tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post8899298124177959652..comments2024-02-16T05:17:21.690-05:00Comments on No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons (Reloaded).: Ogling Obama, Defending DubyaPeter Wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-15534558897811292662009-01-23T12:05:00.000-05:002009-01-23T12:05:00.000-05:00carnifex said ...." meditate on this-http://www.ba...carnifex said ...." meditate on this-<BR/>http://www.batterblaster.com/"<BR/><BR/>Kewl! <I>By</I> late night drunks, <I>for</I> late night drunks! Stoners love it, too! <BR/><BR/>It's like CheezWhiz - hey, dude, I don't even bother with the skillet, just foam that batter-liscious goodness right onto the tongue.<BR/><BR/>And I love the catchy jingle:<I> Make a better batter faster: Batter Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-8663484455510766952009-01-23T10:38:00.000-05:002009-01-23T10:38:00.000-05:00Not sure what you mean by "truther", Pat...Not sure what you mean by "truther", Pat— unless you were trying to say "truthiness", which might have almost been clever if you'd got the word right—but I have to ask: is there some specific claim you're objecting to, or were you just sputtering in general outrage that anyone could take a dim view of the Cheney/Bush presidency?<BR/><BR/>Given the lack of specifics, I Peter Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-21781348912078388462009-01-22T03:13:00.000-05:002009-01-22T03:13:00.000-05:00I was hoping Obama would mention something about s...I was hoping Obama would mention something about space program funding but I guess space exploration is not in his immediate agenda with all the global energy concerns. BTW,here's a link I found on research into Cognitive Computing for those interested:<BR/>http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10103355-52.html<BR/><BR/>-David PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-49979899719765383232009-01-22T02:22:00.000-05:002009-01-22T02:22:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154776123543786428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-77037430878513912012009-01-21T15:09:00.000-05:002009-01-21T15:09:00.000-05:00Peter, you make me larf and larf.Peter, you make me larf and larf.A.M. Dellamonicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264641790375057437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-77350284758692332202009-01-21T14:24:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:24:00.000-05:00Hljóðlegur said...America's leader is now handsome...Hljóðlegur said...<BR/><BR/>America's leader is now handsomer than Canada's. <BR/><BR/>In other Wattsian-like news on the topics of: HP working out the math for a memory resistor. Moore's Law by better efficiency instead of miniaturization. Building a brain, see <BR/><BR/>http://spectrum.ieee.org/dec08/7024<BR/><BR/>Can anyone critique the actual article? There is a link to the PDF at the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-55018479468617561522009-01-21T12:50:00.000-05:002009-01-21T12:50:00.000-05:00You didn't even mention his No Kids Left Behind pr...You didn't even mention his No Kids Left Behind program. What genius thought up the idea to reduce funding for schools with poor test scores?<BR/><BR/>Stem cell research<BR/>Weapons of mass destruction<BR/>FIMA<BR/>Water-boarding isn't torture<BR/>The link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida<BR/>Deregulating the financial industry<BR/>Your either with us or your against us.<BR/><BR/>Your right, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-55840055670620236162009-01-21T08:43:00.000-05:002009-01-21T08:43:00.000-05:00Oh oh oh the "remarkable 20%" of murrcans attains ...Oh oh oh the "remarkable 20%" of murrcans attains psychedelic qualities when watched from the outside. I stand as slackjawed as having watched a monty python sketch transpire before me, in real life, incuding a crude clipped special effect G-d making a comment from the sky. <BR/><BR/>We have entered the realm of cognitive dissonance that necessitates immediate hospitalization and heavy medicationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-16470507724869078942009-01-21T00:36:00.000-05:002009-01-21T00:36:00.000-05:00Yeah too bad ol' Dick and Dubya will be bored to t...Yeah too bad ol' Dick and Dubya will be bored to tears without illegal POW's to torture and immigrants to murder out at sea.<BR/><BR/>What kills me about the whole thing is that the fundamentalist right LOVED the dotard at the wheel and threw a fit because now that Obama's at the con things 'will get really bad.'<BR/><BR/>Aye, it's enough to make me wanna start a drive through sterilization Keippernicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799559369903723808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-56433665637866225902009-01-20T21:21:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:21:00.000-05:00These are good points. And I hope no one's assumin...These are good points. And I hope no one's assuming that my grumbling here is at all serious: I had a big honking grin plastered across my face during the whole thing. I'm as thoroughly infected by the Obama Hope meme as anyone.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I <I>do</I> have a reputation as a curmudgeon to maintain.Peter Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160557746794936786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-58614245412570871892009-01-20T21:10:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:10:00.000-05:00I'm not worried about the expense. The balls and s...I'm not worried about the expense. The balls and such were paid for by donors (that's some $40 million) and another $115 million or so is going for security, because apparently the entire city of Toronto showed up in DC today. People got their bigass party and a gazillion dollars got dumped into the local economy at a time when people are afraid to spend money. I feel stimulated just watching it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-3919217327241250882009-01-20T19:37:00.000-05:002009-01-20T19:37:00.000-05:00You want optimism, eh? How about this: Bush left ...You want optimism, eh? How about this: Bush left office without pardoning all his minions, not even Scooter Libby. So with any luck, we have some nice, juicy prosecutions to look forward to. Maybe we'll even get to make sure that Karl goes no more a'roving.SpeakerToManagershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17543351493493167488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-91921935899242912572009-01-20T18:52:00.000-05:002009-01-20T18:52:00.000-05:00I don't know what confluence of chemicals cause fe...I don't know what confluence of chemicals cause feelings of optimism, but I'm pretty sure my capacity to generate more than a trivial amount died a long time ago. If you really need to hammer down the mood, meditate on this-<BR/>http://www.batterblaster.com/carnifexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257792571342442713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-56439678737855844962009-01-20T17:01:00.000-05:002009-01-20T17:01:00.000-05:00Apparently, Chief Justice Roberts flubbed the oath...Apparently, Chief Justice Roberts flubbed the oath of office. Obama was trying say it as written and as he just had heard it miss-spoken. It is possible that that is a hard thing to do on-the-fly and before many millions of citizens of the US and of other countries.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04545508186932272790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740787063649889480.post-7223058749444335682009-01-20T16:55:00.000-05:002009-01-20T16:55:00.000-05:00What CNN said later was that it wasn't Obama who f...What CNN said later was that it wasn't Obama who flubbed his lines, but the doofus reading them out to him. Obama was correcting him.Jenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133037809772078659noreply@blogger.com