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Cecil Adams rules. I always read this in the back of the City Paper
September 2006
Monthly Archive
September 29, 2006
September 29, 2006
WANTED: Arguments to use against people who argue for smoking bans.
Posted by Claire CJS under Clio, People, Politics, The War On Drugs[48] Comments
I need more fodder in my flame-war against the anti-smoking prohibitionists who want to ban smoking, even in my own bar that I own (hypothetically). (more…)
September 29, 2006
NoMeansNo tonight!
Posted by Claire CJS under Audio, Carolyn, Clio, Concerts, Journal, Media, Music, People1 Comment
I will be at the newly-opened Rock N Roll hotel tonight, to see NoMeansNo, who has only come around once before in the 15 years Carolyn & I have listened to them. We’re totally stoked. I will write more about it after it happens.
September 28, 2006
links for 2006-09-29 (USA visualization, Middle East history visualzation)
Posted by Claire CJS under Flash, Media, PoliticsLeave a Comment
- Two interesting visualizations today.
September 28, 2006
SURVEYS: How White & Nerdy am I? 50%.
Posted by Claire CJS under Clio, Journal, People, Stacy M, Surveys[30] Comments
I don’t normally do chain surveys because I view it as building something then throwing it away. I much greater prefer OKCupid where your survey results are stored, and can be compared to your friends. (more…)
September 28, 2006
POLITICS: Human rights are only for *AMERICAN* humans
Posted by Claire CJS under Abuse Of Authority, Articles, News, Politics, The War On TerrorLeave a Comment
14,000 U.S. detainees languish in American hands with few Geneva Convention rights given to them, and few charges filed: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14887908/
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/09/18/guantanamo.solitary.ap/index.html
Fucked up. If anyone has watched The Road To Guantanimo, you would have a better understanding of what is happening. If you voted for Bush, you are complicit in assisting war crimes and gross abuses of human rights. Good job. (That was sarcasm.)
September 28, 2006
POLITICS: Free Speech in America is DEAD, DEAD, DEAD.
Posted by Claire CJS under Abuse Of Authority, Censorship, News, Politics[2] Comments
Some disturbing stories about the erosion of free speech in America. Having already had a police officer force me to turn my shirt inside-out, because of what it said, politically, at a public event (high school graduation), I can attest firsthand that the climate of free speech in america is dead. It was dying beofre 9/11 — but 9/11 killed it utterly (Congratulations folks, you handed Bin Laden exactly what he wanted). Read on for the actual stories. (more…)
September 27, 2006
links for 2006-09-28 – an awesome rant
Posted by Claire CJS under Comedy, Politics, RantsLeave a Comment
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The Annotated Rant: a few AWESOME rants. Especially “Fuck The South”.
Including such amazingly-written rants as: Fuck the South, Fuck Christmas, Fuck The New York Times, Fuck the State of the Union, Fuck South Dakota, and Fuck Tax Day.
September 27, 2006
NEWS: Ain’t corporate-controlled media great?
Posted by Claire CJS under Media, News, Pictures, Politics, The War On Terror[2] Comments
Aren’t you glad American media is so “Fair & Balanced”? Wake up.
September 26, 2006
TECHNOLOGY: Cell phones suck.
Posted by Claire CJS under Articles, Clio, Hardware, John The Canadien, People, Technology[27] Comments
September 25, 2006
- RSOE HAVARIA Emergency & Disaster Information Service This displays a map of the world with REALTIME icons indicating all natural disasters — biological, volcanic, earthquake, hurricane, etc. Sort of a zeitgeist of death & disaster.
September 25, 2006
CARTOONS: SpaceBalls animated series coming to Cartoon Network
Posted by Claire CJS under Cartoons, Comedy, Media, Movies, News, Video[18] Comments
Now, I’m not sure what the average person will think of this. I’m sure purists who loved the original Spaceballs might be aghast at the thought of an animated adaptation. Me? I’m happy because I hated the original Spaceballs. (more…)
September 21, 2006
September 21, 2006
VIDEO: Apple selling shows via ITunes does not cut it – WAY too expensive.
Posted by Claire CJS under Media, P2P, Reviews, Software, Technology, VideoLeave a Comment
So Apple is selling TV shows on I-Tunes for $2 a show. Whoop de doo — I think it sucks, and here’s why. (more…)
September 20, 2006
links for 2006-09-21 (music zeitgeist visualizer, contractor site)
Posted by Claire CJS under Audio, Flash, Media, Music[2] Comments
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What songs are playing on the radio, nation-wide?
A realtime widget showing the titles of songs currently being played on all radio stations in the country.
September 20, 2006
CARTOONS: South Park returns Oct 4th
Posted by Claire CJS under Cartoons, Media, News, VideoLeave a Comment
Just a heads up to South Park fans. Time to set a Google Calendar reminder…
September 18, 2006
links for 2006-09-19 (photographer’s rights, my deviantArt page, MySpace MP3 snagger)
Posted by Claire CJS under Audio, Clio, Hardware, Media, Music, People, Pictures, TechnologyLeave a Comment
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Photographer’s Rights Page: Bert P. Krages, Attorney at Law
A page that includes a printable PDF of “Photographer’s Rights” that you can carry around with you and present to any security personnel who may try to confiscate your camera or otherwise interfere with you practicing your RIGHT to photograph public space
September 17, 2006
TERRORISM: Bush brings 15,000 more Saudis to our soil
Posted by Claire CJS under Articles, George W. Bush, News, Politicians, Politics, September 11th, The War On Terror[3] Comments
Almost every 911 hijacker was a Saudi Arabian citizen; yet we attack Iraq & Afghanistan. now George W. Bush brings more potential terrorists into our already-open borders. 15,000 more people who belong to the same age group and country of origin as the 911 hijackers.
And yes, this is directly because of George W. Bush. He brokered this deal with his Saudi buddies. You really think we’re safer now?
Elite Saudi families traditionally sent their children to schools here, but their numbers fell once Congress restricted visas after the discovery that 15 of the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11 were Saudi, said Rachel Bronson of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Some officials say efforts to fast-track educational diplomacy could use additional scrutiny.
September 17, 2006
Technology War: Big Brother Is Shouting At You
Posted by Claire CJS under Articles, Hardware, New World Order, News, Politics, Technology, Technology War[5] Comments
Read HERE about big brother in the UK — they are now putting loudspeakers on their 5 million public cameras, so that the cameras can shout back at people for engaging in “anti-social behavior”. Ah, the UK. Several years ahead of the U.S. in terms of freedom-crushing. Don’t worry; we’ll catch up.
‘Would the young man on the bike please get off and walk as he is riding in a pedestrian area,’ came the command.
Be afraid. The only thing to fear is fear itself, and the world that is resulting from everyone’s overhyped fears of terrorism (which kills less people than aspirin) is far more scary than anything Bin Laden could possibly do to me.
September 16, 2006
links for 2006-09-17
Posted by Claire CJS under Internet, Politics, September 11th, Software, Technology, The War On TerrorLeave a Comment
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911: The Complete 911 Timeline
A comprehensive timeline of events related to September 11th.Gathered by correlating over 7,000 mainstream news sources.
“911 Freedom For Press” says that this may perhaps be more important than the 911 Commission Report itself.
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