I don’t need a job, I’m preparing for the war
In a classic sitcom move, the stepmother of one of the Hutaree militia members recently arrested in Michigan, herself a Hutaree member, filled out a job application on her stepson’s behalf.
During this meeting, she also related that she and another Hutaree member had put in a job application on behalf of Joshua Stone without his knowledge. The defendant indicated that Joshua Stone became angry when he learned of this because he did not need a job because the war was approaching and getting ready for the war was his job. The defendant noted that she was employed even though she too was preparing for ‘the war.’
the Cayman Trough
Scientists using a remote-controlled submarine have discovered the deepest known volcanic vent and say the superheated waters inside could contain undiscovered marine species and perhaps even clues to the origin of life on earth.
Geologist Bramley Murton, the submersible’s pilot, said the exploring the area was “like wandering across the surface of another world,” one complete with towers of mineral deposits and thick collections of microorganisms thriving in the slightly cooler waters around the chimneys.
“The rainbow hues of the mineral spires and the fluorescent blues of the microbial mats covering them were like nothing I had ever seen before,” Murton said.
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When Daryl and I were first together, his parents showed me old 8mm films of his childhood. The images have haunted me ever since. His parents thought the films lovely and nostalgic, but what I saw was toddler Daryl, often dressed in a stiff shirt and tie, repeatedly getting up or reaching for something, only to be briskly lifted and replaced into his proper spot. One’s desire to explore, countered by another’s desire to control.
I have a picture of baby me with a watermelon in my crib.
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Xavier Lott.
Let baseball season begin.
This man is the reason I don’t understand sports.
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Something I’ve Started
Earthquakey Times
Are earthquakes becoming more frequent? I love the elegant way Roger Musson addresses this question in this brief article in today’s NYT. His answer is–no, they aren’t, and he notes that “sometimes people seem faintly disappointed when they hear it.” Many people only care about science when it confirms their local observations and universal fears, and those people should consider the basic elements of reason found here.
The second reason is that in any semi-random process, you get clustering. Throw enough dice, and sometimes you’ll get several sixes in a row. People notice the clusters; they don’t notice the gaps in between. No one ever asks me during the quiet periods if earthquakes are becoming less frequent. Also, people tend to have short memories; they notice the current cluster, but don’t remember the previous one.
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A Drunk Pig Flies
Robert Frank – The Americans
Last night there was a meeting of the Aghios Nikolaos (Άγιος Νικόλαος) Camera Club. They were meeting at a favourite bar of mine to discuss Robert Frank’s The Americans. I thought I might drop by. Unfortunately my Greek doesn’t extend to discussion or debate although I could feel the passion. I had to be content with all the images from the book projected big on the wall whilst I sipped my Gin. Sometimes it’s nice to have the meaning of words removed and just feel what is being said.
ouch, I swallowed my tail
We can put a man on the moon but we can’t build a lie detector reliable enough to tell if we put a man on the moon.
goodbye Texas Stadium
When that button is pushed at 7 a.m. Sunday, nearly 40 years of Cowboys History will come crashing down in about 30 seconds.
The wireless button to trigger the detonation will be pushed by 11-year-old Casey Rogers from Terrell. He won a nationwide essay contest by writing about his charity, Casey’s Heart, which provides food and clothes to the homeless.
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“Sometimes,” he said, “I feel like calling up David Geffen to ask if I can come over and look at my childhood.”
Asteroids record falls
After a grueling 58 hours of continuous play, John McAllister of Seattle, Washington officially became the best Asteroids player on the planet by scoring an unthinkable 41,338,740 points in the classic 1979 coin-op arcade game. The previous mark of 41,336,440 was set by Scott Safran back in 1982 — the longest standing record in gaming — and was considered virtually unbreakable.
Don’t tell Lucy..
But the hardworking folks at Gorilla Coffee walked out today.
According to Gothamist:
A Sprudge commenter said, “100% true.Everyone gave written resignation and walked out after the tyrants refused to comply with basic respect. How long this will last and whether or not an agreement will be reached is still yet to be answered. But the baristas (former rather) of Gorilla Coffee deserve much props for their guts. Norma Rays of coffee.”
Why?
Now the Diner’s Journal chimes in with word from one of the owners: “Friday night, some simmering conflicts boiled over when the staff demanded that one of the business partners be removed from the daily operations of the coffee bar, according to Darlene Scherer, one of the owners. She said the ultimatum was refused. This morning none of the managers or baristas appeared for work.
Fragments
of my past will be offered for sale to the public beginning tomorrow, April 11, at 3426 Dutton Drive, Dallas, Texas.
the center does not hold
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the decentralization of culture. Seems like, other than maybe the Harry Potter franchise or the Lord of the Rings movies, general cultural reference points are fewer and farther between. Everything seems compartmentalized, striated, silo-ed. Tyler Cowen talks about this from a positive perspective in his Create Your Own Economy, but I’m beginning to feel it as a sadness. When I talk about my references, what does that mean to you? Especially if you have never heard of my references? If I want to make my way in the world, especially from the fruits of my creative endeavors, how do I find an audience beyond the relative scope of my friends and family, or the ever smaller audiences of whichever particular distribution point? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not necessarily complaining, I’m just realizing the landscape is radically different from the one I grew up expecting to be here. I love that everyone can jump in, but once everyone has jumped in, and the pieces of the pie are that much smaller, as well as attention spans, reference points, and audiences, what does that mean, generally, for creative culture? My personal culture can be deep and varied. The general culture seems, increasingly, thin.
the fist of god
Tuesday, a car with three Jehovah’s Witnesses pulled up to the street. Two of them knocked on Father Parnell’s door.
Father Parnell’s 26 year old daughter answered.
Mary Parnell said the Jehovah’s Witnesses “talked at her” and that her father “rescued her.” But a fight between the Priest and the Jehovah’s Witnesses ended up in the street.
Parnell says the fight was so violent, they tore his shirt. “He grabbed it and tore it this way,” Father Parnell said. He also said, they beat him until he passed out. “He sat on top of me until I passed out, completely unconscious.”
Harry Dwinell lives down the street from the church. But, he’s a Southern Baptist. “I don’t have a dog in this hunt.”
Dwinell says it was actually the priest who attacked the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Dwinell said, “Rambo down there commenced to beat on them. I saw the first fist thrown. In fact, he was the only one throwing fist. He was in a fighting mode!”
Freespirit Sphere
This private treehouse on Vancouver Island was conceived as a houseboat in a tree. It features a wrap-around staircase and orb-like window.
And more expensive treehouses.
Saab 9-2
First, Saab has to return to profitability, but if they do, they may build a MINI-competing Saab 9-2.
At last month’s Geneva motor show, new Saab owner, Spyker CEO Victor Muller, told CAR of his desire to build a new Saab 9-2. Today we publish two new artist’s impressions revealing Saab’s Mini rival and a dossier on the latest news of the 9-2 project.
Against totalitarianism
When Joel Johnson wrote that Apple was trying to turn computers into appliances, like a dishwasher, he sounded like he was making sense. Nothing wrong with a dishwasher.
But the company that sells you your dishwasher doesn’t get to tell you which dishes you’re allowed to use. They don’t get to sue companies that make dishes that might possibly be loaded into the dishwasher. They don’t get to sue you for figuring out how to cook salmon in your dishwasher. They don’t get to sue O’Reilly if it publishes a recipe for dishwasher salmon.
Cory Doctorow responds to the idea that hey, we don’t need ‘permission’ to hack our iPads, we’re all individuals here. His original post is here.
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We’re at the point now that the by far number one ranked news network in this country, no longer feels the need to report what a policy document says in black and white.
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