tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51810442011-06-08T02:52:15.441-04:00A self-indulgent, narcicistic niche on the internet.Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00017478008332866538noreply@blogger.comBlogger4841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181044.post-82619076056538048822007-06-02T11:29:00.000-04:002007-06-02T12:02:01.935-04:00

God and QuarksIf you ask the majority of physicists, they'll tell you that quarks exist. This is a not insignificant statement, since in reality, nobody has ever experimentally verified said existence of quarks outside of the consequent mathematics. Quantum chromodynamics seems to imply that there are theoretical states where one might be able to isolate a quark, but thus far, experiments in that

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Boogey ManOne of the legacies of World War II was, at least on the surface, a renewed dialog among the international community about the role of human rights. What is often forgotten in the demonization of the Nazi party is that similar anti-Jewish sentiments existed in most of Western Europe and the United States at the time - and that, given differing economic circumstances, it is not out of

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More MichiganStanley Fish, in a Times Select article entitled Revising Affirmative Action, With Help From Kant gives the following interpretation of Kant's political theory, as applied to affirmative action:Kant says that correct political thinking must begin by affirming two propositions: 1) Â?the freedom of every member of society as a human being,Â? and 2) Â?the equality of each with all the

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Michigan Bans Affirmative ActionIn the recent November elections, beyond all the liberal grandstanding over the return of the Democrats to power, the state of Michigan banned affirmative action in all of its publcially-funded institutions.This can, I suppose, be viewed as progress. It's certainly been recieved that way in conservative press - the triumph of civil rights over the soft bigotry of

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EducationLocal Schools to Study Whether Math - Topics = Better Instruction via PhilA couple thoughts on this:1) It is absolutely infuriating when supposedly well-educated and informed journalists say things like this:"Some scholars say the American approach to math instruction has allowed students to fall behind those in Singapore, Japan and a dozen other nations. " This is a tired loquation,

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Gone?This is the 496th post on a blog that I started in March of 2003, and it's the last one on Blogger. In order to start fresh, I'm now going to be updating a new page over at: http://pointoforder.typepad.com/Word.

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Quote News UnquoteSince I suppose I started my return from blogsolescence (get it? I took a normal word - obsolescence - and gave it 'blog' as a prefix! I'm tech savvy, kids. I'm fuckin' edgy.) by talking about why I don't vote, it's almost serendipitous that I recieved, by e-mail, a sterling example of why I don't read the news, either.Michael Kinsey wrote a lovely little ditty that he titled "

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VotingI don't vote, and one of the big reasons is the abortion debate. Not specifically because I am pro-life or pro-choice or pro-stem-cell-smoothies or anything, but just because I think it's emblematic of how removed from reality politics is.Personally, I think it's reasonable to say that a person over the age of 18 should be able to legally acquire a safe abortion, and that the government can

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Duke SucksA quote from a recent article:"There are a lot of successful people in this country who didn't go to college," Krzyzewski said. "They should be given the right to do that. We have one of the richest men in the world (Bill Gates) who didn't finish college, giving away hundreds of millions of dollars. To me, I'd rather have it the way it was (with no age limit)."I hate to be cynical, but

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Duke SucksA quote from a recent article:"There are a lot of successful people in this country who didn't go to college," Krzyzewski said. "They should be given the right to do that. We have one of the richest men in the world (Bill Gates) who didn't finish college, giving away hundreds of millions of dollars. To me, I'd rather have it the way it was (with no age limit)."I hate to be cynical, but

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RationalizingIf you're really going to be honest about it, the best course for a perfectly rational person is to assume abject paranoia as their normal mode of operation. It's suprisingly simple to avoid interpersonal harm: just don't get too attached. To anyone or anything. Insulating one's self against the storm and the fury of a cruel and hopeless world is as easy as settling back into the

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the inside is natural. the outside is plastic.When I was in middle school, I really loved video games. Truth be told, I am still a pretty huge fan, even if I no longer have the finanical backing necessary to be what one would consider, in the strictest sense, obsessive. And I can remember spending hours and hours with friends, or at home, navigating endless corridors with an imaginary rocket

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...WowXenophobia? From Minnisota? Naw...

