It's all around you, like smog. This train isn't bound for glory.
Background by Deak Ferrand, who pwnz.
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I remain very interested in persuasion as a mode of power, and as one of the engines of history. For the moment, I have little of my own to offer on this topic, but I am persuaded that like-minded souls may appreciate this psychological warfare site. I particularly enjoyed the psyops bl . . . (More)
I seem to be capable of being annoyed by the smallest things, even as the big things seem to become easier to reconcile to. There has recently been - at least here in the United States of Yee-Haw! - a remarkable up-tick in the number of commercials using jangly, acoustic guitar indie-rock cuts . . . (More)
DISCLAIMER: A wise man once said that Beer + Coffee = Removing the Volume Control. You have been warned.DISCLAIMER THE SECOND: I am going to attempt an invasion of the South over the next week, so I will be on hiatus during this time. DISCLAIMER THE THIRD: Jesus was way cool. Leave me al . . . (More)
WARNING: DON'T CLICK ANY LINKS IN THIS POST. IN FACT, JUST DON'T CLICK ANY LINKS, EVER AGAIN. IF YOU ARE OVER 18, IT'S PROBABLY LEGAL FOR YOU TO CLICK THESE (AND POSSIBLY OTHER) LINKS, BUT, LISTEN, JUST DON'T, OKAY? So, what is a troll, really? And why are you dressed like a memb . . . (More)
I remember, shortly after 9/11, the TV was on. And wasn't it always on? No airplanes, but plenty of TV. Apparently, that is what we do. I don't say that it's bad or good; I say that it is what we do, now that we are the people that we have become. An off-screen announcer said, behind plain . . . (More)
If you're like me - and you are - you probably pride yourself on your immunity to popular prejudices. Of course, most of these idols were pre-smashed for you by some other, competing set of idol-makers. Noam Chomsky taught you to distrust the media, but you trust him. South Park makes fu . . . (More)
Nothing to say today - or, nothing that I can bring myself to say. Thankfully, Mr. Wiggles did say something, and it's worth passing on: As a semi-pro arguer, I find this remarkably efficient. I mean, The God Delusion didn't have any pictures at all! Tags: Religion ; Philosophy ; Athei . . . (More)
Our civil libertarians have a lot to complain about, and theirs is a righteous struggle. But, candidly, there is very little that is forbidden in America. And yet...There are things that, while not exactly forbidden, are nonetheless very effectively prevented from happening. There are many . . . (More)
I don't really know my neighbors. Who does?But I can see their future.There's a young couple, no kids, across the street, and I was looking across at their yard from my balcony when something about it struck me as odd - a little cartoonish. I at first thought my ragged neurons were to bl . . . (More)
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