Martin Cullen just spent 5 minutes on Primetime, more or less saying that he should get the credit for the decision of the Commission on Electronic Voting.
He did so many somersaults and back flips in the interview I found it hard to keep track. I will be transcribing the whole thing as soon as it becomes available online.
I think I may have spotted several glaringinly obvious waffle-speak/lies/horseshit during the interview too.
The June edition of the Atlantic dropped through my letterbox today, as usual there are a huge amount of articles worth reading. But the World in Numbers section this month stands out.
It is a graphical representation of Al-Qaeda attacks since 1996 – when Osama declared a Jihad against US troops in Saudi Arabia. Fascinating stuff. It confirms my long held suspicion and even belief, that the war on terror, far from being won, is in fact having little effect.
In a graph titled “An escalating tempo of attacks” a timeline of 1996 – 2004 is shown, with magnitudes of attacks and ratio of fatalities per attack to operative combatants.
Since the USS Cole attack, the tempo has increasing dramatically – with 18 attacks since then.
It all makes for ominous reading, even the byline – “The ever resilient terrorist group continues to adapt – and is rapidly breeding a fully fledged movement”
The New York Times editorial has some wise words for Google and its impending flotation. There are very serious dangers involved – and Google would be well advised to be very cautious. I think a valid comparison is made with Netscape during the heady days of the browser wars – market share does not guarantee people will stay. Keep reading for the full, but brief, editorial.
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I certainly was not expecting this news, found over on Slashdot. So many people tell me that they prefer AMDs to Intel chips. But 52%? Well done AMD.
Oppurtunity has arrived at the Endurance crater – whew that took a while!
Looks like there’s lots of exciting science to be done there.
The well known and dope MC’s from the D12 group used to meet and to rap at the Hip Hop shop at 7 Mile Road. They used to battle and to freestyle. At the hip hop shop, they met a gifted aspiring MC : Karnail Pitts aka Bugz.
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They are still spending money on this? What is the point? Have they not heard of 737s laden with fuel? Have they not heard of new technology that can avoid missile defence?
Sounds like a big scam to me.
This one from Slashdot:
This sounds like a great way to make money, but could it be called fraud? Google adsense might not be too happy.
A growing number of housewives, college graduates, and even working professionals across metropolitan cities are rushing to click paid Internet ads to make $100 to $200 (up to Rs 9,000) per month.
“It’s boring, but it is extra money for a couple of hours of clicking weblinks every day,” says a resident of Delhi’s Patparganj, who has kept a $300-target for the summer.
This sounds like a great idea – will this be a killer application of broadband?
So many programmes to download, so little time.
A mom is making desperate attempts to reconcile with her son. She is dying of breast cancer. A dramatic situation. This woman happens to be Eminem’s mom.
In a recent article from The Mirror, she claims:
I am dying of cancer but my son Eminem won’t pay to save me
Debbie loses weight every day. She faces banktrupcy over the medical fees for her cancer treatment. Moreover, she is heartbroken because her son Marshall remains angry with her.
Is Marshall a monster for leaving his mom alone in such dramatic situation? Certainly not.
Marshall is an abused child who is still hurt by what his mom did to him when he was a kid. Of course, he has exorcised most of the demons from his past in songs like Cleaning Out My Closet, but deep inside he must still feel wounded. Many kids wouldn’t have overcome such circumstances. Luckily, Marshall did.
Some of his detractors often argue that Debbie is treated badly by her son Marshall because he’s a blatent mysogynist- which is untrue.
Debbie always wants to appear a a perfect mom in front of the media. Each time I have seen her on TV, her language clearly showed how much she wanted to prove which kind of good and overprotective mom she was towards her first son. The trouble is, many facts dement her statements as well as many people such as Kim and her former husbands and boyfriends witness the contrary.
So many people who used to live with Debbie or who knew her personally can testify how sick her behavior was. Also, which mom would dare suing her own son for a total amount of 12 million dollars and then claim she never intented to sue him, that it was Kim’s fault?
I never intended to sue my son. The lawsuit was my attempt to hold on to my home. I’d given Marshall my trailer to rent when I moved back to Missouri. But Kim fell behind with the payments. I figured I had to sell it to pay the debt, but she wouldn’t let me. She threatened me with a lawyer, so I consulted one myself. Then the whole thing just escalated. The first thing I knew, I swear, was when Marshall rang me and said, ‘Mom, why are you suing me for $10 million?’ I nearly fell over. It was ludicrous. Then word got out and the world saw me as an evil bitch from hell. What mother sues her own son? I was cursed in public, spat at in shopping malls.
Debbie always expected Marshall to apologize. Did I understand well? Yes, Debbie wants Marshall to apologize. For abusing him? For denouncing true facts about Debbie in his lyrics?
Maybe this is precisely where the problem lies: Debbie doesn’t want to admit her fault which is exactly what hurts Marshall so much and maybe the main reason why he doesn’t manage to forgive her:
See what hurts me the most is you won’t admit you was wrong… (Eminem, Cleaning Out My Closet)
Many Eminem fans may think that Eminem doesn’t talk to his mom any more, but it is untrue. No matter how bad their relationship may be, they are both still in touch.
Debbie feels the urge to reconcile with Marshall, she is very conscious that her life may end soon. Despite all that happened between mom and son, Marshall needs to realize the emergency of the situation: his mom may die soon and it is always horrible to cope with the death of relatives without any sign of forgiveness. But Debbie, just one question: Why don’t you admit you were wrong with your son?
If you were honest enough to admit your mistakes, you’d recover the son you pretend to love so much.
The musicians who had a major influence on Marshall Mathers are Ice T, the Beastie Boys, LLCoolJ and Run DMC.
Ice T was Eminem’s first musical influence. When his uncle Ronnie brought Marshall the tape of Ice T’s « Reckless » Marshall was so much impressed with Ice T’s music that he made up the decision to become a rapper :
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Second travel through the mind of a psychopath killer. If you enjoyed « American Psycho part I » in the Devil’s Night album, you won’t miss part II.
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This is big news – so many people have not even heard of RFID yet. This might turn out to be one of the biggest technologies of the next decade.
Wal Mart plans to put them in every single container and shipment – it’s but a matter of time before there is an RFID tag in every product they sell.