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Gregor’s Class, Day 3
Note: This is part 3 of a continuing series of my experiences in PoliSci 137B, taught by A.J. Gregor. For previous the previous entry, see archives.
Today: pre-industrial society and the Industrial Revolution. Gregor was upfront about the absurdity of trying to cover the whole of the IR and its effects on the world in a single class period of ninety minutes, so he largely didn’t try. He mentioned a few things about “productivity ceilings” and the like, briefly mentioning many things he’d most likely expected us to have heard before. What he did concentrate on heavily was dispelling the p Do You Swallow Sperm.c. edenic image of pre-industrial societies, describing in his typical fashion what an ugly, brutal existence it is.
You think these cultures were fun to live in? You think they’re all noble savages living in perfect harmony with Nature? In my misspent youth, there were two summers when I lived with the aborigines in Australia. Stupid kid that I was, I was going to get back to Nature. Do you have any idea what a horrible existence it was for these people? The women would spend 8 hours a day, walk something like 20 miles, collecting desert millet, every single day. Do you know what that is? It’s these tiny, barely edible seeds that they would then grind up to eat. Does that sound like fun to you?
And the children. erotic stories with animals.. let me tell you, there was barely any such thing as childhood in these places. First off, if a baby lives to be two weeks old (which isn’t often), they would circumsize it. And how do you think they did that? There weren’t any mohels around, that’s for sure. They took a sharp rock and slashed it around for a while until they cut the skin off. Now, I’m sure you’re thinking, “Well, the baby is only 2 weeks old, it’s not gonna remember that when it grows up.”
Maybe not, but then when the kid is 14 years old, they take this poor scrawny 60 pound creature and take him miles away from the tribe’s home into the wilderness, and they take another sharp rock and they cut along his urethra from his balls to the tip of his penis, and then say “So long, kid!” and leave him out there to find his own way back, hobbling and bleeding the whole way. Usually half of them don’t make it
Now, this sounds barbaric, right? And it is Cindy dog sex. But why do they do it? They’re not evil people. They don’t do these things because they take joy in inflicting pain on their children and having most of them die before they reach the age of 14. They do it because the daily survival is so difficult in a pre-industrial society, that they’ve set up over the years all kinds of societal constructs to weed out the weak, because the tribe can’t support weak people and survive. If they let everyone live and tried to care for every person the way our society does, they would likely all starve.
These are the realities of a pre-industrial society. Does that sound appealing to you? I mean, people in our culture talk about “getting back to Nature,” and they go hiking or go on a ski trip, with all the modern benefits of advanced technology with them. They bring food, warm clothes, and can go back to complete security any time they want. You wanna really get back to nature: march out into the desert naked and try to survive for a month dog sex surprise. That’s Nature.
He then described some of the more grusome traits of the IR, identifying it as, 200 years of blood and pain and misery for 99.9% of the population, yet still it was ultimately always more preferable to living in the pre-industrial countryside. By moving to the cities, even with the brutal worjk of the factories and the pollution and the crowded living conditions, people were trading in an awful existence for a slightly but consistently less-awful one.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehowthat blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
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
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
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.
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
conflict.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
nothing may stand in our way!
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
Now could someone please tell me what concrete purpose that woman's behavior, and that of her great chanting unwashed bretheren,
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
Well I wouldn't be surprised if this Wednesday at Sproul there will be similar behavior, and I plan to be there. Maybe
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
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.
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
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
I figured that was the way to go. But then I read this.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
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
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
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,
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
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."
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
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
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
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.
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
superiority.
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
you could see stink lines of self-satisfaction coming off her so that he could simply get to his job. She of course started
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them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
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
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
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."
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
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
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
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
of fist.
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.
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
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
the not-being-a-jerk department.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
morally, that this is the right thing to do.
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
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assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
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
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
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
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by 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.
"I said it's being taken care of, dammit. Mind your own business."
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
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
Why are you still here?!
lap dance.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
conflict.
"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!
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
why she thought there weren't more stories about protests going on in the news, "Well, because the media is corporately
looks like a green light, no?
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
I finally went and did it.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
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 there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
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
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
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 suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
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
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
being the reaction described above.
Why are you still here?!
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
A taste, just a taste...
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
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
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
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
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,
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
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.
lying in order to gain information that gave him access to restricted systems.
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
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
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
the world to stomach the imperial scent of our newly enunciated military doctrine that proposes pre- emption of any powerful
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
weapons inspections in Iraq represent a good example of how the rule of law has been used, and can be used again, to avert
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
"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
Whereas the Cold War doctrine of deterrence and containment rested on strength, the new idea of pre-emption insists on U.S.
In your face, Space Coyote!
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
Shiite Muslim clerics in Lebanon and Iran have reacted with rage at the Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling Islam's prophet
But it's not really fair to denigrate someone's ideas just because they themselves come from an organization riddled with
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
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
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
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,
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
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
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
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.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
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 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
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
economic stupidity, especially when their ideas would do such a better job of it by themselves. Case in point:
or any other simply crappy country in the world, because none of them satisfy both those propositions.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
superiority.
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.
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sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
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.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
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
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
looks like a green light, no?
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
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
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
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
to penetrate.
rivals.
nothing may stand in our way!
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
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,
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
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really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
Why are you still here?!
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
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
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
and the decisions to do so would based on (as in this case) measured calculations of the relative benefits and costs,
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
rivals.
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
Wheeler Hall last spring.
anger that is so justifiable -no, demanded- by these despicable acts, but if that must be the case, then from on, I'll be
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
last update : 10-3-2010
