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The truest thing Rorty ever said...
For the most part i disagree with almost everything Richard Rorty says in Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity, but one thing stands out.
"For Heidegger - early and late - what one is is the practices one engages in, and especially the language, the final vocabulary, one uses. For that vocabulary determines what one can take as a possible project. ( Read more... ) -
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I got into gradschool. I have to wait to hear from northwestern, but I will be going. -
pedo insanity
so i was watching the chicken chronicles on showtime and the following conversation between cory and i took place ( Read more... ) -
japanese in mangaland
The preface to Japanese in Mangaland has a very good discussion on the phenomenon of manga.
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NASA's Michael Griffin
I am not sure if the amount of stupid things people say is on the rise, or if the seeming rise is due to increased reporting and panopticism, but I would bet a mix of both.
NPR Reports on Gregg Easterbrook's recent article in Wired Magazine titled "How NASA Screwed Up (and Four Ways to Fix It)." Easterbrook writes, "With the space station now ( Read more... ) -
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!
I am probably the only christian(ish) person to not believe in a virgin birth, but a recent
observation. I am not a geneticist, but if a female has a virgin conception using that process, wouldnt the offspring have to be female as well?
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Canadian Pedos
NPR reports that while sex offenders in Miami are reduced to sleeping under bridges, some in Canada are welcomed into support communities. Volunteers welcome sex offenders into their home, keep them anonymous, and provide loving support as part of the means of treatment. The program was started by a group of mennonites. Chris Danielson, founder ( Read more... ) -
News Update (all npr)
NPR reports Bush appointees not only suppresed, but changed scientific findings of industry effects on endangered species. (Text and audio)
The House is set to vote on portioned war funds. David Obey says that it is time for the president to compromis, yet the president promises another veto. The war is pretty much lost and we do need to ( Read more... ) -
eco-sexuals
Chicago’s Redeye reports on “so called eco-sexuals” in Wednesday, May 9’s issue (51). Redeye goes on to explain the difficulties that many vegan and vegetarian singles face in their search for partners. Aside from my usual complaint to the search for partners as a means to couplehood, I take issue with the way sexuality gets used many times in ( Read more... ) -
my art
So I am so amazed at how well my art has improved. I started one year ago next week. I know this because i became inspired at acen and decided to try and make a manga. Since I have been studying art, however, I have been trying to go for a different style than manga is drawn in and so who knows, maybe someday i will make a graphic novel or ( Read more... )