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To Fisk or not to Fisk
The CalPundit has a problem with fisking. Someone should tell him there are creams for that.
Oh, you mean that kind of fisking. Well why didn’t you say so?
In what Tapped seems to think is a triumphant “gotcha!” moment, CP takes a turn at fisking the Gettysburg Address, and reveals exactly how he doesn’t get it.
Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new Nation,
Jesus H horse penetration. Christ, does Abe seriously think that our country got started by the Declaration of Independence? Since he obviously has trouble with anything that happened before he was born, I’ll clue him in: it was the constitution that got us started, big guy. That was 73 years ago, not 87.
Etc. etc. dogsex story.. you get the idea.
Please. The fact that CP seems to imply here that the sort of commentary offered by Abraham Lincoln and Robert Fisk are somehow the same and equally worthy of massive dump truck loads of refutation and scorn heaped upon them (and that bloggers who fisk would be just as inclined to miss such a distinction) instantly shows that he has no idea what he’s talking about, and is creating a strawman which he then valiantly takes down. Bravo Young woman gets plowed by pony. He’s bravely slain the rhetorical equivalent of a newborn bunny rabbit that someone dressed up in a suit of armor so as to create the impression that their victory over the innocent cunnicular creature is something of worth.
I would be surprised if you could actually find 5 bloggers who ascribed to the sort of silliness he parodies. Certainly you wouldn’t find any whose stock was worth a damn in the blogosphere.
Lileks put it best when he described (I’m paraphrasing) quality fisking as a fun rhetorical romp wedded to serious, non-trivial points. Neither of those things is at all present in CP’s caricature free dog fuck story. CP of course doesn’t point to any actual instances where people have committed such egregious snarking as the type he lambasts, but I sure can: at least 1 out of every 2 Maureen Dowd columns. The only difference is she often doesn’t follow the fisking format of offering quotes to what or whom she’s criticizing.
And that’s the real reason that CP’s contention is baseless, because he forgets that any fisker of even the barest quality will have his comments juxtaposed with that which he/she is refuting, and if his commentary is as silly and baseless as what CP apparently thinks it is, then their stupidity will be on display for the whole blogosphere to see.
So unless you’re willing to say that the entire blogosphere is made up entirely of people who cannot be trusted to read something blatantly wrong and notice it as such, your concerns hold no water.
I wouldn’t be entirely surprised if you did think that though, because it would jive perfectly with the progressive notion of an enlightened elite protecting the ignorant and base masses from themselves.
Do fiskers occasionally reach too high a pitch in their criticisms in order to be entertaining or otherwise to stand out? Perhaps, but those instances are few and far between (especially among bloggers of note), and at worst, all they will have done by constructing poor arguments and making trivial, pointless criticisms is to make themselves look stupid.
I trust reasonable individuals to be able to tell the difference.
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
vulnerability.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
the Feds know about it.
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
cause, but I,
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
of the mass moron movement.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
A taste, just a taste...
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
that I hadn't thought of it first!
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
hacky-sack?"
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
computer systems.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
to penetrate.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
trying to get an education
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
about equal probability.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
superiority.
about equal probability.
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
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I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
Why are you still here?!
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
we could go and stop the Soviets and all their expansionist hijinks, but then we'd like, have to go all the way over to
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
of the mass moron movement.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
University or Diversity
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
hacky-sack?"
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
cause, but I,
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
about equal probability.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
the not-being-a-jerk department.
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
the not-being-a-jerk department.
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
again soon, didn't we?"
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
vulnerability.
I finally went and did it.
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
of fist.
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
In your face, Space Coyote!
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
again soon, didn't we?"
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
being the reaction described above.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
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that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
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cause, but I,
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
last update : 5-2-2012
