was their ideal candidate (not likely, but we’re speaking hypothetically) while voters in Berkeley thought he was far too conservative, but still voted for him overwhelmingly as the leftmost viable option? We just don’t know.

And also I don’t see how Detroit and Berkeley’s liberals have such a different agenda. Because one city is mostly white and one is mostly black? It sounds like most Blacks can’t be true liberals?

Well, I think it is true that yes, liberals in Detroit and Berkeley have different agendas. It seems obvious to me that a bunch of white, middle-class to well-off college kids have different issues that motivate them than inner-city blacks. San Francisco (number 8 on the list) tried to legalize gay marriage, not Detroit. This is hardly to say that “blacks can’t be true liberals” but that liberals in Detroit and Berkeley are different, yet the methodology of this study treats them as if they are the same.

Now if you’re wanting to know who I would consider the most likely to be reliably liberal (that is, taking the stereotypical liberal position on the most issues), then yes, I\’m afraid I\’m going to have to take the Berkeley college student, largely because the median black voter is actually quite socially conservative. Again, this isn’t to say that blacks can’t be liberal, as on economic issues in particular the median black voter is quite liberal, and overall the median black voter is more liberal than the median white voter. I’m just saying that on average your stereotypical leftist college student is even more reliably liberal.

And finally a Democrat vote is a Democrat vote. We cannot make it seem that only stereotypical liberals vote Democratic.

Well, the first sentence I must disagree with. I mean, yes, I’ll take all the Democratic votes I can get, but when trying to determine voter attitudes we can’t treat a vote for Russ Feingold the same as a vote for Ben Nelson. Those two constituencies are not the same, yet this study treats them as if they are. The second sentence I agree with, but it exemplifies the problem with this study. The study assumes that a vote for a Democrat means “liberal”, but that’s not the case. Like you rightly point out, plenty of moderates vote for Democrats also.

My favorite animated gif version is fromt eh Something Awful thread:

(not sure if your comments allow the img tag, if not:
http://switchbreak.net/images/ZidaneTerryTate.gif)

hehe very nice.

But I’m still confused by the “derivative works’ and “in any media formats and through any media channels” portions. Call me cynical, or am I reading that totally wrong? Without their clarification of “we never intended…” (past tense?) that can be read as ANY media format (not just electronic) and in ANY channel. Period.

Maybe I’m just an overly cynical bastard, though.

They are just future-proofing their legal agreement so they can expand their service without renegotiating rights, as well as allowing themselves to show screencaps from specific videos, titles, etc. The law around this is pretty damn annoying because of how overbroad US intellectual property law is. Quoting the CNET guy that Boing Boing talked to:

I launched and ran CNET’s Download.com Music service and worked at length with our lawyers to craft our terms and conditions.

What I can tell you is that these words, such as “to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform…” etc. are really more about hosting media than anything else. For instance, a derivative work is a sample or a screenshot. Embedding the media for consumption is a performance. When our lawyers first wrote our Ts&Cs they read just like this because these words carry specific legal meanings.

Or Jason Schultz from the EFF responding to Boing Boing as well:

Your commenters are pretty much correct. YouTube wants to CYA itself in case it flows into new formats with old videos, e.g., cell phone downloads. They don’t want to have to go back and relicense all the content in new mediums. And its also true that simply yanking the video will cut off all their rights, which is a powerful weapon to keep them in check.

Really, the EFF is about as “paranoid” an organization over protecting individual rights on the Internet from overzealous governments and corporations as there is. If they aren’t alarmed by this, I’m not.

You are obviously becoming a blogofascist. You used the f-word! For shame!

Glad I was able to clear of the “mystery emcee” issue for you!

Here’s hopeing they don’t let him anywhere near Lollapalooza…

Sooooooo JEALOUS! *sulks in corner*

Amen brother! I love “Joebituary!”

Dude! Didn’t you forget that we want to rule the world? When Castro went in for surgery, Bush was all OVER that, trying to make plans for a democratic society in Cuba. Yeah, like that’s going to happen.

I mean, c’mon.

Gah! Thanks for taking a crap on my rainbow pony parade.

When the Transapient Revolution comes, it will be dirty Realists like you that are first against the wall.

You’re making me feel guilty for watching Seasons 2&3 on demand…

I was thinking the same thing about Colt McCoy.

And I think Oklahoma was ranked #5 before their planned starting QB was kicked off the team for something or other.

Glad you made it back with less drama than it took to get htere.

oh and are you watching teh FSU/Miami game on ESPN2? That “Full Circle” thing? It’s like it is tailor made for football fans with a severe case of ADD. I love it.

