Yikes, Sparky! That's scary!
I'm going to keep tilting at the stupid windmills on the internets.
Tell me more good stuff about me.
Kaylee ,'The Message'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cashmere - Nov 05, 2010 6:34:01 am PDT #3845 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Vortex - Nov 05, 2010 6:54:15 am PDT #3846 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Sparky, insent.
§ ita § - Nov 05, 2010 6:58:19 am PDT #3847 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You know some people love metaphors and analogies? I'd really rather them not be used, than them be used wrongly. That's not actually how James Bond movies go, sir.
sarameg - Nov 05, 2010 7:01:56 am PDT #3848 of 30001
zuisa - Nov 05, 2010 7:06:22 am PDT #3849 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
The single thing that worries me most about our future is the trend toward fact-free discourse. Climate change is a hoax. The deficit is because of Obama's new spending. Cutting taxes increases revenue. America has the best health care system in the world. Obama's policies are communist. Iraq was behind 9/11. Scott Brown advocated violence against Martha Coakley. Palin said "I can see Russia from my house". Al Gore said he invented the Internet. So many things flying around are just not true.
That worries me a lot too. I tend to get into my fair share of political arguments, because I, uh have a lot of opinions, and in my experience what tends to happen at the end of the argument is that the other person says to me: "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion."
And then I turn around and say, "Yes. everyone is entitled to their own informed opinion, but no one is entitled to their own facts."
Then they stare at me like I have just lost my mind.
Jesse - Nov 05, 2010 7:07:15 am PDT #3850 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's quite convoluted.
That IS convoluted! Huh.
Sparky1 - Nov 05, 2010 7:07:29 am PDT #3851 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Vortex, I have no thoughts, other than the GC's office is relatively sane. Ears now open, though!
Vortex - Nov 05, 2010 7:13:00 am PDT #3852 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Thanks! They wanted 5 years experience, which I do have, but it's just not called what they want it to be.
tommyrot - Nov 05, 2010 7:16:05 am PDT #3853 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
How to Winterize Your Body to Stay Fit and Healthy in the Cold Months Ahead
Focuses on physical and mental well-being....
Frankenbuddha - Nov 05, 2010 7:17:35 am PDT #3854 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
ITA. I'm starting to swing back to my belief that politics in the US are irreparably broken.
It's been worse (e.g. the Civil War), but the problems/attitudes are not bound to specific regions so much these days. Also, the internets make everything a bit louder, I think, than in times past, or at least more immediate.