Thursday, January 17th, 2008
David Lynch Ponders the I-Phone experience

A short, funny commentary on Apple’s Iphone by acclaimed film director David Lynch.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKiIroiCvZ0

Thursday, January 17th, 2008
They’re Here!

Anyone else noticed the rash of UFO sightings in the U.S. recently? Some Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAox0pcZZxohttp://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2008/01/16/cooper.shot.wed.cnnhttp://www.youtube.com/FrozenHill And this; http://www.ktvu.com/news/15054540/detail.html Woooooo!

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Loser WIll Be Winner in Democratic Primary

This is the first U.S. election where I have had more than a passing interest in the primaries. With in both parties, some very intriguing stores are developing. I won’t get into the Republican side of things right now, and the tale emerging from the right side of things should be explored shortly. Its the […]

Monday, January 14th, 2008
Burning Man as Lesson in Urban Design

I have not been to Burning Man, and have always been curious. Kevin Kelly’s post on the event has given me a couple more reasons to check it out. The Burning Man event has evolved from a small gathering of people to an enormous congregation of over 40,000. The event as a forum for self-expression, […]

Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Tolkein Battle Recreated with Candy

I had some stirring thoughts on the New Hampshire primary results, but am tired of discussing it. Instead, here is someone who re-created the battles from J.R.R. Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings. With Candy. Missed Manners: What I Did Over Christmas Vacation From the author: “Here you can see how skilled we are at cardboard […]

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Booze Kicks Teetotaling’s Ass

Its not really news anymore, but here’s a friendly reminder that drinking saves lives. Guardian Unlimited: Help your heart with exercise – and booze “Moderate drinkers are at 30% lower risk of heart disease than teetotallers, according to a study of nearly 12,000 people. And those who combine a mild tipple with regular exercise are […]

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Where’s Kucinich?

Wow, all the hoopla surrounding these primaries is really quite astounding. As usual however, the hoopla is reserved only for a grand total of 4 or 5 front running candidates, leaving the rest of the field virtually ignored. For instance, with all this talk of hope and progressive change that gets associated with Barack Obama, […]

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Chomsky on Adam Smith and Mass Education

The ol‘ professa, Noam Chomsky, doesn’t really get the credit he deserves. Superficial encounters with his work, either sympathetic or critical, seem to dominate most perspectives of it, and I think there’s an unwarranted “Chomsky-fatigue” simply because they guy has been around so damned long. Regardless, I’ve watched this mean carry on debates in french, […]

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Boy Scout Saves President of Maldives

President of where? I think Maldives are a bunch of Islands off the south of India. I also think Michael Moore or Al Gore or some other fat whitey told me they were all going to sink beneath the waves like a tourist Atlantis.But the real story is a 15 year old Boy Scout (for […]

Monday, January 7th, 2008
Warren Ellis’ Three Laws of Robotics

www.warrenellis.com: Three Laws of Robotics #2: “Robots couldn’t really give a fuck if you live or die. Seriously. I mean, what are you thinking? “Ooh, I must protect the bag of meat at all costs because I couldn’t possibly plug in the charger all on my own.” Shut the fuck up.” If those new robots […]