from a tech article I read today, on the exponential growth in computer power

• We achieve one Human Brain capability (2 * 10^16 cps) for $1,000 around the year 2023.
• We achieve one Human Brain capability (2 * 10^16 cps) for one cent around the year 2037.
• We achieve one Human Race capability (2 * 10^26 cps) for $1,000 around the year 2049.
• We achieve one Human Race capability (2 * 10^26 cps) for one cent around the year 2059.

So in 50 years, it's possible that the brain capacity of the entire human race will cost us 1 cent, and one small cellphone will be almost infinitely more powerful than all of humanity.

Reaganomics

Public Funding Please

http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/2/0139/53259/319/561083

Bush to Nation: "I gave my nukes to Jesus"

Speaking from Camp David yesterday, Bush reassured a nation uneasy about growing tensions with Iran, promising that he will only employ nuclear missiles "in accordance with Biblical law." Appearing with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the president sought to quell rumors of an impending strike. "I know there's this idea going around that I'm some sort of cowboy that don't think through the consequences of my actions," he went on to say, "but rest assured, if these weapons are used, and that's a big if, it will only be after I have seriously consulted the relevant scriptures and assorted commentaries." He also promised to hold off any significant military action until God's will was clearly evident. Bush has assembled a blockbuster council of religious advisers to aid in this endeavor, including Pat Robertson, Jim Hagee, and Kiefer Sutherland.

Evangelical leaders continued to voice their approval today, having lobbied for months against the secular use of these nuclear devices. According to a statement by the Southern Baptist Convention, "in these days of chaos, threats and insecurity, it's a comfort to see that the most powerful weapons in the history of civilization are in the hands of someone who shares our belief in a literal interpretation of scripture."

Thought I'd add this as it goes well with my color scheme

Here's to the future!

percentage of female voters currently leaning toward McCain (34)
percentage of voters 18-29 currently leaning toward McCain ( 26)
percentage of Hispanic voters currently leaning toward McCain (24)
percentage of black voters currently leaning toward McCain (4)

watching it slowly dawn on middle-age, white males that they are about to become a minority... priceless

So my tentative plan for the next few weeks is to buy a used bike and head toward Vienna, a distance of around 400-500 miles, sleeping in forests and parks.

I'm voting Republican

Fuck you James Dobson

Am I too young to be sitting in my apartment, drinking wine by myself, listening to Bjork, going on Wikipedia benders, getting progressively more drunk and left-wing?

I could walk a few hundred meters (that's a few hundred feet, for those of you in the U.S.) to the student pub (that's my preferred term for bar, for those of you in the U.S.). I could "hang out" with my ex-girlfriend here. Yet I choose to sit here in my room, only leaving to make grilled cheese sandwiches. I feel slightly obligated to feel pathetic about this turn of events, but it just feels so right.

For those of you wondering, the first confirmed use of the word fuck was in 1475, referring to the misdeeds of certain monks. It appeared in a dictionary as early as the 1750s, yet as recently as 1948, Norman Mailer caved to publishers and used the word "fug", and Catcher in the Rye was widely banned for featuring the rather novel phrase "fuck you." Fuck did not even appear in a mainstream Hollywood film until MASH in 1970. So celebrate your newfound freedom and fucking say it.

I think it's high time I watched "Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest" again.

Why do we continue to humor certain fanatic fucktards in the political realm? Why are we afraid to offend a "religious vote" which has moved so far to the right that they can't even masturbate without quoting Leviticus and visualizing Anna the prophetess? Why are birth control and sex-ed even political issues? 9 out of 10 Catholics are willing to risk the wrath of pope (a former member of the Hitler youth and not to be taken lightly) by using birth control, yet we are still debating this like anyone still takes these people seriously?

I was raised in one of the most regressive, extremist sects of Christianity, and I still can't grasp the obsession with sex. I just have no clue. Historically it's clear that the demonization of sex has it's roots in the patriarchal culture, and the desire of the father to be sure of his parental status. But what the hell? Are there really people who still give a fuck about lineage? Why do we look to a genocidal, patriarchal, slave-owning, primitive middle-eastern tribe for our sexual mores? Could anyone give me a real reason why I should'nt engage in coitus tonight (other than I'm too lazy to go down to the pub, and I have no social skills)? How do people in good conscience make a living condemning sex, innuendo, lust, and impure thoughts? Let's face it James Dobson, you masturbate. Sometimes when you masturbate, you fantasize about Barack Obama and then feel guilty afterwards. You are into domination, sadomasochism, bestiality, anal, or hash browns (choose 3 of 5). If you are into hash browns, call me (haha, just kidding j-dob). Half of your friends have been caught sleeping with men, the rest have had affairs. What's it going to take for you to admit that sex is one of the most basic human urges, and resisting will only lead to obsession, "wide stances", and kinky complexes?

Why does so much of the rhetoric regarding racism involve the term "stereotype"? Why should we view "stereotyping" in a negative light? Obviously various cultures have certain characteristics which differentiate them from others. We should not oppose racism because it stereotypes, but because it maintains that certain groups are superior to others. Tolerance demands that we respect the views of other cultures, not that we agree with them or find them to be beneficial. Pluralism requires that even opposing viewpoints respect the others right to exist. When liberals attack "stereotypes", it only strengthens the conservative conviction that there are obvious difference between races which we are not allowed to discuss because of political correctness. Whenever you criminalize the obvious, you just encourage the perception that your ideals are weak and will not survive vigorous debate. The left should not be afraid to address issues of race directly and honestly, for it shall emerge victorious.

I love you all.

God Bless America

http://counterpunch.org/blum07062008.html

Fuck the Prime Directive

As I cast my critical eye on our current political deadlock, I can’t help but wonder if both parties could learn some valuable lesson from the Star Trek universe.

The Republicans could do well to look at the Klingons, a violent, blustering race obsessed with victory, empire, and the length of their man-parts. They swagger through the galaxy reeking of hubris and vodka (or so I imagine), breaking out the bat’leth at any hint of an insult to their honor or the rigidity of their forehead creases. Clearly these are a people suffering from a low self-image due to the lack of a nurturing father-figure, as well as a need to exert force onto their world as a compensation for earlier feelings of humiliation and powerlessness. Their dependence on violence actually leads to the weakening of their empire, and prevents any meaningful progress in social areas.

On the other hand, Klingon women are generally superior in bed.

Meanwhile, the Democrats, like the Federation, are a group of ineffectual fairie-men, lacking the balls to stand up for their lofty ideals. They sit there engaging in petty dialogue and noble entreaties while the Klingon Cruiser lobs 4 proton torpedoes into their forward weapon banks. By the time they’ve decided to take a militant stance, they have already been incapacitated by the harsh Rovian attacks of the enemy. And while we all admire the skill with which the savvy and sophisticated Picard and the logical yet intuitive Data manage to extricate themselves from the situation, they never should have been there in the first place.

So we have the Klingons provoking a conflict with both the Cardassians and the Federation, which only results in massive casualties, while leaving all parties exposed to the immanent threat of the Jem-Hadar (Global Warming). And the Romulans are just sitting there playing us against each other. And so the Euro’s now worth $1.70. Damn.

Audrey, please start the fucking revolution already

A note to robber barons, the serfs are restless, we'll be coming for you soon.


http://www.ips-dc.org/articles/452