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It begins. As air raid sirens, anti-aircraft fire, and missile explosions flood the skies and streets of Baghdad, may the good Lord protect the innocent civilians of Iraq in this time of war and terror. I was a bit startled to find myself agreeing with Willis and Kottke tonight. There are deep-seated issues at stake […]
This is really belated, but TechBalt had a Sunspot story last month. Adam emailed me to say they’re about 200 people strong now, and are making progress towards purchasing houses on the first block they’ve picked. Will this transform Baltimore? On the mobile side, thanks to a tip from Jesper, my moblog concerns may soon […]
A site about why people blog wouldn’t be complete without its own blog, I suppose. Something extremely simple and straightforward, with a PHP/MySQL backend. I’m considering Nucleus. Any feedback?
Today isda birthday of my mom. Happy Birthday, Mom! It is also the 17th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA Revolution. To celebrate the original People Power movement which booted Ferdinand Marcos from his oppressive dictatorship, I give you The Wit and Wisdom of Imelda Marcos, the First Lady who had more than a few toys […]
It took a year and three months of on-and-off reading, but I’ve finally finished Bleak House, Charles Dickens’ tragicomedic tale of bittersweet lives and loves in a protracted court case whose legal costs ultimately outweigh the value of the assets in question. Some people die, some people marry, some people discover they are Lady Dedlock’s […]
The giant Marcos-head in the mountains was blown up. How cathartic. Would that the problems that history has wrought on the Philippines were quite as easy to demolish. Update: Communist insurgents say they did it. More from Cheesedip, including a before/after shot from BBC. Aside: I disagree with Lia that the Filipino penchant for constantly […]
Rating Praise Music is a dream come true for me, the stodgy traditionalist hymnal-holder. I’ve always gauged most praise worship by the quantity of gratuitous first-person references, but the PPH (Profundities per Hour) scale is a much better, more holistic scheme with which one may cathartically nitpick the vacuities of modern praise music. Hallelujah! </satirical> […]
They sure start acting ugly when they run out of answers, don’t they? I haven’t even started asking the real questions yet. What is quite unsavory is this random strafing of bible verses on judgement, ignorance, and authority, without first having established the soundness of their own doctrine. They begin by begging the question, and […]
It’s a few days late, but better late than never: things you can only say at Thanksgiving. 1. Talk about a huge breast! 2. Tying the legs together keeps the inside moist. 3. It’s Cool Whip time! 4. If I don’t undo my pants, I’ll burst! 5. Whew, that’s one terrific spread! 6. I’m in […]
Projects and papers in every direction I look: – Thesis class: Research paper on Natalie Bookchin and her net.art. – Crisis Cenntury class: Paper and/or multimedia presentation on blogs in the context of new media and modern culture. – Motion Typography class: Three 10-sec. idents for a fictional videoke channel, involving type, photos of people […]