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For your information . . .
If all you see in this journal is random ranting about the state of the world and random quizzes gaffled from random journals/forums/communities/etc. in here, it's because I don't know you well enough to let you in on more personal aspects of my life ( Read more... ) -
So I've gotten sucked into LJ-based role-playing games
. . . and all due to a friend of mine who linked me to the community "Dear Mun".
At first, that was where I hung out most times, with a journal created specifically for having an X-Com soldier bitch at me about the mistakes I made whilst playing games from that series. (Yeah, it was - as they say - "for the lulz".)
But it's grown since then. The X- ( Read more... ) -
Scene-By-Scene Analysis of the 2011 XCOM Trailer.
First things first.
One, a disclaimer: I don't work for 2K Games. I'm just a fan of the X-Com series who's been keeping an eye on this ever since he read a blurb about it in OXM a couple years back.
Two: If you haven't watched the trailer in its entirety, go watch it here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8YzbQFSkN4 (Go ahead. I'll wait.)
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Let's Bring Back . . . Classy Insults
If you're like me, you're either bored of, disgusted by, or - possibly - amused by people who use vulgar insults.
Because, let's face it, any peabrained moron crack-pate clotpoll can whip out a line like "Fuck you, fuck all of you cocksuckers, the TSA is here to stay" - but to come up with something truly witty, now that takes intelligence. ( Read more... ) -
Well, it looks like the RIAA shot itself in the foot again.
But this time they didn't do it alone - they had help in this particular foot-shooting escapade.
"From whom?", you may well ask - as well you may.
The answer?
The Department of Homeland Security's Immigrations and Customs Enforcement division.
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Dear TSA . . .
Calling your opponents "cocksuckers" and trolling their blogs will not win you friends (though it will certainly influence people).
I hope you're prepared for a shitstorm of ridicule, gentlemen.
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First, it was underwear with X-ray blocking fig leaves on them.
Now we have shirts with the Fourth Amendment printed on them in metal-bearing ink.
Can't help wondering when the TSA will get the message.
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TSA Christmas Music
You've probably seen the hashtag for this (#TSAChristmasMusic) on Twitter off and on for the past few weeks, usually accompanying some parody of a famous Christmas carol's title.
Now, my original contribution to the flow was to suggest the Capitol Steps song "Why's The Army Frisking Santa Claus?" - but then I got the brilliant idea of actually ( Read more... ) -
Considering a local 2600 meeting, since the nearest ones are in Rochester and NYC
I'm thinking of holding it at one of the following locations ( Read more... ) -
My favorite bit of commentary on why the TSA is useless in its current incarnation
According to Bruce Schneier, author of Schneier on Security, the TSA is useless because:
" . . . if a group of well-planned and well-funded terrorist plotters makes it to the airport, the chance is pretty low that those blue-shirted, crotch-groping, water-bottle-confiscating TSA agents are going to catch them."
Well said, Mr. Schneier. Well said, ( Read more... )