It's easy to blame humans for many of the bad things which happen in the world: bank collapses, Somalian pirates, tofu meat substitutes, etc., but it's worth considering as well that humans are responsible for all of the improvements from the natural state. People (admittedly, people by and large other than ourselves) have invented medicine, wine ( Read more... )

SFGate reports that Supervisor Mirkarimi is proposing that the city sell and distribute marijuana as part of the medical dispensary program. What makes this awesome, however, is the response of the mayor's press secretary:

"The mayor will have to hash this out with public health officials," press secretary Nathan Ballard said. "It's the mayor's ( Read more... )

In reference to Rush Limbaugh: "drug-addled fart zeppelin"

"You just keep bringin' the stupid, day in and day out. You're like the goddamn Big Ben of stupid."

"For the last time, its NOT waterboarding, its Freedom Showering!"

"The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears, and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters." - Genghis Khan

Preach it, brother!

I'm pleased to see that LJ's mobile layout has suddenly improved.

It occurred to me that, subjectively, the statement "The sky is falling!" could also be construed to indicate that one is flying.

Europe is apparently considering a law which could make ISPs similar to one's cable provider. Yay.

Also, I have a new userpic.

"Octo-mom.". That is all.

Armageddon Feces would make a great band name.

From a product manual:

"Alerts are notifications that inform users who are configured to receive alerts of the problem."

Thanks for letting me know!