Alright, here's a pic
If you really want to see a picture of Ann Coulter, read her latest column over at Townhall, and look for her picture right up under the title. Sorry, that's all you're gonna get; I ain't no celebrity porn linkin' site.
Monday, July 08, 2002
Google suicide bomb
Alright, if I'm going to have people come to my site looking for pictures of Ann Coulter, I might as well make an attempt to be at the top for that search as well. So, pardon what you're about to read (hey, just don't read it), but I'm going to just repeat "Ann Coulter pictures" multiple times and see if I move up. (I'm currently relegated to halfway down page 3 of the Ann Coulter pictures search.) Here goes nothin':
Alright, if I'm going to have people come to my site looking for pictures of Ann Coulter, I might as well make an attempt to be at the top for that search as well. So, pardon what you're about to read (hey, just don't read it), but I'm going to just repeat "Ann Coulter pictures" multiple times and see if I move up. (I'm currently relegated to halfway down page 3 of the Ann Coulter pictures search.) Here goes nothin':
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Sorry about that folks. Blatant, hideous, evil, all of the above, I know.
Cool Google news
I am the top-ranked site for the search "odelay vatos". Cheech and Chong would be proud, I'm sure.
I am the top-ranked site for the search "odelay vatos". Cheech and Chong would be proud, I'm sure.
Funny
Everybody's either coming here from random Google searches or because my URL ended up in their web traffic monitor. Are we all really that narcissistic? "Wow, I wonder who came to my site this hour, and from where?" Jeez, I check out the sites in my report too, but the ridiculousness of it all is just hilarious. I think Insta-envy is a much bigger malady than anybody has so far publicly recognized.
Everybody's either coming here from random Google searches or because my URL ended up in their web traffic monitor. Are we all really that narcissistic? "Wow, I wonder who came to my site this hour, and from where?" Jeez, I check out the sites in my report too, but the ridiculousness of it all is just hilarious. I think Insta-envy is a much bigger malady than anybody has so far publicly recognized.
Trashing the Left
Check out a good roundtable discussion on the bankruptcy of the Left in response to Islamo-fascism. It's the Cold War-era Lefty response to communism all over again, only worse.
Check out a good roundtable discussion on the bankruptcy of the Left in response to Islamo-fascism. It's the Cold War-era Lefty response to communism all over again, only worse.
LAX shooting
How about a behind-the-scenes critique of the law enforcement response? FBI waffling aside, the facts make it obvious that Hadayet was a Jew-hating terrorist.
How about a behind-the-scenes critique of the law enforcement response? FBI waffling aside, the facts make it obvious that Hadayet was a Jew-hating terrorist.
Orthodox in space
If you're a Jew and you're thinking about going into outer space sometime, please remember that Torah still applies. What's the problem?
If you're a Jew and you're thinking about going into outer space sometime, please remember that Torah still applies. What's the problem?
"There is an old joke about the first Jewish astronaut who returns to earth utterly exhausted. He is asked: 'What happened?' He replies: 'shaharit, minhah, maariv, shaharit, minhah, maariv!' In other words, a spaceship orbits the earth once every ninety minutes. If each orbit is considered a 'day' of twenty four hours, an observant astronaut would spend most of his time praying, and after every six orbits (or nine hours) he would have to observe Shabbat for ninety minutes. As a result, he would not only be exhausted, but have no time to do whatever he was sent to do!"
Have no fear, however. Some rabbis have reasoned through this and there are now some guidelines you can follow.
"The war of the memes"
Excellent post over at The Truth Laid Bear concerning the "memes" of OpposeIsrael and IslamicFascism, and our own memes of DefeatAlQaeda and OpposeTerrorism. TLB uses the science fiction concept of the meme--a computer virus that evolves and spreads to humans, eventually infecting nearly everybody. The really bad part is each meme is "bent on destroying all the other memes." Take the Palestinians:
Excellent post over at The Truth Laid Bear concerning the "memes" of OpposeIsrael and IslamicFascism, and our own memes of DefeatAlQaeda and OpposeTerrorism. TLB uses the science fiction concept of the meme--a computer virus that evolves and spreads to humans, eventually infecting nearly everybody. The really bad part is each meme is "bent on destroying all the other memes." Take the Palestinians:
"Many Palestinians, for example, have been running a meme for decades --- and yes, that means some of them have been running it their entire lives. I call it OpposeIsrael. This meme is pretty simple: it says that Israel is evil, and anything they do must be bad and must be combated; violently, if necessary."
"The problem is that OpposeIsrael crowded out other memes that Palestinians really should be running; memes that might have led --- and could still lead --- to a better life for Palestinians. OpposeIsrael is inherently negative --- it dictates that its hosts put the goal of destroying Israeli hopes above that of fulfilling Palestinian ones."
