this is a new show coming out on National Geographic about the war on marijuana users. the interesting thing she points out here is the 'military hardware' being used to wage it, as though you can lock up millions of people without having to be violently oppressive. on the flipside, if we tax marijuana now, maybe that money could help save the economy that bush and the rest of the drunks
11.27.2008
Marijuana Nation
this is a new show coming out on National Geographic about the war on marijuana users. the interesting thing she points out here is the 'military hardware' being used to wage it, as though you can lock up millions of people without having to be violently oppressive. on the flipside, if we tax marijuana now, maybe that money could help save the economy that bush and the rest of the drunks
11.24.2008
11.23.2008
11.22.2008
cruise ship in high seas
Never get on the boat.
Skip to 1:30 and 5:30 for the epic failure in forethought.
11.21.2008
11.20.2008
grammar fail
from the 'hood: 
Interestingly, it kinda looks like the sign was professionally made, like from a template. "Professionally."
Interestingly, it kinda looks like the sign was professionally made, like from a template. "Professionally."
11.19.2008
roasted raccoon
from gourmet magazine:
Roasted Raccoon
The Way We Cooked: Vintage Gourmet
October 1950
Skin and carefully clean a young raccoon, removing the kernels from the small of the back. Hang it for several frosty nights in the open air. When ready to cook, parboil for 1 hour in salted water with 1 onion stuck with 2 cloves, 1 bay leaf, 2 pods chili pepper seeds and veins removed, and 1 carrot, sliced. Bake the raccoon as for roasted opossum and garnish with candied yam.
you know, as for roasted possum.
Roasted Raccoon
The Way We Cooked: Vintage Gourmet
October 1950
Skin and carefully clean a young raccoon, removing the kernels from the small of the back. Hang it for several frosty nights in the open air. When ready to cook, parboil for 1 hour in salted water with 1 onion stuck with 2 cloves, 1 bay leaf, 2 pods chili pepper seeds and veins removed, and 1 carrot, sliced. Bake the raccoon as for roasted opossum and garnish with candied yam.
you know, as for roasted possum.
motha fuckin' chili time
As far as I can recall, this is the first chili I have ever made solo. Although, I did lots of shit during my whiskey days that aren't exactly fresh in my mind. Regardless, there are 6 kinds of peppers with pork and ground sirloin and some random bean mixture, and despite not having a recipe, add time to the above ingredients and it smells pretty hard to fuck up.
Did I mention its fucking ball-shriveling cold outside?
11.17.2008
11.15.2008
the other bacon
Although the roads to human power and to human knowledge lie close together, and are nearly the same, nevertheless on account of the pernicious and inveterate habit of dwelling on abstractions, it is safer to begin and raise the sciences from those foundations which have relation to practice, and to let the active part itself be as the seal which prints and determines the contemplative counterpart.
–Francis Bacon, Novum Organum, bk ii, aph iv (1620) in: The Works of Francis Bacon vol. 1, p. 169 (Spedding ed. 1877)
stoled from harper's
11.12.2008
Google Flu Trends
Fascinating. Google has developed a new tool called 'Google Flu Trends' which they say is capable of identifying influenza outbreaks 7-10 days before the CDC based on the aggregate search data for symptoms. That is some cool shit, but it really just reminds me of the 'terrorism market' to predict major world events based on letting people wager on the outcome of news results, which was potentially much cooler.
11.11.2008
qotm
"A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal."
- Oscar Wilde
11.10.2008
at the cottage of messer violi
this guy, paul violi, was a professor of mine back at NYU. I like his style.
Paul Violi
At the Cottage of Messer Violi
The mailbox, painted dark blue,
sits atop a tilted cedar post.
It has a little red flag on one side
and it is altogether remarkable.
The Toyota in the driveway
is very old and is said
to have come from Japan.
There is in the hallway
an immense dogfood bowl.
It is made of iridescent pink plastic.
It is, as I have said, immense
and it is hideous.
In the kitchenette is a statuette
of Ceres, Goddes of Wheaties.
