Wise Up, Suckers
We’ll it appears that the upgrade to MT4.1 broke commenting on my blog. Now, this wouldn’t be so bad–if I had any idea how to fix it. Or, if, when I clicked the “Help” link from within my blog management console, it didn’t take me to this page:
http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/help/dashboard/
Which, at least as of the writing of this post, generates a 404 “Page Not Found” error:
Yep. Helpful.
So, Stephon Marbury thinks dog fighting is a sport??
“You know, from what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It’s just behind closed doors.”
Okay, Stephon. The next time the Knicks lose, would you prefer to be shot, drowned, set on fire, or electrocuted?
Today, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted for dog fighting. Even one dog fight is sick and disgusting. But the allegations against Vick extend to running a *nine* state ring. And taking part in the brutal killing of dogs by such methods as beating, drowning, hanging, electrocution and immolation. Yes, he’s accused of dousing a dog with gas and setting it on fire.
You know who else tourtured and killed animals? Ted Bundy. David Berkowitz.Jeffrey Dahmer.
The torture of animals is a common and frequent indicator of future violence against people. As if the animal cruelty isn’t enough.
I believe in the American legal system and I understand Vick is innocent until proven guilty. But in the meantime, I think the Falcons and the NFL should suspend him pending investigation.
And if even a *fraction* of the allegations are true, he should be kicked out of professional athletics entirely, and spend the maximum sentence (a paltry six years) rotting in jail.
I’m disgusted. If you’re disgusted, you should let the Atlanta Falcons and the NFL know.
So, I’ve been here at a large trade show in CA for the week, and I’ve noted somethings that would really improve the show and make it a better experience, for me–and others I’m sure…
1. Chairs. There is a dramatic shortage of places to sit. Part of this is by design, of course floor space is limited. But it was consistently a problem to get a seat to grab a bit to eat, or to look at the floor map, or to rummage through my bag for something. There was a huge area of seating… in the basement of the convention center. Away from everything else, including the food vendors. Really poor planning, if you ask me.
2. Wi-Fi. I am posting this from my Mac, via wi-fi. And I’m paying for it. Yes, in 2007, a major _technology_ conference doesn’t have free wi-fi. This is just idiotic. I went to a vendor party the other night, where a lot of money was spent on games, food and other crap. The vendor could have easily spent a little less on throw-aways, and instead, sponsored free wi-fi for the show. It’s not like the vast majority of people here don’t have laptops and the need to check e-mail. Yes, the show provides a “Cyber Cafe” for free–but in the days of POP/IMAP and laptops, this is pretty antiquated. Give us wi-fi already. Sheesh.
While I’m spending the summer in Professional Responsibility, learning gems of ethical wisdom, like don’t accept sex as a form of payment from your clients, don’t steal their money, and don’t fabricate evidence, TB Andrew is out there exposing people to an extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis. What a great PR machine for the legal profession.
So, let’s see….
1. The guy knew he had TB *before* he left for Europe to get married.
2. He claims he didn’t know it was the drug-resistant strain, but you know what? YOU STILL HAD TB, JACKASS.
3. But what does he do when he finds out it’s a rare form that is really difficult to treat? He flies home. He’s exposed at least two trans-Atlantic flights, and four connecting flights in Europe. How many lives has this jerk put at risk?
4. Oh, and just in case you thought our border security actually meant something, the custom agent *_ignores_* the computer pop-up warning to hold and treat him as contagious and just lets him through.
There is so much that disturbs me about this story, I don’t even know where to start. First, I can’t believe the complete, utterly selfish and completely unethical behavior of this jackass.
He deserves to have his license to practice suspended at least, if not be disbarred. Second, if you had any illusions about airport security keeping us safe from terrorism, they should be shot to hell now.
Unreal.
Thank you for the frigid blast of arctic air. We do not mean to seem ungrateful, but we find the sub-zero temperatures are not to our liking. With so many wonderful things to export, perhaps next year you might consider sending down national health care?
Respectfully,
Your Neighbor to the South
I don’t know how I worked without these for so long…
Textile allows you to use characters like ==_underscores_== and ==*asterix*== for _italics_ and *bold* formatting in MT. SmartyPants converts \”straight\” quotes into “smart” quotes–and handles em dashes–as well as ellipses.
Hooray!
…but this makes me nervous:
Now, I understand marketing and overall, it’s a good idea. But speaking as someone who lives within the blast radius of a Target store, I do wish they had a different logo.
Coke or Pepsi? Diet Coke. And none of that “caffeine free” stuff, either.
Chunky or smooth peanut butter? Chunky! I am not a damn communist.*
White or wheat? Either. I’m a carb junky. I could live on bread and cheese. And wine, let’s not forget the wine. Did I mention the wine?
Vanilla or chocolate ice cream? Chocolate. Seriously, I told you before I’m not a communist.
Perfect “after sex food”? Well, not really a food… SmartWater™
Butter or margarine? Butter. Did you know eggs are now good for you, too? Delicious.
Coffee, tea, or neither? Neither. I take my caffeine in cola form. I do like an occasional iced chai, soy milk, please.
Sweet or dill pickles? Dill! Communist!
Stupidest thing a boy girl told me that I believed? I think I’m going to take the Fifth on this one.
What do you want to be when you grow up? A communist I don’t want to grow up.
*This comes from a discussion my friend Dusty and I had regarding the merits of smooth vs. chunky peanut butter and grape vs. strawberry jelly. “Communist!” he would exclaim when I stated my preference for chunky peanut butter. Finally, he conceded that I wasn’t a communist with the statement, “Okay, go ahead and eat your chunky peanut butter, Hitler.”
“You do a discredit to yourself and to the dignity of your office by engaging in these dishonest smear tactics. You should be ashamed.
For the Speaker of the House of Representatives, even in the midst of an election season, to descend to a level of political discourse where innuendo and slander replace reason, truth and argument is unacceptable.
This past Sunday, on national television, you suggested that I might be a criminal simply because I have exercised my First Amendment rights to dissent from the policies of the Bush administration…
I must respectfully insist that you either substantiate these claims — which you cannot do because they are false — or publicly apologize for attempting to defame my character and damage my reputation.”
[via Boing Boing]