Yeah, I don’t remember when the rankings came out or when their old QB got the boot, so maybe I have to let the pollsters go on this one. I did watch FSU/Miami, but the ESPN2 feed was giving me a bit of a headache. I do think it would be kind of awesome with a bigger TV though. Guess that’s another point for picking up the 42″ HDTV set I’ve been considering. :-)

I think I’m ADD enough to have enjoyed it. The best was watching Coker during the interception at the end of the game look like he just stepped in a huge pile dog shit. Good times.

Oh god yes, it rained. I like hurricane rains, as long as I don’t have the hurricanes that accompany them.

Your delay reminds me of that time I was stuck in Salt Lake for hours on end …

I’ve been meaning to post abotu this myself but keep getting distracted. What I’d also like to see is a comparison to inflation to see just how far purchasing power has fallen.

I was actually listening to that Of Montreal song this morning. They’re another one of those bands I’d love to see in concert someday…

Speaking of which, it was good seeing you at the KoL show last night! I had a great time, though it would have been better if I would have stood and danced. They’re just not a band you can sit down to enjoy.

I’ve got a list of good upcoming shows on my blog… I’m sure I’ll see you at a few of ‘em. :)

Pitchfork took what was once good indie rock and turned it into a corporate icon. I trust no one but myself anymore.

Pitchfork gets praised and demonized more than it’s due, but I think it falls on the absurd cultural capital it wields. I know many people that feel their recommendations are more than adequate. Those same people, are usually casual observers that use Pitchfork as the singular source to inform them of new acts and what’s good or bad. As I often hear, for people very aware of new music, Pitchfork is very behind. For the single serving music fan who wants to find good music without the effort of looking for it, they’re adequate. Every generation has a yuppy class that hasn’t the time to refine their own taste.

Personally, I think they’re recommendations are typically safe and dull. It’s hard to make many generalizations given how many contributors they have, but the final product is reliably underwhelming.

Ted Leo! I love him.

I too, am glad my fears were quelched upon my first listen. The more I listen to it, the more I like it but I also find things that reek of VERY typical major-record, crowd-pleaser, radio-freindly aspects. Take for example the HUGE choir-esque ending. Mildly bone-chilling but not surprising and DEFINATELY the song they will use to end a show. Also, the multi-measure repition of refrain. This annoys me the most but I can skip over those parts if need be.

I am glad taht Colin has toned his voice up a bit and is less whiny. I don’t think that will be the case live though.

In regard to seeing them live, the Sunday night show has sold out. I can only hope that tickets are still available for the Monday night show when I motor on down there to pick them up tomorrow night. I know, I know, just buy them online, but I’m tired of spending $40 for $25 shows when the man, not the band, gets the money. Besides, I’ve seen them a million times and if I miss them this time around, I guess I’ll get over it.

I am glad taht Colin has toned his voice up a bit and is less whiny. I don’t think that will be the case live though.

Wouldn’t it be really lame if they altered his voice in post? Bleh, I’m not going to go down this dark road of paranoia any further, as that way lies madness. :-)

Did you know that on Fridays, at my office, people can wear football jerseys to work? Fucking retarded if you ask me.

I’m having major schadenfreude lately too re: the Yankees and the Republicans. And I’m glad Oakland finally got a postseason series win.

I like pizza. I don’t get the rest. Girls and sports … sheesh.

Now THAT was shrill! :)

That catch by Marvin was just SICK. I kept rewinding the highlight in my Tivo to watch it over and over again.

The non-stop Tom Brady love-in from ESPN over the past week finally got to me about Friday. The Colts winning is indeed awesome by itself, but winning *and* having Lord and Savior Football Jesus looking like absolute crap? Even better.

Everything you said, and I’ll add my own HA! My FSM, that was a good game(for us).

Also…

Gee, it’s almost as if force of personality and bullshit intangibles like being a “winner” aren’t enough to, you know, actually…

competently run a nation?

I’m hoping the title’s a DCFC reference– otherwise my mind’s playing tricks on me.

it was good to see you and the group at Spencer’s. I’m glad I was convinced to come down and join in the fun!

Yep, we have a winner. :-)

Finish Him!!! :)

I will miss Rummy’s Rhetorical Question Revue, though. Am I asking rhetorical questions? Yes! Will I let you ask me a question? No! Do I look like the Martians from Mars attacks? Yes! Am I a vile son of a bitch? What do you think?

i likeyou

Dig the new theme. Very nice!

Liking the new theme man, very easy on the eyes!

I won’t be doing a top 10 albums of 2006 list, I will do a top 5.

I will have to make up for the other 5 this new year.

I know you’ve probably seen it CJ, but I thought this
post at Lawyers, Guns, and Money dove tails nicely with your post.

You make excellent points about the competition between the markets for the Blackberry and the iPhone. Your point about businesses and Yahoo mail is valid. During Jobs’ address, he mentioned email integration with .Mac, and I assume they will be working on “push” functionality for .Mac accounts. They’re the same company, that’s a no brainer. They’re also promising easy syncing with calendar and contact programs on both Macs and PCs. We’ll have to see how it works with Microsoft’s PIM programs, but I would assume the Mac applications will work flawlessly.

