Operator Speaking by Zachary Constantine
 

Archive for October, 2008

Insomnia #1635

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Pay no attention to the spiders – that was not a spiderweb, you did not walk through it, there are not spiders in your hair and they are not building a nest. This is not a universe of negation. Meaning does not exist outside of itself. You are not the one attaching meaning to this. [...]

Image Remix

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Chances are good that you have never been to vanillafruit.com, so check it out – chances are you’ll find something eclectic enough to suit your tastes. … and if UNO strikes your fancy, I’m not too humble to take credit for assisting with the orange/grey remix.

When did photography become illegal?

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Apparently some people believe that it is illegal to photograph federal buildings. Where did this hysteria first manifest? Post 9/11 paranoia? Does a photo of a building necessarily represent a security threat? It is not illegal to take pictures of federal buildings or any other facility from a public sidewalk. Cryptome has taken hundreds in [...]

Existential Dilemmas Sans Anthropomorphicized Characters

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Garfield Minus Garfield is a site dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet [...]

A “Resting” Dove of Peace

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Free at last.

Karoshi Suicide Sararīman

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Just when you thought it was safe to be over-worked to death, along comes a sararīman to prove you wrong… Pointlessness vindication: I am at work at 9:40 PM on a Saturday night.

Operator’s Manual: Choosing to be Conscious

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

To be conscious is to mediate one’s desires with reason, apply logic to problems, and understand the importance of being calm, rational, and analytical in situations which provoke irrational responses. Desires are necessarily transient and can be distinguished from actual needs on the basis of the effect which their satiation will achieve. When one consciously [...]

Fatal Hilarity

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Consider The Murder of Malloy which suggests that Killer Junk Collections result in Death at Dyatlov Pass. When Cosmodromes Attack, igniting a Burning Passion for Buddhism, Gödel’s Poison Theorem is proven true. “I think I should have used more foresight about arranging my departure.” said one Mr. Roboto. Decapitation in The Twilight Zone pales in [...]

News Flash: Rich Cheat Taxes Because They Can

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Higher income folks receive more of their income from sources that are easier to hide, including self-employment earnings; income from rents, partnerships and S corporations; and capital gains. In its 2001 tax gap study, the IRS estimated that individuals underreported business income by 43% overall. Sole proprietors, who report self-employment income on schedule C of [...]

Insomnia #1633

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

to have meaning molten, formed, mixed No thing made of flesh has this much promise, this much patience. Words are not intent distilled like metal is.