Do cats dream?
I would venture to say yes. This after watching my cat curl up next to me, fall deeply asleep (not pretend sleep that cats sometimes do) and hearing her meow (not sure if she had at first) and watching her paw away at something in her sleep. It was really quite funny - was there some idealized kitty hunt? I’ll never know but, it certainly was interesting to watch.
Aug 18, 2005
Aug 16, 2005
By the by...
Just to clarify some comments in regard to our pal Stalking Cat below. While I actually like body mods and tattooing for the most part, I’m thinking the native Americans had no ancient tradition whereby they underwent surgery to have removable whiskers implanted. That’s just our boy Dennis trying to justify the whole thing.
Just to clarify some comments in regard to our pal Stalking Cat below. While I actually like body mods and tattooing for the most part, I’m thinking the native Americans had no ancient tradition whereby they underwent surgery to have removable whiskers implanted. That’s just our boy Dennis trying to justify the whole thing.
Friends, don’t let friends...
Dennis Avner, who goes by his Native American name, Stalking Cat, is known around the world as the Catman. Over the past 25 years, Stalking Cat, 47, has received so many surgical and cosmetic procedures he’s lost count. And he says all of them – from full-face tattoos to fanged dentures to steel implants for detachable ‘whiskers’ – have been done to achieve oneness with what he calls his totem, the tiger.
“I’m Huron and Lakota,” he said, relaxing barefoot in his Freeland living room. “I’m just taking a very old tradition, that to my knowledge is not practiced anymore.”
Funny, I would’ve bet his totem was the jackass - but hey, whatever floats your boat. I’m thinking though, if you decide to commit yourself to a look like that, you should probably be changing your name to unemployed cat cause you are assuredly limiting the career options.
Dennis Avner, who goes by his Native American name, Stalking Cat, is known around the world as the Catman. Over the past 25 years, Stalking Cat, 47, has received so many surgical and cosmetic procedures he’s lost count. And he says all of them – from full-face tattoos to fanged dentures to steel implants for detachable ‘whiskers’ – have been done to achieve oneness with what he calls his totem, the tiger.
“I’m Huron and Lakota,” he said, relaxing barefoot in his Freeland living room. “I’m just taking a very old tradition, that to my knowledge is not practiced anymore.”
Funny, I would’ve bet his totem was the jackass - but hey, whatever floats your boat. I’m thinking though, if you decide to commit yourself to a look like that, you should probably be changing your name to unemployed cat cause you are assuredly limiting the career options.
How you liking that Hummer now buddy?
It was only a matter of time and I doubt the trend is going to reverse itself (lower prices).
You?re seeing gas prices rise in the blink of an eye, and it seems a sure bet they?ll go higher. That?s why a major Internet sports-betting parlor began offering odds on rising gas prices this month, and why business is booming for traders who buy and sell oil contracts.
Still, in the bizarro world we live in, the same day people are talking about the high price of gas, this little tidbit comes out:
The Bush administration is expected to abandon a proposal to extend fuel economy regulations to include Hummer H2?s and other huge sport utility vehicles, auto industry and other officials say.
The proposal was among a number of potential strategies outlined by the administration in 2003 to overhaul mileage requirements for light trucks - sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans. It had been seen by industry officials as likely to be adopted.
But the impact of the tougher requirements would have been borne almost solely by the increasingly troubled domestic auto industry, a concern for the administration.
Yes, the higher prices are becoming the fodder of columnists everywhere:
I remember the exact time when last hit by a $50-a-tank earthquake - the gas pump as well as the circumstance. It was Aug. 14, 1981. My family and I were packed and loaded for a 2,253-mile round trip from New York to Yellowstone Park. As I pulled into the gas lane, the attendant was rubbing his hands together at the sight of our rented recreational vehicle, a 1976 Dodge Coachman standing 11 feet high and measuring 22 feet bumper to bumper.
It was only a matter of time and I doubt the trend is going to reverse itself (lower prices).
You?re seeing gas prices rise in the blink of an eye, and it seems a sure bet they?ll go higher. That?s why a major Internet sports-betting parlor began offering odds on rising gas prices this month, and why business is booming for traders who buy and sell oil contracts.
