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screaming guys (for Obama)
Not the strangest political ad I've ever seen (let's not forget about Mike Gravel), but probably the funniest:
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Proposition 8
Here's item #1 on the list of topics I've been meaning to post about for a few weeks. Prepare to be outraged.
Still with me? Now, it's possible that I get a bit more worked up about this issue than most straight people -- the first wedding of a close friend I ever attended was a same sex wedding (in Massachusetts, but before it was legal). So ( Read more... ) -
Aren't technical universities fun?
I just saw the following written on a bathroom wall at my workplace:
Hier gilt E = mc2. Geniesse es, solange das der Fall ist.
Translation:
E = mc2 is the law here. Enjoy it while it's true.
Egad, wtf is going to happen to physics when the revolution comes? -
I'm entertained
For those who haven't been paying attention to all the fun, my previous post, on the Massachusetts state income tax has turned into quite a lively little discussion. (How do I measure liveliness? Well, the Nazis have already been mentioned ( Read more... ) -
MA income tax?
I'm curious how many of you Massachusetts residents reading this are aware of this:
Massachusetts Proposal Would Repeal Income TaxSeriously, is this something you've been hearing about, or is it lurking under the radar somewhere? It strikes me as an incredibly big deal. (Not to mention, an incredibly irresponsible idea... though I know that not ( Read more... ) -
the implausible bad news and good news
I started learning Russian last week. I also live in a country that borders a country that borders a country that borders a country that borders Russia. This might make me more qualified to be Vice President than... someone:
Let's be generous and give her a bonus point for being able to name the country across her Eastern border (and who knows ( Read more... ) -
4:41am
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... jetlag. -
unfortunate combinations
Yesterday evening I reformatted a new short paper to submit to a journal, while the other half of my brain was listening to the speeches at the Republican National Convention. This combination had unintended consequences ( Read more... ) -
the Republicans and oil
I just need to point out that as I type this, Rudy Giuliani is giving a speech to a convention center full of people who are chanting the words:
Drill baby drill!
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I remember now why I was impressed
For the last several months, after I decided that Obama seemed to me a clearly better choice than all the other options, I gave myself permission to pay not so much attention to politics... I had other things to worry about. In the process I started to forget what had made me so excited about Obama in the first place. Now, I'm not going to argue ( Read more... )
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