tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.comments2023-11-03T07:18:49.591-04:00RECESSIONALMr. Greyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18328420872159176454noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-61695653818725566322011-11-18T10:48:46.202-05:002011-11-18T10:48:46.202-05:00I hope the demon is being kept at bay.
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And if ...I hope the demon is being kept at bay.<br />---<br />And if you'll forgive a nitpick, you don't wax self-pityingly: you wax self-pitying (or jovial, angry, expansive, whatever). To wax = to become, not to speak (or write).LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-42675910888131394232010-08-20T15:15:44.493-04:002010-08-20T15:15:44.493-04:00Which presumably is made easier by the absence of ...Which presumably is made easier by the absence of clothing.<br /><br />While wholeheartedly endorsing this post, especially the singling-out of the "news" "media" as bearing the brunt of the blame for the sorry state of popular political discourse, I wanted to mention some additional bile-targets, namely those who bravely declare that the developers have a right to build the cultural center but that they still shouldn't do so out of prudence or some such. Harry Reid is the main person I know of doing this. Obviously, a politician angling for electoral advantage is to be expected, but it does betray a total absence of spine. If neither politicians, nor the media will even say what is right, let alone do anything about it, it is inevitable that the right wing crazies will prevail.Joseph O'Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005968918962966678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-27864476775762744782010-08-19T08:37:07.721-04:002010-08-19T08:37:07.721-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-87298557277833941142010-08-17T02:45:58.446-04:002010-08-17T02:45:58.446-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-85602647519373986802010-08-14T23:13:25.282-04:002010-08-14T23:13:25.282-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-48298896855391069272010-05-27T11:02:04.019-04:002010-05-27T11:02:04.019-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-1759910103954533032010-05-17T19:15:35.961-04:002010-05-17T19:15:35.961-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.重俐https://www.blogger.com/profile/04554052345392175008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-67165152575677462392010-05-09T03:38:57.422-04:002010-05-09T03:38:57.422-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-70988642549633092422010-04-04T08:08:55.392-04:002010-04-04T08:08:55.392-04:00I have a few points.
1) you are both dissecting ...I have a few points. <br /><br />1) you are both dissecting the concept of having a "dream", in the middle class american sense of it, and then using the concept as a truth. Pick which one your doing. <br /><br />2) The american dream means: pursuing something because you want to.....not in relevance to or in ratio to the obstacles that may lay before you in pursuing that dream.... the "dreams" your talking about are just the ones that make it onto reality tv (lets not let our dreams be designed by these brilliant reality historians shall we?). Just because the sensational “Dream” stories are the ones that make the news doesn't mean that we should define ourselves by them. A simple middle management job with a lovely husband and interesting children is a dream. <br /><br />and thirdly,thrice, and there times again, maybe the dream concept is a brilliant viral marketing tool to stimulate a capitalist economy. Its awfully cool to have a "DREAM". <br /><br /><br />i.e.. The Utilitarian dream: individual dream chasing is probably a waste of everybody's time, including your own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-30752655993343022742010-03-25T09:46:31.300-04:002010-03-25T09:46:31.300-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Breeda Woolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04031190984056102504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-81169328634087562142009-03-24T10:48:00.000-04:002009-03-24T10:48:00.000-04:00"...the prediction that 200 million or whatever Am..."...the prediction that 200 million or whatever Americans will get up tomorrow morning and go to work, most of them driving on the right- hand side of the road to get there."<BR/><BR/>For a somewhat amusing discussion of a similar example, see Dennis Wrong, <I>The Problem of Order</I> (1994), pp.39ff.LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-48000698029074893572009-03-14T12:21:00.000-04:002009-03-14T12:21:00.000-04:00Talleyrand: In view of your comments at my blog a...Talleyrand: In view of your comments at my blog about reification, I just thought I'd mention I have a new post 'more on reification.'LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-18947980053495494042009-02-06T12:47:00.000-05:002009-02-06T12:47:00.000-05:00Interesting.Interesting.LFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551197682770555147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-21226108358618091862009-02-06T05:34:00.000-05:002009-02-06T05:34:00.000-05:00Balls!I wanted to Cardinals to win.....poor auld f...Balls!<BR/><BR/>I wanted to Cardinals to win.....poor auld feckers it'll be another 90 years before they get anywhere near a superbowl :( <BR/><BR/>Boo Hoo Hoo...