Now I have to worry about adding an avatar right away lest I be banned? I'm already fastidious about not using all caps since that warning some weeks ago. (Not that I did before.) I don't know, Gawker Media, it's been fun, but now it seems that you're beginning to bully commenters for the sake of bullying them. Some of the articles - especially on i09 - are fun and informative to read, and so are a lot the comments (yay Web 2.0 social media and free content contribution!). And I understand the need to have some regulation in a comments community - see IMDB or Yahoo News comments for completely uncivilized idiocy. But now it's getting too nitpicky, too arbitrary and a tad mean-spirited. And the shaming and banning in these features has become a bread and circuses attraction.
So, with this final post, I commit commenter 'suicide' to preempt any threat of execution and end my account. (My meat self is fit as a fiddle and will be for some time, thanks!)
Best of luck to all.
glucious
So, with this final post, I commit commenter 'suicide' to preempt any threat of execution and end my account. (My meat self is fit as a fiddle and will be for some time, thanks!)
Best of luck to all.
glucious
This fake headline from Fark (featured on reddit) gave me a chuckle:
"Obama assassinates conservative American for exercising freedom of speech"
Not too dissimilar from some of the arguments on this thread.
"Obama assassinates conservative American for exercising freedom of speech"
Not too dissimilar from some of the arguments on this thread.
Relevant: Operation Pastorius
[en.wikipedia.org]
Two of the conspirators in the Nazi sabotage operations were American citizens. After capture, they were quickly tried by a military tribunal and executed.
[en.wikipedia.org]
Two of the conspirators in the Nazi sabotage operations were American citizens. After capture, they were quickly tried by a military tribunal and executed.
No legal 'proof' is necessary because this is not a court of law, but a theater of war.
And there's much more evidence than the government said so. For example, the testimony and documents of those whose plots he inspired and directed.
And there's much more evidence than the government said so. For example, the testimony and documents of those whose plots he inspired and directed.
This is not a matter of law enforcement. This is about conducting war against an organization at war with the United States, which includes targeting its key members.
Obama also happens to be a constitutional scholar, and I'll trust his interpretation over that of Paul.
Obama also happens to be a constitutional scholar, and I'll trust his interpretation over that of Paul.
Let's give some credit to President Obama, who issued the death order.
So far, Obama has presided over the killing of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki, and various al-Qaeda operatives and Somali pirates, and had a hand in Qaddafi being deposed. He's been a strong on national security commander-in-chief.
You can go the Ron Paul / Glenn Greenwald route, but the fact is that Awlaki was behind a lot of terrorist plots against the United States.
The 2012 election will be all about the economy, but that's because it's been 10 years since 9/11 and we haven't felt like Israelis (or Kashmiris, or whoever) for a long time. But there is still a terrorist threat to the United States (from a variety of groups, from militant Islamists to antigovernment militias) and Obama has done what he can to meet that threat.
So far, Obama has presided over the killing of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki, and various al-Qaeda operatives and Somali pirates, and had a hand in Qaddafi being deposed. He's been a strong on national security commander-in-chief.
You can go the Ron Paul / Glenn Greenwald route, but the fact is that Awlaki was behind a lot of terrorist plots against the United States.
The 2012 election will be all about the economy, but that's because it's been 10 years since 9/11 and we haven't felt like Israelis (or Kashmiris, or whoever) for a long time. But there is still a terrorist threat to the United States (from a variety of groups, from militant Islamists to antigovernment militias) and Obama has done what he can to meet that threat.
To think that he was telling us to "Touch my weiner!" in the underrated Accepted just five years ago. I guess it's not too early to indulge in some Aughts nostalgia.
Always wished him well, even when he got overexposed like the other 'Apatow stable funny fat guy who lost a lot of weight.'
Always wished him well, even when he got overexposed like the other 'Apatow stable funny fat guy who lost a lot of weight.'
Probably not. It's just a subcutaneous injection. Just not a good idea.
Let me also note that some of the outcomes of these stressors could be correlated with low B12 through complex developmental networks. Stressors can disrupt systems involved in B12 metabolism as well as brain development.
I have to self-inject B12 once a month. It sucks balls. Not the injections so much as drawing it out of those little bottles without getting air bubbles. At least it's cheap.
