Rage Against The Routine

Entries from June 2008

More Heller Thoughts

June 29th, 2008 · No Comments

The Constitution is a product spec for limited government.
The dissenting Justices in the Heller case are equivalent to developers who completely disregard the spec, or treat it as mere suggestion, and code whatever they personally think the product should be instead.
The Stevens dissent is a ludicrous read, ultimately saying that the Second Amendment […]

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Tags: Rants · Liberty · Stupid

I Love XKCD

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

XKCD is an awesome webcomic.

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Tags: ThingsILove · Funny · Tech · Science · Linkage

Hooray For The 2nd Amendment

June 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Good news people! Only four Supreme Court justices don’t give a damn what the Constitution says!
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices’ first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history.
The court’s 5-4 ruling struck down the District of Columbia’s 32-year-old ban […]

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Tags: Obvious · Sarcasm · Liberty

Obama Or Die

June 25th, 2008 · No Comments

An interesting item from the BET awards :
“If we all register and vote, we will have the first black president in the history of America,” Sean “Diddy” Combs told the crowd Tuesday at the Shrine Auditorium before chanting “Obama or Die” - a declarative remix of his neutral “Vote or Die” motto from the 2004 […]

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Tags: Obama · 2008

New Weezer Video

June 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Spot the internet fads.. This video is awesome.
They disabled embedding. Video here.

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Tags: Funny · Video

The Most Important Article You Will Ever Read

June 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

John Tierney has an article up about Ray Kurzweil, futurist and author of The Singularity Is Near. If you agree with his ideas, as I do, it will change the way you view both the future and the present.
Here’s an excerpt to whet your appetite, but by all means, I implore you to read […]

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Tags: TheSingularity · Tech · Green · Science · Economics

Rumors Are Flying

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Rumors are flying around the internet about a supposed very damaging videotape of Michelle Obama. Of course, they’re just rumors at this point, but spreading unverified damaging rumors about people you don’t like is what blogs are for, hehe.
Shoe Will Drop on Obama Tomorrow
Another roundup of rumors
Some cold water for fairness’ sake
Pass […]

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Tags: Obama · 2008

Democratic Thunderdome in Denver

June 1st, 2008 · No Comments

It begins.
The deal prompted one of her chief advisers, Harold Ickes, a member of the rules committee himself, to declare that Mrs. Clinton’s fight may not be over, even though Mr. Obama’s advisers say he is only days away from gaining enough delegates to claim the nomination.
“Mrs. Clinton has instructed me to reserve her rights […]

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Tags: 2008 · Funny