Still, in the bizarro world we live in, the same day people are talking about the high price of gas, this little tidbit comes out:
The Bush administration is expected to abandon a proposal to extend fuel economy regulations to include Hummer H2?s and other huge sport utility vehicles, auto industry and other officials say.
The proposal was among a number of potential strategies outlined by the administration in 2003 to overhaul mileage requirements for light trucks - sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans. It had been seen by industry officials as likely to be adopted.
But the impact of the tougher requirements would have been borne almost solely by the increasingly troubled domestic auto industry, a concern for the administration.
Yes, the higher prices are becoming the fodder of columnists everywhere:
I remember the exact time when last hit by a $50-a-tank earthquake - the gas pump as well as the circumstance. It was Aug. 14, 1981. My family and I were packed and loaded for a 2,253-mile round trip from New York to Yellowstone Park. As I pulled into the gas lane, the attendant was rubbing his hands together at the sight of our rented recreational vehicle, a 1976 Dodge Coachman standing 11 feet high and measuring 22 feet bumper to bumper.
My latest project
One of many, the result of one of those sudden accidents. I was going to just plunk down the money and get another keyboard but figured I would give this a try first.
One of many, the result of one of those sudden accidents. I was going to just plunk down the money and get another keyboard but figured I would give this a try first.
The OUCH heard round the game
My love of baseball is boundless and I always find it an enormous treat when there is a game on during the day. Last week, I was listening to the Mets play the Padres (if you really want to enjoy a baseball game, you have to listen to the radio broadcast) when they described the collision between Carlos Beltran and Mike Cameron.
I?ve watched a lot of baseball through the years and since I was half listening to the game, when I heard the announcers? voices fill with concern, I ran over and turned on the tube just to see what they were talking about. It was the kind of thing that hurt just to watch. Thankfully, the guys are alright (alright being able to keep walking) although it looks like a season ender for the players in question and the team as well.
My love of baseball is boundless and I always find it an enormous treat when there is a game on during the day. Last week, I was listening to the Mets play the Padres (if you really want to enjoy a baseball game, you have to listen to the radio broadcast) when they described the collision between Carlos Beltran and Mike Cameron.
I?ve watched a lot of baseball through the years and since I was half listening to the game, when I heard the announcers? voices fill with concern, I ran over and turned on the tube just to see what they were talking about. It was the kind of thing that hurt just to watch. Thankfully, the guys are alright (alright being able to keep walking) although it looks like a season ender for the players in question and the team as well.
Aug 11, 2005
Required reading...
I came across this through Monsterblog. Wonderful reading and will undoubtedly bring groans of empathy from most people working in offices these days from http://www.iworkwithfools.com/
Phone rings. CASPER answers it.
CASPER: Hello.
BOSS: Casper? I need you to write a program that takes images off of an optical drive and stores them on the AS/400. IBM has API’s to do this, but they don't support the hardware or the software anymore so the API’s might not work.
CASPER: Ok, well if everything works, and there is documentation on the API’s, I can slap something together. But I need more detail on the interface and everything. When do you need it?
BOSS: In one week. What is doc...docu...documenta....
CASPER: Documentation. And one week is a little too tight.
BOSS: Ok. Start working on it and I will find you some dobumenbation.
CASPER: Documentation.
BOSS: Whatever.
Click. The phone goes dead.
Three weeks later. Phone rings. CASPER answers.
CASPER: Hello.
BOSS: Hey! How's that project coming...what was it? Double-mint-nation or something?
CASPER: You mean documentation?
BOSS: Yeah! That’s it! How's that doo...er...stuff coming?
CASPER: Well you were supposed to get me some more info on what the client needs – interface-wise – and scare up some documentation on the API’s.
BOSS: You have to think outside the box; work smarter not harder. You need some synergy, blah, blah, blah.
CASPER: No, just some documentation.
BOSS: Jeez! What is it with you and doctor-menstruation?
CASPER: Documentation.
BOSS: Whatever.
Click.
[Not The End]"
I came across this through Monsterblog. Wonderful reading and will undoubtedly bring groans of empathy from most people working in offices these days from http://www.iworkwithfools.com/
Phone rings. CASPER answers it.