The positive memes would be things like PalestinianFreedom, ArabDemocracy, and PalestinianProsperity. There's a lot more to this analogy, and it's a fascinating way to approach the subject of how the battle of ideas plays out in the real world. Go check it out.
College students and business ethics
A recent NAS/Zogby poll raises some disturbing questions about how colleges are approaching business ethics. In the survey, most students believed that hiring a diverse workforce was more important for a business than dealing honestly with its investors and creditors. Also, an overwhelming majority reported being taught that ethics is dependent on the context and based on individual differences and cultural diversity, rather than that there are uniform standards of right and wrong which apply to everybody. Finally, most of these same students felt Enron was the rule, not an exception, and that business is the most likely avenue to succeed if you're unscrupulous. Note to universities and business schools: this is not how you develop an honest, accountable workforce consisting of workers who have integrity. Bashing business on the one hand, and preaching relativism and inculcating cynicism on the other, is not conducive to a successful and ethical marketplace.
A recent NAS/Zogby poll raises some disturbing questions about how colleges are approaching business ethics. In the survey, most students believed that hiring a diverse workforce was more important for a business than dealing honestly with its investors and creditors. Also, an overwhelming majority reported being taught that ethics is dependent on the context and based on individual differences and cultural diversity, rather than that there are uniform standards of right and wrong which apply to everybody. Finally, most of these same students felt Enron was the rule, not an exception, and that business is the most likely avenue to succeed if you're unscrupulous. Note to universities and business schools: this is not how you develop an honest, accountable workforce consisting of workers who have integrity. Bashing business on the one hand, and preaching relativism and inculcating cynicism on the other, is not conducive to a successful and ethical marketplace.
Bankrupt theophobia
The dissenting opinions in the school vouchers case reveal that the opposition to vouchers isn't so much based upon logical constitutional history and analysis, but rather blind fear of and irrational opposition to all things religious. But, the fundamental demand for justice--that lower income minority children from the inner cities have the same options to attend private or parochial schools as better-off white suburban offspring--must be addressed, and it's a battle cry that should be picked up by conservatives and Tories on both sides of the Atlantic.
The dissenting opinions in the school vouchers case reveal that the opposition to vouchers isn't so much based upon logical constitutional history and analysis, but rather blind fear of and irrational opposition to all things religious. But, the fundamental demand for justice--that lower income minority children from the inner cities have the same options to attend private or parochial schools as better-off white suburban offspring--must be addressed, and it's a battle cry that should be picked up by conservatives and Tories on both sides of the Atlantic.
Bumper sticker Christianity
I came across a joke, and it reminded me why I never put Christian bumper stickers on my car, from when I first began driving until this day. First, here's the joke:
I came across a joke, and it reminded me why I never put Christian bumper stickers on my car, from when I first began driving until this day. First, here's the joke:
"I was at a stop light, behind a car with a bumper sticker that said 'Honk if you love Jesus.'"
"So I honked. The driver leaned out his window, flipped me the bird, and yelled, 'Can't you see the light is still red, you fucking moron?'"
Of course, I don't react that way at all when cut off by or otherwise forced to deal with asshole drivers. *smirk* Still, what kind of a witness am I being if I'm speeding over the limit by 10-15mph, weaving in and out of traffic, and otherwise being impatient and in a hurry to get to where I want/need to be, while toting a sticker that says "No Jesus, No Peace, Know Jesus, Know Peace"? It reminds me of an Orthodox Jewish friend of mine (I won't, ahem, name any names, RR!) who always remembers to remove his kipa when visiting less-than-reputable watering holes. Sure, perhaps on some level we're being disobedient and hypocritical, but I see no reason to create needless opportunities for nonbelievers to scoff at Jesus (or Hashem), Christianity (or Orthodox Judaism), religion in general, and those who chose to participate in organized (disorganized is more like it) religion.
Sunday, July 07, 2002
Gimme some Love
The smartest thing Courtney Love ever did was marry Kurt Cobain; this was a savvy decision for many obvious reasons. The second smartest thing Courtney Love ever did, however, was write this screed/manifesto. It's long but brilliantly defiant of the corporate pirates that pretend to comprise a legitimate industry. I've always trashed the copyright laws coming from a pro-Napster perspective, but the real merit lies in what Courtney makes crystal clear: the present set-up screws over the artists and audiences alike. Sure, it's a cash-cow for stodgy, backward-thinking stiffs in Hollywood, Nashville, etc., and hence there's little incentive for them to make change any easier, but there are ample ways around them if just a few enterprising people with money who respect music artistry would step forward and take the lead in forming a system that treats artists as more than temporary hires that can be trashed and recycled at the whim of a few execs who think they know what good music is.
