Makulimlim sa labas.
Mukhang uulan nang malakas.
Conversational Terrorism and Logical Fallacies:
Conversational Terrorism and Logical Fallacies: required reading for the civilized online community participant.
Please note that this is begging the question. People who use the term “beg the question” to mean “the question must be asked,” are getting it embarassingly dead wrong. Thou hast been warned.
Useful Lessons
Things that have been quite useful to me today:
Thithyphuth
Few things are funnier than a teacher with a lisp trying to tell the story of Sisyphus.
Gloria Estrada
A year after the May 1 riots, and nothing has changed; only the name, sex, and height of the leader.
“That is the truly dismal spectacle, Ms. Macapagal’s attempts to wean the poor from Estrada by doing an Estrada. In lieu of substance, show biz. In lieu of truth, PR. In lieu of reality, smoke and shadow.” – De Quiros.
Catch a Falling Catholic
“Catch a Falling Catholic.” Do the Reformation. Don’t get angry, just read it. It’s funny. (Via Russ.)
Martin Roth Online
Christian writer Martin Roth now has a weblog, and I’m quite happy to be on his list of Christian bloggers, even though most of my content has been rather secular as of late.
Abu Sayaff cancels negotiation
Abu Sayaff kidnap-spokesman Abu Sabaya has “cancelled negotiations” for the remaining three hostages, including American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham. Now, he challenges Filipino and US troops to find the dead bodies of the hostages in the jungle.
Were there ever “negotiations” to begin with? Weren’t these bandits just yanking at people’s strings? Already the Burnham family has been secretly trying to pay ransom to these kidnappers, only to see trust broken again and again. And what do you expect? Trust is not a quality that can be in any way associated with the Abu Sayyaf. As far as I can see, they represent all the worst of extremist terrorist hypocrisy, and plain old Filipino hooliganism. That puts them on a far higher shelf than Joseph Estrada for utter detestability.
Keep praying for those hostages, brothers and sisters in Christ. I am trusting that, even in the face of obnoxious terrorists and a bumbling government and military, God will work wonders for those who have their peace in Him.
Tornadoes and MovableBlog
I hadn’t noticed before, but the <edit>Orientally-oriented JustAGwaiLo has an extremely useful blog devoted to MovableType Tips and Tricks. Quite informative.
Maryland webloggers Moire and Lynda had front-row seats to the damage wrought by Sunday’s deadly tornado. Go read.
Alternate Style Sheets
Alternate Style Sheets are a method worth knowing, for the convenience of your users who prefer larger, more scaleable fonts rather than the usual 10px/11px Verdana. All it involves is a .JS file, two lines of code, and an extra stylesheet.
I’m also interested in getting the hang of using mod_rewrite to make better URL’s. But for now, I’d better get back to work.