CASPER: Hello.
BOSS: Casper? I need you to write a program that takes images off of an optical drive and stores them on the AS/400. IBM has API’s to do this, but they don't support the hardware or the software anymore so the API’s might not work.
CASPER: Ok, well if everything works, and there is documentation on the API’s, I can slap something together. But I need more detail on the interface and everything. When do you need it?
BOSS: In one week. What is doc...docu...documenta....
CASPER: Documentation. And one week is a little too tight.
BOSS: Ok. Start working on it and I will find you some dobumenbation.
CASPER: Documentation.
BOSS: Whatever.
Click. The phone goes dead.
Three weeks later. Phone rings. CASPER answers.
CASPER: Hello.
BOSS: Hey! How's that project coming...what was it? Double-mint-nation or something?
CASPER: You mean documentation?
BOSS: Yeah! That’s it! How's that doo...er...stuff coming?
CASPER: Well you were supposed to get me some more info on what the client needs – interface-wise – and scare up some documentation on the API’s.
BOSS: You have to think outside the box; work smarter not harder. You need some synergy, blah, blah, blah.
CASPER: No, just some documentation.
BOSS: Jeez! What is it with you and doctor-menstruation?
CASPER: Documentation.
BOSS: Whatever.
Click.
[Not The End]"
Aug 10, 2005
Aug 9, 2005
More from the workaday world..
I was doing some looking around for some data for another entry and I came across this by way of the extremely readable Monster blog. It’s a great observation.
© 2005 from Games Companies Play: The Job Hunter's Guide to Playing Smart & Winning Big in the High-Stakes Hiring Game by Pierre Mornell
Once upon a time, a highly successful executive was hit by a bus, and she died. She was met at the pearly gates by St. Peter himself. “Welcome to Heaven,” said St. Peter. “Before you get settled in though, it seems we have a problem. Strangely enough, we’ve never once had an executive make it this far, and we’re really not sure this is where you belong. What we’re going to do is let you have a day in Hell and a day in Heaven. Then you can choose where you want to spend eternity.”
“Actually,” said the woman, “I think I’d prefer to stay in Heaven.”
“Sorry, we have rules...,” said St. Peter, and with that, he put the executive in an elevator, and it went down, down, down to Hell.
The doors opened, and the executive stepped out onto the putting green of a beautiful golf course. In the distance was a country club, and there to greet her were her business associates, friends, and colleagues, all dressed in evening clothes and cheering for her. They ran up and kissed her on both cheeks, and they talked about old times. They played a great round of golf and went to the country club for dinner and dancing that night, where she enjoyed an excellent steak and lobster meal.
She met the Devil, who was actually a really nice guy (kinda cute). The conversation was spirited, and she never laughed so hard in her life. In fact, she was having such a good time that before she knew it, it was time to leave. Everybody shook her hand and waved goodbye as she got on the elevator. The elevator went up, up, up, St. Peter awaited her.
“Now it’s time to spend a day in Heaven,” he said. And for twenty-four hours, she lounged on clouds, caught a harp concert, and listened to a choir of angels. She had a great time, and before she knew it, her twenty-four hours were up.
“So, you’ve spent a day in Hell, and you’ve spent a day in Heaven,” said St. Peter when they met again, “Now you must choose your eternity.”
The woman paused, and then replied, “Well, I never thought I’d say this. I mean, Heaven has been really great and all, but I think I had a better time in Hell.”
So St. Peter escorted her back to the elevator, said so long, and she went back to Hell. This time when the doors of the elevator opened, the executive found herself standing in a desolate wasteland covered in garbage and filth. Her friends were there, but dressed in rags, and they were picking up garbage and putting it in sacks. The Devil came up to her and put his arm around her.
“I don’t understand,” stammered the woman, “Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and a country club, and we ate steak, and we danced and had a great time. Now there is a wasteland of garbage and all my friends look miserable.”
The Devil smiled. “Yesterday, we were recruiting you,” he said, “ Today you’re staff.”
I was doing some looking around for some data for another entry and I came across this by way of the extremely readable Monster blog. It’s a great observation.
