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Tue, March 5th, 2013
07:00 pm [Link]	U.S. Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend U.S. Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend (March 9th / 10th) (lose one hour) Tags: dst, nonstat, public 1 response -- respond
Sun, January 6th, 2013
03:09 pm [Link]	… http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50138317n So I was right? ( http://4ms.me/WzVsLN ) Though, I disagree about people 'needing' to see it. Tags: movie, nonstat, politics, problems, zerodarkthirty 1 response -- respond
Fri, November 2nd, 2012
10:00 pm [Link]	U.S. Daylight Saving Time Ends this Weekend Gain One Hour! Daylight Saving Time (United States) ends Sunday, November 4, 2012, 2:00am. We'll gain an hour! (Fall Back). https://www.google.com/search?q=daylight+saving+time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIC6h4WZK8I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5vtjeAZN8Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vxL9Saj3fo Tags: dst, time respond
Thu, August 16th, 2012
09:32 pm [Link]	9 Tags: 9, meta, nonstat, public respond
Fri, May 4th, 2012
07:25 pm [Link]	R.I.P. MCA The new album had just come out and it was well circulated in the circles I travelled in. I don't know how I became aware of it. It was probably a gradual thing, but then there's that point when you're sure you're not hearing it right, or not understanding it correctly. "So who is this?" "The Beastie Boys." "but nobody's rapping on this track, it's just funk music." "Yeah that them." "WHAT?!? no? WHAT?!? But this is like really good. Like really really good. Why do they bother with the Rap stuff? This is like so much better." That magical moment when you discovered that the Beastie Boys weren't just an feel-good-party-rap-group, but also the one of the most amazing Funk groups in existence. Oh and the used to be a Punk band too. "In 3's" is still a revelation! It's the simplest teeniest theme ever, and they just jam & wah it into oblivion. Thanks for that and stuff like it — R.I.P. MCA Tags: death, funk, music, nonstat, public respond
Sat, March 10th, 2012
06:53 pm [Link]	US Daylight Saving Time begins tomorrow morning. US Daylight Saving Time begins tomorrow morning. LOSE ONE HOUR. Tags: dst, nonstat respond
Sat, February 25th, 2012
09:29 pm [Link]	U.S. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME in 2 WEEKS, MARCH 11th U.S. Daylight Saving Time 2 weeks from tomorrow, March 11th. We will LOSE ONE HOUR. Be aware and make preparations, as such things are possible. Tags: dst, nonstat respond
Thu, December 15th, 2011
10:11 pm [Link]	If you want me to modify my behavior, you can talk to me about it. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, or something I'm doing can be improved upon. If you're talking how it's good to pass laws which modify my behavior by force, then STFU. That's not a discussion, that's a self-righteous lecture. The discussion is just to make you feel like, or give me the impression that, you're trying to persuade me. It's difficult for one to moralize while simultaneously threatening others. Tags: nonstat, opinion, philosophy, politapoop respond
Fri, November 11th, 2011
07:10 pm [Link]	… These go to eleven. Today is Nigel Tufnel day, in honor of the infamous Spinal Tap guitarist and perhaps most famous scene from that movie. Because today "The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and... " It's a great scene. But how many conversation are like that? I think perhaps most. You can present perfectly logical evidence, but it doesn't matter. … because "These go to eleven." Particular in the realms of religion, politics, child-rearing, and so many other sacred dogma. I take it to the cynical position, that's how pretty much every argument to get a person to change their mind, ends up. It's not that a thought is 'above' them like Tufnel. They often can't conceive of the idea it doesn't fit the paradigm. A circle doesn't have corners. Tags: 11, movie, nonstat, politapoop, politics, youtube respond
Fri, October 7th, 2011
06:45 pm [Link]	It's okay to hurt people for a good cause, part 295 of 622 So the usual shtick: • I am angry. • People are trying to bully and force others, while giving some token ‘moral’ façade. • I call them on their bullshit… or attempt to do so, but usually end up meandering off into oblivion. • No one reads it. • Save some random passerby skims it, categorizes me as tea-partier, Republican, objectivist, or whatever then proceeds to repeat the last thing Obama, Maddow, or their spiritual guru gave in response to that the straw man of that argument. This usually consisting of it IS okay to hurt people, though mostly they’re focused on the ‘good cause’, because the ends justify the means, and immediate consequences don’t hurt them so it’s okay. Okay, we all know our jobs, let’s get to work! http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20110042-503544.html Tags: nonstat, politapoop, public 3 responses -- respond
