hard hitting journalisim (sic) backed up with facts and the reputation of a corporation
Errr, hate to burst your bubble, but since when has "corporate reputation" ever had anything to do with facts?
Enron? The Insurance Industry? Banking?
Well written blogs can easily be as well researched as corporate news - with the added bonus that they don't have to pander to their bosses, or ignore certain issues altogether. When was the last time you read about meetings of the Bilderberg group? The BBC's the only article I can find right now on a reputable website. But, if you can stand the paranoia, you can find a lot more on Bilderberg.org.
OK, let's rephrase that. Perhaps they check their facts, but they are also selective about which facts to report. If it isn't reported, is it news?
I live in LA, and I just can't read the local news. Le Monde Diplomatique fills my depth of news worries, and the BBC is the only online source I have reasonable faith in:)
Blogs are are an excellent addition and, especially in the US, often the only voice of sanity.
The recent presidential campaign provides an ideal illustration. When were either of the candidates seriously challenged by the media? (for the Brits out there) Can anyone imagine what it would be like if Bush or Kerry were being interviewed on Newsnight by Paxman. Carnage!
Rant inconclusive, incomplete, but run out of steam.
Swiping a shape won't get you the object's interior. But if you spot a simple item with an appealing form, and it's made of a uniform substance all the way through - plaster, glass, plastic - then you can rip, mix, and burn it into a cheaper format, just like a videotaped movie or a ripped CD. It won't be as good as the original, but it might be good enough, and it will look great.
They're called Oasis. Oh wait. Sorry, that's just a cheap imitation of the fab four.
Y'know, I'm trying to quit right now, and people like you make me want to light up and blow smoke in your face.
I bet you drive a car, so here's one for you. Stop fucking driving. The pollutants from your car affect my kid's lungs (alright - maybe not mine, but *someone*'s kids).
(whiny voice) "But smoking is a useless exercise whereas driving a car is necessary".
So fucking what. I live in LA and I do not drive. You choose to drive and I don't choose to breathe gas pollution but I have to. The amount of pollutants/carcinogens I create through second hand cigarette smoke is a LOT less than I bet you produce in your car.
Bill Hicks was right, "I would quit smoking, but I'm scared I'll end up like one of you whiny faggots".
And to top it off, you're not even whining about carcinogens, but traces of nicotine itself. FFS. Do you bitch at someone who's had a glass of wine because alcohol vapor is leaving their lips?
People like you are about as useful as those big "NO SMOKING" signs that very helpfully contain an image of a beautiful, lit cigarette. You wind us up so much that we need a puff just to stop us from punching you.
I'll finish this little rant with another gem of advice from Bill - "Non-smokers die EVERY DAY. Sorry to burst your little immortality bubble".
I watch DVDs from my PC through my TV. I bit the bullet and got DVD Region Free. Nice little program (and no, that's not an affiliate link:) It removes all user restrictions and makes each disc appear region free (useful for those R2 comedies I couldn't live without - Spaced, Alan Partridge:)
Even if I could vote (I can't, I'm British), democracy at the national level in the US is such a farce it's not worth participating in.
So, Which "Yale attending, rich, corporate funded Skull and Cross Bones member" will you support?
See question 5 and the lack of answers from either main candidate for more information.
Living in LA, I miss some of the UK politicians that stick to their principles no matter what (and no, I don't mean Blair). People like Ken Clarke, Dennis Skinner and Tony Benn.
It troubles me seeing how Blair is working on changing the UK into a US style "Advertocracy", where style and image no longer drown out the message - they are the message.
When is it appropriate for a leader to change their opinion?...... Tell us about a time when you had an honest change of opinion on a topic of national importance.
President Bush declined to answer this question. - Editor
wow - Bush has no response to this? Does this man think he can never be wrong? Be afraid. Very, very afraid.
cLive;-)
* replace with other, non-denominational/cultural entity as appropriate;-)
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I'm not looking for work right now, but I WOULD like a Pacific Rim job.
I hear there's a section of Craig's list *cough* where you might be able to find someone who's interested in helping you out on that one.
cLive ;-)
What a mouthful! Us Perl programmers are, of course, lazy :)
cLive ;-)
Ah come on, we should have been way up there.
What with the misleading headlines and trolls, I'd have thought it was a no brainer.
cLive ;-)
hard hitting journalisim (sic) backed up with facts and the reputation of a corporation
Errr, hate to burst your bubble, but since when has "corporate reputation" ever had anything to do with facts?
Enron? The Insurance Industry? Banking?
Well written blogs can easily be as well researched as corporate news - with the added bonus that they don't have to pander to their bosses, or ignore certain issues altogether. When was the last time you read about meetings of the Bilderberg group? The BBC's the only article I can find right now on a reputable website. But, if you can stand the paranoia, you can find a lot more on Bilderberg.org.
OK, let's rephrase that. Perhaps they check their facts, but they are also selective about which facts to report. If it isn't reported, is it news?
I live in LA, and I just can't read the local news. Le Monde Diplomatique fills my depth of news worries, and the BBC is the only online source I have reasonable faith in :)
Blogs are are an excellent addition and, especially in the US, often the only voice of sanity.