© 2005 from Games Companies Play: The Job Hunter's Guide to Playing Smart & Winning Big in the High-Stakes Hiring Game by Pierre Mornell
Once upon a time, a highly successful executive was hit by a bus, and she died. She was met at the pearly gates by St. Peter himself. “Welcome to Heaven,” said St. Peter. “Before you get settled in though, it seems we have a problem. Strangely enough, we’ve never once had an executive make it this far, and we’re really not sure this is where you belong. What we’re going to do is let you have a day in Hell and a day in Heaven. Then you can choose where you want to spend eternity.”
“Actually,” said the woman, “I think I’d prefer to stay in Heaven.”
“Sorry, we have rules...,” said St. Peter, and with that, he put the executive in an elevator, and it went down, down, down to Hell.
The doors opened, and the executive stepped out onto the putting green of a beautiful golf course. In the distance was a country club, and there to greet her were her business associates, friends, and colleagues, all dressed in evening clothes and cheering for her. They ran up and kissed her on both cheeks, and they talked about old times. They played a great round of golf and went to the country club for dinner and dancing that night, where she enjoyed an excellent steak and lobster meal.
She met the Devil, who was actually a really nice guy (kinda cute). The conversation was spirited, and she never laughed so hard in her life. In fact, she was having such a good time that before she knew it, it was time to leave. Everybody shook her hand and waved goodbye as she got on the elevator. The elevator went up, up, up, St. Peter awaited her.
“Now it’s time to spend a day in Heaven,” he said. And for twenty-four hours, she lounged on clouds, caught a harp concert, and listened to a choir of angels. She had a great time, and before she knew it, her twenty-four hours were up.
“So, you’ve spent a day in Hell, and you’ve spent a day in Heaven,” said St. Peter when they met again, “Now you must choose your eternity.”
The woman paused, and then replied, “Well, I never thought I’d say this. I mean, Heaven has been really great and all, but I think I had a better time in Hell.”
So St. Peter escorted her back to the elevator, said so long, and she went back to Hell. This time when the doors of the elevator opened, the executive found herself standing in a desolate wasteland covered in garbage and filth. Her friends were there, but dressed in rags, and they were picking up garbage and putting it in sacks. The Devil came up to her and put his arm around her.
“I don’t understand,” stammered the woman, “Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and a country club, and we ate steak, and we danced and had a great time. Now there is a wasteland of garbage and all my friends look miserable.”
The Devil smiled. “Yesterday, we were recruiting you,” he said, “ Today you’re staff.”
Aug 8, 2005
Talking about Lorenz and baseball...
Funny thing, I was listening to NPR this afternoon and heard the annoucer talk about (what sounded like) a Lorenz contraction while watching a baseball game, immediately my mind went to a friend who is a big Yankees fan
Lorentz contraction
(lôr´?nts) , in physics, contraction or foreshortening of a moving body in the direction of its motion, proposed by H. A. Lorentz on theoretical grounds and based on an earlier suggestion by G. F. Fitzgerald; it is sometimes called the Fitzgerald, or Lorentz-Fitzgerald, contraction.
The story was broadcast on All Things Considered
You can access the story directly by clicking this link.
Funny thing, I was listening to NPR this afternoon and heard the annoucer talk about (what sounded like) a Lorenz contraction while watching a baseball game, immediately my mind went to a friend who is a big Yankees fan
Lorentz contraction
(lôr´?nts) , in physics, contraction or foreshortening of a moving body in the direction of its motion, proposed by H. A. Lorentz on theoretical grounds and based on an earlier suggestion by G. F. Fitzgerald; it is sometimes called the Fitzgerald, or Lorentz-Fitzgerald, contraction.
The story was broadcast on All Things Considered
You can access the story directly by clicking this link.
What does the future hold?
An interesting page from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
Artists and Related Workers
Definitely worth a look.
An interesting page from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
Artists and Related Workers
- Significant Points
More than half of all artists and related workers were self-employed—almost eight times the proportion for all professional and related occupations.
Artists usually develop their skills through a bachelor’s degree program or other postsecondary training in art or design.
Keen competition is expected for both salaried jobs and freelance work, because many talented people are attracted to the visual arts.
Definitely worth a look.
The End of An Era?
