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Monthly Archives: November 2004
Polystyrene God
This is unacceptable. I’m not Christian. I don’t claim to be. But I respect those who truly follow that belief system, because most of their precepts follow mine. So I’ve done some back-of-envelope sums. With that $250 000, a true … Continue reading
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I don’t like spam!
Bloody comments spammers can bite me. This means war.
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Excuses, excuses
Sounds trumped up to me: (CNN) — U.S. President George W. Bush was targeted for assassination by Marxist rebels this week when he visited the city of Cartagena, a Colombian official said Saturday. Is this a (fairly blatant) attempt to … Continue reading
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Photographic for the People
I’ve been playing with long exposures and intentional defocussing. The first one is the street outside my house. During this thirty second exposure, a car passed through the shot. That’s where the trails came from. The second one is Dan’s … Continue reading
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The Revolution Will Not be Televised.
the revolution will not be televised. the revolution will not be available in malls in a range of pastel tones. the revolution will not be available in malls in a range of pastel tones. the people will not be informed … Continue reading
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The evolution debate
Well, let’s be clear, it’s not really a debate, now is it? The dialogue goes something like this: Scientist: Well, we have a lot of evidence for a modified Darwinian evolutionary scheme involving periods of non-speciating equilibrium punctuated by rapid … Continue reading
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Martin
We’ve got a new team member here. He’s very cute. I made him myself. Martin the Dragon, with head-turny action! And, because not everyone likes videos: JPEG His little sign reads ‘Martin the Dragon: protector of Base’.
Tripoli
From the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, signed at Tripoli November 4, 1796… ARTICLE 11. As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion,-as it has in itself no character … Continue reading
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From Clintonian economic stability and strength to…
…oh dear. In just four years? Really?
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You are a target market
Apparently I’m listed on the blog stock exchange! I’m not sure I agree with that…
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Men with Guns
I hate guns. Let me tell you a story. It’s anecdote, not data, but it happened to me, some years ago. It’s a story about fear, violence and self defence. In 1995, I was sixteen. I lived with my mother … Continue reading
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The Art of Noise
Lots of people have, over the past few weeks, asked me lots of questions about audio equipment. I hope that some of these answers are interesting. I would like to know what is inside this noise box.Sound is a wave … Continue reading
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True Technician Stories
Job: TV repair technician Position: Saturday job kiddie, ranking somewhere below the bench scopes Back when I was fifteen, I worked in a TV shop, repairing the sets that the proper, grown-up, qualified techs didn’t want to work on for … Continue reading
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Tip of an iceberg
US Marine kills unarmed man The US military has announced it is looking into whether an American marine in Falluja shot dead a severely wounded Iraqi insurgent at point-blank range. Television footage shows US soldiers entering a building as injured … Continue reading
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Einsteinia
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done … Continue reading
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Bye-bye, Boris
Unable to decide whether he’s a twit or a buffoon: Boris Johnson has been sacked as Tory shadow arts minister amid allegations about his private life, a spokesman for party leader Michael Howard has said. The spokesman said Mr Johnson … Continue reading
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Creating a mess
“What progress we are making,” Freud told a friend. “In the Middle Ages they would have burnt me; nowadays they are content with burning my books.” Sorry folks, but you can’t repeal the Scopes Trial. The thing is, there is … Continue reading
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