Assuming I’m correct in the direction that the Mac/iPhone integration will take, that opens up a market for iPhone in the business world. All the time I hear about Apple’s domination in the “creativity” industries. For those companies that run Mac exclusive shops, the iPhone might be an attractive option over RIM, Palm, and Microsoft’s offerings. The market is small, but Apple’s made money hand over fist recently catering to exactly those small markets. Just a thought.

They’ve certainly got a shot with all-Mac shops, though there aren’t that many left anymore. But to get into the mainstream business IT market, they need a way to do “push” style sync with Exchange. Right now the only way to do that is via 3rd party solutions like BlackBerry Enterprise Server or Goodlink. Now what they could do is work with Microsoft to get the iPhone to work with Exchange’s new ActiveSync technology. There’s precedent, Symbian licenses ActiveSync from MS for use with phones powered by their software. If Apple wants the iPhone to really compete with BlackBerry, I’d expect them to do the same rather than design their own Exchange plug-in software. Because ActiveSync is going to come with Exchange, that’s going to put real pressure on RIM… Why pay for BES when you already have ActiveSync?

No, CJ, these men are nihilists, there’s nothing to be afraid of.

Ok, wow. I am really starting to liking WHS now.

And yeah, I’m an IT professional as well that doesn’t feel like jumping through the hoops that is neccessary to do this on a linux box. When I get home, if it’s not point and click easy I don’t want to mess with it.

So feel free to blame me for not spreading the revolution against the “Evil Establishment”.

You like a lot of other onesided people have obviously have NEVER listened to the song. The song has nothing to do with Iraq at all!!!! If you are going to make a cruel comment about someone , please get you facts, so that you don’t look like a complete idot after you do so. If I’m not mistaken, the halftime show was done in honor of soldiers. Why would any loyal American have a problem with that? Mr. Worley just spent his 3rd time visiting with soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. That to me is a great person… You on the other hand, I do not know, but if I had to judge you without knowing you, like you have Mr. Worley, I would not have a very good impression of you…

Well, not only did I listen to the song, if you had basic reading comprehension skills you might have noticed that I linked to the lyrics, which I made a point to read to make sure I hadn’t misinterpreted the song’s meaning before posting. I’m also afraid it’s that same lack of reading comprehension skills which must have caused you to miss the obvious political meaning of his lyrics. Who exactly is Worley singing to if not those who oppose the war, those he unfairly accuses of having forgotten about 9/11?

These simple skills would have also allowed you to realize that nowhere above do I say anything that can be interpreted as having a problem with doing a halftime show “in honor of soldiers”. The Colts have done a number of shows that featured the involvement of members of the US military, have had soldiers out to hold the flag during the national anthem, and I’ve never criticized that. Just this particular show because of its overtly political and controversial message.

I also notice that you seem to have ignored or missed the crux of my argument, which isn’t so much about Worley at all (though yes, I clearly disagree with his politics) but about the unnecessary politicization of what should have been an event accessible to all. An anti-war message at the halftime show would have been equally inappropriate by my lights.

I’m not even criticizing Worley personally at all here anyway, I’m criticizing his *views*. He may be a wonderful person for all I know, and entertaining our soldiers is a noble thing to do. But that doesn’t make his views correct, and it certainly doesn’t make halftime at a football game an appropriate forum for them. My criticism is most specifically directed at a business of which I am a paying customer, thus giving me perfectly legitimate reasons for airing my grievances.

Arrrrrr! That’s so super awesome!

EXCELLENT research, man. Seriously. This woman is so blinded by her hatred for atheists she can’t even use Google. It’s really sad when people like this can end up being pundits on cable news.

The next two sentences from the paragraph you quote from Schlussel’s post:

“And look how he turned out. Ditto for hippie-spawn John Walker Lindh.”

Implying that Lindh too was an atheist. I’m not willing to put in the research time you have with Gadahn, but according to the Wikipedia page on J. W. Lindh, he was baptized Catholic. And there is no mention of atheism. Also, he was homeschooled. Coincidence?

we have no choice but to ban fundamentalist Christianity and homeschooling

Heh, I’m all for this, doesn’t sound like a bad idea at all. ;)

I think it’s a mistake to assume that this dame is too blinded by her hatred to use Google. It seems more likely to me that she knows most of her audience will never check the references and will uncritically accept whatever hate-filled bullshit she spews. Therefore, she doesn’t BOTHER to check the facts. All that matters to her is promoting her narrative–”Atheists are TEH EVIL!”

But anyway, that’s a very solid debunking. Nicely done.

wow, i’ve got quite a bit more snow even here on the northeast side. where it’s really bad is northern hamilton county up through kokomo. My parents said they have 10″ already up in northern tipton county.