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DICK LITI never really read Opinionista. I've come across her site repeatedly, since she's linked from sites I do read (Waiter Rant, Club Life and Jason Mulgrew) but honestly, never found either her stories or her thoughts particularly provoking. The "Lawyers are Evil" angle is better done by Anonymous Lawyer or Wings&Vodka, which I don't have a convenient link to.Recently, however, she wrote a

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APDA Stuff, part IMy senior speech was going to include a list of things I'd like to suggest for anyone who is going to be debating in the future. Then I remembered how much I hated listening to people's long-windedness, and resolved to make sure I didn't speak for too long (a first, I know). But, since nobody has to sit through this blog, I present my debate advice.1) Run whatever you wantOne of

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Don't MessIn 2002, I went to APDA Nationals as a freshman. Mostly, I was dragged along by a senior who had qualified and had no partner - something incredibly fortuitous for me, since there is no goddamn way I was qualified to be there, nor were we going to win very many rounds. So I did what I do in these situations: get very drunk and watch obscure sports. One of the things I watched was some

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Self-IndulgenceSince I can't actually shop for anything, being very broke, I decided to pretend shop and put it in a post.Okay. I get it. I don't need any more jeans, especially Sevens. But look at the pocket! Cost: $162Yeah. Whatever. They're plaid, and I love them. Cost: $50Classy. Also, I need more stuff I can go out in DC with. Cost: $72Ditto. Cost: $90I really like Theory. It's like the poor

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Loving LeBronThe Cleveland Offense: LeBron dribbles at the top of the key until the shot clock is at about 6 seconds remaining. Then, Cleveland will let Varajao or Z run a screen, and LeBron will drive or put up a jumper. If he drives, and he doesn't think he can draw a foul or lay it up, he'll pass to Snow or Marshall, who will likely have to catch and shoot immediately. So LeBron will have a) A

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CharitySo the lottery has its pitfalls. Namely, you're not going to win. Yes, I realize that, technically, someone has to win - the actual slogan some states use - but it's not going to be you. Powerball is even worse. Your odds of winning powerball are zero. If you had a disease and they told you: you have a 1 in 146,107,962 chance of dying, you may as well not even skip work. You have a

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Greener PasturesI will probably be ending this blog fairly soon, and possibly starting a new one. I've just had this thing for-fucking-ever, and feel like it might be time to make a fresh start. I suppose this will have no practical consequence, but for posterity, here are a selection of posts I've made over the past three plus years that I like for one reason or another (almost never because

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Putting the "Care" in "Kerosine"Back in November of 2003, in the context of considering a relationship with someone when I knew it to be a bad idea, I wrote:Maybe it's more, and has some deep symbolic significance I'm missing. The possibility is clearly there. Reading Tristan and Isolde you get a feeling of fate and of individual fulfillment in the sacrifice to another. Reading Romeo and Juliet

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WowDear NBA,The 4th quarter of the Detroit-Cleveland game is why people think your sport is rigged.Sincerely,G

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One NoteOnly ESPN could find a way to make "LeBron is getting massacred by the Pistons" into "LeBron is the greatest player ever."

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Ann CoulterI know this is 'letting the terrorists win' or something?But: "Liberals love to boast that they are not ‘religious,’ which is what one would expect to hear from the state-sanctioned religion. Of course liberalism is a religion. It has its own cosmology, its own miracles, its own beliefs in the supernatural, its own churches, its own high priests, its own saints, its own total worldview

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OwnedThis seems to have a lot of implications beyond just telling Congress to fuck themselves.If the Democrats aren't idiots (which they probably are), then the Republicans have to pass this or be on very dangerous ground.

