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Entries from April 2005

Up for Argument

April 22nd, 2005 1 Comment

Over from The Valve meanders Chuck Klosterman’s guide for the debater-pointmaker:

When discussing any given issue, always do three things. First make an intellectual concession (this makes the listener feel comfortable). Next, make a completely incomprehensible–but remarkably specific–”cultural accusation” (this makes you insightful). Finally, end the dialogue by interjecting slang lexicon that does not necessarily exist [...]

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Lefthand to Right Glove

April 21st, 2005 No Comments

A recreated dialogue between an open source software developer and a multinational corporation.

- Hello I’m part of the gphoto project, we write free drivers for digital camera for Linux and other UNIX systems . We would like to support Canon
cameras, so we would like to have the proper documentation for that.
- Use the Canon SDK. [...]

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Bias biases Bias

April 19th, 2005 No Comments

No better way to illustrate the lense through which liberal bias police consume their media then by observation.
Professor Steven Bainbridge does not approve of CNN’s New Pope coronation coverage.
As such he cites in aid an ally a fellow traveler.
Who her experience:

It’s pretty amusing to watch Paul Begala, Judy Woodruff and the rest. God, they HATE [...]

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UGMO~!

April 15th, 2005 No Comments

To hear the teammates talk with each other, you wouldn’t know Cadillac, Money, T-Bot and Stryder went by any other name.

The SF Chronicle has a long and engaging article on the Cal Men’s Ultimate Team, of which I am a part.
Its a pretty good look at the College Ultimate Game, focused on our team. Especially [...]

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Freakin’ Sweet

April 13th, 2005 No Comments

The State House of Idaho is considering a bill to recognize the artistic achievement of “Jared and Jerusha Hess and the City of Preston for the production of the movie Napoleon Dynamite.”

WHEREAS, any members of the House of Representatives or the Senate of the 3 Legislature of the State of Idaho who choose to vote [...]

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Done, and (maybe not?) Done

April 7th, 2005 1 Comment

Two paragraphs from an article on President Bush’s attempt to destroy Social Security:

To support their call for an overhaul of the program, they cite forecasts that without action, the Social Security trust funds will be depleted in 2041 and all benefits will be cut as a result.

For his part, Bush traveled to an Office of [...]

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A Concordance of Comics

April 1st, 2005 No Comments

April 1st brought an uncommon combination of comic strip topics into the world.
Observe:
Pearls Before Swine

Get Fuzzy

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