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Huh. Guess it was me after all.
Dec. 8th, 2006 02:13 amI thought my connection had gone berserk. Instead, it was my firewall going paranoid. My bad. But that means I need to know how to set an iptables based firewall correctly, or perhaps more importantly, disable it entirely and find some other means of firewalling for Ubuntu that actually does what I tell it to, rather than going super-paranoid and locking everything down. What this did do for me, though, was fulfill my promise that I would finish Okami before the new year, as I did that today. Yay, game defeated. Need another one.
Beyond that, allow me to crow, or at least snicker, at this fine example of the law of unintended consequences. Jerry Falwell opens the door to pagan promotion in public school. Because Falwell wanted his religion to be able to try and convert schoolchildren, he opened the door for other parents to provide informative literature about their religions, too. Of course, when that happened, suddenly people weren’t so fond of it, some going so far as to say that the fact that pagans have equal access means that all Christian parents should go and homeschool or enroll in private Christian schools. Another one says that “pagan ritual” is “an educational experience my children don’t need.” My grammar sense tells me that this sentence is wrong. If it were truly thought to be an education experience, wouldn’t that mean it would be a necessary thing? Yes, shelter your children even more than you plan on doing already. Maybe, instead of dealing with commandments, they should take a spin of the Eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts" and see if it improves their lives.
In the spirit of the holidays, we find a mother who has her child arrested for playing with his gift early. Perhaps as a way of instilling discipline, or as a way of trying to discourage him, or trying to get him to understand how things work. I’m not sure this isn’t going a bit too far with it, but I hope for all the trouble, the point sinks in. Balancing across from that, we have a heartwarming tale of a Warner CEO's child who admits to stealing music, but doesn't have their parents sued by the RIAA. Double standards, in America? Never.
Furthering the holiday cheer (or jeers), we present The Christmas Conspiracy. Not the War on Christmas - that’s different. This campaign exhorts Christians to stop paying their taxes and to establish a new government that is, in their own words, a “patriarchal theocracy” - although they do say that their “patriarchy” menas a focus on “family” rather than “father”. Still, it’s good fodder for exorcising your desire to read what the excesses of any philosophy are capable of. If that’s not enough for your insane filter, try this on for size - a parent has sued a school because they believe their kindergarten girls were sexually assaulted by another kindergarten girl. Think about this for a moment. You’re telling me that a five/six year old girl has the mental capacity and anatomical knowledge to sexually assault another girl, and has the disposition to do so to not one, but two girls? I’d need a lot of convincing to not dismiss with prejudice on this one.
There is something good that comes out of this, though - we return to an earlier piece. It’s definitely NSFW, according to the rules regarding imagery and adult situations, NC-17. That said, it’s still a great comic, and that if you are of age, go read Saturnalia. It’s a different take on the holidays.
Be warned - there's a Mosh Mosh Revolution machine at this locale, reports LVX23.
I think I agree with the Kung Fu Monkey here. I miss Republicans. You know, the people who would look at liberal programs, and start doing calculations of cost and benefits. The small-government conservatives who would help people think about the potential side effects of programs. Republicans, not theocrats or Dominionists. Bring back the sane conservatives, please. That way, we might be able to get something done toward making human life better, regardless of who’s in power. Things are certainly not doing anything now, when it turns out the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which was formed in 2004, just had their first meeting today . And it appears, much like the punditry thought, they’re really more about explaining to the people why they should love warrantless wiretaps, rather than fighting them.
Perhaps a reason to be wary of getting involved in flings while on overseas visa trips - dumping someone may have them try to get you deported. Most likely, though, only if they have certain traits that would make them most likely undesirable to anyone who was around them long enough.
Disabling garment ink tags with a dremel tool and some exploration. What you’ll find out about those mechanisms is pretty interesting. For once, it appears to be a type of security device that might actually work the way it’s supposed to and is tough to defeat without specific tools and know-how.
Afghan gold on display - gold that Afghans may never see. A little bit of the money collected is helping them out, but really, if they had, say, a stable state and the means to improve themselves, maybe they could be entrusted to display the gold, rather than sell it or something like that. In a similar sort of vein, where assistance is not being rendered, the U.S. is opposing Qatar's plans to provide Palenstinian teachers with their salaries. All because the U.S. doesn’t like Hamas being in charge. And because Israel refuses to turn over the taxes to them. Among other things. These sort of things could get a lot thornier faster, if science manages to isolate fear and guilt pathways and turn them off, as this Village Voice article says they might be able to do soon.
Mars may have liquid, flowing water on it. This only improves its candidacy for a testbed for colonizing. The water itself may not be human-consumable, but that it’s there suggests that there may not have to be quite so much work involved in a terraform.
Recycle your electronics - there's valuable material in them. Gold, silver, other metals. All in small amounts, sure, but if you multiply small amounts by millions of cell phones, then you’ve got significant amounts of money here.
Passenger who lights matches to hide her flatulence causes an emergency landing. No sucking up the oxygen with your matches, madam. In this case, I’m afraid everyone else will have to suffer. Too bad there wasn’t some way that the flatulent behavior could be reduced.
To complement your paper version, here’s a web version of the ACME catalogue.