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My Only Point Is...Genealogy of a Low-Wage Manual Labor Job: 1600 - 1865: Done by slaves, who were forced into doing them against their will.1865 - 1917: Done by Irish immigrants coming to America to avoid starving in the potato famine.1917 - 1929: Done by Polish immigrants escaping WWI. Joined by the Armenians who escaped the genocide - they were getting slaughtered by the thousands while it was

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MexistashToday is supposed to be "A Day Without Immigrants," when all of those who came to the United States illegally stay home from work in a show of solidarity. The idea being, of course, to prove that the country cannot operate without them. It's possible that I am a strange bird, but the immigration question seems to be the least coherent "debate" that's ever happened in this history of

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Diatribe!I know. I know I keep saying I won't comment on real issues. I know as well as you that I don't really know anything, and that when I do this, I hurt myself and I hurt Jesus. But seriously. The New York Times editorial page is written by Tony the Tiger and a bag of monkey poop.What do we get today? We get a piece called Lethal Cruelty about how the death penalty is unconstitutional, and

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SmithThis weekend was extraordinary on a number of different levels.One thing that's important to add to my "signs you should stop drinking":#955: If you spill Red Bull, and feel the need to soak it up with a piece of notebook paper, and then chew on (and spit out) the soaked sheet, you may have a problem.

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Profound? More Like AntifoundMartin Amis used to be one of my favorite authors. I read through The Information and The Rachel Papers, the latter of which perfectly encapsulated what it was like to be me in high school. Anybody who has ever read something penned by Amis has to, grudgingly or not, admit that from a purely literary perspective, his writing is beautiful. But there's a subtle shift

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Black is BeautifulI read something interesting in the Diamondback a couple of weeks ago regarding one of the companies I just happen to work for: Abercrombie & Whiteness.Let's deconstruct the article. I found it interesting that the evidence cited for Abercrombie's racism is, exclusively, a 2003 EEOC class action suit that was settled out of court, with A&F not admitting fault. No discussion of

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I hate when people do this, but a couple of you have asked: I have two pretty large posts that are both works in progress. One is even APDA themed (YAY!). So chill.

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RationalityAnyone who's read moral philosophy will notice that, apart from some fringe philosophers like Peter Singer, the basis that most people use for whether or not someone or something deserves moral consideration is rationality. A general version of the theory, on some level, goes like this: to be a moral actor, one has to have the ability to elect to take some actions and not others. If

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UmI tried to hit on a deaf girl today. Let's just say it didn't work and leave it at that.

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YOP!"... we can't stir a finger in this world without the risk of bringing death to somebody. Yes, I've been ashamed ever since; I have realized that we all have plague, and I have lost my peace."~The Plague, Camus

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Time ProblemsWhen I was younger, I was heavily addicted to video games. From the first time I played the original NES, I was hooked for life. There's no way to possibly explain the hours I spent on games like Zelda (though I thought Link was pretty poor), or the original Mario Brothers. Every time a new generation of system came out, I would pester my parents until they would get it for me, and

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AmelieWhen I was a kid, I was really into violent movies. Not that I ever actually grew out of that, just that it used to be that my friends and I would see something like Predator, and make a game out of it. The game typically involved shooting each other, either with imaginary weaponry, or with Nerf guns. I spent entire afternoons arguing about whether "I got you" or whether they could see

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ID, Part a Billion"“Let’s get back to evolution,” I said. “With all your talkabout God, do you think he caused evolution? Or did it allhappen in a few thousand years like the creationists believe?”“The theory of evolution is not so much wrong as it isincomplete and useless.”“How can you say it’s useless?”“The theory of evolution leads to no practical invention.It is a concept that has no

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What do you do?Anyone who has ever been to the District of Columbia's social scene knows this question. The reason they know it is that it comes up within microseconds of making eye contact. Unless one is wearing large rubber boots and carrying an axe, in which case, they'll still ask if you drive the fire truck or if you just use the hose.The thing is, people in DC are all intimately aware of

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QuestionQuestion:On which of the following occaisions should America/NATO/the UN have used military force to intervene?a) Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.b) Rwandan genocide.c) Serbian genocide in Bosnia.d) Serbian genocidal efforts in Kosovo.e) Afghanistan in 2001f) Iraq in 2003 (until present)g) Russian crackdown in ChechnyaIf you said "no" to f) and/or g), but "yes" to the others, what is the