Yeah, the National Weather Service advisory I read said that I-70 is the dividing line between getting actual snow, and the icy sleet crap that I’m getting here, as well as that the snow gets worse the more north you go until you get near South Bend.

My guess is experience breeds competence. It’s not as bad as Alabama. When my in-laws lived there, there was a light snow/ice storm. The idea of a salt truck down south is a pick-up filled with salt and a man in the back with a shovel.

Heh, I had about 2.5′ of snow drifted and plowed up behind my car. Luckily I had a nice neighbor with a shovel that helped my clear it out. Should have taken a before shot.

I actually own a plastic shovel I keep in the trunk of my car for just such occasions. Saved my ass more times than I care to count.

Shameless Plug on recent interview: http://blog.thedow.org/?p=266

Just a quick note on this – Good Mobile Messaging does now support Exchange 2007 – see http://www.good.com/download for details.

I think one of those four regulators, Norms, is currently responsible for keeping the telcos from scraping Net Neutrality. Every time the telcos push their agenda in Congress/the FCC, the net citizens & corporations rise up and push back to enforce the community norms of their Architecture into the sphere of the Law.

And did those tones in ancient time
On California’s mountains ring?
And was the holy phone of Jobs
In Silicon Valley’s strip malls seen?

And did this Implement Divine
Snap photos of our clouded hills?
And was iParadise built here
Among these dark Satanic mills?

Bring me my phone of burning gold!
Bring me my ring tones of desire!
Bring me my songs! iTunes, unfold!
Bring me my internet of fire!

I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till I have bought the first iPhone
In California’s pleasant land.

SQUISH! An all grey kitten. Take even more pictures once (s)he comes home.

Also, hopefully that scene takes place in the morning. :)

I would love to see them draw Mr. Silent and Doktor DiscorD drawn into a background somewhere just to acknowledge Indy’s own superheroes. heh

Hey, if the Supreme Court will patent genomes, there is no reason why they won’t patent fashion. I suppose everyone wants their giant paycheck to be just a bit more giant. I suppose I’ll have to learn to love burlap or learn how to sew.

Does Jim Brainard get a lot of funding from the insurance lobby? Because that’s who wins if this goes through.

I’m a fan of roundabouts. There are a lot idiots who don’t know how to use them so putting them in heavily trafficked areas just leads to a total free-for-all and me honking my horn, sreaming obscenities out the window, and waving my middle finger in the air whilst downshifting and laying on the gas.

Again, I repeat, I am a fan of roundabouts.

P.S. – Thanks.

I lived in Carmel for more than a decade. There was not a single roundabout in the town when I moved away. Not one. I moved away one year before Carmel elected Jim Brainerd Mayorissimo-for-Life and he began attempting to signal the crop-circle aliens by placing a roundabout at every intersection in town.

Some of these traffic circles were a good idea. Some of them were utterly pointless. And at least one of them had to be torn up because it was poorly designed and school buses couldn’t get through it.

This is just one of Brainerd’s weird, quirky obsessions. It’s less significant than his hostile-annexation scheme to seize control of the entire township, or his plan to declare an apartment complex with a golf course to be “urban blight,” in order to seize the land and turn it into a high-rise retail center. But it’s fun to mock.

SQUEE!!! So cute! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Oh man, I want a kitten so bad!

That cat is awesome.

Want actual update Real Soon Now as in RIGHT NOW!!! I am not a patient woman.

“So come next year and the new session, expect more local politics coverage around here. I can’t speak for the Marion County Democratic Party, but I’ve certainly learned my lesson.”

Amen, dude. Amen. I say we schedule anyone who is interested hitting as many CCC meetings as possible. Take notes. Everything.

I thought Sid made it to LOL cat fame! Turns out it was this one I saw: http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/24/funny-pictures-redneck-cat-carrier/

But seriously, get on getting that cat on icanhascheezburger.

I think a few of those would sell well with certain crowds.

I actually missed your request at the end there. Just off the top of my head:
Tess of the D'Urberville – farm play set.
Lord of the Flies – action jungle/boar hunt board game
Sun Also Rises – bull ring with detachable bull ears
Grapes of Wrath – Hooverville Lego collection.
The Great Gatsby – remote control roadster

I think a few of those would sell well with certain crowds.

I actually missed your request at the end there. Just off the top of my head:
Tess of the D'Urberville – farm play set.
Lord of the Flies – action jungle/boar hunt board game
Sun Also Rises – bull ring with detachable bull ears
Grapes of Wrath – Hooverville Lego collection.
The Great Gatsby – remote control roadster

Interesting post. I have made a twitter post about this. My friends will enjoy reading it also.

Interesting post. I have made a twitter post about this. Others no doubt will like it like I did.