It's Friday night already?
Oct. 27th, 2006 11:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
silveradeptHrm. Today seemed to go quickly. Then again, I did spend a lot of time doing work and getting things out of the way. And there was that three-hour sequence or so while I finished the Edgy install (it didn't get one package, and so it patiently waited for me to restart it and finish the process rather than moving forward. I let it download and then install. Right now, I've got something telling me that I have several significant packages that can be upgraded, but the recommendation is not to do so.) So maybe I did a lot more work than I thought I did. Let's see - presentation work, project work, other work... well, maybe not all that much done, but it sure feels like a lot got done. Or it might just be me collating a lot of the work I've already done and realizing that it's a lot of work.
A lot of statements that could use some sources, but all of them are designed to say one thing - The poor are getting poorer, while the rich are only getting richer.
Eyes in spaaaaace are getting smarter. Earth Observer One can detect and focus on "odd things" by itself. It picked up a volcanic eruption. It can talk to other satellites. Soon, we'll have data on something as it happens in realtime... or maybe a little bit before it happens. Depends on the sensorweb. There are definitely applications of this being looked into by the military, as the US intends on having 1/3 of its fighting force be robots. On other scientific news, the first draft of the honeybee genome is completed, so there may be many more news of bees in the future.
Testosterone levels are going down in men? So maybe we're all getting in touch with our feminine sides? (Which is not a bad thing, I hasten to add.) So perhaps we have less of the testosterone-enraged Moes and more of the smart-as-a-whip Calvins.
International politics says that the United States really wants sanctions on Iran, and quickly. Domestically, some states are not up to voting snuff yet. Including some of the states that were key in the last election. That's not very encouraging at all. Something else that's not very encouraging: Hans Blix, the UN weapons inspector, says Iraq was better under Saddam. That may give ammo to "stay the course, stay the course", but only because it's a matter of "if we leave now, then it all falls apart." Even though we're the ones who created it. We've also created the side "benefit" of silencing democracy advocates in Syria, too.
Two articles, which taken together, perhaps pick up the idea of this sequence. Claiming that it's a cult, a parent requested that her daughter come away from a church. The doctor who took her against her will faces charges of kidnapping. The question in this sequence is "Is it a breach of law to get someone out of a cult? Even if it's not recognized as such? Even if it is?" In terms of the law, I would think this is fairly straightfoward - abduction. Are there provisions that permit such when there is danger to someone's life? And what kind, and how clear and present does it have to be?
Some helpful advice for those looking for mushrooms. Obviously, someone wants everyone to partake.
Something that can only be classified as [Worms]Stu-pid[/Worms]. A candidate for Superintendent in Oklahoma says Kevlar books will help kids defend themselves from shooters. Assuming the kids have Matrix-fu reflexes to block all of the bullets coming their way... and also assuming that there aren't rifles involved, which cut right through the books, and so on, and so on. Yeah. Smoke and mirrors as nobody takes a look at the issues as to why kids become gun-toting and peer-killing. If that could be helped, then things would get much better immediately. On the same note, although aimed at much younger goods, and perhaps not so serious, here's a guide on what to avoid giving for Halloween.
You scored as II - The High Priestess. The High Priestess is a card of intuition, instinct and hidden knowledge. She knows all your secrets, you can hide nothing from her. Yet you will never know the secrets she herself protects.If well aspected in a Tarot spread, this card can indicate the use of intuition to solve problems; trust to your instincts. If badly aspected, it can mean suppression and ignoring of such instincts - following your head at the expense of your heart.
II - The High Priestess - 63%
I - Magician - 56%
XI - Justice - 56%
XIX - The Sun - 50%
III - The Empress - 50%
0 - The Fool - 50%
VIII - Strength - 50%
VI - The Lovers - 44%
XIII - Death - 44%
IV - The Emperor - 44%
XV - The Devil - 44%
X - Wheel of Fortune - 38%
XVI - The Tower - 31%
Which Major Arcana Tarot Card Are You?
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As a last remark, something that is somewhat amusing to me, since I've been inside the anime/manga scene for a few years now. I get the feeling that the writer of this Telegraph article on maid cafes doesn't really understand them. Then again, having never been to one, I can't say that I truly would understand them, either, but I feel like I have a slightly better handle on things. The author of this Sake-Drenched Postcards article on maid cafe employees and otaku participating in a summer tradition of uchimizu (tossing water on hot places to get a brief cooling through evaporation) sounds like they have a good idea of how things work. Maybe it's an experience thing, or maybe you just have to see or read the right materials, but the maid cafe (and it's more adult sister, the no-pants cafe) makes a lot more sense (especially after watching something like Steel Angel Kurumi). In any case, with this particular oddity, I head off to bed. Feetball tomorrow, which as homecoming, should be a very interesting game to watch.