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More IDThe post below created some heated responses, both in the comments section as well as via e-mail. I just wanted to briefly go over a few things that I found interesting in the responses:Does ID contradict established theories?In a word, no. ID doesn't say that evolution didn't happen, nor is it the same thing as creationism (let alone young earth creationism). Most websites and authors

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I am a girlIf you haven't done My Heritage, it's basically a service where you upload a picture of yourself (or someone else), and it tells you what celebrity looks the most like you.I uploaded this:My top matches:Carole LumbardAshley JuddAnne BancroftCindy CrawfordAlyssa MilanoGemma WardKeira KnightlyNOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL?

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Intelligent DesignLet me preface this by saying that I think science is, more or less, pretty stupid. I'm glad it's out there, and I like my computer and clothes made by orphans in China, but for my money, the vast majority of science is pointless. Case in point is evolution. Evolution is, as far as I can tell, a totally useless theory. Not useless for its explanatory power, but useless as far as

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Um"I think the world of LeBron James as a basketball player, and I think that someday he'll bring an NBA championship to this city. That said, I also think ticket-buying fans have a right to boo when a team's superstar goes 0-of-8 from the field and 4-of-12 at the line, like James did last week in a loss to Washington. Now, I didn't say I thought it was right that some fans booed James. In fact,

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SoI have a new job (with Abercrombie) and haven't felt great the past week or so, but I just want to put this out there in the world.It's one thing to find a girl, and alter your life to make yours congruent with hers so you can spend more time together. It's another to find a girl and try to change yourself to fit her notion of what an ideal mate should be.If someone doesn't like who you are, no

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Evolutionary ContextAnother riff from another weblog’s post (since I have no original thoughts right now):not to get too deep into philosophy, a subject i feel that is unsuited for academiabut one of my friends insists that the motivation behind actions is the exclusive determiner of morality. he provided this example - if a baby is drowning in the water, and you save him because you want a

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My Contribution to the Ivy LeagueI have a confession: I live near Washington, DC.Okay, so that wasn't really a confession in the tradition of St. Augustine, but it's true nonetheless. And if there's one thing DC has more of than brutal, unsolved murders or poverty, it's former Ivy Leaguers. I know this because, should a brave soul venture forth into what passes for 'nightlife' in the city, people

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Buy More StuffThere's a group in San Fransisco who calls themselves "The Compact," after the Mayflower compact. Their basic mission is not, as the name might suggest, to escape religious persecution or to have slaves do work for them, but rather to buy nothing but necessities for a year. Evidently, many groups like this exist in other places.I am going to admit: I really fucking hate people like

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ConscienceOne of the problems in this country is that many of the people who elect our officials are hopelessly ignorant. This, in turn, gives us abysmally ignorant officials who pass laws like the conscience bills, a type of legislation that allows a pharmacist, doctor, or medical institution to refuse to profer birth control or morning-after pills.Given, it's hard for me, personally, to feel

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Uh Lesbian T-shirt school stormA teenager (pictured above, far right) wore a shirt that read, "Nobody knows I'm a lesbian" for a school photo, and was told to change.Uh, trust me, honey. They know. If they have eyes, they know.

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LinkThis is one of the most entertaining things ever written. Seriously. Read all of it. Start at the beginning of the archives, and read through.