The recent presidential campaign provides an ideal illustration. When were either of the candidates seriously challenged by the media? (for the Brits out there) Can anyone imagine what it would be like if Bush or Kerry were being interviewed on Newsnight by Paxman. Carnage!
Rant inconclusive, incomplete, but run out of steam.
cLive ;-)
Nice Essay. Well researched.
cLive ;-)
= 3,389.61 USD
Note that's the price today. Considering the way the dollar's going, here's a handy chart to help you through the next 6 months:
Jan 2005 => 3,689.35 USD
Feb 2005 => 3,745.22 USD
Mar 2005 => 3,823.43 USD
Apr 2005 => 3,897.01 USD
May 2005 => 3,925.23 USD
Jun 2005 => 3,990.45 USD
Oh, small caveat. The above assumes that Russia doesn't start selling its oil in Euros. If that happens, all bets are off :)
cLive ;-)
...you won't need to stretch much either - since you're probably used to being fucked by HR in your day job.
;-)
cLive
Swiping a shape won't get you the object's interior. But if you spot a simple item with an appealing form, and it's made of a uniform substance all the way through - plaster, glass, plastic - then you can rip, mix, and burn it into a cheaper format, just like a videotaped movie or a ripped CD. It won't be as good as the original, but it might be good enough, and it will look great.
They're called Oasis. Oh wait. Sorry, that's just a cheap imitation of the fab four.
my bad
cLive ;-)
Well, nobody's forgiven me yet, so I don't hold out much hope.
;-)
cLive
cLive ;-)
Y'know, I'm trying to quit right now, and people like you make me want to light up and blow smoke in your face.
I bet you drive a car, so here's one for you. Stop fucking driving. The pollutants from your car affect my kid's lungs (alright - maybe not mine, but *someone*'s kids).
(whiny voice) "But smoking is a useless exercise whereas driving a car is necessary".
So fucking what. I live in LA and I do not drive. You choose to drive and I don't choose to breathe gas pollution but I have to. The amount of pollutants/carcinogens I create through second hand cigarette smoke is a LOT less than I bet you produce in your car.
Bill Hicks was right, "I would quit smoking, but I'm scared I'll end up like one of you whiny faggots".
And to top it off, you're not even whining about carcinogens, but traces of nicotine itself. FFS. Do you bitch at someone who's had a glass of wine because alcohol vapor is leaving their lips?
People like you are about as useful as those big "NO SMOKING" signs that very helpfully contain an image of a beautiful, lit cigarette. You wind us up so much that we need a puff just to stop us from punching you.
I'll finish this little rant with another gem of advice from Bill - "Non-smokers die EVERY DAY. Sorry to burst your little immortality bubble".
cLive ;-)
Worth a try if that's your setup.
.02
cLive ;-)
I don't know which is worse - AOL raw or cooked!
Raw isn't an option since AOL is already half baked.
cLive ;-)
Bill*, is that you? Back from the dead?
;-)
cLive
* Hicks, not "the cat", for those of you who should know better...
Pull your head out of your ass and check before you state a wild guess as a fact:
"The average Russian salary is about $245 a month, but most state sector workers earn only a little more than a half of that."
So an average Russian earns $1470 in 6 months. Well, you were only out by a factor of 15 - source.
You don't have anything to do with elections in Florida by any chance?
cLive ;-)
Are - are you saying then that we should pay more attention to the movies?
cLive ;-)
obsolute computing platforms
Would it be olutist of me to point out the speling errorr?
cLive ;-)
You're assuming I support either of them.
Even if I could vote (I can't, I'm British), democracy at the national level in the US is such a farce it's not worth participating in.
So, Which "Yale attending, rich, corporate funded Skull and Cross Bones member" will you support?
See question 5 and the lack of answers from either main candidate for more information.
Living in LA, I miss some of the UK politicians that stick to their principles no matter what (and no, I don't mean Blair). People like Ken Clarke, Dennis Skinner and Tony Benn.
It troubles me seeing how Blair is working on changing the UK into a US style "Advertocracy", where style and image no longer drown out the message - they are the message.
.02
cLive ;-)
Now, if he'd said something like that, I *might* have a grain of respect for the man.
cLive ;-)
When is it appropriate for a leader to change their opinion? ...... Tell us about a time when you had an honest change of opinion on a topic of national importance.
President Bush declined to answer this question. - Editor
wow - Bush has no response to this? Does this man think he can never be wrong? Be afraid. Very, very afraid.
cLive ;-)
* replace with other, non-denominational/cultural entity as appropriate ;-)
Thank you. I'll be hear all week.
cLive ;-)
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It would be very appropriate for them to drive the "Shatner / Hasslehoff Industries Two Thousand".
;-)
cLive
These "secret records" were kept hidden to protect the public. Apparently they were titled, "Yoko Ono - unplugged (Vo1. 1 to 10)".
;-)
Imagine the Aural pain that would ensue if these were ever "released".
cLive
They're only funny when they're in a post by someone complaining about the inferior quality of somebody else's writing.
;-)
I guess you missed that meeting.
cLive