Fortunately a cameraman was there to film it and it'll soon be released on DVD.
It's an interesting tactic, to classify those who disagree with you as "addicts". Welcome to the Brave New World. Soon Pfizer will have a pill that'll "cure" you of liking to watch women make out. I'll take a stab at naming it: Noleztra.
Hell, maybe one day we'll have a pill that eliminates compassion. (pops pill) Ahhh, fuck 'em.
-dameron
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DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than big media says all day.
It's the same thing as with "intelligent design." This administration will say -anything-, even the most blatant lie (like Ashcroft's victory lap quoted above), and use that as a position to -start- the "debate". Suddenly the "truth" has quotations around it and the lie get's equal play.
It's not even a strawman, it's literally the fucking Chewbacca defense.
That the press and most (maybe) of the electorate falls for this is the main reason why so many on the left are willing to believe the election was rigged.
What if somebody argued that graffiti was free speech?
I agree with your point regarding spam, however graffiti is a bad example. Graffiti has often been used as an anonymous way to question the established authority or show defiance. While it's not protected (and rightly shouldn't be, as there is a very low signal to noise ration in graffiti), it has shown some social and political value in the past.
Spam hasn't.
Until there is a spam equivalent of the "V" for victory from WWII I'll give graffiti a little more play than spam.
I can't imagine this swaying anyone. Holding on to the base maybe, but pimping live rebuttals to thousands of conservative blogs seems kinda masturbatory. I'm far more interested in the "real" live rebuttals that will be happening on stage.
This is the first time W. has debated with a record to defend. It should be interesting.
-dameron
---- DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than Bill O'Reilly says all day.
Who the hell are these people? Why does the repuglican party have information on well over 50% of the population? (50% are -not- registered republican voters)
Perhaps there's a little "archival" information there on 10-20 million republicans who have passed away. Maybe that'll come in handy come November.
Seriously, why so many?
-dameron
------ DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than Bill O'Reilly says all day.
probably several centuries older than GO, and originated in what is now Iraq, where, you might notice, a protracted match of the real oldest strategy game is being played out: war.
Notice that there are no quotes that occurred in the last 30 years. I'm pretty sure that when Bush refers to his predecessors, he's thinking more of Clinton/Bush/Reagan/Carter, not Washington/Adams/Jefferson.
I think he, Bush, isn't as familiar with the first group as he is with the second. Congress alone has the power to declare war, that's why you see modern American wars called anything but that. Police Actions? Use it in a sentence? Yes, history recalls the tragic mistake of the "Vietnam Police Action".
In preparation for opening a website lampooning politicians (DailyHaiku.com, I asked a friend who is an intellectual property lawyer for some advice on what would constitute fair use for the photos we were planning on appropriating from the AP and other such sources.
His advice was pretty telling. While we had a good fair use argument, he indicated we would most likely run into legal problems anyway with model releases for people who weren't public figures, and even some politicians (like Arnold Schwarzenegger hotly contest their public figure status regarding copyright.
As it is we had to go strictly with photographs in the public domain (and thankfully almost everything the federal government produces counts) or expressly granted for general use.
Posting entire found pictures (actually an entire collection), especially if used with a profit motive, with no permission from the photographer and the subjects is just asking for an incredibly brutal pounding in court.
Usually yes, being flexible is a good thing, if you "flip flop" for the right reasons. The list presented above were all "flip flops" Bush did based on what was most politically expedient.
Voters hate it when politicians seem to change their minds to get votes. It makes the candidate seem like they're whoring or lying and aren't to be trusted. Why Kerry, who has a decades long political career, gets slammed for a few minor revision to his overall political philosophy and Bush, who has managed all these 180 degree turns in 10 years (and most in the last 4) gets a free ride is beyond me.
-dameron
---- DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than Big Media says all day.
Don't you mean, "under investigation for reading documents posted on an open server?
Just because I leave my door unlocked doesn't make it ok to steal my shit. He knew he was doing something wrong. They weren't his documents. He shouldn't have been looking at them. He shouldn't have given them to other people.