Something that will probably be going on my blog roll - Indexed. Great observations about the world that fit onto a 3 x 5 Index card. Worth the time to check out.
Last marks for tonight - a poem that is worth reading. Please Hear What I'm Not Saying. It describes a lot of what I and other people feel. So, please, hear what we aren’t saying.
Beyond that, allow me to crow, or at least snicker, at this fine example of the law of unintended consequences. Jerry Falwell opens the door to pagan promotion in public school. Because Falwell wanted his religion to be able to try and convert schoolchildren, he opened the door for other parents to provide informative literature about their religions, too. Of course, when that happened, suddenly people weren’t so fond of it, some going so far as to say that the fact that pagans have equal access means that all Christian parents should go and homeschool or enroll in private Christian schools. Another one says that “pagan ritual” is “an educational experience my children don’t need.” My grammar sense tells me that this sentence is wrong. If it were truly thought to be an education experience, wouldn’t that mean it would be a necessary thing? Yes, shelter your children even more than you plan on doing already. Maybe, instead of dealing with commandments, they should take a spin of the Eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts" and see if it improves their lives.
In the spirit of the holidays, we find a mother who has her child arrested for playing with his gift early. Perhaps as a way of instilling discipline, or as a way of trying to discourage him, or trying to get him to understand how things work. I’m not sure this isn’t going a bit too far with it, but I hope for all the trouble, the point sinks in. Balancing across from that, we have a heartwarming tale of a Warner CEO's child who admits to stealing music, but doesn't have their parents sued by the RIAA. Double standards, in America? Never.
Furthering the holiday cheer (or jeers), we present The Christmas Conspiracy. Not the War on Christmas - that’s different. This campaign exhorts Christians to stop paying their taxes and to establish a new government that is, in their own words, a “patriarchal theocracy” - although they do say that their “patriarchy” menas a focus on “family” rather than “father”. Still, it’s good fodder for exorcising your desire to read what the excesses of any philosophy are capable of. If that’s not enough for your insane filter, try this on for size - a parent has sued a school because they believe their kindergarten girls were sexually assaulted by another kindergarten girl. Think about this for a moment. You’re telling me that a five/six year old girl has the mental capacity and anatomical knowledge to sexually assault another girl, and has the disposition to do so to not one, but two girls? I’d need a lot of convincing to not dismiss with prejudice on this one.
There is something good that comes out of this, though - we return to an earlier piece. It’s definitely NSFW, according to the rules regarding imagery and adult situations, NC-17. That said, it’s still a great comic, and that if you are of age, go read Saturnalia. It’s a different take on the holidays.
Be warned - there's a Mosh Mosh Revolution machine at this locale, reports LVX23.
I think I agree with the Kung Fu Monkey here. I miss Republicans. You know, the people who would look at liberal programs, and start doing calculations of cost and benefits. The small-government conservatives who would help people think about the potential side effects of programs. Republicans, not theocrats or Dominionists. Bring back the sane conservatives, please. That way, we might be able to get something done toward making human life better, regardless of who’s in power. Things are certainly not doing anything now, when it turns out the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which was formed in 2004, just had their first meeting today . And it appears, much like the punditry thought, they’re really more about explaining to the people why they should love warrantless wiretaps, rather than fighting them.
Perhaps a reason to be wary of getting involved in flings while on overseas visa trips - dumping someone may have them try to get you deported. Most likely, though, only if they have certain traits that would make them most likely undesirable to anyone who was around them long enough.
Disabling garment ink tags with a dremel tool and some exploration. What you’ll find out about those mechanisms is pretty interesting. For once, it appears to be a type of security device that might actually work the way it’s supposed to and is tough to defeat without specific tools and know-how.
Afghan gold on display - gold that Afghans may never see. A little bit of the money collected is helping them out, but really, if they had, say, a stable state and the means to improve themselves, maybe they could be entrusted to display the gold, rather than sell it or something like that. In a similar sort of vein, where assistance is not being rendered, the U.S. is opposing Qatar's plans to provide Palenstinian teachers with their salaries. All because the U.S. doesn’t like Hamas being in charge. And because Israel refuses to turn over the taxes to them. Among other things. These sort of things could get a lot thornier faster, if science manages to isolate fear and guilt pathways and turn them off, as this Village Voice article says they might be able to do soon.
Mars may have liquid, flowing water on it. This only improves its candidacy for a testbed for colonizing. The water itself may not be human-consumable, but that it’s there suggests that there may not have to be quite so much work involved in a terraform.
Recycle your electronics - there's valuable material in them. Gold, silver, other metals. All in small amounts, sure, but if you multiply small amounts by millions of cell phones, then you’ve got significant amounts of money here.
Passenger who lights matches to hide her flatulence causes an emergency landing. No sucking up the oxygen with your matches, madam. In this case, I’m afraid everyone else will have to suffer. Too bad there wasn’t some way that the flatulent behavior could be reduced.
To complement your paper version, here’s a web version of the ACME catalogue.
Something that will probably be going on my blog roll - Indexed. Great observations about the world that fit onto a 3 x 5 Index card. Worth the time to check out.
Last marks for tonight - a poem that is worth reading. Please Hear What I'm Not Saying. It describes a lot of what I and other people feel. So, please, hear what we aren’t saying.