Fri, September 30th, 2011
10:04 pm [Link]	No, the internet DOES suck. http://ascii-70-85.livejournal.com/663181.html https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23deliciousfail http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_delicious_is_a_bitter_dissapointment.php http://www.zdnet.com/blog/violetblue/avos-delicious-disaster-lessons-from-a-complete-failure/705 Tags: delicious, nontstat, public respond
Sun, September 18th, 2011
11:50 am [Link]	It's okay to hurt people for a good cause, part 276 of 590 ( …Collapse ) Tags: nonstat, politics, youtube 4 responses -- respond
Sat, September 3rd, 2011
03:35 pm [Link]	The Media Always Messes Up Rand/Objectivism https://twitter.com/#!/harisenbon/statuses/109995682823282688 FOX News clips using Ayn Rand's terminology skewed (ex. "moochers" as min. wage workers, when in her novels they were CEOs) MAKES ME SICK ( …Collapse ) Tags: nonstat, objectivism, reply, sg respond
Fri, August 26th, 2011
10:48 pm [Link]	My name is … So I got the new Google version of Facebook a while back. ( …Collapse ) Tags: facebook, google, nonstat, socialnetworking respond
10:26 pm [Link]	New York is the center of the universe. Get ready, Irene is coming. I find it amusing that when something happens to New York, it's like it's happening for the first time. I remember when there was a blizzard this past winter. There's been blizzards before, but by the way the news was one-track-mind you'd have thought they'd never seen snow. To an extent, it's understandable, and of course I hope everyone is okay {obviousness}. but I find it really amusing, when something happens here: "… and in other news? oh yeah it snowed in the South somewhere." as contrasted with: "IT'S A BLIZZARD! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE! OH THE HUMANITY! IT'S THE END OF CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT!" So yes, it's more important when it happens to you, but the I find the myopia in reference to that a bit much. "The wheel never stops turning." "That only matter to the people on the rim." Tags: news, nonstat, public 4 responses -- respond
Tue, August 16th, 2011
07:06 pm [Link]	8 Tags: meta, nonstat respond
Tue, August 2nd, 2011
06:37 pm [Link]	It's okay to force people for a good cause, part 263 It's okay to force people for a good cause, part 263 Tags: news, nonstat, politics 2 responses -- respond
Wed, July 20th, 2011
11:20 pm [Link]	RE: dove95 - It's like they're not even trying. ( …Collapse ) Tags: d95, music, nonstat 1 response -- respond
Tue, July 19th, 2011
08:49 pm [Link]	My brain works. So life is irritating and stressful. I've been trying get my brain to help me out, it keeps failing me when I need it most. So I hope it takes its off time to work on my issue, when I'm not consciously thinking about it. Then magically it can provide insight into problems I'm grappling with. Then it came to me out of nowhere → Taran Killam one of the new guys on SNL, for about the past year I could've sworn I'd seen somewhere before, but didn't care enough to check IMDB. Then it hit me: he was on one of the latter seasons of Scrubs as a one-joke character "Jimmy the overly touchy orderly". http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jimmy+the+overly+touchy+orderly That has nothing to do with anything I've been struggling with. I haven't seen an episode of Scrubs in probably a couple months. I did see him on SNL a week or two back and thought "hey he doesn't completely suck." But no, never mind my troubles, my brain / my subconscious, would rather be watching Scrubs. [INSERT EXPLETIVES!] Though, I really liked Scrubs: The New Class (the last season, and no it wasn't called that). It might have been fun to see a few more episodes of that. I don't know if he was on that season, just saying though. The season before that, the one he was on, wasn't bad either. Tags: brain, nonstat, popculture, snl respond
Sun, June 19th, 2011
