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And then there was mid-boss.
Mar. 23rd, 2006 01:03 amYeah. Today's been remarkably productive. Shipped off applications, made my draft look a large amount better for one paper, and hopefully it'll be a good draft to get comments on. There was also the elections night meeting for the gaming convention. Ended up getting elected as the financial officer of the club, so, yay, finances.
In the current climate, where many wonder whether their input is actually heard, it might be worthwhile having a look at this article on defeating the Delphi technique to see if this is really how public opinion is sought these days. Might be interesting to watch it happen during elected official debates, the proclamations of "the will of the people" and other such things. Manipulation of the mind? Quite possibly, although I wonder whether anyone in said focus groups isn't already chosen for being a representative of Joe Average Weak-Minded Public. Oh, well. It's a thought, certainly, and something you may want to think about as well.
Developments of a sort in South Dakota. Since the law that passed prevents things from happening in the state, one of the Native American leaders stepped up to the plate. The excerpt is housed in![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
greyweirdo's journal, but she said: "Fine. I'll put up a Planned Parenthood clinic on native land. Hats off to you, miss.
In Mississippi, well, the courts have defeated a motion to permit the residents to obtain sexual toys. I can't necessarily say "Just when you thought things can't get stranger", because they have, and will probably continue to do so. I just wonder why someone would continue to permit such a law to be on the books. It's not really promoting immorality in one sense, because having a toy might mean that one doesn't go out and have risky sex with another person to get one's jollies. (It might be in another sense, you never know.) It doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense to me, that's all. But then again, that's me. Far too many things in the world don't make any sense to me, and those are things that are by far more normal than this.
Also, for your considerations, the system of octomatics, or using a numeral system of base eight rather than base ten in one's enterprises. It's a neat thought, actually. There are a few things that could certainly do well by going into a base eight system.
As for myself, well I did do some work, so I'm a little less panicky. Still getting there, but less now. Will probably be less panicked again by weekend time.
In the current climate, where many wonder whether their input is actually heard, it might be worthwhile having a look at this article on defeating the Delphi technique to see if this is really how public opinion is sought these days. Might be interesting to watch it happen during elected official debates, the proclamations of "the will of the people" and other such things. Manipulation of the mind? Quite possibly, although I wonder whether anyone in said focus groups isn't already chosen for being a representative of Joe Average Weak-Minded Public. Oh, well. It's a thought, certainly, and something you may want to think about as well.
Developments of a sort in South Dakota. Since the law that passed prevents things from happening in the state, one of the Native American leaders stepped up to the plate. The excerpt is housed in
greyweirdo's journal, but she said: "Fine. I'll put up a Planned Parenthood clinic on native land. Hats off to you, miss. In Mississippi, well, the courts have defeated a motion to permit the residents to obtain sexual toys. I can't necessarily say "Just when you thought things can't get stranger", because they have, and will probably continue to do so. I just wonder why someone would continue to permit such a law to be on the books. It's not really promoting immorality in one sense, because having a toy might mean that one doesn't go out and have risky sex with another person to get one's jollies. (It might be in another sense, you never know.) It doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense to me, that's all. But then again, that's me. Far too many things in the world don't make any sense to me, and those are things that are by far more normal than this.
Also, for your considerations, the system of octomatics, or using a numeral system of base eight rather than base ten in one's enterprises. It's a neat thought, actually. There are a few things that could certainly do well by going into a base eight system.
As for myself, well I did do some work, so I'm a little less panicky. Still getting there, but less now. Will probably be less panicked again by weekend time.
