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Archive for April, 2009

The Problem of People [Redux]

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Act One: Pavement The city reeks of sweat and piss and it’s not even hitting eighty degrees Fahrenheit yet… I step lively on the sidewalk, recently-polished boot narrowly misses a pile of fresh human shit, got some fierce eyes on me – psychotic in a thick wool cap, ear flaps jumping with every twitch as [...]

Fear Mongering and Drivel: The News

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Disclaimer: I do not own a television (nor do I plan to own one). I have no idea how bad it is really getting out there – but I can guess. Traditional democratic theory assumes that people are naturally endowed for self-government. The people, in this theory, are informed by the press. There are three [...]

Mercurial Imaginings

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Some studies claim the tiny amounts of mercury used as a preservative in vaccines becomes harmful when infants get multiple shots, Bennett said. “These shots all have a tiny bit of mercury in it and when you add them together the amount of mercury would be dangerous for a person weighing 275 pounds,” Bennett said. [...]

Jeg har ikke tid å lære Norsk

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

One of my friends is dead-set on learning Norwegian. I saw this, now I simply want to be Norwegian – it looks like a lot of fun.

Multiverse: A Great Revolution in Philosophy

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

… it’ll detect shockwaves, shockwaves from the incident of the big bang… and if the shockwaves don’t come out right, if the frequency of vibration that LISA picks up does not correspond to our theories, our theories go out the window… however, if they confirm it, this could be the greatest revolution in philosophy since [...]

Almost-Believable Prank: Gmail AutoPilot

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

April Fool’s Day has arrived again – Google’s Gmail AutoPilot being my favorite prank to date – “finally, an auto-responder that can simulate my capitalization, typographical errors, brevity, and emoticon use.” I increase my projected net worth by several million every day with automatic replies to Prince Eboh.