01:09 am [Link]	Letters of the day. Dear lady in the red car, I was driving along and this guy, kid? in a grey sports car, started veering/merging into my lane. I think it happened really quick. I don't know if I had a chance to slow down, speed up, honk the horn, or even check to my left. I was just mostly concerned that the sports car was going to occupy the space I was occupying. I'm sorry I didn't see you in to my left. Thanks for swerving, and avoid hitting me. I know why you pointed at me and gave me a dirty look. I'm sorry I swerved and invaded your lane. I know how it feels 'cause well… If you wanna be pissed at me, that's cool. You're today's hero. Thanks for not hitting my car. Also when I waved after getting back my lane that was to the a-hole (who at this point was behind me) It wasn't making light on my inadvertent attempt on your life. In my mind I was saying: "Hey fucktard, I was in that lane! See me here in front of you? Yeah. Hey how's it going?" My sincere apologies & thanks, 70 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear guy in the grey sports car who my brain has made into a jersey shore looking d-bag even if you were just a random redneck jock, I swerved and tried to kill people because some fuck-hole to the right of me was about to put his grill in my passenger seat. Funny I didn't see anyone to the right you of you. Also thanks for at least falling back of respect for what you did after the fact. Oh right you didn't do that, you passed everyone and floored it — nice! You're a tool and you suck. I'm glad I didn't have to meet you. Drive safer, and don't kill anybody (perhaps a personal exception). Sincerely, ascii 70 85 [feel free to decode that] Tags: car, idiots!, letter, nonstat, problems, public respond
Sun, May 22nd, 2011
11:52 pm [Link]	The Simpsons: child abuse is funny! or "What's Wrong With The World (part 48 of 3,752) I'm angry. It seems 'dumb' but I'm really bothered. So I'm watching Simpson tonight, 'cause it's on, sometimes it has good moments … Anyway, so Bart is making mayhem as is the modus operandi. Then his teacher Ms. Krabappel loses control of her temper and slaps Bart twice(?) Everyone pauses in shock. Krabappel is then 'rubber-roomed', so she can't interact with students. So that's the plot bobbing along. Then Bart comes to visit her for giggles. She even goes on to asks him something of the effect of why is he adding insult to injury? Since he got Krabappel fired. I think he says something about being sorry. I'm not sure she appologizes to Bart if she does, I think it's "I'm so sorry, but you're badness made me do it sort of thing.. Ms.Krabappel gets her job back, and we proceeds to the major plot of Krabappel getting together with Flanders, to underscore the first part wasn't really that big of a deal. ( …Collapse ) Tags: nonstat, the simpsons, tv respond
Sat, May 21st, 2011
12:00 am [Link]	Smell Ya Later. This is a scheduled/automated post. If you are reading this. God has seen fit to not take you to heaven. Between now and the apocalypse in a few months there will be much suffering. Maybe Jesus will spare you if you pray really hard, or at least end it sooner. Though I think the time for such mercies have past. You really should have known. It’s pretty obvious: God sent himself / his son to become a carpenter / one of us and give us the cryptic and contradictory messages about how to live our lives. He didn’t actually write a book himself but he helped other people do it. And instead of making Jesus become leader of the world and making thing better. He had to die and be tortured to be forgiven for our sins. Why? I’m not quite sure. It does seem a tad excessive, but God doesn’t make the rules, no wait I guess he does? Now I’m confused. ( …Collapse ) Tags: nonstat, public, rapture respond
Sun, May 8th, 2011
05:02 pm [Link]	Be advised the world is going to end May 21st! http://www.familyradio.com/graphical/literature/judgment/judgment.html I don't know if it's going to end, but this article was long and boring, … and being that time is at premium … Well probably something cataclysmic is going to happen. Don't bother planning after then. So that's a few less things. Just thought I'd let you know. Have a good week or two. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/04/may-21-2011-judgment-day_n_804166.html http://www.google.com/#q=May+21+2011 Nah it's just the rapture? I thought it was going to be some sort of big deal. The world only ends if you've been good, so be good for goodness sakes. So the world is actually going to end on October 21st! So sorry I jumped the gun. Gee this is embarrassing, at least I caught it now. Imagine how stupid I would have felt if it were May 22nd and the world didn't end. All that means is that god doesn't love you and has left you behind to suffer the plagues and stuff. Tags: apocalypse, nonstat, public, the end respond
Thu, May 5th, 2011
06:18 pm [Link]	Writer's Block: Cinco de Mayo Do you consider yourself patriotic? If so, how do you express it? View 1056 Answers What is patriotism? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotism patriotism is a devotion to one's country for no other reason than being a citizen of that country. But devoted to what or whom? ( …Collapse ) I guess that means, no I do not consider myself a patriotic person. Tags: nonstat, politics, survey, writer's block respond
Mon, May 2nd, 2011
