Archive for June, 2008
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Being an old-school kind of guy who remembers when the internets were made of tin cans and string, I still like my usenet binary newsgroups.
So I was a bit bugged when NYS Attorney General Andrew "pre-whore Spitzer" Cuomo made threats about shutting down the newsgroups by threatening to prosecute ISPs ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Groundbreaking comic and awesomely outspoken critic of the bullshit of religion and religious thinking George Carlin is dead of a heart attack at 71. A huge loss to fans of calling out the invisible-daddy bullshit everywhere.
I'd say "R.I.P.", but George and I both know that's the only option.
Here's his ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
I added an "About/WTF/FAQ" page to the menu at the top, since I guess things weren't obvious to everyone. Read it if you're new, or if you're confused somehow.
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
A couple of months ago, I asked Oz what musical instrument he'd like to learn to play. He said "electric guitar". So I've been teaching him to play.
Power chords. Distortion.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Obama (rightly) declares victory.
Now, just how ugly is it going to get?
UPDATE: And here's his speech. Not bad at all.
Read the transcript here.
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