U.S. Military Draws One Step Closer To An Anime Future
Once again, Sci Fi proves invaluable in envisioning the future: FAST G1 – facial protection for the U.S. Armed Forces. Helghast, anyone?
Tag Observations
Go Go Hometown Paper!
I canceled my subscription to the Philadelphia Inquirer a little over a year ago in the wake of a vile, anti-Semitic editorial cartoon by Tony Auth but recent events may cause me to rethink my cancelation. It seems as though…
Gobsmacking Idiocy Knows No Partisan Bounds
My homeward commute this evening featured a rare radio “treat”: partisan idiots on both sides of the political fence acting as ill-informed idiots. First up was NPR, which is hosting its semi-annual Beg-A-Thon. When I tuned in, an earnest producer…
Making A Serious Point Through Satire (Wait, Isn’t That The Definition?)
Frank J. over at IMAO makes a very trenchant observation about the current “Mohammed Cartoon” Saudi/Syria/Iran-organized riots kerfuffle by way of biting satire today: Christians Would Be Mocked Less by the Media If They Stopped Listening to Jesus. To wit:…
Klaatu! Verata! Necktie… Nectar… Nickel…
Well, it looks as if I can put a stop to my pursuit of a Grand Army of the Undead, as I finally brought Oracle to heel this morning. And all it took was 20 hours of research on Google,…
Tone-Deaf Back At The Old H.Q.
I routinely support our military in its endeavors, but I, too, must protest at their fleecing of Michael Yon. Memo to the Army: Yon was one of the best war correspondents of the past 4 years and brought a lot…
Corporate Wind Tunnels
I’ve been tied up in meetings all day, but I wanted to share an interesting effect that I’ve noticed in our building recently: corporate wind tunnels. Our building is laid out in several wings, each of which is served by…
State Of The Union Reaction
In an effort to maintain our official status as “political junkies,” my wife and I sat down last night and watched both the Presdient’s State of the Union speech and the Democrats’ response as delivered by Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine.…
Overly Complex Consumer Items
I have a fairly good media setup at work, with the vast majority of my CDs having been converted over to OGGs and residing on my computer, ready to be listened to at a moment’s notice. Additionally, I have my…
Funny, My Wife And I Were Just Talking About This
Apparently, since the Seattle Seahawks have been so miserable for so long, the administration of Texas A&M has remained ignorant of the Seahawks’ “12th Man” tradition, at least until this past week’s contest between Seattle and Carolina. Well, apparently the…
