Jun. 28th, 2010

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People believe lies.  Even after the lies are revealed, most people continue to believe the false version over the true version.  This is a severe problem because it means that whatever gets into the news will be believed by almost everyone, forever, even if it was unsubstantiated or deliberately falsified.  No amount of retraction can fix it.  Here's an example regarding distorted emails about climate change.  Ethical journalism is rapidly giving way to "print whatever will make money."  That's a disaster.
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People believe lies.  Even after the lies are revealed, most people continue to believe the false version over the true version.  This is a severe problem because it means that whatever gets into the news will be believed by almost everyone, forever, even if it was unsubstantiated or deliberately falsified.  No amount of retraction can fix it.  Here's an example regarding distorted emails about climate change.  Ethical journalism is rapidly giving way to "print whatever will make money."  That's a disaster.
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People believe lies.  Even after the lies are revealed, most people continue to believe the false version over the true version.  This is a severe problem because it means that whatever gets into the news will be believed by almost everyone, forever, even if it was unsubstantiated or deliberately falsified.  No amount of retraction can fix it.  Here's an example regarding distorted emails about climate change.  Ethical journalism is rapidly giving way to "print whatever will make money."  That's a disaster.
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People believe lies.  Even after the lies are revealed, most people continue to believe the false version over the true version.  This is a severe problem because it means that whatever gets into the news will be believed by almost everyone, forever, even if it was unsubstantiated or deliberately falsified.  No amount of retraction can fix it.  Here's an example regarding distorted emails about climate change.  Ethical journalism is rapidly giving way to "print whatever will make money."  That's a disaster.
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Some of you may have heard that Isaac Bonewits is in declining health.  Phaedra Bonewits has a discussion going on the "Isaac and Phaedra Bonewits" page on FaceBook, inviting people to share their favorite memories of Isaac.  Here are mine.

When I went to the Pagan Summit, I met both Isaac and Phaedra. I have two delightful memories of Isaac from that event:

The first gathering, as people were showing up, I pulled out a few books and asked the authors to sign them. One I'd brought for Isaac was Authentic Thaumaturgy, which is a roleplaying guidebook. Isaac signed it ... and then ran around the room showing it to people, so they could see his gaming book in comparison to all the straight-up Pagan stuff he'd written. It was just so cute.

Later on, over lunch, Isaac buttonholed me to read an essay about cats against literacy. It was so funny, I had to put my lunch down because I was laughing too hard to eat. At the time I was editing PanGaia, so I asked him to type the thing up and submit it, and it was published there.

Of all the Pagan scholars I know, Isaac is among the smartest -- and the funniest. I treasure the memories.
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Some of you may have heard that Isaac Bonewits is in declining health.  Phaedra Bonewits has a discussion going on the "Isaac and Phaedra Bonewits" page on FaceBook, inviting people to share their favorite memories of Isaac.  Here are mine.

When I went to the Pagan Summit, I met both Isaac and Phaedra. I have two delightful memories of Isaac from that event:

The first gathering, as people were showing up, I pulled out a few books and asked the authors to sign them. One I'd brought for Isaac was Authentic Thaumaturgy, which is a roleplaying guidebook. Isaac signed it ... and then ran around the room showing it to people, so they could see his gaming book in comparison to all the straight-up Pagan stuff he'd written. It was just so cute.

Later on, over lunch, Isaac buttonholed me to read an essay about cats against literacy. It was so funny, I had to put my lunch down because I was laughing too hard to eat. At the time I was editing PanGaia, so I asked him to type the thing up and submit it, and it was published there.

Of all the Pagan scholars I know, Isaac is among the smartest -- and the funniest. I treasure the memories.
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Some of you may have heard that Isaac Bonewits is in declining health.  Phaedra Bonewits has a discussion going on the "Isaac and Phaedra Bonewits" page on FaceBook, inviting people to share their favorite memories of Isaac.  Here are mine.

When I went to the Pagan Summit, I met both Isaac and Phaedra. I have two delightful memories of Isaac from that event:

The first gathering, as people were showing up, I pulled out a few books and asked the authors to sign them. One I'd brought for Isaac was Authentic Thaumaturgy, which is a roleplaying guidebook. Isaac signed it ... and then ran around the room showing it to people, so they could see his gaming book in comparison to all the straight-up Pagan stuff he'd written. It was just so cute.

Later on, over lunch, Isaac buttonholed me to read an essay about cats against literacy. It was so funny, I had to put my lunch down because I was laughing too hard to eat. At the time I was editing PanGaia, so I asked him to type the thing up and submit it, and it was published there.

