Random Thoughts

Way to go Aussies

The Australian version of Cap and Tax has gone down in flames. Just a week ago, it looked to be a done deal. The leader of the Conservative party, Malcolm Turnbull, had announced that his party had worked out a deal, and that his party would support this. Under the Australian Parliamentary system, his party was committed to vote as a block in favour of the Cap and Tax legislation. All that awaited was a Senate vote.
( Not Falling for Warmer BS )

Current Mood: pleased
Current Music: Land Down Under / Men at Work

Ripoff or Not?

Take a listen to this. Released at the tail end of 1971.

And compare with this. Released earlier.

Did someone try to put one over?

Another thing: Whale Song never appeared on any of the Partridge Family albums (Discography). It doesn't seem to be among the "singles" either. They get hit with a restraining order?

Current Music: (none)

Another Stupid Old Hippy

Get a load of this stupid, whithered-up old bitch pining for the "good ol' days": Empathy, Not Apathy. Yeah, you were quite the "flower child" back when you were wasting your youth. Now that youth has fled, you're even more pathetic.
( They Never Learn )

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Grass Roots -- All Time Greatest Hits (CD)

Fundie Follies: Way to Miss the Point

I discovered this review of the Lion King over at this Fundie™ web site: Cross Road. The Lion King was, and remains, one of the finest expositions and illustrations of Libertarianism. In a sea of movies pushing the leftist line, one wonders how this one managed to ever get made. Since these Fundie whackos so often claim to be politically "conservative", you'd think they'd show some appreciation.
( But No... )

Current Mood: annoyed
Current Music: (none)

More Liberal BS

Found this in

op_tech_glitch's Ell Jay.
( Cut for Size )

Current Mood: amused

Furbash Troll

We haven't seen an infestation of these cockroaches in quite some time now, but one just slipped in.

trollfag has been trolling the

rightiefurs comm. So far, it doesn't look like he's a serial adder yet, but if you'd rather not deal with this dipshit, mouse over the "Journal" menu item, then select "Manage Comments" from the drop down menu. Then click on the "[Manage Comment Settings]" hyperlink at the top of the page to access the "My Account Settings" page, scroll down to the "Ban and Unban Users" item, click on that to get to the ban page, enter "trollfag" in the text field, and click the "Ban users" button. That will stop any attempts at serial friending, and keep his stupidity out of your journal.

Current Mood: annoyed
Current Music: (none)

Bad News for the Goreacle

I have been saying right here all along that "Global Warming" was BS. Well, folks, the data hacked out of Brittan's Climate Research Unit, some 61MB (*.zip archive) worth, covering a thousand or so of e-mails and 72 other documents demonstrate the blatant science fake-ery going on. Once again, it looks like I was right.
( Talk About Your Inconvenient Truths )

Current Mood: geeky
Current Music: (none)

Farts from an Asshole

I came across this blog over at Town Hall: Conservative Resistance Movement. This blog is run by a retired Marine that calls himself "GunnyG". I know this because he's constantly reminding us of the 21 years he spent in the USMC. It makes a mockery of the USMC, as this guy plays down to the stereotype which has led to Marines' being known as "jarheads".

This looks all too much like a trendy-leftie mole who's trying way too hard, and I probably wouldn't be writing about it, but it does exemplify what is wrong with the movement. There is a certain visceral delight in reading rants like these, just as there is from throwing baseballs at crockery at the county fair. In the end, however, it does nothing constructive.
( Gunny, You're Not Helping )

Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: (none)

Euphoria

No, not the drug, but a slick little scripting language: Euphoria. Being Open Source, you can get it for free, though contributions are always welcome. This runs on Linux, FreeBSD, other Unices, Windows, and OS-X. Installing is just about as simple as it gets: just unload the tarball, copy the "euphoria" directory to where ever you want it, set a couple of environment variables (EUDIR and PATH) so that it may be found, and you're good to go. EUDIR is just what it sounds like:

EUDIR=where/you/put/it/euphoria

as for PATH:

PATH=where/you/put/it/euphoria/bin:$PATH
( Not Dope, but Addictive )

Current Mood: geeky
Current Music: Radio crap

More Global Warming BS

This load of ripe fertilizer comes to us, courtesy of ~~moonbat~~ monbiot.com.

There is no point in denying it: we're losing. Climate change denial is spreading like a contagious disease. It exists in a sphere which cannot be reached by evidence or reasoned argument; any attempt to draw attention to scientific findings is greeted with furious invective. This sphere is expanding with astonishing speed.

Your loss, our gain:

( Unbelievable Bullshit )

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Leftoverture (CD) / Kansas

You're Welcome

Your daily does of WTF, courtesy of today's IBD.
( WTF? )

Current Music: (none)

Finally: A Glimmer of Real Hope

Change you can believe in.
( Nearly a GOP Trifecta )

Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: Socialist Dance (CD) / Lance Morrison

Another Concern Troll Pops Off

I found this earlier this afternoon while doing some random 'net surfing: Republican Gomorrah by Max Blumenthal. So who is this asshole?
( More Distract and Deflect )

Current Music: Permanent Waves (CD) / Rush

Barney Frank Spills the Beans

Finally, a Democrat tells the truth. This, however, was purely accidental. Barney Frank got flustered, and simply forgot to lie. That happens when you can't keep your story straight.
( Vid and More )

Current Music: (none)

President Obama's Extraordinary Achievement

This president's latest accomplishment is truly historical. We haven't seen anything like this in over a half-century.
( NSF Obots )

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Fiction (long version) / Orgy

The Beginning of the End

It's begun: Pres. Obama is alienating the press, and they are turning on him, just like I predicted.
( More Obama Fail )

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: (none)

Got A Package Today

These Folks are having what they call an "over stock sale" on vacuum tubes. They're offering package deals that are pretty damn good. So I took the opportunity to stock up. Unforch, they didn't have the 6BQ6GTBs that I've been using. They did, however have 6BQ6GAs instead.
( Piccies & More Description )

Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: Blizzard of Ozz (CD) / Ozzy

Something That Pisses Me Off

I was taking a look at the RCA spec sheet for the 807. They somehow got the specs all wrong.
( Can't Always Trust Spec Sheets )

Current Mood: pissed off
Current Music: Close to You (CD) / Carpenters

SiC JFET Amp

These SiC JFETs are definitely high voltage devices, and require considerably more voltage than any pure Si transistors.
( More Description and Schemos )

Current Mood: geeky
Current Music: Big City (CD) / Hayden's Wall

Fundie Follies: Origin of Species -- Fundie Version

In case you didn't know, 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species. You didn't think the Fundievangelicals™ wouldn't notice? Mr. Ray "Banana Man" Comfort and his faithful sidekick, Kirk cameron, have something special planned for you: a Fundie whacko version of Darwin's publication. Here's a You Tube promo:
( Vid Under Cut )

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Blaming America First (CD) / Lance Morrison

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