Political campaign commercials are the worst expression of modern media technology. Wolfy here is playing bigshot by wanting to make gas companies “pay up” by taxing them for drilling in PA, and he’s going to use the revenue to help pay for schools. There’s no such thing as taxing a corporation, because the corporation always … Surprise! A Politician Thinks You’re Stupid
Theatrical wordplay rides the sweep of socialized assumptions but it eventually crashes. I disagree with you not because what you propose is unfashionable (it’s actually very fashionable) or not an ideal (it’s very idyllic), but because it’s a certain non-possibility—not in the theoretical realm, not through a “given set of circumstances,” but literally, existentially, by … Give and Take
Some more advice for bands from Seth: What happens when Facebook determines your tour announcement is not high-quality content? Or that your line of products that you’ll be selling at this weekends market isn’t high-quality content? … Get your fans, the people who LIKED you, onto an email list. Now. Tell your fans on Facebook … Bands Need to Buy a Domain Name
Reading things like this lead me to believe politicians inhabit a completely different universe. Not just a different moral universe, but a literal inverted realm in every way except physically. Hat tip goes to Ed Hurst for this. Emphasis mine: The circumstances of McGovern’s 2011 arrest were marked by stinging irony. McGovern was brutalized and … Freedom Means Dragging and Beating You
I know flu season isn’t over yet, but I still haven’t gotten sick yet, even with two kids who came down with something. Who knows if what I’ve been doing is affecting anything, but here’s a few things that may be contributing to my success. 1. No flu shot! I’m not an anti-vaccine guy but … How I Avoided the Flu This Year
Saw the Lego Movie. Was good, etc. There was a character set up between two of the main protags that I’ve been seeing elsewhere, though I didn’t seem to find it on the TV Tropes site. It’s similar to the Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy trope—or rather, it’s a very specific version of it in bildingsroman … A Trope in The Lego Movie
“9. Say your bands name clearly on stage after the first song and after your last song. Like, actually say it, not just “heywe’resoandsothanksforcomingout…” but in a way that people may remember it. Say it clear. Not too fast. I hear so many bands do that, “we’reblahblahblahthanksofromingout” while the drummer is still tuning his snare.”
1. A libertarian asking for more government is not very libert_rian. If you answer number 1 correctly, the rest should be easy. 2. If you’re a libert_rian, you don’t make a case for mandatory GMO labeling of food products. 3. If you’re a libert_rian, you don’t make a case for the state recognition of gay … A Libert_rian Fill In The Blank Quiz
Taken by my daughter, Elena, on her Nabi tablet.
Ceteris paribus, the greater the supply the cheaper the cost, which can sometimes translate to a lesser value. Blog posts are easy to produce, and can thus be of less value. Facebook status updates and Twitter posts even more so; how many of those do you remember reading from yesterday? Or the last hour? I … Blog Posts and Print Books Come and Go, But Content Lasts Forever
Not tied by necessity to my previous posts on the Hambone vs. Nye-larhotep debate, but wouldn’t a debate be more productive if it placed a burden of proof on one side and not on both sides? I don’t know if the Nye/Ham debate was presented in this context and I don’t know anything about proper … What Should Debates Be?
See previous Nye/Ham post. Thinking on evolution different belief systems, I recall deciding (very tentatively) on “biblical evolution,” which is the theory of the existence of old earth and both micro- and macroevolution, but that humans were in some form (rimshot) directly created by God. In other words, it’s God-guided evolution, or standard-issue evolution with … Addendum To Evolution Debate Post
The Bill Nye vs. Ken Ham debate that happened was followed by a lot of build up and release by the likes of Time and NPR. I didn’t watch because science—evolution particularly—doesn’t interest me that much, and because Bill Nye isn’t an expert in evolutionary biology, while Ham has some credentials as a bachelor degree … Bill Nye and Ken Ham Debate About Weird Organisms That Died A Long Time Ago
This was the sermon last Sunday at my church. I liked it because it didn’t propose any particular eschatological theory; I don’t hold strongly to any of them and I don’t find it too pressing to decide. I do think, though, that some theories—dispensationalism, particularly—are more influenced by Western-styled, secular philosophical movements (i.e., positivism) than … A Sermon on Revelations
Decided to deploy a new WordPress template: Typo from Okay Themes. I was angling for a minimal one column layout and this is closest to what I wanted. I didn’t want to hack away too much at a an existing theme like I had in the past. Read on for more techy UI details. Otherwise, … New Blog Template Is A Go. You May Rest Easy.