May 2011
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“If you shut down our power grid, maybe we will put a missile down one of your...”
– Pentagon: Online Cyber Attacks Can Count as Acts of War - WSJ.com
“For many households in many years, renting and investing the saved cash flow has...”
– Case-Shiller Index Expected to Show New Low in House Prices - NYTimes.com
I finally gave in and bought an online subscription to the @nytimes. And the @wsj. The @wsj ($1.99 p/w) is much less expensive than the @nytimes ($8.99 p/w).
“The German government agreed on Monday to phase out all nuclear power by 2022”
– I guess they like being dependent on others for energy. In Reversal, Germany to Close Nuclear Plants by 2022 - NYTimes.com
Military radios interfering with garage doors -... →
“The final descent lasted 3 minutes and 30 seconds, the BEA said. The last...”
– Air France jet’s final minutes a free-fall - USATODAY.com
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The Motorcycle Diaries (book) - Wikipedia, the... →
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Neal Cassady - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
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Jack Kerouac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
Carbon Based Lifeforms – Epicentre (First... →
“Religion isn’t a market place. For those who do get to choose their...”
– (4) Why are atheists hated? - Quora
Carbon Based Lifeforms – Artificial Island →
“In several weeks, for example, a former National Security Agency official,...”
– Going after the whistleblower. The guy should get a medal instead he’s going to jail. Times Reporter James Risen Served With Subpoena in C.I.A. Leak Case on Iran Sabotage - NYTimes.com
“The rapture just pivoted. It’s now a mobile, social, deals, photosharing...”
– Twitter / @Dave Pell: The rapture just pivoted. …
“The international community is tired of an endless process that never produces...”
– Obama Calls for Mideast Peace Deal Based on Israel’s Pre-1967 Borders - NYTimes.com
“The New York attorney general has requested information and documents in recent...”
– N.Y. State Investigates Banks’ Role in Fiscal Crisis - NYTimes.com
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Gwyneth Paltrow should sing more. She has an amazing voice.
Max Richter – infra 1 →
I am signing up for life extension
I have the application from Alcor next to me. I talked with Ayako and while she disagrees with this decision, her disagreement is not severe, so I am going to go ahead with the application process.
The music performances on Glee wash away all the messy conflicts and weirdness of the characters. While the various stories and plot lines are interesting and often funny, when the music is on they fade into insignificant background noise. It’s hard for me to even consider the details of who’s mad at who in those moments of shiny lights and pretty voices.
Is 2011 the end of sci fi on TV? What a blood bath it’s been. SGU, Caprica, The Event, V, Fringe is barely holding on…
Why College Graduates Are Irrationally Optimistic... →
For some reason the front page times new york times article is referencing the commencement speach at my University of Hawai’i graduation in 2004:
““Don’t know that you can’t fly, and you will soar like an eagle,” Earl E. Bakken, founder of the medical technology company Medtronic, told the University of Hawaii’s class of 2004. “
GateWorld » An Open Letter to Stargate Fans From... →
SyFy explains why it canceled SGU. Seems like a reasonable decision given the low ratings I guess. :(
Turns out I like Glee
Just started watching it with Ayako. It’s a really good show. Yay for smart TV.
“we wound up sending a $10 million rocket into a ten-dollar tent to hit a camel’s...”
– Paul: Killing OBL “absolutely was not necessary” « Hot Air
“Mr. Romney could push someone out of an airplane and blame the ground for...”
– Review & Outlook: Obama’s Running Mate - WSJ.com
Screenwriting: Considering how difficult it is to... →
Sorites paradox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
“one in eight people who have ever been born are alive today”
– Crunching the numbers: How many people have ever lived? | 1000Memories
Japan Air Lines flight 1628 incident - Wikipedia,... →
“Microsoft needs to cut the umbilical cord with Windows and go multi-OS”
– Microsoft adds RIM to its anti-Google axis • The Register
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Pretend like everything is going to be alright
I’ve had a small epiphany tonight as I was putting Julia to bed. I thought I should share it, if for nothing other than to remind myself of it should I forget. Although Julia is already about three and a half years old she still sleeps with Ayako and I on our futon. Every night since her birth she has fallen asleep in either Ayako’s arms or my own (or sometimes she falls asleep in the...
“Over 600 people have been killed, almost all of them unarmed citizens.”
– Syria’s unrest: What the Arab papers say | The Economist
Aaron Rosand and Eileen Flissler – Sonata No. 5 in... →
Dubravka Tomsic, RTV Slovenia Sy... – Concerto No.... →
