We saw The Dark Knight last Saturday. Verdict: “Very Good, but Traumatic.” Of course, it was traumatic because it was so good. And it was so good because of Heath Ledger. He carried the movie from start to finish and without his performance as crazy-fucking-psycho Joker, the film would have been just another Superhero Action …
Category Archives: Opinion
Sean Tevis for Kansas State Rep
I was alerted to Sean Tevis’ state representative race in Kansas through BoingBoing. At the risk of sounding shallow, his website is so cool I sent him $10. Of course, he’s also running under a platform I would support, so that helps.
Iran != Sophisticated
Of course, while I’m saying that Iran does not equal Sophisticated, I’m tacitly assuming that no western government would be caught doctoring their images… …like Iran did with their recent missile test. Tsk tsk. I’m sure plenty of tech-savvy people here in the states are thinking, “those silly buggers! Don’t they know how to use …
Poll Crashing
While we’re talking about Pharyngula, I should mention that PZ Meyers has been sending his minions to crash various polls with questions such as “Should prayer and the Ten Commandments be allowed in schools?” To illustrate the power of that directive, when PZ posted about this poll, it was 92% “yes”. Now it’s closed and …
Ways to Save Money: DHS Style
The Department of Homeland Security is purportedly open to the idea that aircraft passengers should wear monitoring bracelets (that can also shock the piss out of you). Gadling reports that DHS requested the manufacturer of the stun bracelet submit a letter of proposal. Nice! You see, I’ve been looking for a way to save some …
"Hancock"
Jenn and I saw Hancock on opening night, yesterday. Short and sweet version: It met expectations (Jenn says it didn’t quite meet her expectations, but close). If you saw the previews, and how could you not if you own a TV or a computer, then you’ll be happy that they didn’t bait and switch like …
Starbucks
I heard on the news this morning that Starbucks was planning a closure of existing stores. Approximately 600 outlets will be shuttered and their employees will be relocated to other, surviving, stores, if possible. From a personal standpoint, I’ve never understood why Starbucks has been as successful (to date) as it is. Its stores don’t …
We're All Hypocrites
I read a science article in the NY Times yesterday about how we have the innate ability to justify our choices, internally, despite an objective evaluation that what we did was immoral in a general sense. It seems that when presented with the choice between an easy task or a hard task, knowing that another …
Extensive Homeless Dwelling
Last Tuesday, my father and I attended a Braves game here in Atlanta. My normal parking spot is at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers which is a bit of a walk, and on the other side of I-75/85 from the stadium. As we were walking under the bridge to get to the park, I …
Offline Identity Theft
I read this story today about how security consultants hired by financial institutions are demonstrating holes in the security of their physical files. The hired guns were able to walk into banks and credit unions with threadbare disguises and walk out with documents containing people’s vital info. The same information that identity thieves are stealing …