Monthly Archives: September 2006

Torture Bill passes Congress

Posted on September 30, 2006 by probabilityZero

H.R. 6166: Military Commissions Act of 2006 4 (A) As provided by the Constitution and by 5 this section, the President has the authority for 6 the United States to interpret the meaning and 7 application of the Geneva Conventions … Continue reading →

Posted in Current events, F***ed up, News | 2 Comments

Messing with the design

Posted on September 29, 2006 by probabilityZero

No new content today!

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Wired article on Ebaums world’s stolen content

Posted on September 28, 2006 by probabilityZero

Dude, That is so not Funny Viral media is all the rage these days, and Bauman runs one of the few viral sites actually making money. Without spending a penny on direct advertising, he’s turned the high school hobby he … Continue reading →

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“Die for Oil, Sucker” poem by Jello Biafra

Posted on September 27, 2006 by probabilityZero
Posted in Current events, Videos | 2 Comments

No gravatars for now…

Posted on September 27, 2006 by probabilityZero

I tried to sign up for the gravatar service, but I’ve been waiting days for my avatar to be rated. I’ve decided to disable gravatars for now, since the service seems to be very unreliable.

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I steal music off the Internet

Posted on September 26, 2006 by probabilityZero

Does File-sharing Hurt the Music Biz? Though the methodology is complex, the results are straightforward: some US music consumers “could have decreased their CD purchases (prior to 2004) by about 13 percent due to Internet file sharing.” The scholarly consensus … Continue reading →

Posted in Noteworthy, Opinion, Tech and games | 4 Comments

Words you can’t say but should

Posted on September 25, 2006 by probabilityZero

I just got a lecture from someone who didn’t like my use of “profane” language. I generally avoid it, and I’d go so far as to say I almost never use language that people would call profanity. I do, however, … Continue reading →

Posted in Noteworthy, Opinion, Other | 3 Comments

Working on the layout

Posted on September 23, 2006 by probabilityZero

I’ve switched to K2, and I’m busy working on customizing it, so no new content for today! I’m working on getting some new features working, including gravatars and comment editing. You might recognize the header image and the animated gif … Continue reading →

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When I bring up religion…

Posted on September 22, 2006 by probabilityZero

I’ve had too many discussions lately about politics and philosophy that have ended prematurely because of people’s unwillingness to discuss religion, or think about it in the critically in the same way they would other subjects. When someone says that … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Opinion | 10 Comments

Why did ABC air Path to 9/11?

Posted on September 21, 2006 by probabilityZero

Al Manar, the Hezbollah television network in Lebanon, broadcast a television miniseries based the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an anti-semetic book that has been throughly and completely debunked. In fact, it is based on nothing. It has no … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | 4 Comments