Ramblings… nonsensical ramblings… wildly nonsensical ramblings…
Ahh, what a good wine…
Rex was billed as the ‘World’s Largest Rooster’ weighing in at a ‘goliath’ 47 pounds. Folks came from far and wide to behold the Giant, who proved to many he was no ordinary farm bird. Rex patiently sat at his circus roost, gazing fondly upon his many admirers who traveled – some from across the state – to see him. A colorful poster, carefully painted in his visage, hung proudly above his throne.
The rumors are that there will be a Spider-Man 4, even if it doesn’t star Toby McGuire. I’m still excited to see what Spider-Man 3 has in store for us…
The Wozniak has finally published his new autobiography with an incredibly long title, “iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It“.
You can also read an interview he did at wired mag.
Via Digg – Colbert wins first round for Hungarian bridge!
…Stephen Colbert has won the first round of the Hungarian bridge naming contest as per major hungarian news sources. Colbert is 1st by 8,4 million votes; 2nd place has 2+ mill. and 3rd- 1,8 mill, votes. 2nd round will come soon!
I know this happened over three weeks ago, but here is some great commentary on the recent arrests in Britain of suspected airline terrorists.
We also have the extraordinary question of Bush and Blair discussing arrests the weekend before they were made. Why? Both in domestic trouble, they longed for a chance to change the story.
I would probably argue that the timing is political… why else would Bush and Blair be discussing it. Do you think they get on the phone every time the FBI is going to take action? Shouldn’t the law enforcement officials be in charge of deciding when to actually nab suspects and not leave it up to the politicians?
I would respectfully disagree with the author on a few points though… our police are drastically under-prepared to deal with the threat from terrorist militants. They have to stop suspects when they find out about them — it is very likely that they wouldn’t be able to maintain surveilance successfully for very long. Al-Qaeda’s primary successful tactic in the past has been its ability to keep itself out of the view of the Western Intelligence and Police forces. Until this arrest, they were soundly winning on operational security and westerners need to understand this. Striking at half-formed plots is often the only course of action.
I emphatically agree with the author on several other points, specifically on the infringements of personal liberties. We do have to recognize though that there is a tradeoff — if we choose to uphold personal liberties, we do run a higher risk of attack. I am willing to take that risk, but I know most poeple are not.
The four-page booklet, “Preparing for a Financial Setback” contained suggestions such as shopping in thrift stores, taking “a date for a walk along the beach or in the woods” and not being “shy about pulling something you like out of the trash.”
Northwest advised workers to see treasure in trash | Reuters.com
I appreciate that they’re trying to help people prepare for being unemployed, but pulling something you like out of the trash? Do they expect Lord of the Flies to break out as soon as their employees don’t have a regular paycheck?
Southwest has a nice little Interactive Route Map that can be amusing. Check on the “only show non-stop flights” so that you really see how popular those various travel destinations are…
I’ve commented before about the interenet sensation Ask a Ninja… but now you should check out the Ask a Ninja Wikipedia Entry. They link to each individual episode as well as provide some background on how it was created.
There’s also potentially a DVD in the works!