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VD DayI think it's fairly obvious to anyone who has ever read this site before that I think romantic 'love' is a sham. I have hooked up with far, far too many girls with boyfriends who they 'like, totally love, like, forever' to really consider relationships to be anything but a thinly veiled lie. Even when I'm in a relationship (and anyone who's been in one with me can verify this), I pretty

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UmDefine 'irony.'(Picture via consumerist)

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Luge is not a SportThe Olympics always bring about an important question: what counts as a sport, and what does not? I think I've come up with three criteria any given activity must embody in order to be considered a sport, in descending order of importance:Must be primarily a physical contest. It can involve strategy, it can involve memorization, but at its core, it is physical.Must have an

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More Doves! // NYU TournamentI noted this earlier, but I hate the Dove ad campaigns. They had another one during the Super Bowl, where they flashed pictures of people (mostly young girls) and had "Wishes she were X," where "X" is anything from "Blonde" to "Thinner" to whatever. They then asked for donations to the Dove "Self-Esteem" fund.At first, I assumed that the fund went to fix the things

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Charity, And Other LiesWas reading another blog today (since what else would I do at 5 AM at work?) and remembered why I hate philosophy. The discussion at the above link is on why an individual might be motivated to be altruistic. The author of the post provides several explanations, and gets very close when he says it's about "society's expectations," but doesn't take, I feel, the last step in

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I'm Shocked to Find Gambling in this Establishment100 los... I mean, teens are rallying in Des Moines in support of a bill that would force adults to register in order to buy kegs. The reasoning is, kegs are commonly used at parties where underage drinking may occur; this would allow the police to track the individual who was providing the alcohol and, I suppose, punish him.I love laws that try

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State of the OnionVarious thoughts on the SotU address from last night:"We will choose to build our prosperity by leading the world economy -- or shut ourselves off from trade and opportunity."For example, by posting steel tariffs in violation of the WTO policy we created.Abroad, our nation is committed to an historic, long-term goal -- we seek the end of tyranny in our world.Domestically, not so

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Star Wars Debate: Episode IIIAndrew responds to my earlier post over at his blog. I feel as if he could not be more wrong ever under any circumstances.(His comments in italics and quotes)"Can the leader be considered democratically elected when he used his powers of mind control to influence the voters? I mean, this one just seems obvious; maybe the Emperor wasn't "evil" based on this fact, but

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Guide to Sex and DatingRecently, I was reading "Heterosexual Male Weekly" [Cosmo], and found an article of highly questionable merit. It was called something like "Top 10 Things You Need To Know Before You Get Plastic Surgery," the unprinted subtitle being "Don't Get Plastic Surgery." The first nine reasons were misquotes of studies saying, in essence, you may not like the result, some people get

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Star WarsI am probably not a big authority on "morals." I mean, I can do a serious impersonation of someone who has a strong moral compass if I'm forced into a corner: but in general terms, ethics are not my strong point. I think it may be too many philosophy classes and too many postmodernism novels, but my visceral reaction to most things pretty effectively bypasses any conscience I may have

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Abercrombie NoteAfter I wrote about Abercrombie's marketing, someone e-mailed me this story about A&F president Mike Jeffries. Worth reading. One quote:Jeffries alternates his grumpy defensiveness with moments of surprising candor, making him at times oddly endearing. He admitted things out loud that some youth-focused retailers wouldn't (which may be why he panicked and pulled his cooperation

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ESPNRon Artest rejects his trade to Sacramento, then meets with Bird and the GM of the Pacers, then graciously accepts the trade. Something tells me the meeting went something like this:Ron Artest: Nothing you can say will convince me to be happy with Sacramento.Larry Bird: I've got Rob Babcock on the phone here. You want to talk to him? He says he'd be happy to trade Charlie Villanueva for you.

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An AsideI’m not going to say anything about the weekend’s playoff games, except that it sure was nice of the Broncos to let that retarded kid from Make-a-Wish stand in for their defensive coordinator. I hope he enjoyed blitzing like a moron even after it would have been blatently obvious to anyone with a modicum of understanding that it was not only not working, but was giving up a series of big

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Antonio Davis is a Dinosaur. Maybe.If you haven't heard yet (trust me, you have), during overtime of the Knicks/Bulls game last night a player named Antonio Daniels inexplicably charged into the stands. By 'inexplicably' I mean of course that, at the time, it seemed inexplicable, but has since been expliced. Or explained:"I witnessed my wife being threatened by a man that I learned later to be

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StylezNBA.com has a "best dressed" weekly category, as a way to play up the dress code.Not for nothing but: Is it just me, or does it look like Kobe is glaring over at Luke and saying, "You. Mother. Fucker."They both show up at the December 16th Wizards game wearing a blue velvet blazer, a white collared shirt, jeans and blue shoes. Kobe throws in a sweater, but still - that's not fooling anyone.