A lot of statements that could use some sources, but all of them are designed to say one thing - The poor are getting poorer, while the rich are only getting richer.
Eyes in spaaaaace are getting smarter. Earth Observer One can detect and focus on "odd things" by itself. It picked up a volcanic eruption. It can talk to other satellites. Soon, we'll have data on something as it happens in realtime... or maybe a little bit before it happens. Depends on the sensorweb. There are definitely applications of this being looked into by the military, as the US intends on having 1/3 of its fighting force be robots. On other scientific news, the first draft of the honeybee genome is completed, so there may be many more news of bees in the future.
Testosterone levels are going down in men? So maybe we're all getting in touch with our feminine sides? (Which is not a bad thing, I hasten to add.) So perhaps we have less of the testosterone-enraged Moes and more of the smart-as-a-whip Calvins.
International politics says that the United States really wants sanctions on Iran, and quickly. Domestically, some states are not up to voting snuff yet. Including some of the states that were key in the last election. That's not very encouraging at all. Something else that's not very encouraging: Hans Blix, the UN weapons inspector, says Iraq was better under Saddam. That may give ammo to "stay the course, stay the course", but only because it's a matter of "if we leave now, then it all falls apart." Even though we're the ones who created it. We've also created the side "benefit" of silencing democracy advocates in Syria, too.
Two articles, which taken together, perhaps pick up the idea of this sequence. Claiming that it's a cult, a parent requested that her daughter come away from a church. The doctor who took her against her will faces charges of kidnapping. The question in this sequence is "Is it a breach of law to get someone out of a cult? Even if it's not recognized as such? Even if it is?" In terms of the law, I would think this is fairly straightfoward - abduction. Are there provisions that permit such when there is danger to someone's life? And what kind, and how clear and present does it have to be?
Some helpful advice for those looking for mushrooms. Obviously, someone wants everyone to partake.
Something that can only be classified as [Worms]Stu-pid[/Worms]. A candidate for Superintendent in Oklahoma says Kevlar books will help kids defend themselves from shooters. Assuming the kids have Matrix-fu reflexes to block all of the bullets coming their way... and also assuming that there aren't rifles involved, which cut right through the books, and so on, and so on. Yeah. Smoke and mirrors as nobody takes a look at the issues as to why kids become gun-toting and peer-killing. If that could be helped, then things would get much better immediately. On the same note, although aimed at much younger goods, and perhaps not so serious, here's a guide on what to avoid giving for Halloween.
You scored as II - The High Priestess. The High Priestess is a card of intuition, instinct and hidden knowledge. She knows all your secrets, you can hide nothing from her. Yet you will never know the secrets she herself protects.If well aspected in a Tarot spread, this card can indicate the use of intuition to solve problems; trust to your instincts. If badly aspected, it can mean suppression and ignoring of such instincts - following your head at the expense of your heart.
II - The High Priestess - 63%
I - Magician - 56%
XI - Justice - 56%
XIX - The Sun - 50%
III - The Empress - 50%
0 - The Fool - 50%
VIII - Strength - 50%
VI - The Lovers - 44%
XIII - Death - 44%
IV - The Emperor - 44%
XV - The Devil - 44%
X - Wheel of Fortune - 38%
XVI - The Tower - 31%
Which Major Arcana Tarot Card Are You?
created with QuizFarm.com
As a last remark, something that is somewhat amusing to me, since I've been inside the anime/manga scene for a few years now. I get the feeling that the writer of this Telegraph article on maid cafes doesn't really understand them. Then again, having never been to one, I can't say that I truly would understand them, either, but I feel like I have a slightly better handle on things. The author of this Sake-Drenched Postcards article on maid cafe employees and otaku participating in a summer tradition of uchimizu (tossing water on hot places to get a brief cooling through evaporation) sounds like they have a good idea of how things work. Maybe it's an experience thing, or maybe you just have to see or read the right materials, but the maid cafe (and it's more adult sister, the no-pants cafe) makes a lot more sense (especially after watching something like Steel Angel Kurumi). In any case, with this particular oddity, I head off to bed. Feetball tomorrow, which as homecoming, should be a very interesting game to watch.