The dishwasher is a Kenmore
and altogether worthy of praise.
In the foyer the over-sized painting
of a porkchop provides
visitors many opportunities
for conversation.
In the servants' quarters
there are many impressive works
that stress the imminence of death
and the probability of hell fire.
Placed on the broad maplewood table
beside bottles of cognac
there is a recording device
with a silver megaphone
into which natives are often
invited to shout
the oral histories of their people.
We whose hearts have been gripped
by life, scoff at the idea of art
as mere ornamentation: So they
seem to proclaim,
the three statues that adorn
the neighbor's lawn, plaster deer
with real bulletholes in them.
Paul Violi
At the Cottage of Messer Violi
The mailbox, painted dark blue,
sits atop a tilted cedar post.
It has a little red flag on one side
and it is altogether remarkable.
The Toyota in the driveway
is very old and is said
to have come from Japan.
There is in the hallway
an immense dogfood bowl.
It is made of iridescent pink plastic.
It is, as I have said, immense
and it is hideous.
In the kitchenette is a statuette
of Ceres, Goddes of Wheaties.
The dishwasher is a Kenmore
and altogether worthy of praise.
In the foyer the over-sized painting
of a porkchop provides
visitors many opportunities
for conversation.
In the servants' quarters
there are many impressive works
that stress the imminence of death
and the probability of hell fire.
Placed on the broad maplewood table
beside bottles of cognac
there is a recording device
with a silver megaphone
into which natives are often
invited to shout
the oral histories of their people.
We whose hearts have been gripped
by life, scoff at the idea of art
as mere ornamentation: So they
seem to proclaim,
the three statues that adorn
the neighbor's lawn, plaster deer
with real bulletholes in them.
11.07.2008
obama acceptance speech time lapse
Edit: decided to link it instead, the embed code is flawed. Worth the jump.
11.06.2008
11.05.2008
world reacts to obama victory
link
World reacts to Obama's victory
Obama's victory was celebrated around the world, and not just by Americans [AFP]
Barack Obama: [To] all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world - our stories are singular but our destiny is shared. A new dawn of American leadership is at hand.
Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, congratulated Obama on his US election victory, saying it took the world into a "new era".
However, Karzai said Obama should aim to prevent civilians in Afghanistan from being killed and injured by the US military.
"Our demand is that there will be no civilian casualties in Afghanistan. We cannot win the fight against terrorism with air strikes," Karzai said.
"This is my first demand of the new president of the United States - to put an end to civilian casualties."
Iraq
Hoshyar Zebari, the Iraqi foreign minister, said Washington would not adopt a "quick disengagement" policy with Baghdad under the presidency of Barack Obama as a "great deal is at stake here".
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Zebari said: "I think it [Obama's election] was a major, major change ... although as far as Iraq is concerned I don't believe there will be any changes overnight. And there won't be any immediate disengagement because a great deal is at stake for everybody.
"I don't think there is much difference between the Iraqi government position and President-elect Obama's. He is contemplating withdrawing US forces within 16 months. We may have some difficulties with that time-line, but we also, in the status of forces agreement, set the date of 2011 as the date for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. So really the differences are not very wide."
Pakistan
Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan's prime minister, congratulated Obama on his victory, saying he hoped the Democrat would promote "peace and stability" in the region around Afghanistan.
"I hope that under your dynamic leadership, [the] United States will continue to be a source of global peace and new ideas for humanity," he said in a statement, directed at Obama.
"I look forward to more opportunities to discuss ways to further strengthen Pakistan-US relations and to promote peace and stability in our region and beyond."
Obama has riled Islamabad in the past, pledging that the US under his leadership would "take out" al-Qaeda and Taliban bases in Pakistan.
Palestinian Territories
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, congratulated Obama and urged him to speed up efforts to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.
"President Abbas congratulates US president-elect Barack Obama in his name and in the name of the Palestinian people and hopes he will speed up efforts to achieve peace, particularly since a resolution of the Palestinian problem and the Israeli-Arab conflict is key to world peace," Nabil Abu Rudeina, Abbas's spokesman, said.