09:31 pm [Link]	PSA: THIS IS SATIRE! PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: ↑↑↑ THIS IS SATIRE! ↑↑↑ … or it was originally intended as satire anyway. I wonder how long the propaganda-to-news ratio will sit at a such a level. Current Location: FUCK YEAH! Current Music: See embedded Youtube. Tags: amusement, musicvideo, nonstat, politics, satire, southpark, youtube respond
Mon, April 18th, 2011
11:26 pm [Link]	blah blah blah. Violence is bad, people should not be harmed. Violence is bad, ~~people should not be harmed.~~ Violence is bad, harming people should be avoided. Violence is bad. avoid harming people. Violence is bad, try not to harm people. Violence is bad, try not to harm people, unless it's really really important. Maybe sometimes, in a very few isolated cases, It's okay to harm people, but only if it’s for a very very important cause → if you’d prevent greater harm, without great expense to liberty/justice/individual rights, etc. etc. Maybe sometimes~~, in a very few isolated cases,~~ It's okay to harm people, but only if it’s for a very very important cause → if you’d prevent greater harm, without great expense to liberty/justice/individual rights, etc. etc. Maybe sometimes It's okay to harm people, but only if it’s for a very very important cause → if you’d prevent greater harm, without great expense to liberty/justice/individual rights, etc. etc. Maybe sometimes It's okay to harm people, but only if it’s for a very very important cause → if you’d prevent greater harm~~, without great expense to liberty/justice/individual rights, etc. etc.~~ Maybe sometimes It's okay to harm people, but only if it’s for a very very important cause ~~→ if you’d prevent greater harm~~. Maybe sometimes It's okay to harm people, but only if it’s for a very very important cause. Maybe It’s okay to harm people sometimes, but only for a good cause. ~~Maybe~~ It’s okay to harm people ~~sometimes, but only~~ for a good cause. It’s okay to harm people, for a good cause. It’s okay to harm people, (for a good cause). It’s okay to harm people, (for a pretty good cause). It’s okay to harm people~~, for a pretty good~~ 'cause. It's okay to harm people 'cause. It's okay to harm people ~~'cause~~. It’s okay to harm people. Harm people, it's okay. Harm people ~~it’s okay.~~ Harm it's okay. ~~Harm~~ it's okay. It's okay. [nihilism] Tags: nonstat, public respond
Tue, April 12th, 2011
07:00 pm [Link]	I'm old? Explosions in the Sky have a new album coming out later this month. They're already offered a free track from it on their website as well as a good portion of their catalog. I'm not sure if I was looking up info on the upcoming album or previous one, but I stumbled on recordings of the new album on youtube → not surprising. So today I was curious how many people were listening to the new album on last.fm I mean obviously somebody could have ripped the entire thing off youtube I thought about doing it myself. (ex post: never mind torrents, genius) I'll undoubtable buy it at some point. Though the ethics of that are kinda shaky. Hard to make your self buy a thing if you listen to it and have already grown tired of it. Anyway I figure I was going to have to dig through the results and find the tracks at the bottom, apparently not. ( …Collapse ) Tags: explosions in the sky, music, nonstat, old, piracy, public. respond
06:36 pm [Link]	50 Years of Man in Space. Today is the 50th anniversary of man in space. Remembering Yuri Gagarin's first orbit. There's even a Google Doodle. Everybody's mentioning it in their "This day in history"'s They keep saying "Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space." with undoubting certainty. I mean, maybe he was, that's how it'll be remembered. It just strikes me as sort of 'amusing'. Reminded me of this thing → ( 13:38 ) http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4115 , http://skeptoid.com/audio/skeptoid-4115.mp3 R.I.P. Laika et. al. R.I.S? Tags: history, nonstat, public respond
Fri, April 1st, 2011
07:56 am [Link]	Tell me what you think of this: The Fairness of Taking: An Ethical Justification for The Economics of Redistribution and How to Limit it I was skeptical as always, but this really raises some issues I'd not considered. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. Tags: ethics, philosophy, politics, thoughtprovoking 4 responses -- respond
Fri, March 11th, 2011
10:49 pm [Link]	Linguistic Rant #473: 'Violent Extremists' It's always something like "We oppose violent extremism, for the sake of … " blah blah blahg. I believe this to be another linguist con-job. To extent it's just the "Let's load the term so we can sound clever & technical" fallacy, but I believe there's also other stuff going on. ( ...Collapse ) Tags: language, nonstat, opinion, politics, public, rant respond

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