Earlier this year, I was on my way to a movie on the upper west side on a bitterly cold February Sunday. As I walked with my companion, she briefly stopped and turned to her left.
“Did you see who that was?”
Being intent on getting to the theater in time to catch the movie, as well as wanting to get out of the cold, I had paid little attention to other pedestrians, “No, who are you talking about?”
She gestured back over her shoulder and up the side street we had just crossed pointing towards a man dressed an expensive looking overcoat making his way towards Colombus Avenue, “That was Peter Jennings!”
“Yeah the ABC studios are around the corner on 67th street.”
“But, he was walking a dog...”
Sure enough, when I looked again I noticed his right hand bore the telltale gesture of a dog-walker trying to reign in his pet. His left hand was held tightly at his side, shortly a small telltale cloud quickly appeared and then vanished in the cold winter breeze.
For more than two decades, he had been part of a trio of anchors – with Dan Rather of CBS and Tom Brokaw of NBC – who guided Americans through important news events on the major U.S. networks.
"There are a lot of people who think our job is to reassure the public every night that their home, their community and their nation is safe," he once told Jeff Alan, author of Anchoring America: The Changing Face of Network News.
"I don't subscribe to that at all. I subscribe to leaving people with essentially – sorry, it's a cliché – a rough draft of history. Some days it's reassuring, some days it's absolutely destructive.”
Jennings was part of an era, an era where Americans turned to the three large broadcast networks each evening to find out what was going on in the world. His integrity was never called into question and he will be missed.
Earlier this year, I was on my way to a movie on the upper west side on a bitterly cold February Sunday. As I walked with my companion, she briefly stopped and turned to her left.
“Did you see who that was?”
Being intent on getting to the theater in time to catch the movie, as well as wanting to get out of the cold, I had paid little attention to other pedestrians, “No, who are you talking about?”
She gestured back over her shoulder and up the side street we had just crossed pointing towards a man dressed an expensive looking overcoat making his way towards Colombus Avenue, “That was Peter Jennings!”
“Yeah the ABC studios are around the corner on 67th street.”
“But, he was walking a dog...”
Sure enough, when I looked again I noticed his right hand bore the telltale gesture of a dog-walker trying to reign in his pet. His left hand was held tightly at his side, shortly a small telltale cloud quickly appeared and then vanished in the cold winter breeze.
For more than two decades, he had been part of a trio of anchors – with Dan Rather of CBS and Tom Brokaw of NBC – who guided Americans through important news events on the major U.S. networks.
"There are a lot of people who think our job is to reassure the public every night that their home, their community and their nation is safe," he once told Jeff Alan, author of Anchoring America: The Changing Face of Network News.
"I don't subscribe to that at all. I subscribe to leaving people with essentially – sorry, it's a cliché – a rough draft of history. Some days it's reassuring, some days it's absolutely destructive.”
Jennings was part of an era, an era where Americans turned to the three large broadcast networks each evening to find out what was going on in the world. His integrity was never called into question and he will be missed.
Aug 5, 2005
And now a short 30 second musical interlude to brighten your day...
Everytime I hear this, I can’t help but think of the Vonage commercials and how much I laugh when I see them...
Click here
Funny thing is, I have this on cd and for some reason thought it was some obscure hillbilly singer.
Everytime I hear this, I can’t help but think of the Vonage commercials and how much I laugh when I see them...
Click here
Funny thing is, I have this on cd and for some reason thought it was some obscure hillbilly singer.
Finally, a name has been applied!
Came across this article by Amy Sohn up on the New York Press site that makes for some interesting reading...
The most surefire way to let a guy know you want him is to give him a detailed account of a relationship you had in the past. The Ex-Lover Review, as I have dubbed it, accomplishes several important goals: a) affirming your desirability by letting the guy know he's not alone in finding you attractive; b) revealing your skill at monogamy by letting him know you've been monogamous in the past; c) subtly informing him that although Ex-Lover wound up letting you down, you're looking to meet a new guy who wouldn't; and d) getting him hot by painting a vivid picture of yourself in various compromising positions.
Sounds good right? Read the whole article before you jump to conclusions.
Came across this article by Amy Sohn up on the New York Press site that makes for some interesting reading...