"President Abbas hopes the new administration will continue to make the peace efforts one of its top priorities."
Meanwhile, Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, urged Obama to learn from the "mistakes" of previous US administrations in dealing with the Muslim and Arab worlds.
"He must learn from the mistakes of the previous administrations, including that of Bush which has destroyed Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine," said Fawzi Barhum, a Hamas spokesman.
"He must improve US ties with the rest of the world rather than wave the big American stick.
"We want him to support the Palestinian cause or at least not to be biased towards the Israeli occupation. We have no problem establishing normal relations with the United States to explain our just cause."
Ahmed Youssef, a Hamas senior political member, hailed the vote as historic.
"We [Hamas] do believe that if America's political equilibrium is to be restored, this political election should be the turning point.
We hope that Obama will address the Palestinian issue in a fair and honest way. The Palestinian question is the mother of all issues in the region – it concerns 1.5 billion Muslims all over the world.
"During the political campaign in the US, people used a lot of rhetoric … Obama said a lot of things to please the Jewish community, looking for their votes and money. We understand that. But all that rhetoric will be changed because looking at the list of Obama's advisers, I believe that they have a better understanding of the conflict in the region."
Israel
Israeli-US relations face "a bright future", Ygal Palmor, a spokesman for Israel's foreign ministry, said in reaction to Obama's election to the White House.
"Israelis congratulate the two great friends of Israel, John McCain for his great campaign, Barack Obama for his historic victory.
"We are certain that Israeli-American friendship faces a bright future."
Tzipi Livni, leader of the ruling Kadima party, recalled Obama's visit to Israel in July and said that "the people of Israel felt he [Obama] is a man who is deeply committed to Israel's security and peace".
"Israel hopes to pursue close strategic cooperation with the new administration and the new US president, and hopes to further tighten the unshakeable ties between our two countries," she said.
Iran
Iran's official news agency quoted a leading politician as saying that Obama's election win was a rejection of the policies of George Bush, the current US president.
"Obama's victory is... evidence that Bush's policies have failed," Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said, according to IRNA.
"Americans have no option but to change their policies to save themselves from the quagmire Bush has created for them."
The government daily newspaper Iran said in an editorial on Wednesday that McCain's failure to take the presidency lay with Bush.
"Defeat for the Republicans is the price they pay for Bush's strategic and tactical blunders," the newspaper said.
Mohammad Hasan Aboutorabi-Fard, Iran's deputy parliament speaker, called on Obama to make good on his promises to bring change.
"Obama is expected to learn from Bush's failed policies and correct America's wrong policies in the Middle East," IRNA quoted him as saying.
World reacts to Obama's victory
Obama's victory was celebrated around the world, and not just by Americans [AFP]
Barack Obama: [To] all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world - our stories are singular but our destiny is shared. A new dawn of American leadership is at hand.
Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, congratulated Obama on his US election victory, saying it took the world into a "new era".
However, Karzai said Obama should aim to prevent civilians in Afghanistan from being killed and injured by the US military.
"Our demand is that there will be no civilian casualties in Afghanistan. We cannot win the fight against terrorism with air strikes," Karzai said.
"This is my first demand of the new president of the United States - to put an end to civilian casualties."
Iraq
Hoshyar Zebari, the Iraqi foreign minister, said Washington would not adopt a "quick disengagement" policy with Baghdad under the presidency of Barack Obama as a "great deal is at stake here".
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Zebari said: "I think it [Obama's election] was a major, major change ... although as far as Iraq is concerned I don't believe there will be any changes overnight. And there won't be any immediate disengagement because a great deal is at stake for everybody.
"I don't think there is much difference between the Iraqi government position and President-elect Obama's. He is contemplating withdrawing US forces within 16 months. We may have some difficulties with that time-line, but we also, in the status of forces agreement, set the date of 2011 as the date for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. So really the differences are not very wide."
