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silveradeptHave manged to return from Pennsylvania unscarred. There was a cheesesteak consumed, for those that are curious, and, well, mmmmmmmmmmmm. Good stuff. Also got to wander a bit about the Franklin Institute of Science (SCIENCE!), which, naturally, made me revert to my curious child form. Not that this is a bad thing. (I find out that I have a 10-inch vertical with a messenger bag attached to me.) I got to see Temple, which is green grass and students in the middle of the city. Met ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
erinmuse, who is excellent and good to make jokes with, having a similar sense of what is funny, or at least the right follow-up. Can see why annaonthemoon likes her so much. Also, sorry that I missed amenquohi this time around. I note that there is still a significant amount of annaonthemoon's material still here, and that at some point, it will have to be moved. Perhaps getting in on the moving train, either one way or another, will make an excuse for a meeting.
All in all, Philadelphia's a nice place. Although we did encounter a side effect of freedomfreedomFEARFEARFEAR!freedomfreedom when wandering about the outside of the Independence Courtyard - namely lots of barriers and security personnel. Instead, stopped at the museum of the American Philosophical Society. Enjoyed it quite a bit. Also managed to make it through airport security with no incidents - always a good thing. So I'm back. Padded rubgy tomorrow, reading for Tuesday, most likely, on Sunday, and the rest falls into place as it should. Or something like that.
I'm genuinely confused by the actions in the following weblink. Apparently, a BYU professor has been placed on leave because of his views on 9/11. Those views cater more toward the conspiracy side of the theories rather than the terrorist side, and the tone of the writing makes it sound like the professor's pieces may or may not have a scientific backing. With things like the attacks, though, the question as to what is available versus what actually happened and what evidence was there is a possibility. Would be nice, though, to have support before giving much more than an "Mmm. Interesting" to the idea. Getting back to the original point, is the decision to review justifiable?
Earlier, I linked to a speculation about the reality of a Youtube celebrity named Lonelygirl15. That question appears to have been answered. Lonelygirl15 is an actress, playing a part. The mystery surrounding her has been lifted. Now, the question is whether or not people will continue to watch. I think it would take a bigger hook to keep the viewers. Something that would climb the ratings ladder, I suspect.
A speculation that can either make sense or be totally out-of-line, depending on your viewpoints. Chris Floyd suggests that Osama bin Laden free and about is a necessary component to the Bush plan. Someone prove him wrong and bring in bin Laden, either alive or in a body bag? Speaking of politics, I very much like the idea of Political NASCAR, where each candidate must wear the logos of their sponsors.
Confirmation of this? Semantic association part of brain pinpointed? The anterior temporal lobe as the place where words make sense, apparently. Anyone else get something of this?
Transient paper, courtesy of Xerox. For those things that you only need to remember for a short time. Or only need to read for a short time. Perhaps we'll also get to the idea of "this message will fade away" for classified or sensitive documents?
Last whacks! 8 things we learned from 80s cartoons. Funn and true all at the same time.
erinmuse, who is excellent and good to make jokes with, having a similar sense of what is funny, or at least the right follow-up. Can see why annaonthemoon likes her so much. Also, sorry that I missed amenquohi this time around. I note that there is still a significant amount of annaonthemoon's material still here, and that at some point, it will have to be moved. Perhaps getting in on the moving train, either one way or another, will make an excuse for a meeting. All in all, Philadelphia's a nice place. Although we did encounter a side effect of freedomfreedomFEARFEARFEAR!freedomfreedom when wandering about the outside of the Independence Courtyard - namely lots of barriers and security personnel. Instead, stopped at the museum of the American Philosophical Society. Enjoyed it quite a bit. Also managed to make it through airport security with no incidents - always a good thing. So I'm back. Padded rubgy tomorrow, reading for Tuesday, most likely, on Sunday, and the rest falls into place as it should. Or something like that.
I'm genuinely confused by the actions in the following weblink. Apparently, a BYU professor has been placed on leave because of his views on 9/11. Those views cater more toward the conspiracy side of the theories rather than the terrorist side, and the tone of the writing makes it sound like the professor's pieces may or may not have a scientific backing. With things like the attacks, though, the question as to what is available versus what actually happened and what evidence was there is a possibility. Would be nice, though, to have support before giving much more than an "Mmm. Interesting" to the idea. Getting back to the original point, is the decision to review justifiable?
Earlier, I linked to a speculation about the reality of a Youtube celebrity named Lonelygirl15. That question appears to have been answered. Lonelygirl15 is an actress, playing a part. The mystery surrounding her has been lifted. Now, the question is whether or not people will continue to watch. I think it would take a bigger hook to keep the viewers. Something that would climb the ratings ladder, I suspect.
A speculation that can either make sense or be totally out-of-line, depending on your viewpoints. Chris Floyd suggests that Osama bin Laden free and about is a necessary component to the Bush plan. Someone prove him wrong and bring in bin Laden, either alive or in a body bag? Speaking of politics, I very much like the idea of Political NASCAR, where each candidate must wear the logos of their sponsors.
Confirmation of this? Semantic association part of brain pinpointed? The anterior temporal lobe as the place where words make sense, apparently. Anyone else get something of this?
Transient paper, courtesy of Xerox. For those things that you only need to remember for a short time. Or only need to read for a short time. Perhaps we'll also get to the idea of "this message will fade away" for classified or sensitive documents?
Last whacks! 8 things we learned from 80s cartoons. Funn and true all at the same time.
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Date: 2006-09-09 06:12 am (UTC)Not that I'm advocating leaving him out there; I see the need to take him out just as much. But the administration certainly doesn't need him as a boogey man; if they got him, they could wave the flag that they "got the bad guy" and still have the organization for the boogey man use.
- Political NASCAR? Hell yes! Gimme some of that.
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Date: 2006-09-09 01:43 pm (UTC)The political NASCAR suits would be a godsend to the American people - it would give them disclosure information in a format that even the average grunt could understand and appreciate. Want a candidate who might listen to you instead of the corporations? Look for someone with a clean suit.
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Date: 2006-09-09 01:55 pm (UTC)Feel free to come out on one of your extended weekends to bring more crap and we'll head back into Philly for more fun. I was kind of annoyed about not getting into Independence Mall, but I enjoyed the Philosophical Society.
It might just take two trips to get all my stuff back anyway, since with me driving, there's less "top" space to put stuff to not block the window. (did that make sense to anyone other than me?)
I love the 80's cartoon lessons. hehe. Smurfs and communism.
It wasn't BYU in the news a few weeks back, was it? What is it with colleges and suspending their professors for not "agreeing" with them?
If lonely girl continues to wear swim suits, i'm sure people will watch her.
*snort* on political nascar. I want to see Rick Santorum decked out in logos. heeeee
Hmmm. So they might be able to find a cure for dementia? Wow, that would be GREAT! It's such a horrible disease, both to go thorugh as the person with it, and to be the family member of the person with it. I certainitly hope that if I ever get to that stage, there is a cure for it, or maybe some kind of preventative measure to be taken.
"Dissapearing Ink"..I like the idea. THat's really cool. A lot of offices have a printer or printer tray devoted to "scrap paper" for printing junk off on, but once you print both sides of the paper, you're stuck with it! I do like the "this message will self destruct". I wonder if it will be as simple as changing a setting to get it to print permanently, or if you'd have to flip flop between the types of paper, because that might get annoying. I can see the downside to this too. Kid hands in 6 or 7 blank sheets of paper stapled together for his term paper. "I printed it out, I swear!" and the like.
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Date: 2006-09-09 06:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-09 07:39 pm (UTC)