<BR/><BR/>RussRusty Big Ballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457820785081406256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-73310108242121509052009-01-22T22:55:00.000-05:002009-01-22T22:55:00.000-05:00I like your post, perhaps Walt should have had it ...I like your post, perhaps Walt should have had it as a motto to his Rigor mortis article.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11084555824601179407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-88866230734262083222009-01-20T08:36:00.000-05:002009-01-20T08:36:00.000-05:00Ehhhhh.......Ya whaaaaaaaa?!?!?!??!Ehhhhh.......<BR/><BR/>Ya whaaaaaaaa?!?!?!??!Rusty Big Ballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457820785081406256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-32243135716736802342008-11-14T05:49:00.000-05:002008-11-14T05:49:00.000-05:00Emmm....you claim to have 3 readers bro? Who othe...Emmm....you claim to have 3 readers bro? Who other than me would waste their time reading ths drivel ;) <BR/><BR/>RussRusty Big Ballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457820785081406256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-41012368137346376872008-10-29T19:00:00.000-04:002008-10-29T19:00:00.000-04:00So that explains what's wrong with "flying cashew,...So that explains what's wrong with "flying cashew," "wingnut" dumb ass liberal Democrats.<BR/><BR/>I knew there was a reason; now if we could just fix it so they couldn't reproduce, we'd be on to something.<BR/><BR/>Saul Alinsky for President! Or better yet, vote for Barack Obama; socialists of a feather, flock together.Chain Gang BBQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15290959008601263592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-80796797499226126352008-10-28T08:02:00.000-04:002008-10-28T08:02:00.000-04:00Ehhhh......wha?Ehhhh......wha?Rusty Big Ballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457820785081406256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-36259513783791144452008-10-25T09:50:00.000-04:002008-10-25T09:50:00.000-04:00I don't think you need to worry about being parano...I don't think you need to worry about being paranoid. I've spent the last few years researching brain-computer interfaces. (you can read an article where I reflect a little on it here: http://www.iarchitectures.com/iarchitectures%20images/CHAPTER_VI_opt.pdf) <BR/><BR/>It's already possible to have an implant put into your skull that allows you to link to a computer and control your mouse with your mind (or a robotic arm). Now granted - this is only been done on quadriplegics (e.g. Matt Nagle - read the <I>Nature</I> article here:http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v442/n7099/abs/nature04970.html), but scientists at Berkeley have also wired into a cat's visual cortex and recorded what the cat sees (http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/99legacy/10-15-1999.html).<BR/><BR/>My experience of working with techies is that anything is possible, it's just a question of RnD time and funding.<BR/><BR/>So my energy has turned from the Sci Fi to the ethical. The pace of scientific progress I feel has outpaced our intellectual capacity to reflect and make ethical decisions.<BR/><BR/>So to arms all my fellow ideologues. Now is our time to get involved!<BR/><BR/>-Ian Russell (www.culturge.com)Ian Alden Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797240426266709200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-67630498811142004262008-10-22T08:59:00.000-04:002008-10-22T08:59:00.000-04:00FYI, I do read theis every day :)FYI, <BR/><BR/>I do read theis every day :)Rusty Big Ballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457820785081406256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-51298266147790265422008-10-17T20:12:00.000-04:002008-10-17T20:12:00.000-04:00something inside me dies a little everytime I see ...something inside me dies a little everytime I see idiot bigots like this. They have no sense of reason, just angry ranting. Look at the women who scream 'baby-killers', they are completely rabid. Utterly terrifying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-8624410588651381022008-10-17T10:04:00.000-04:002008-10-17T10:04:00.000-04:00I'm afraid.......I'm afraid.......Rusty Big Ballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457820785081406256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-23791994154620110342008-10-10T07:46:00.000-04:002008-10-10T07:46:00.000-04:00Tis a thing of Beauty......she should be a politic...Tis a thing of Beauty......she should be a politician......oh wait?!?!?Rusty Big Ballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457820785081406256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810838134465167885.post-40759217064654670212008-10-10T07:45:00.000-04:002008-10-10T07:45:00.000-04:00If I hadda known academia was so safe I woulda tak...If I hadda known academia was so safe I woulda taken it more seriously.....Im sure a similar shart exists for puclic sector workers......"<BR/>"Are you a public sector employee?"--->"Yes"-->"You're grand.....sure take a 10% pay rise while you're at it and reduce productivity by 20%!! YAY"Rusty Big Ballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457820785081406256noreply@blogger.com