Quick Friday Blog.
A quick spin through the Times this afternoon--
Pelosi Picks Reyes to Head Panel on Intelligence: So Reyes is a Repblican. So what? I'm a whole hell of a lot less interested in a new Democrat-dominated hegemony to replace the former Republican one than I am in Democrats actively investigating and overseeing some of the Bush administration's criminal activities (i.e., domestic spying without due process). If Harman is going to kowtow to Shrub & Co., then axe her. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Why Doctors Don't Cry: I'm old-school when it comes to doctors. I really don't like doctors who are touchy-feely or who recommend TCM. I want my doctors cold, dispassionate, professional, blunt, and preferably godless. That way, I know I can trust them.
The Antikythera Mechanism: I just find it absolutely fascninating that the ancient Greeks developed a computer. As soon as this semester is up, I'll be upgrading my own Antikythera Mechanism with my new quarter-terabyte internal HD and Linux. I'm going to start with Fedora, but if I've got to tweak too many things about it, I'll probably try Kubuntu next. Freespire will be a fallback. (I'm trying to get away from proprietary shit, you know?)
What I'm YouTubing: Hagfish, "Happiness." Damn, these guys were great.
What I'm Reading: Karen's new blog. She's always been a really good writer, but I have to flat say that I'm proud of her for this piece. And I mean, come on: she got to see Cat Power! She told me about CP months ago, but I got to see her/them first. Even if Chan was feeling puke-y, it had to have been a great show.
Pelosi Picks Reyes to Head Panel on Intelligence: So Reyes is a Repblican. So what? I'm a whole hell of a lot less interested in a new Democrat-dominated hegemony to replace the former Republican one than I am in Democrats actively investigating and overseeing some of the Bush administration's criminal activities (i.e., domestic spying without due process). If Harman is going to kowtow to Shrub & Co., then axe her. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Why Doctors Don't Cry: I'm old-school when it comes to doctors. I really don't like doctors who are touchy-feely or who recommend TCM. I want my doctors cold, dispassionate, professional, blunt, and preferably godless. That way, I know I can trust them.
The Antikythera Mechanism: I just find it absolutely fascninating that the ancient Greeks developed a computer. As soon as this semester is up, I'll be upgrading my own Antikythera Mechanism with my new quarter-terabyte internal HD and Linux. I'm going to start with Fedora, but if I've got to tweak too many things about it, I'll probably try Kubuntu next. Freespire will be a fallback. (I'm trying to get away from proprietary shit, you know?)
What I'm YouTubing: Hagfish, "Happiness." Damn, these guys were great.
What I'm Reading: Karen's new blog. She's always been a really good writer, but I have to flat say that I'm proud of her for this piece. And I mean, come on: she got to see Cat Power! She told me about CP months ago, but I got to see her/them first. Even if Chan was feeling puke-y, it had to have been a great show.
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