Pakistan
Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan's prime minister, congratulated Obama on his victory, saying he hoped the Democrat would promote "peace and stability" in the region around Afghanistan.
"I hope that under your dynamic leadership, [the] United States will continue to be a source of global peace and new ideas for humanity," he said in a statement, directed at Obama.
"I look forward to more opportunities to discuss ways to further strengthen Pakistan-US relations and to promote peace and stability in our region and beyond."
Obama has riled Islamabad in the past, pledging that the US under his leadership would "take out" al-Qaeda and Taliban bases in Pakistan.
Palestinian Territories
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, congratulated Obama and urged him to speed up efforts to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.
"President Abbas congratulates US president-elect Barack Obama in his name and in the name of the Palestinian people and hopes he will speed up efforts to achieve peace, particularly since a resolution of the Palestinian problem and the Israeli-Arab conflict is key to world peace," Nabil Abu Rudeina, Abbas's spokesman, said.
"President Abbas hopes the new administration will continue to make the peace efforts one of its top priorities."
Meanwhile, Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, urged Obama to learn from the "mistakes" of previous US administrations in dealing with the Muslim and Arab worlds.
"He must learn from the mistakes of the previous administrations, including that of Bush which has destroyed Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine," said Fawzi Barhum, a Hamas spokesman.
"He must improve US ties with the rest of the world rather than wave the big American stick.
"We want him to support the Palestinian cause or at least not to be biased towards the Israeli occupation. We have no problem establishing normal relations with the United States to explain our just cause."
Ahmed Youssef, a Hamas senior political member, hailed the vote as historic.
"We [Hamas] do believe that if America's political equilibrium is to be restored, this political election should be the turning point.
We hope that Obama will address the Palestinian issue in a fair and honest way. The Palestinian question is the mother of all issues in the region – it concerns 1.5 billion Muslims all over the world.
"During the political campaign in the US, people used a lot of rhetoric … Obama said a lot of things to please the Jewish community, looking for their votes and money. We understand that. But all that rhetoric will be changed because looking at the list of Obama's advisers, I believe that they have a better understanding of the conflict in the region."
Israel
Israeli-US relations face "a bright future", Ygal Palmor, a spokesman for Israel's foreign ministry, said in reaction to Obama's election to the White House.
"Israelis congratulate the two great friends of Israel, John McCain for his great campaign, Barack Obama for his historic victory.
"We are certain that Israeli-American friendship faces a bright future."
Tzipi Livni, leader of the ruling Kadima party, recalled Obama's visit to Israel in July and said that "the people of Israel felt he [Obama] is a man who is deeply committed to Israel's security and peace".
"Israel hopes to pursue close strategic cooperation with the new administration and the new US president, and hopes to further tighten the unshakeable ties between our two countries," she said.
Iran
Iran's official news agency quoted a leading politician as saying that Obama's election win was a rejection of the policies of George Bush, the current US president.
"Obama's victory is... evidence that Bush's policies have failed," Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said, according to IRNA.
"Americans have no option but to change their policies to save themselves from the quagmire Bush has created for them."
The government daily newspaper Iran said in an editorial on Wednesday that McCain's failure to take the presidency lay with Bush.
"Defeat for the Republicans is the price they pay for Bush's strategic and tactical blunders," the newspaper said.
Mohammad Hasan Aboutorabi-Fard, Iran's deputy parliament speaker, called on Obama to make good on his promises to bring change.
"Obama is expected to learn from Bush's failed policies and correct America's wrong policies in the Middle East," IRNA quoted him as saying.
11.02.2008
11.01.2008
prank call to Sarah Palin
This counts as funny enough to post for sure. OMFG! Sarah Palin gets nailed by a Montreal radio team. Topics covered: "the documentary Nailin' Palin'," killing little animals from a helicopter, Carla Bruni is so hot in bed, you can see Belgium from his house.
Brilliant. So good, that I almost feel embarrassed for her. Almost.
Brilliant. So good, that I almost feel embarrassed for her. Almost.
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