The most surefire way to let a guy know you want him is to give him a detailed account of a relationship you had in the past. The Ex-Lover Review, as I have dubbed it, accomplishes several important goals: a) affirming your desirability by letting the guy know he's not alone in finding you attractive; b) revealing your skill at monogamy by letting him know you've been monogamous in the past; c) subtly informing him that although Ex-Lover wound up letting you down, you're looking to meet a new guy who wouldn't; and d) getting him hot by painting a vivid picture of yourself in various compromising positions.
Sounds good right? Read the whole article before you jump to conclusions.
Aug 3, 2005
You know how some things just seem so wrong...
My friend Don is preparing to make his annual trek up to Burning Man. He loves it and so each and every year he makes his way from LA up to the desert just to be there. I’ve been talking about going out west for awhile now and the last time I spoke with Don he was really eager to know when I would get out there.
I thought I would do some online research about the whole Burning Man experience. I knew what it was (having read an article in WIRED about it many, many years ago) but, I still didn’t know the specifics.
As I was looking through the events, one of the things posted was this:
Description: Enemas have been a part of human history for thousands of years. Drop by and have a cup of coffee with us. The Best Part of waking up is coffee up your butt. Explore the sensuality and Heal this most over-looked and under-rated Chakra (Power Center). Look for us on Uranus @ 9:00
Date: Monday, August 29, 2005 - Sunday, September 4, 2005 (every Day)
(Updated: Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:03pm)
Time: 7:00am-8:00am
Duration: 60 minutes
Category: Classes/Workshops
Hosted by/Camp Name: Sacred Space - Anal Probe Camp
Email: sacred.space@att.net
As appealing as that might be to some, I think I’ll just stick to my morning cup of espresso - partaken through the mouth of course.
The best part of waking up, is not Folgers up my butt!
My friend Don is preparing to make his annual trek up to Burning Man. He loves it and so each and every year he makes his way from LA up to the desert just to be there. I’ve been talking about going out west for awhile now and the last time I spoke with Don he was really eager to know when I would get out there.
I thought I would do some online research about the whole Burning Man experience. I knew what it was (having read an article in WIRED about it many, many years ago) but, I still didn’t know the specifics.
As I was looking through the events, one of the things posted was this:
Description: Enemas have been a part of human history for thousands of years. Drop by and have a cup of coffee with us. The Best Part of waking up is coffee up your butt. Explore the sensuality and Heal this most over-looked and under-rated Chakra (Power Center). Look for us on Uranus @ 9:00
Date: Monday, August 29, 2005 - Sunday, September 4, 2005 (every Day)
(Updated: Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:03pm)
Time: 7:00am-8:00am
Duration: 60 minutes
Category: Classes/Workshops
Hosted by/Camp Name: Sacred Space - Anal Probe Camp
Email: sacred.space@att.net
As appealing as that might be to some, I think I’ll just stick to my morning cup of espresso - partaken through the mouth of course.
The best part of waking up, is not Folgers up my butt!
You know, when I wrote the entry about Global Frequency I had only watched about the first five minutes or so. Last night I got about halfway through the thing.
In a word... WOW!
It managed to hit just about every note correctly. Equal measures of suspense, action, creepiness all evident. Great visual effects too! I cannot imagine who in their right mind passed on this. Don’t be surprised to see the series show up on USA, SciFi or even FOX.
In a word... WOW!
It managed to hit just about every note correctly. Equal measures of suspense, action, creepiness all evident. Great visual effects too! I cannot imagine who in their right mind passed on this. Don’t be surprised to see the series show up on USA, SciFi or even FOX.
Aug 2, 2005
Speaking of Warren Ellis work...
I’ve mentioned in the past my fondness for Planetary - one of the best books around a truly fun read. Lo and behold, DC Comics has been magnanimous enough to post the entire first issue as a free pdf download on their website. Definitely worth a read if you’ve got the bandwidth:
Planetary - Issue 1
I’ve mentioned in the past my fondness for Planetary - one of the best books around a truly fun read. Lo and behold, DC Comics has been magnanimous enough to post the entire first issue as a free pdf download on their website. Definitely worth a read if you’ve got the bandwidth:
Planetary - Issue 1
The best tv show that never made it to broadcast...