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One Last Note On Denver-New EnglandSince half the world seems to be crying softly to themselves over Tom Brady losing, it's interesting to note the form that the sour grapes have taken.Half of the internet (and several people I've spoken to) seem to believe that, absent that one pass-interference penalty, New England would have somehow managed to win the entire game. As if, without that penalty,

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Crazy DeliciousFuck Lazy Sunday from Baltimore's Citypaper. The rundown: guy is pissed about the Lazy Sunday video played on SNL, calls it racist, and implores people to stop repeating it.He's right. The reason the Lazy Sunday video is funny is because it's two very, very Anglo guys rapping thug-style about going to see a movie. That's not really racism, in the same way Adam Sandler's "Opera Guy"

Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00017478008332866538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181044.post-1137436256208149932006-01-16T12:22:00.000-05:002006-01-16T18:52:59.276-05:00

Sunday Playoff GamesColts/SteelersPeyton Manning will probably never win a Super Bowl.The Steelers game was a perfect microcosm of why. Whenever his teams face the slightest bit of adversity, he turns into a huge dick. Early in the game, when the Steelers were up 14-0, every closeup of Peyton's face saw him smirking and shaking his head, as if he could not be more disappointed in his team. Even

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Maryland Can't Do MathDemocrats are not educated. Relevant excerpt:"The bill will require private companies with more than 10,000 employees in Maryland to spend at least 8 percent of their payroll on employee health benefits or make a contribution to the state's insurance program for the poor. Wal-Mart, which employs about 17,000 Marylanders, is the only known company of such size that does not

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Postgame, Saturday DivisionalsAfter watching the Broncos (predictably) handle the Patriots, I went to bed knowing two things about how the game would be covered in the national press: (1) Writers would probably blame the loss on "luck" or the two calls (pass interference, Champ's fumble on the 100 yard return) and (2) Writers would spin it as "Patriots LOSE" rather than "Broncos WIN." The reason

Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00017478008332866538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181044.post-1137260583561267422006-01-14T11:59:00.000-05:002006-01-16T19:30:02.313-05:00

The Brilliance of Abercrombie & FitchI came across a Yahoo news story from August 2005 (link no longer active, have to use Lexis or Wayback machine) referring to a group of teenaged girls who, after calling for a boycott, managed to swing a meeting with Abercrombie brass. You can find other stories about it here. An excerpt:Teenagers who were offended by T-shirts on sale at Abercrombie & Fitch

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Not to be supersticious, but...Recently, people who have honored former defensive greats have lost the game and gotten blown out - for example, the Giants honor LT, get shut out.Seattle is planning on inducting their defensive captain from the 1984 playoff winning team during haltime this weekend.I'm just saying.

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Um.Look, I know I said I'd stop talking about politics, and stick to the sports/random crap angle, since my invective tends to be excessively vituperative, but I couldn't pass this one up.Andrew talks about this over at his place, but Salon has an article that... well, it sort of made me die a little inside. Here is Juan Cole's take on Ariel Sharon's legacy, and the current state of Israeli/

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Playoffs!I know I said that I would be talking about how much I hate NOW, and I will get around to it eventually, but the thing is, I have a routine when I get to work in the morning. First, I slam two sugar-free RedBulls, since otherwise, I immediately fall asleep. Then, I check ESPN, DeadSpin, YaySports!, and NFL.com. So by the time it gets to be, oh, 5:45 AM, all I'm really concerned with is

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FootballI started off the playoffs 4-for-4 calling the games. This, I will admit, was sort of lucky - I just pick against teams I hate and think are pointlessly overrated. As it turns out, this is a very good strategy. The Bengals are overrated because their defense sucks. They get a bunch of interceptions from crappy QB's, and people call them "opportunistic." And I guess when Brett Favre throws

