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End of weekend - 22 June 2008
Jun. 23rd, 2008 12:28 amIt’s sad to see siblings go, but they have lives, too, and I managed to get caught up on some of that. Am happy to have seen siblings and spent the weekend with them.
There are a lot of people currently serving in the military who probably shouldn't be, even according to the Pentagon’s own data. Because of the need for bodies on the ground, the standards have loosened to have a few screws missing. Embassies don't meet security standards as it is, yet new nuclear-powered submarines are being built all the time. Beyond that, the current administration is attempting to wrap up all of their major policy problems before they become campaign issues and before the next president takes office.
Sometimes it seems international relations are getting that way, too, with the UN nuclear watchdog chief saying that the Mideast could become a "ball of fire" if Iran were attacked. Syria is being inspected for hidden nuclear weapons, too. The atomic world is still fraught with danger, and I think our minutes to midnight will still stay close to striking the hour for years to come. But even on the conventional frame, a truce potentially hinging on the return of one person might reignite the violence in Palestine. It may not even be Palestinians that do it, but violence against Messianic Jews may touch off a respone in large proportions .
MPAA says they don't need to prove infringement to fine someone up to $150,000. Yep, on mere suspicion, apparently, they should be able to judge you guilty and make you pay out the nose. Because, apparently, making something potentially available to be downloaded is enough to charge someone with infringement, and putting it in the “shared” folder means that you intended for people to share it and the wide public at large to just come in and download it. So they want to be able to slam you for infringement if you have Vuze, say, and a file that is a movie, because obviously, you intend to share that movie.
Teacher accused of preaching Christianity to students and using an electric device to temporarily brand a cross into the students arms as part of an experiment has been fired. Sufficient pictures and evidence of the cross branding, plus lots of complaints about the teacher leads to his dismissal.
In candidate matters and opinions, MoveOn requests Senator Obama hold to a promise and filibuster the telecom immunity-granting compromise bill. Which would increase his cred among the rank-and-file liberals considerably. Austin Cline cannot find a good principled reason for Hillary supporters to support John McCain with their votes, considering “his followers were mean to our followers” and having a desire to revenge that is petty and childish. Mike Gallagher accuses Gore and environmentalists of huge hypocrisy, boting that many who shout loudest do things like take private jets for engagements, and making the Gore house revisions as a problem, because more energy is consumed than before, while Mr. Bush’s energy-efficient house is praised. In closing, Senator McCain is praised as a candidate who doesn’t bow too much to environmentalism, while Senator Obama is ridiculed for buying into the hypocrisy. Charles Karuthammer wants Senator McCain to go all the way on recommending drilling, rather than half-assing it and protecting the wildlife refuge in Alaska.
In technology, MIT students develop parabolic solar energy collectors that can melt steel at the focal point,
Hello Kitty Hell strikes again, this time with Hello Kitty Cocaine... which is disturbing no matter which way you look at it. Not pedestrian like license plates that spell messages in the rearview mirror, but
Last for tonight, Terry Pratchett talks about finding the place where gods originate. It’s a beautiful piece about the place we all seek in the eye of the storm of life. I’ll be trying for bed.
There are a lot of people currently serving in the military who probably shouldn't be, even according to the Pentagon’s own data. Because of the need for bodies on the ground, the standards have loosened to have a few screws missing. Embassies don't meet security standards as it is, yet new nuclear-powered submarines are being built all the time. Beyond that, the current administration is attempting to wrap up all of their major policy problems before they become campaign issues and before the next president takes office.
Sometimes it seems international relations are getting that way, too, with the UN nuclear watchdog chief saying that the Mideast could become a "ball of fire" if Iran were attacked. Syria is being inspected for hidden nuclear weapons, too. The atomic world is still fraught with danger, and I think our minutes to midnight will still stay close to striking the hour for years to come. But even on the conventional frame, a truce potentially hinging on the return of one person might reignite the violence in Palestine. It may not even be Palestinians that do it, but violence against Messianic Jews may touch off a respone in large proportions .
MPAA says they don't need to prove infringement to fine someone up to $150,000. Yep, on mere suspicion, apparently, they should be able to judge you guilty and make you pay out the nose. Because, apparently, making something potentially available to be downloaded is enough to charge someone with infringement, and putting it in the “shared” folder means that you intended for people to share it and the wide public at large to just come in and download it. So they want to be able to slam you for infringement if you have Vuze, say, and a file that is a movie, because obviously, you intend to share that movie.
Teacher accused of preaching Christianity to students and using an electric device to temporarily brand a cross into the students arms as part of an experiment has been fired. Sufficient pictures and evidence of the cross branding, plus lots of complaints about the teacher leads to his dismissal.
In candidate matters and opinions, MoveOn requests Senator Obama hold to a promise and filibuster the telecom immunity-granting compromise bill. Which would increase his cred among the rank-and-file liberals considerably. Austin Cline cannot find a good principled reason for Hillary supporters to support John McCain with their votes, considering “his followers were mean to our followers” and having a desire to revenge that is petty and childish. Mike Gallagher accuses Gore and environmentalists of huge hypocrisy, boting that many who shout loudest do things like take private jets for engagements, and making the Gore house revisions as a problem, because more energy is consumed than before, while Mr. Bush’s energy-efficient house is praised. In closing, Senator McCain is praised as a candidate who doesn’t bow too much to environmentalism, while Senator Obama is ridiculed for buying into the hypocrisy. Charles Karuthammer wants Senator McCain to go all the way on recommending drilling, rather than half-assing it and protecting the wildlife refuge in Alaska.
In technology, MIT students develop parabolic solar energy collectors that can melt steel at the focal point,
Hello Kitty Hell strikes again, this time with Hello Kitty Cocaine... which is disturbing no matter which way you look at it. Not pedestrian like license plates that spell messages in the rearview mirror, but
Last for tonight, Terry Pratchett talks about finding the place where gods originate. It’s a beautiful piece about the place we all seek in the eye of the storm of life. I’ll be trying for bed.