Just because doing the wrong thing is easy doesn't make it right.
-dameron
------ DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than Big Media says all day.
Someone would have to acquire the rights from the copyright holder, so there wouldn't be two films.
Wells died in 1946 so "War of the Worlds", published in 1898 wouldn't enter the public domain until 2021. That's a whopping 123 years of copyright protection.
And we could look forward to Sherlock Holmes finally entering the public domain sometime next year.
-dameron
----- DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than Big Media says all day.
If is it nuclear then yes, the U.S. military would likely know about it, but I highly doubt they would make this information available to the public so quickly.
It would be highly embarassing to the current administration to have to N. Korea's insane nuclear ambitions (which is a back burner issue for them) dominate the news during the 9/11 observance.
Behind one these curtains is an weird, probably psychotic dictator with weapons of mass destruction? Can you guess which one?
Slashdot Mirror
Someone just crapped a brick.
Fortunately a cameraman was there to film it and it'll soon be released on DVD.
It's an interesting tactic, to classify those who disagree with you as "addicts". Welcome to the Brave New World. Soon Pfizer will have a pill that'll "cure" you of liking to watch women make out. I'll take a stab at naming it: Noleztra.
Hell, maybe one day we'll have a pill that eliminates compassion. (pops pill) Ahhh, fuck 'em.
-dameron
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DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than big media says all day.
Live it, learn it.
-dameron
Stranger than you think... -dameron
It's the same thing as with "intelligent design." This administration will say -anything-, even the most blatant lie (like Ashcroft's victory lap quoted above), and use that as a position to -start- the "debate". Suddenly the "truth" has quotations around it and the lie get's equal play.
It's not even a strawman, it's literally the fucking Chewbacca defense.
That the press and most (maybe) of the electorate falls for this is the main reason why so many on the left are willing to believe the election was rigged.
-dameron
2 six packs:
3 beers = I care who wins West Virginia
6 beers = I'm screaming "fuck" or "yeah" over and over.
9 beers = Oregon looks kinda shapely
12 beers = I wake up next to the District of Columbia and feel tired but nasty...
Voting's a lot like college...
-dameron
Sorry, on the worse possible day to sound like a barbaric American, but those supermarket trollies are gonna total your mini Cooper every time...
-dameron
I agree with your point regarding spam, however graffiti is a bad example. Graffiti has often been used as an anonymous way to question the established authority or show defiance. While it's not protected (and rightly shouldn't be, as there is a very low signal to noise ration in graffiti), it has shown some social and political value in the past.
Spam hasn't.
Until there is a spam equivalent of the "V" for victory from WWII I'll give graffiti a little more play than spam.
But yes, in general you are right.
-dameron
thus the quotes around "real"... :)
I can't imagine this swaying anyone. Holding on to the base maybe, but pimping live rebuttals to thousands of conservative blogs seems kinda masturbatory. I'm far more interested in the "real" live rebuttals that will be happening on stage.
This is the first time W. has debated with a record to defend. It should be interesting.
-dameron
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DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than Bill O'Reilly says all day.
"Connie Rice writes an interesting article....
Is it this Condoleeza Rice?
Probably not, but damn, what an unfortunate name for a political commentator.
-dameron
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DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than Bill O'Reilly says all day.
Who the hell are these people? Why does the repuglican party have information on well over 50% of the population? (50% are -not- registered republican voters)
Perhaps there's a little "archival" information there on 10-20 million republicans who have passed away. Maybe that'll come in handy come November.
Seriously, why so many?
-dameron
------
DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than Bill O'Reilly says all day.
probably several centuries older than GO, and originated in what is now Iraq, where, you might notice, a protracted match of the real oldest strategy game is being played out: war.
-dameron
Notice that there are no quotes that occurred in the last 30 years. I'm pretty sure that when Bush refers to his predecessors, he's thinking more of Clinton/Bush/Reagan/Carter, not Washington/Adams/Jefferson.
