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Quote of the day
Particularly apt regarding the worst of the Arab world’s current attitudes about itself and the West:
“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.” -W. Edwards Denning
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying inthat boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
the not-being-a-jerk department.
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
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
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
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
the Feds know about it.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
You mean everyone in America aren't like San Franciscans?
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
being the reaction described above.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
nothing may stand in our way!
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
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."
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.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
the not-being-a-jerk department.
superiority.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
Either that, or I now have to admit the existence of clairvoyance.
Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard at 09:37 AM | Comments (0)
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
Finally, long after the fad has grown tiresome, everyone's attention turns to another scrap of dogma for the next decade.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
looks like a green light, no?
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
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
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
of fist.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
I finally went and did it.
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
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
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
I finally went and did it.
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
of fist.
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
superiority.
Why are you still here?!
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
that I hadn't thought of it first!
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
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
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
hacky-sack?"
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?
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
Wheeler Hall last spring.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
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.
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
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
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
A taste, just a taste...
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
In your face, Space Coyote!
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
rivals.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
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.
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
I finally went and did it.
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
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
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
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
computer systems.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
lap dance.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
cause, but I,
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
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
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."
rivals.
nothing may stand in our way!
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
being the reaction described above.
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
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
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
computer systems.
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
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
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
to penetrate.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
be harried by idiots who have full compliments of heads and genitals! With the ranks of my imaginary gnomes rallied,
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
lap dance.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
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
Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard at 09:13 PM | Comments (4)
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
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
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 was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
cause, but I,
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
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.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
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 was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
the Feds know about it.
So seeing as how we've got massive approval from the House of Representatives and similar support in the senate is likely,
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
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
making a point of reading in depth about any such future atrocity to ensure that I don't allow myself to be instantly "over it."
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
vulnerability.
I finally went and did it.
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
of fist.
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
University or Diversity
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
hacky-sack?"
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
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,
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
One middle-aged woman who looked like she hadn't combed her hair since Jerry Garcia died had this to say, when asked
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
Wheeler Hall last spring.
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
Why are you still here?!
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
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
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
lap dance.
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
trying to get an education
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
last update : 5-2-2012
