But Israel is quickly becoming the new China, and I'd frankly rather have a MS friendly, but reasonable government (because, lets face it, with the issues Israel is facing, office suite choice is not as great an indicator of intelligence and penis size as we'd like to think), than the current OSS embracing religious zealots.
Disclaimer: Jewish by blood and upbringing, been to and love the Middle-East
Against my Dad, for me breaking a man's back in a ski accident I don't remember because of a concussion and whose horrific extent had been hidden from me for the last three years by my parents. A man arrived at my door on Christmas Eve with the papers, while my family was having a rare and cherished moment of peace and harmony, irreperably destroying my sanity, conscience and peace of mind.
Ignore the.sig; in retrospect, I was addressing myself.
In the middle of the earth in the land of the Shire
lives a brave little hobbit whom we all admire.
With his long wooden pipe,
fuzzy, woolly toes,
he lives in a hobbit-hole and everybody knows him...
I've noticed, over the past few months, a trend on many of the relatively moderate online boards I read (Slashdot, Fark, etc.) towards speculation of a coming US Civil War or major uprising. It started with a post every few threads from someone lightly suggesting it as a duly remote scenario. However, in the last week or so, I've noticed several passing suggestions of such a possibilty per political thread, and even one or two outright predictions and advocations. Now, as a half-assed internet armchair sociologist, I'm wondering if this is just the developement of yet another internet meme, like so many before, or an independantly developing conclusion that might be symtomatic of the awakening of a greater public realization. And, even if it is just a silly Slashdot-Fark meme, such things have migrated into general public consciousness, in the past. I think that in the coming months and years, this idea might just creep into the mainstream, a zeitgeist of the mid-2000s. An ghost, barely evident in subtle overtones in the media, at first, and coming more out into the open as people gradually identify the shadow of a doubt that had been growing inside them, and subconsciously become more and more accepting of the idea as a real possibility.
Of course, I could just be JonKatzing out my ass, here, but I can see the process occurring now, in the spawning and proving grounds of modern greater cultural memes, the internet.
I've noticed, over the past few months, a trend on many of the relatively moderate online boards I read (Slashdot, Fark, etc.) towards speculation of a coming US Civil War or major uprising. It started with a post every few threads from someone lightly suggesting it as a duly remote scenario. However, in the last week or so, I've noticed several passing suggestions of such a possibilty per political thread, and even one or two outright predictions and advocations. Now, as a half-assed internet armchair sociologist, I'm wondering if this is just the developement of yet another internet meme, like so many before, or an independantly developing conclusion that might be symtomatic of the awakening of a greater public realization. And, even if it is just a silly Slashdot-Fark meme, such things have migrated into general public consciousness, in the past. I think that in the coming months and years, this idea might just creep into the mainstream, a zeitgeist of the mid-2000s. An ghost, barely evident in subtle overtones in the media, at first, and coming more out into the open as people gradually identify the shadow of a doubt that had been growing inside them, and subconsciously become more and more accepting of the idea as a real possibility.
Of course, I could just be JonKatzing out my ass, here, but I can see the process occurring now, in the spawning and proving grounds of modern greater cultural memes, the internet.
Slashdot Mirror
80 past 2 on April 47th. I just hope they don't fuck up the conversion, again.
Darl: W-w-w-what are you in for?
Tyrone: I done kilt muh boyfriend when his shit got too loose. You got a purdy mouth, dog.
I can dream, can't I?
SCO will sue you!
What do you mean "puff, puff, pass, nigga", nigga? This be some gooooood shit!
...for Combat Flight Sim?
Nya, nya!
Disclaimer: Jewish by blood and upbringing, been to and love the Middle-East
That'll learn 'em to be all, fourth planet from the sun, and stuff.
Ignore the .sig; in retrospect, I was addressing myself.
'Cause if it doesn't play Starcraft, why the fuck would the Koreans want it?
They sould see my desk behind my computer. Just last month I lost 3 good men in an expedition to unplug my monitor.
You Slashdotted your boss' website!
Damn, I'm glad EBX was out of copies when I went to buy it.
Darl: "Aaaaargooooos!"
I never would have started playing Football in high school if not for EA's Madden series. That is all.
Jeese, I've heard the Asian stereotypes, but .85"? Wow.
Police and prosecutors love E-ZPass.
The Trade Federation is part of the Seperatists, who are in the game.
(squeel of geekish delight)
Behold! The human form in all it glory!
You can even recreate classic works of art:
The Arnolfini Wedding Portrait by Jan Van Eyck:
______
|..(......_
|@@....
|..d........
The Creation of Adam by Michaelangelo:
Tyr Hits! -more-
And for God's sake, lighten up the lameness filter!
...it looks more like a Puma.
...squeel with geekish delight upon seeing this?
I've noticed, over the past few months, a trend on many of the relatively moderate online boards I read (Slashdot, Fark, etc.) towards speculation of a coming US Civil War or major uprising. It started with a post every few threads from someone lightly suggesting it as a duly remote scenario. However, in the last week or so, I've noticed several passing suggestions of such a possibilty per political thread, and even one or two outright predictions and advocations. Now, as a half-assed internet armchair sociologist, I'm wondering if this is just the developement of yet another internet meme, like so many before, or an independantly developing conclusion that might be symtomatic of the awakening of a greater public realization. And, even if it is just a silly Slashdot-Fark meme, such things have migrated into general public consciousness, in the past. I think that in the coming months and years, this idea might just creep into the mainstream, a zeitgeist of the mid-2000s. An ghost, barely evident in subtle overtones in the media, at first, and coming more out into the open as people gradually identify the shadow of a doubt that had been growing inside them, and subconsciously become more and more accepting of the idea as a real possibility. Of course, I could just be JonKatzing out my ass, here, but I can see the process occurring now, in the spawning and proving grounds of modern greater cultural memes, the internet.
Of course, I could just be JonKatzing out my ass, here, but I can see the process occurring now, in the spawning and proving grounds of modern greater cultural memes, the internet.