I think he, Bush, isn't as familiar with the first group as he is with the second. Congress alone has the power to declare war, that's why you see modern American wars called anything but that. Police Actions? Use it in a sentence? Yes, history recalls the tragic mistake of the "Vietnam Police Action".
Orwellian really.
-dameron
---- DailyHaiku.com saying more in 17 syllables than Bill O'Reilly says all day.
From DailyHaiuk.com.
I wonder if this is going to apply to public domain stuff? He's got some video at his website:
Here and here.
This stuff should be public domain by CA law. Also, if I don't give you my email, are those href's up there considered "disseminating"?
-dameron
In preparation for opening a website lampooning politicians (DailyHaiku.com, I asked a friend who is an intellectual property lawyer for some advice on what would constitute fair use for the photos we were planning on appropriating from the AP and other such sources.
His advice was pretty telling. While we had a good fair use argument, he indicated we would most likely run into legal problems anyway with model releases for people who weren't public figures, and even some politicians (like Arnold Schwarzenegger hotly contest their public figure status regarding copyright.
As it is we had to go strictly with photographs in the public domain (and thankfully almost everything the federal government produces counts) or expressly granted for general use.
Posting entire found pictures (actually an entire collection), especially if used with a profit motive, with no permission from the photographer and the subjects is just asking for an incredibly brutal pounding in court.
-dameron
Still waiting for my C&D from Dick Cheney...
Flip flops aren't a bad thing.
Usually yes, being flexible is a good thing, if you "flip flop" for the right reasons. The list presented above were all "flip flops" Bush did based on what was most politically expedient.
Voters hate it when politicians seem to change their minds to get votes. It makes the candidate seem like they're whoring or lying and aren't to be trusted. Why Kerry, who has a decades long political career, gets slammed for a few minor revision to his overall political philosophy and Bush, who has managed all these 180 degree turns in 10 years (and most in the last 4) gets a free ride is beyond me.
-dameron
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DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than Big Media says all day.
Don't you mean, "under investigation for reading documents posted on an open server?
Just because I leave my door unlocked doesn't make it ok to steal my shit. He knew he was doing something wrong. They weren't his documents. He shouldn't have been looking at them. He shouldn't have given them to other people.
Just because doing the wrong thing is easy doesn't make it right.
-dameron
------
DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than Big Media says all day.
Someone would have to acquire the rights from the copyright holder, so there wouldn't be two films.
Wells died in 1946 so "War of the Worlds", published in 1898 wouldn't enter the public domain until 2021. That's a whopping 123 years of copyright protection.
And we could look forward to Sherlock Holmes finally entering the public domain sometime next year.
-dameron
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DailyHaiku.com, saying more in 17 syllables than Big Media says all day.
Exactly my point, they sat on it.
-dameron
If is it nuclear then yes, the U.S. military would likely know about it, but I highly doubt they would make this information available to the public so quickly.
It would be highly embarassing to the current administration to have to N. Korea's insane nuclear ambitions (which is a back burner issue for them) dominate the news during the 9/11 observance.
Behind one these curtains is an weird, probably psychotic dictator with weapons of mass destruction? Can you guess which one?
Wrong again George.
-dameron
Saddam's weapons of mass destruction.
How long can we ignore this crazy bastard, Kim Jong-il I mean? Are we gonna have to wait until he strikes oil?
-dameron
That's some world class race baiting and fear mongering. WTF? Are you channeling Lee Atwater?
When latinos control the senate in Maine call me back...
-dameron
Well said Cicero.
-Patrick
Wolfowitz scares the hell out of me, and it's not just his policies but also his aversion to sunlight.
-dameron
So maybe it was a Linux user who forged these docucments...
Or, could it be something about the common origin of these type of typesetting equipment, fonts, spacing etc.
Far more likely that it's some kind of conspiracy...
If I have time and can risk my poor server I'll post the image like the above that Abiword generated.
-dameron