After shocking the nation by exchanging her 'Grieving Mother' status for political gain, Cindy Sheehan now wants some privacy, according to a statement quoted on the Drudgereport. Sorry, Cindy... You had my deepest sympathy, as do all relatives of our fallen comrades in arms. After using your son's sacrifice to promote your political ideas, however, and trying to claim that Casey died for nothing, I struggle to feel for you. Casey is a hero. He was on the frontlines of our battle against a...
The NWA Mechanics' Union is set to possibly strike just after 11pm CDT tonight. Here's a word of advice: DON'T. My humble suggestion is that you dissolve your union and try some free market economics for a change. Unions are a thing of the past, and while they served a valuable purpose in improving the standard of living for the masses, it occurs to me that continuing to have unions now is like insisting upon driving your car inside the shopping mall instead of parking it in the lot a...
I move we start an oil company which only sells oil that originates in North America. Not only would it help defund the terrorists, but I think it would be a big hit... Most people I know would be willing to pay a premium for terror-free fuel. Canadian Tar Sands anyone?
According to the radio programme I heard this morning, the Japanese gov't has once again apoligized for all the suffering they caused in WWII. How long must they continue doing this? Has no one forgiven them yet? They've been pretty peaceful for 60 years now... I think it's time to officially tell Japan that they're forgiven, that bygones are bygones, etc. It's getting embarassing...
I don't know how many of you travel, but I do quite a bit. And I will tell you this... I profile the hell out of people, and every other private traveller does as well. We're not keeping our eyes open for Granny and her suspicious handbag. No Sir. We're watching those who are more likely to be possessed by the great Satan of modern Islamic fanaticism. (And the hot babes, but that's a different issue.) It is time our governmental agencies get a clue... What is it going to take? A terrorist s...
I've had it. Enough of the fannying about. If the Islamic world can't reign in their extremists, to hell with them. Here's what we'd do if I were in charge: Today: Give Saudi Arabia 24 hour notice to evacuate Medina. Tomorrow: Level Medina, on a permanent sort of basis. (level it once a month in perpetuity). Issue statement that the next Terror attack on any Western country (even France, though I despise them) will result in the same fate for Mecca, without warning. Blow up the fucki...
The Link New York Times indicates that 3.9 million customers' sensitive data was sent on unencrypted mainframe tapes. What were you thinking?
Link Not that I think or don't think this guy is guilty. I really have no opinion on that... What I DO want to discuss here, however, is the judges' thought that the presence of encryption software on someone's computer may be viewed as evidence of criminal intent. Do these guys have any experience with technology, or did someone just pick them up off the street after their fall from the turnip truck, and tell them to start making rulings on things they know nothing about? 'Cause this ...
You're really not going to believe this story. I can hardly believe it myself, and I was sitting there. Now to be sure, my co-worker and I have a very fundamental personality conflict to begin with ('cause he's an ass) so I'm not likely to cut him alot of slack. But judge for yourselves. Here we are, staying at a military base for three weeks, working on a contract. It's overseas, so we get to stay at the (rather nice) on-base hotel. So we're down in the bar one evening last week, and two ...
Please forgive me if I heard of this concept from someone else and have stolen it for myself. I really think I made it up myself, but with me, who knows? I've got a memory like a plastic seive. I built up more good Coffee-pot Karma today. Yes, I got to the coffee pot (actually we have carafes, but "coffee-carafe karma" just doesn't roll off the tongue), and lo and behold, it was empty. What a shocker! So I made more coffee. By my reckoning, if Coffee-pot Karma balances out in the end, I...
I was out computer shopping today. Not because I need a new computer... No, the 700Mhz flood surviving box I got from Greywar is clicking along just fine. It runs Fedora Core 2 now, and a fine specimen of an OS that is, too. No, I don't need another computer. However, MicroCenter was having a sale, and if I had opened a new credit card and had the patience for rebates, I could have scored a new PowerSpec bottom of the line computer with a Sempron processor for a total of $100 (running linux)...
Something odd has been going on lately. Case #1. T. Shiavo is dying by judicial order in Florida. I know I'm a bit late to the game here, but it occurs to me that the State has no real interest in her death, but it might be in the State's best interest to not make mortal enemies of her parents. Now it could be that the Schindlers are docile, gentlepeople who will accept the judges' authority and will calmly accept what has happened once Terri's body has expired. Arguments about whethe...