The smartest thing Courtney Love ever did was marry Kurt Cobain; this was a savvy decision for many obvious reasons. The second smartest thing Courtney Love ever did, however, was write this screed/manifesto. It's long but brilliantly defiant of the corporate pirates that pretend to comprise a legitimate industry. I've always trashed the copyright laws coming from a pro-Napster perspective, but the real merit lies in what Courtney makes crystal clear: the present set-up screws over the artists and audiences alike. Sure, it's a cash-cow for stodgy, backward-thinking stiffs in Hollywood, Nashville, etc., and hence there's little incentive for them to make change any easier, but there are ample ways around them if just a few enterprising people with money who respect music artistry would step forward and take the lead in forming a system that treats artists as more than temporary hires that can be trashed and recycled at the whim of a few execs who think they know what good music is.
Some fresh air
I've read too many reports by journalists lately pissing on the World Cup, calling it substandard and such. That's nonsense; from my perspective, it was wonderful, and I've found someone who was there who agrees with me. Of course, the experience in Japan has been considered much less successful than in Korea, but that's a minor distinction--this was without a doubt one of the best World Cups ever.
I've read too many reports by journalists lately pissing on the World Cup, calling it substandard and such. That's nonsense; from my perspective, it was wonderful, and I've found someone who was there who agrees with me. Of course, the experience in Japan has been considered much less successful than in Korea, but that's a minor distinction--this was without a doubt one of the best World Cups ever.
America's failed diplomacy
A Norwegian blogger has some advice for how America should approach diplomacy and treaties: stop being blunt and truthful and start lying. He observes,
A Norwegian blogger has some advice for how America should approach diplomacy and treaties: stop being blunt and truthful and start lying. He observes,
"Many Americans will immediately tell the truth if asked about something, and only then wonder if a lie would have been better. Instead you should lie first, and then ponder if perhaps this time you should have told the truth. After all if you lie you can always tell the truth later on, or another lie, but if you have told the truth then you are stuck with it."
Some of his more specific advice:
"European Question: What do you think of the Kyoto accords?
The American Means: It is the worst waste of time and effort since someone decided to translate 'How to speak French' into French, it's total bullshit and we're never ever going to ratify it or abide by it, and the only reason you bring it up is to satisfy the useless enviroweenies in Europe.
The American Should Say: It is a splendid initiative, we are working hard to have it ratified even as we speak, and will do our utmost to abide by it, and I must say I am impressed with your concerned and capable citizenry that makes it such an issue.
The American Can Now: Go right ahead doing what he was already doing, and he can still keep the accords in ratification limbo."
While this is indeed humorous and indeed even practical advice, I'm all for the blunt approach. I think it's high time somebody in world politics pointed out the elephant in the middle of the room (i.e. the insanity of a lot of what passes for international law and the sorry excuses for what pretend to be serious international political bodies) and proceeded to take the axe to it. First step: start being honest. End goal: get rid of the United Nations and similar meddling bodies that have no business trying to impose their liberal agendas on the various national governments--especially our own.
USA v. ICC
Why are we fighting the International Criminal Court? Steven Den Beste has the lowdown. His is easily the best, most lucid and coherent, explanation I've read to date. He covers most of the facets, and correctly hits the main argument, which is we can't join the ICC because our Constitution does not permit it. The Euroweenies just don't understand this point--for them, Constitutions are meant to be ignored, overridden, amended, or rewritten on a whim--but we will never approve it. Never, ever, ever.
Why are we fighting the International Criminal Court? Steven Den Beste has the lowdown. His is easily the best, most lucid and coherent, explanation I've read to date. He covers most of the facets, and correctly hits the main argument, which is we can't join the ICC because our Constitution does not permit it. The Euroweenies just don't understand this point--for them, Constitutions are meant to be ignored, overridden, amended, or rewritten on a whim--but we will never approve it. Never, ever, ever.
These guys are wrong
The Bush/Gore analysis found here is fascinating, but inaccurate. We Southern Californians say "Coke", not "soda", when we're referring to generic soft drink beverages. I think where they messed up is they probably got their sample from college students who study here but are from elsewhere in the country. Come to think of it, pretty much nobody in California is from California anymore, but then again, when was that ever the case? Us native-borns are minorities in our own state, methinks!
The Bush/Gore analysis found here is fascinating, but inaccurate. We Southern Californians say "Coke", not "soda", when we're referring to generic soft drink beverages. I think where they messed up is they probably got their sample from college students who study here but are from elsewhere in the country. Come to think of it, pretty much nobody in California is from California anymore, but then again, when was that ever the case? Us native-borns are minorities in our own state, methinks!
That about sums it up
Andrew Sullivan's brief take on the Egyptian who killed two people at LAX is on the money.
Andrew Sullivan's brief take on the Egyptian who killed two people at LAX is on the money.
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