Quick post before dashing off to bed.

[silveradept]

Basically, work tomorrow. Today was spent playing cards with Mom and family, coming back, hanging a few things (although I need to figure out some other things to get all the rest of my posters up, my wall scrolls are hung, and that's a help.) and generally getting resettled again, after moving. Suzaku and Seriyuu are back on the walls. Now, just for the rest of the things. If I can get them up on the walls, preferably with something that won't damage them or the walls, that would be best. Any ideas from the crowd out here? (I've heard of the wall-sticky stuff. but I don't know how/whether that will work on the poster backs, too, and whether it will come off both surfaces equally cleanly.)

A little short on the links tonight. Mostly because, while there's lots of stuff going on , I didn't see it in the places I perused. Perhaps in some other place.

torakiyoshi points out an article to me that states the reaction to the revelation of the NSA's spying program is a bit overblown. The problem now is that regardless of what I do, data is collected on me - at some point, someone can gather enough to do evil things to me, be they evil governments, malicious individuals, or corporate hellions. It's just a matter of whether they do or they don't. Still hoping that decency wins out and "don't" is more likely than does.

Meditation may make your brain better. Doing things could increase your grey matter significantly. In the areas that may be affected, I could probably use a little more thickness, so this is a good sign.

Television sniping, thanks to optics! A remote, a focusing lens, and a little practice, and you, too, can zap the TV off from across the room... or across the street. Perfect for those occasions where distractions need to be defeated.

That's all for me tonight. I need to get into the habit of going to bed at good times, so that when my other internship kicks in, I won't have to kick myself out of bed. G'night.

Comments

[greyweirdo.livejournal.com]

None of the points are any good, they just serve to bash liberals...

1) It's hardly a liberal backlash if even conservitive republicans are speaking against it.
2) There has been quite a lot of influence in the public. When it got so bad that certian telecom companies have been forced to put out press releases explaining that they haven't given phone records to anyone.
3) People are a little sick of being spyed on, and their getting pissed off about it. Understandable.

There is no point being made here.
The justifications are equally flacid.
1) The government said it wasn't spying on it's own people. Datamining is spying, it falls undert the NSA, which is a spy opperation.
2) I think you need to read the polls again, I could only find 2 polls that said data mining was a good idea.
3) Again, he fails to point out all the conservitives who are also bitching, making it seem like a liberal only attack, which it isn't.

And you seem to have a assumption about me that is completly false. If the person were giving a perspective closer to my own I would still have to point out tha hollowness of their argument, I do it all the time. I might not mention it right away, but I would mention it if asked. It's not well written, and even if it argeed with me I would still point out it's not well written.

[2dlife.livejournal.com]

Ah, I made the wrong assumption. I thought you were attacking the argument not attacking the point. There's a very important difference between how the article stands as an argument and whether it's one that is true. I was naive to assume that you meant the former when you proceeded to attack the latter.

His points are justified by his examples; I never said those points weren't biased. Whether you agree with his examples or think that they reflect reality is another matter. Bringing in outside points (when they're no better justfied than his own, especially), does nothing to attack the *structure* of his argument. Make your own argument, supporting your thesis with your examples; attack his points directly; and show that your justifications are sounder than the ones he makes. Just do not attack his structure by misinterpreting it or bringing in outside information.

I don't agree with the thesis, but I accept his argument. The former is due to my opinions on the subject, the latter due to my training in debate.