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Egypt, because I'm an insomniac tonight, and people sometimes like news recaps

valatan Jan 28, 2011 00:59

So, for those of you who might not know, Egypt has been ruled for the last 30 years under an emergency rule clause in its constitution, resulting in functional one-party rule over this time. It's also been a key ally of the west, being, along with Jordan, one of two Arab states to have diplomatic relations with Israel*, and to be generally ( Read more... )

egypt, insomnia, foreign policy, politics

... And 'dere ya go.

valatan Dec 01, 2010 17:27

Watch me teach a very basic math problem.

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The whole thing makes me self-conscious.

So, I know that we all get messaged by the horrible spambots

valatan Oct 28, 2010 17:53

sometimes, I like talking back to them:

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spambot, hootie and the blowfish, funny

I just got the most awesome phishing email ever:

valatan Sep 11, 2010 15:28

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI ( Read more... )

tomorrow night, 8ish pm. Dart Bowl.

valatan Aug 30, 2010 23:06

You know you wanna...

So...

valatan Aug 25, 2010 19:26

this list1) a stupid list written by a person who can't do any textual analysis whatsoever ( Read more... )

So, a funny thing happened on the way to the office..

valatan Aug 23, 2010 16:52

Apparently, for the first time since 1985, I am no longer a student ( Read more... )

I don't know how many of you are familiar with this

valatan Jul 31, 2010 09:26

but Axe Cop is a webcomic where all the character and story is written by a 5-year old, and then turned into a comic by his adult brother. I won't say much more, but there is an eerie entertainment value in the whole thing, but knowing the source is important.

I know a lot of my friends list disagrees with me

valatan Jul 17, 2010 18:16

But this is a lot of why I hate, hate hate, the NRA and much of the gun lobby. It is very close to the most powerful lobby in the country, and they run around doing stuff like this.

And if I oppose Eric Rudolph being armed, then I must just support taking hunting rifles away from everyone.

New Meme for July.

valatan Jun 29, 2010 13:13

Really, it's more a pledge that I'm making with myself. Every day in July, I'm pledging to do something, anything, that makes the world a better place. And then I'm going to blog about it ( Read more... )