Just yesterday I wrote my thoughts about the resurgent turtle-headed trend in morality in the States. Lola left a comment: i am currently locked in a battle of wits (dare i call it that, considering i feel that i am battling the witless…?) with the physician at my dr’s office who refuses to prescribe BC [...]
Maigen & I use Skype to keep in touch for free. It’s internet telephony, which is not a new technology but has recently surged over the tipping point. Over five million people are estimated to use VoIP, according to this Wired article which highlights the looming and inevitable risks. That said, if you’re used to [...]
Continuing America’s backslide to the nineteenth century there is a growing movement not only against abortion, but against birth control. And we’re not talking about the slowly shrinking community of devout Catholics. In the current political morality morass left behind the shock of 9-11 the pro-choice movement is forced to take these ultra-neo-cons seriously. Link [...]
From time to time in our checkered past rulers have decreed that knowledge is worth having, and they undertook large-scale projects aimed at the preservation of literature. To counter this there has been the occassional brisk bout of zealots and fanatics, usually religious and always blindingly conservative, that revel in good ol’ fashioned book burnings. [...]
mope mope mope mope mope mope mope mope In the past 36 hours I have watched six videos. I have eaten two bags of chips and a pack of Mr Noodles. I have worn pants for only eight of those hours. I miss my honey. All is not pathetic, of course. I’ve also had two [...]
Since the outrageous takedown of Napster in July of 2000 I have frequently thought that the day must come when someone points out that killing the service providers is no more effective than killing the messenger. Enter Sweden, bastion of the beautiful blond bombshell and refuge of the information elite. Wired has published an article [...]
I feel like I haven’t written anything in a very long time. Ever since the computer went critical at about the same time as my employment status doing anything so frivolous as blogging has seemed a tad decadent. Lots going on, yes. Not least of which is the marriage of two of my favourite people. [...]
Gotta go shoot these people so their hands are free for putting on matrimonial rings and such. [muah]!~
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