I was looking forward to seeing Global Frequency make it to television. Apparently though, because of a change in the reigning junta at the WB it’s not to be. In the meantime, the big news was that the pilot episode (the only thing actually shot for air) had been posted on a P2P network and had been burning up the wire. This of course caused no small amount of consternation from the folks at the WB who, even though they had decided to pass on the show, were upset people were interested in downloading and viewing something they had not deemed worthy to put on their schedule.
Well, I’ve seen the pilot and I have to say I can understand why they’re upset. The thing looks like it would be a hit. The whole story of the pilot being put onto P2P makes for some interesting reading as well...
image from frequencysite.com very interesting, check them out.
I was looking forward to seeing Global Frequency make it to television. Apparently though, because of a change in the reigning junta at the WB it’s not to be. In the meantime, the big news was that the pilot episode (the only thing actually shot for air) had been posted on a P2P network and had been burning up the wire. This of course caused no small amount of consternation from the folks at the WB who, even though they had decided to pass on the show, were upset people were interested in downloading and viewing something they had not deemed worthy to put on their schedule.
Well, I’ve seen the pilot and I have to say I can understand why they’re upset. The thing looks like it would be a hit. The whole story of the pilot being put onto P2P makes for some interesting reading as well...
image from frequencysite.com very interesting, check them out.
Jul 28, 2005
Microbicides and you...
So, the condom may soon be a thing of the past?
AIDS is the leading killer of African-American women ages 25 to 34, and the sixth-leading cause of death among all U.S. women in that age group.
HIV is spreading fastest among Americans who are 25 and younger, with unprotected sex with men accounting for 79% of new female infections. Between 1999 and 2003, AIDS cases leapt by 15% among American women, compared to 1% for men, according to the June issue of Science.
At the same time, one in four American women has genital herpes; by age 30, half of all U.S. women will have had chlamydia; gonorrhea is also on the rise.
So, the condom may soon be a thing of the past?
AIDS is the leading killer of African-American women ages 25 to 34, and the sixth-leading cause of death among all U.S. women in that age group.
HIV is spreading fastest among Americans who are 25 and younger, with unprotected sex with men accounting for 79% of new female infections. Between 1999 and 2003, AIDS cases leapt by 15% among American women, compared to 1% for men, according to the June issue of Science.
At the same time, one in four American women has genital herpes; by age 30, half of all U.S. women will have had chlamydia; gonorrhea is also on the rise.
Jul 25, 2005
We interrupt our war on terrorism, to bring you this constitutional reminder...
Afterward, the riders of this bus got t-shirts saying:
“I went to New York and all I got was
this lousy t-shirt, a frisk and a body cavity search!”
Late breaking news from the year 1791:
Amendment IV - Search and seizure. Ratified 12/15/1791.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
People! The world is not a safe place.
Let’s all repeat that... THE WORLD IS NOT A SAFE PLACE!
No amount of searching, frisking, prodding or probing will ever make it that way. If this reasoning were truly effective, why are there still hand guns being sold in this country? The only people who will get screwed by crap like this are the ordinary citizens of this country! F**king wake up! Are the people of this country so incredibly bovine like, they will give up each and every liberty that makes this country a better place to live than a lot of others? Whether you have something to hide or not do you really want to give the police the ability to just stop you and pry into your life just because they don’t like the way you look?
Afterward, the riders of this bus got t-shirts saying:
this lousy t-shirt, a frisk and a body cavity search!”
Late breaking news from the year 1791:
Amendment IV - Search and seizure. Ratified 12/15/1791.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
People! The world is not a safe place.
Let’s all repeat that... THE WORLD IS NOT A SAFE PLACE!
No amount of searching, frisking, prodding or probing will ever make it that way. If this reasoning were truly effective, why are there still hand guns being sold in this country? The only people who will get screwed by crap like this are the ordinary citizens of this country! F**king wake up! Are the people of this country so incredibly bovine like, they will give up each and every liberty that makes this country a better place to live than a lot of others? Whether you have something to hide or not do you really want to give the police the ability to just stop you and pry into your life just because they don’t like the way you look?
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