September 2005 - Posts

Animal Rights
Published 09-29-2005 4:25 PM | Mark
is a contradiction in terms. This article lays out the logic much as I might, were I to set my mind to compose such an essay. UPDATE: On second thought, that article, while uncompromising, is a bit muddled. This article precisely lays out the Objectivist...
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The siren call of Scientology
Published 09-29-2005 12:43 PM | Mark
Generally, when people refer to L. Ron Hubbard, it is with a derisive sneer. And there is no doubt that Scientology is some wierd stuff. But my earliest memories of Hubbard are from reading his science fiction books, which I enjoyed greatly as a child...
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More Revolution
Published 09-26-2005 8:23 PM | Mark
I recently started checking out Gizmodo.com after learning that it is the second most highly trafficked weblog on the net. My opinion of them rose after reading this perfectly effusive piece about the Nintendo Revoltuion controller. This controller is...
Israel finds some balls
Published 09-24-2005 5:09 PM | Mark
I don't want to become another Little Green Footballs or MEMRI - they do their job so well. But in the face of disgustingly anti-western mainstream media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, every little bit of ammo helps, so I offer a bullet...
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Why I blog
Published 09-22-2005 6:35 PM | Mark
I blog primarily to keep my writing skills, and command of the language, intact. When I blog, I try to recall words that I have not used in a while and work them in. A co-worker mocked me for using "heretofore" in my review of Sin City, and it's a word...
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Farewell Marlboro
Published 09-21-2005 10:45 PM | Mark
I am leaving you for American Indian cigarettes. I was employing hyperbole when I said there is no constitution any more, because in fact our constitution does not allow Indian tribes to be taxed, and this has led to cheaper tobacco products from the...
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The hammer falls
Published 09-21-2005 10:06 PM | Mark
I was incorrect in a previous post. The increase in cigarette tax is 1.00, not 1.50, and it has happened. I am, to say the least, furious. Is it not an infringement on my liberty to impose taxes so high that I am forced to change my behavior? Can our...
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the hurricane relief finally arrived
Published 09-20-2005 10:31 PM | Mark
here in Portland Maine. FEMA has temporarily transformed our fair city into a "central repository" to which 200 truck-loads of ice are currently being delivered - from all over the country. From here, the ice can be quickly and efficiently shipped to...
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Cooperation vs Competition
Published 09-18-2005 2:51 PM | Mark
Multiplayer games rely on competition between 2 or more players for their gameplay. At a most basic level, there is a game like chess, a purely competitive game of skill. In the video game arena, think Bomberman or Starcraft multiplayer. A step up from...
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Nintendo's back!
Published 09-17-2005 12:27 AM | Mark
I respect the Nintendo DS a great deal and I would buy it over the PSP any day, if I had the disposable income. Though Nintendo lags behind technologically and aims too hard at the kiddie market for my taste, they serve a valuable purpose in shaking up...
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another one from the archive...
Published 09-15-2005 10:22 PM | Mark
A Rand-style polemic from the late 90's called Space - The Pathetic Frontier , primarily about the United Nations space treaty. Can you guess what I think of it?
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More John Roberts
Published 09-15-2005 8:54 PM | Mark
The lustre of Roberts' opening statements have worn off a bit. He does not appear to be the strict constitutionalist I had hoped, after reading transcripts of some of the questioning. "it would seem to me that Congress can make a determination that [the...
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Review of Sin City posted
Published 09-12-2005 10:47 PM | Mark
I really loathe Sin City. I felt dirty even writing the review . To what depraved depth will Western Civilization sink next!
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John Roberts
Published 09-12-2005 9:28 PM | Mark
Looks like he is going to be a great addition to the supreme court. From his appearance before the senate judiciary comittee : Mr. Chairman, when I worked in the Department of Justice, in the office of the solicitor general, it was my job to argue cases...
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Nine Inch Nails, here I come!
Published 09-11-2005 11:05 PM | Mark
Just got 4 tickets to the concert in Boston this November, and I am very excited! There's a performance video (Trent solo on piano with synth-drum backing) of a new song, Non-entity , that NIN has given to the MTV hurricane relief show React Now. Trent...
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