I had neuropathy in my legs and low B12 on a blood test. Before that I was well edumacated 'n' shit so I probably wasn't very deficient for too long. (Or was I?)
It's hard to have low B12 without some kind of physiological disorder, unless the person is a severe vegan. Probably a good idea to fortify kids just in case though.
In poor areas there are number of physiological and psychological stressors from diesel to violence to poor nutrition that could have impacts on IQ from the prenatal period on.
I had neuropathy in my legs and low B12 on a blood test. Before that I was well edumacated 'n' shit so I probably wasn't very deficient for too long. (Or was I?)
It's hard to have low B12 without some kind of physiological disorder, unless the person is a severe vegan. Probably a good idea to fortify kids just in case though.
In poor areas there are number of physiological and psychological stressors from diesel to violence to poor nutrition that could have impacts on IQ from the prenatal period on.
Enough already of these parasites.
Next time these banks need to be recapitalized with taxpayer money due to their recklessness and incompetence, we foreclose on them and repo their assets.
Fuck them.
Next time these banks need to be recapitalized with taxpayer money due to their recklessness and incompetence, we foreclose on them and repo their assets.
Fuck them.
As one of my professors said, I believe in free will because I have no choice.
Hey, Darby Crash went to a Scientology-influenced high school and he turned out just fine.
Dear DC:
There's a difference between content that may be inappropriate for kids without supervision due to adult themes, and content that may be inappropriate for kids under any circumstances because it's ugly, masturbatory, pandering, misogynist crap.
Go ahead and make sure that there won't be a next generation of comic book fans.
Idiots.
There's a difference between content that may be inappropriate for kids without supervision due to adult themes, and content that may be inappropriate for kids under any circumstances because it's ugly, masturbatory, pandering, misogynist crap.
Go ahead and make sure that there won't be a next generation of comic book fans.
Idiots.
Lost writer admits the truth: they made it up as they went along.
[ca.news.yahoo.com]
[ca.news.yahoo.com]
Not familiar with it, but from the description that's a nice call. Just added it to my Netflix instant queue, thanks!
Terra Nova = Land of the Lost Avatar
Avatar: people in an environmentally destroyed future escape to a lush but hazardous paradise
Land of the Lost: family tries to persevere in strange world of dinosaurs
Lost: band of humans isolated in jungle explores cryptic mysteries
Avatar: people in an environmentally destroyed future escape to a lush but hazardous paradise
Land of the Lost: family tries to persevere in strange world of dinosaurs
Lost: band of humans isolated in jungle explores cryptic mysteries
Long story short: Women tend to be more symptomatic, while men tend to drop dead.
No arguments from me. What I mean by post-Nirvana is the breakthrough from the underground into the mainstream.
I remember the rage at Husker Du when they signed with Warner Bros in 1985. Fans were so naive and purist back then. They wanted their favorite artists to toil in poverty and obscurity forever. Maximumrocknroll would try to shame any band that got too successful or changed their sound.
I remember the rage at Husker Du when they signed with Warner Bros in 1985. Fans were so naive and purist back then. They wanted their favorite artists to toil in poverty and obscurity forever. Maximumrocknroll would try to shame any band that got too successful or changed their sound.
"No consumer is paying for music anymore."
That's the heart of the matter. A lot of people younger than me (41) seems to think that they shouldn't have to pay for music, movies, TV, articles, books, comics, or software. It's a file-sharing culture. 'Information wants to be free' etc. None of them think of it as piracy or theft. Of course they don't give a thought to how creative people are supposed to make a living. It's kind of shocking to an old fart like me, but the change in values has happened so fast and so thoroughly that I don't know how it can be reversed.
So I applaud the ability of creative people - musicians, writers etc. - to make money however they can.
That's the heart of the matter. A lot of people younger than me (41) seems to think that they shouldn't have to pay for music, movies, TV, articles, books, comics, or software. It's a file-sharing culture. 'Information wants to be free' etc. None of them think of it as piracy or theft. Of course they don't give a thought to how creative people are supposed to make a living. It's kind of shocking to an old fart like me, but the change in values has happened so fast and so thoroughly that I don't know how it can be reversed.
So I applaud the ability of creative people - musicians, writers etc. - to make money however they can.
