I think we're all clear on the fact that one of the fundamental values of american society is individual liberty. Why is it that so many peoples' versions of individual liberty in this country equate to cockholery? Was cruising Amazon for some books on activism, came across MoveOn's book and decided (against my better judgeement) to read the 1 ( Read more... )

This guys's impact, and by extension John Lennon's, on the sci-fi things I love is pretty impressive. I love creative polymaths.

My least favorite defense to see on an opponent in a debate is that of the intellectual who puts forth the following logic: I am often right in a world full of often wrong people, therefor if you disagree with me then you are by extension one of the peons, or at least I can make you appear so. I hate this defense even though it means in large part ( Read more... )

Stole this article on an odd kind of presidential misuse from the always-insightful ebourland's journal ( Read more... )

Never trust a particle physicist who's making broad statements about biology.

Jesus fuck. Was just checking a few more things while intermittently polishing a short story (having trouble with whatever the literary equivalent of a musical bridge is), when I came across this. I will frankly be amazed if they get any three of these things done, but the fact that all this shit I've been talking about for years is on the ( Read more... )

Wow, a couple hours later and I've already been yelled at about my last post via email by an acquaintance of an acquaintance. I decided to reply to said email here rather than returning email fire ( Read more... )

I was commenting on a friend's LJ about how I felt that a black person being elected president was (sadly) a big deal. That was mostly a gut-level believe on my part but I decided to think about it for a bit. Then I came to the conclusion that yes, it is in fact important.

Long post, cut imminent.

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The title is taken from a porno-spam mail I received in my email box while in Vegas ( Read more... )

I may have had to miss a trip to SF due to awful stomach flu. My internal plumbing may be a little messed up; things coming out a different way than they went in, or coming back the way they came in but with great force, or a tiny team of mules kicking me painfully from inside my lower GI, etc ( Read more... )