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USC Gets OwnedWhat ESPN? I can't hear you? Greatest team of all time? Huh?Not to say I told you so, but I did. And I will be enjoying my winnings as a result of faith in USC being overrated.A few notes about the game:- This was not a "threepeat" bid for the Trojans. I know this because two years ago, the championship game was between Oklahoma and LSU. And while "US" is part of "LSU", the "L" is a

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More Unions!?! INDEED.Look, I hate unions as much as any upper middle-class white male. Most unions out there are, if not evil, certainly tending towards evil. If unions were a person, they would be Michael Jackson, only instead of sleeping with boys, they would eat them by the thousands. Sort of a mecha-Michael Jackson, intent on ruling the world to eat child brains and possibly smash ducks and

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Anticapitalist Ranting!The LA Times has a story about identity theft, which is a pretty good lesson on why people who are paranoid about having more identity-tracking need to get over it. The government is a billion times less likely to have incrementally more power to screw you over than some guy with a camera phone at an ATM. But that’s not really what struck me about the article. The part that

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One and DungyRealizing that this is definitely in bad taste, I just have to ask: should Tony Dungy really be getting all this admiration?For those of you not paying attention, Dungy is the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. One of his sons recently seems to have committed suicide. By which I mean, he is certainly dead, and suicide is the reported cause. Less than a week after the funeral,

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Girlfriend Contract(note: feel free to add to this)On this, the __ day of _____, _______ the undersigned (herein “boyfriend” and/or “girlfriend” and/or “the couple”) agree to form a compact (herein “the relationship”) wherein each individual agrees to limit sexual congress strictly to one another. For the purposes of this agreement, ‘sexual congress’ will be interpreted to be any activity that

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Fantasy... whaaaaa...?I've been in Colorado for the last week, hence the lack of posting. But I have to work tomorrow, the Saturday of New Years, so trust me, I won't be busy. Today, I just want to point out This from SportsLine. In case you are too goddamn lazy to click the link, it's a story projecting fantasy draft position for 2006.Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but this is idiotic. The author

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People Are Bad At MathI've refrained from posting things pertaining to my (unfortunate) persuit of a math degree for some time, because frankly, to the extent I ever feel a mathematical inclination, I use it to add three or four words to my spiralling-out-of-control-in-length thesis. Maybe when I'm in classes again next semester, and not just writing this god forsaken thing, I'll get back into

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Poor UnionsWith the MTA strike in full swing in New York City, I feel like it's time for a rant about the stupidity of unions.There is a lot of rhetoric surrounding these strikes, and every time they happen, be it airline workers or city transit workers or garbage collection, the classical response is to ruminate on how inconvenienced we might be, but how the poor working man needs this to battle

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SportsmanwhateverI've never really understood the idea of letting the game stay close for "sportsmanship" in the pros. Even in major college sports like football.Someone posted on their site about this, still don't get it. Though the game he specifically cites is a very bad example. None of the Suns starters played more than 30 minutes, and none of the starters took over 14 shots. James Jones,

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China Panda!Another legal affairs article has gotten me thinking. One of these days, I should really subscribe to the actual print version or something, but in the mean time, Derek Bambauer has written an interesting missive on regulating software and technology sales to China, and by implication, other repressive regimes. The timing of the article aside, Bambauer focuses on two primary issues.(1

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Newspapers SuckMark Cuban's blog recently had a post asking Who has higher editorial and reporting standards. Your typical fulltime blogger, or the NY Times ?Who puts more effort into researching their articles ?Who conveys more depth ?I was originally going to comment over there, but the comment got sort of uh... larger than I had intended. The pain of being at work on a Sunday, I

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NAACPAn NAACP leader criticized Donovan McNabb for everything under the sun. Among other things, he believes that Donovan McNabb is responsible for Terrell Owens being a selfish whore, and for perpetuating black stereotypes by not running enough.Now, on the TO thing, which has been beaten to death: Donovan McNabb, when TO first came to Philadelphia, took him into his home over the summer, did

