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Sunday, Jul 31, 2005
i apologize for spreading the virus
i dont watch mtv so i doubt i see the cutting edge of hipster youth ads but i just saw a minute long ad from burger kings "coqroq" campaign. and while ripping off nirvana and its angsty posture is nothing new, doing so for the sake of chicken sticks might be. (the "video" on the music link is the ad.)
Thursday, Jul 14, 2005
shits and giggles
"John Derbyshire gets naughty at National Review's Corner:
Given that the four London suicide bombers were all raised -- in at least one case, born and raised -- in Britain, the quintessential liberal democracy; and given that the entire premise of current U.S. policy is that we can end suicide bombing and other terrorism by bringing liberal democracy to the Middle East; shouldn't we be re-thinking our policy?"
Monday, Jul 11, 2005
who said it?
"My mind and heart are, like those of so many Americans, focused on the Gulf and Iraq tonight. I am thinking about all those brave young men and women in the US and British armed forces whose lives are on the line, and send them my warm support. And I am thinking about all the innocent Iraqis in the line of fire, who fear what awaits them. I remain convinced that, for all the concerns one might have about the aftermath, the removal of Saddam Hussein and the murderous Baath regime from power will be worth the sacrifices that are about to be made on all sides. The rest of us have a responsibility to work to see that the lives lost are redeemed by the building of a genuinely democratic and independent Iraq in the coming years."
Sunday, Jul 10, 2005
skipping stones
"Oh dear. I can see I'm going to have to go pedagogical on everyone's ass. Just when I was enjoying my Saturday, what with the Orioles bopping the Red Sox and the new CBGB's book in my satchel. But blog duty is blog duty.
Jeff Jarvis, who ought to know better and probably does(nt), writes:
"Conspiracy nutjob, has-been, and bad filmmaker Oliver Stone is making the first movie about 9/11."
No, no, this will never do. "
Monday, Jul 04, 2005
sigh oops
"Washington and London did not trust the peoples of their democracies to come to the right decisions," Gardiner explains. Consequently, "Truth became a casualty. When truth is a casualty, democracy receives collateral damage." For the first time in US history, "we allowed strategic psychological operations to become part of public affairs... [W]hat has happened is that information warfare, strategic influence, [and] strategic psychological operations pushed their way into the important process of informing the peoples of our two democracies."
Friday, Jul 01, 2005
unsound and the furies
EXTRAVERSION: 1 (Low)
Friendliness: 7
Gregariousness: 8
Assertiveness: 1
Activity Level: 1
Excitement-Seeking: 4
Cheerfulness: 1
AGREEABLENESS: 18 (Low)
Trust: 42
Morality: 11
Altruism: 5
Co-operation: 11
Modesty: 35
Sympathy: 82
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS: 1 (Low)
Self-Efficacy: 1
Orderliness: 33
Dutifulness: 28
Achievement-Striving: 1
Self-Discipline: 0
Cautiousness: 64
NEUROTICISM: 99 (High)
Anxiety: 88
Anger: 88
Depression: 99
Self-Consciousness: 89
Immoderation: 68
Vulnerability: 99
OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE: 88 (High)
Imagination: 72
Artistic Interests: 60
Emotionality: 65
Adventurousness: 58
Intellect: 79
Liberalism: 99