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QueensI meant to post this earlier, but whatever.I went to Queens, NY for Thanksgiving. The friday after the turkey holocaust, we went to one of the movie theaters in the area to do something somewhat low-key. Now, Queens is a very, very diverse place. And I don't mean 'diverse' as the liberal code for 'black,' I mean there are a jillion different nationalities. I'm pretty sure I heard someone

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Plan BSo it turns out that Target has decided to join Walmart (and other pharmacies) in allowing their pharmacists to decide whether they morally object to selling Plan B. I’m not entirely sure why Target would do this, as it seems to be just needlessly harmful from a business perspective, but there you have it.First, read Andrew’s thoughts, then read Sean’s take since most of this is going to

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Who Am I?”Take me for what I amWho I was meant to beAnd if you give a damnTake me baby; or leave me”~”Take Me Or Leave Me,” RentRecently, there was some drama in my life.This wasn’t the sort of drama that, as one might guess from knowing my considerable ability to create conflict, actually involved me as a participant. No, I was on the periphery of this particular drama. But the situation was one

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NaturalismLegal affairs had a recent 'debate club' topic of whether or not it is permissable to teach so-called 'intelligent design' in schools. It's very interesting, and I obviously suggest people read it (though it is, on some level, hair-splitting) - though I feel like this debate omits a fairly obvious point.Most people (by which I mean, 'those who believe the establishment clause has merit

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Not To Bitch, But...Today, Michael Smith at ESPN writes about how, after beating the Bengals, he's on the Colts bandwagon. I'm pretty sure this proves one important thing. That he didn't actually watch the game.The final score was 37-45, which seems like a decently impressive win. If you check the box score, Manning was 24/40 with 365 yards (3 TD/1 INT) which seems like a good game, and James had

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Study Shows Sky: Still BlueWashington Post today tells us that exercising daily could add up to four years to your life. (It’s actually 1.3-3.7 years).I thought this was interesting, but there’s a small problem. At one hour per day, from the time you’re 18 until roughly the average age that a person will live to, you’ll spend 2.46 years exercising. The net gain is .04 years, or two weeks.The

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Racism? In Sports?First this:"On Tuesday, in discussing last weekend's 48-10 loss to TCU, DeBerry said it was clear TCU "had a lot more Afro-American players than we did and they ran a lot faster than we did.""It just seems to me to be that way," he said. "Afro-American kids can run very well. That doesn't mean that Caucasian kids and other descents can't run, but it's very obvious to me that

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Rankings Divorced From InsanityShanghai Jiao Tong University in, of course, China released rankings of world universities based upon academic output, and the quality of alumnae. (Full methodology)I just found this interesting, since if you compare with the US News or P'ton review rankings, you'll find some massive differences. The reason? Basically: US News/P'ton review rank colleges based on

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Frat Boy BluesI’ve been laying off the serious-sauce recently, because frankly, I don’t really care that much about politics and so on any more. It just reaches a certain point, and you say to yourself, ‘What is it I’m even mad about?’ Besides, between two jobs and trying to get blitzed two nights a week without falling ass-backwards into full blown obesity, I have enough on my mind without the

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A Question for the WomenA friend of mine is going through the ‘twilight’ phases of a relatively short-term relationship, which is to say, the screaming, pyrotechnic part which is decidedly not some peaceful twilight in any respect other than that it is the end. Among other things, he doesn’t want to be dating the girl he is with any more because, despite their time together, he just doesn’t find

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APDA Guide to Debate: Part IIIIt’s been a while since Part I and Part II of my APDA Guide to Debate™, but judging from what I have seen so far this year, my lessons have (thankfully!) not been lost on the league. When we left off, we’d just examined the first two speeches of the round, so now on to the two easiest speeches ever given by anyone, anywhere, except possibly the flight attendant

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Operation EdenAnyone who forgot that Katrina happened, now that it's not as trendy and we have Judith Miller being called a "hero," read this. It's amazing and most of the pictures are fantastic.

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