Of all the Pagan scholars I know, Isaac is among the smartest -- and the funniest. I treasure the memories.
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Some of you may have heard that Isaac Bonewits is in declining health.  Phaedra Bonewits has a discussion going on the "Isaac and Phaedra Bonewits" page on FaceBook, inviting people to share their favorite memories of Isaac.  Here are mine.

When I went to the Pagan Summit, I met both Isaac and Phaedra. I have two delightful memories of Isaac from that event:

The first gathering, as people were showing up, I pulled out a few books and asked the authors to sign them. One I'd brought for Isaac was Authentic Thaumaturgy, which is a roleplaying guidebook. Isaac signed it ... and then ran around the room showing it to people, so they could see his gaming book in comparison to all the straight-up Pagan stuff he'd written. It was just so cute.

Later on, over lunch, Isaac buttonholed me to read an essay about cats against literacy. It was so funny, I had to put my lunch down because I was laughing too hard to eat. At the time I was editing PanGaia, so I asked him to type the thing up and submit it, and it was published there.

Of all the Pagan scholars I know, Isaac is among the smartest -- and the funniest. I treasure the memories.
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BP deliberately chose to scrimp on safety precautions so as to pocket more money, thus causing the oil leak which is still pouring oil into the Gulf. Here's a close look at how the oil slick is harming people who live in affected coastal areas. These are real human beings whose lives have been shattered by this corporation's misbehavior.  If the pattern here holds true, as with other disasters, a significant number of people will commit suicide.  Those deaths will also be BP's fault, in addition to the employees who were killed in the original explosion.  The company continues to consider its profits more important than the environment (on which everyone's survival depends) or human lives.  This is unacceptable.
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BP deliberately chose to scrimp on safety precautions so as to pocket more money, thus causing the oil leak which is still pouring oil into the Gulf. Here's a close look at how the oil slick is harming people who live in affected coastal areas. These are real human beings whose lives have been shattered by this corporation's misbehavior.  If the pattern here holds true, as with other disasters, a significant number of people will commit suicide.  Those deaths will also be BP's fault, in addition to the employees who were killed in the original explosion.  The company continues to consider its profits more important than the environment (on which everyone's survival depends) or human lives.  This is unacceptable.
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BP deliberately chose to scrimp on safety precautions so as to pocket more money, thus causing the oil leak which is still pouring oil into the Gulf. Here's a close look at how the oil slick is harming people who live in affected coastal areas. These are real human beings whose lives have been shattered by this corporation's misbehavior.  If the pattern here holds true, as with other disasters, a significant number of people will commit suicide.  Those deaths will also be BP's fault, in addition to the employees who were killed in the original explosion.  The company continues to consider its profits more important than the environment (on which everyone's survival depends) or human lives.  This is unacceptable.
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BP deliberately chose to scrimp on safety precautions so as to pocket more money, thus causing the oil leak which is still pouring oil into the Gulf. Here's a close look at how the oil slick is harming people who live in affected coastal areas. These are real human beings whose lives have been shattered by this corporation's misbehavior.  If the pattern here holds true, as with other disasters, a significant number of people will commit suicide.  Those deaths will also be BP's fault, in addition to the employees who were killed in the original explosion.  The company continues to consider its profits more important than the environment (on which everyone's survival depends) or human lives.  This is unacceptable.
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BP is involved with a lot more than just gasoline.  Here is a list of products made from petroleum.

What can you do about this?  Choose to buy products NOT made from petroleum.  Look at that list again and then consider which items have competing versions made from something else.  For example ...
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BP is involved with a lot more than just gasoline.  Here is a list of products made from petroleum.

What can you do about this?  Choose to buy products NOT made from petroleum.  Look at that list again and then consider which items have competing versions made from something else.  For example ...
ExpandRead more... )
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BP is involved with a lot more than just gasoline.  Here is a list of products made from petroleum.

What can you do about this?  Choose to buy products NOT made from petroleum.  Look at that list again and then consider which items have competing versions made from something else.  For example ...
ExpandRead more... )
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BP is involved with a lot more than just gasoline.  Here is a list of products made from petroleum.

What can you do about this?  Choose to buy products NOT made from petroleum.  Look at that list again and then consider which items have competing versions made from something else.  For example ...
ExpandRead more... )
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My partner Doug tipped me to this gem:

Bobby McFerrin, doing The Wizard of Oz

There are some subtle bits of sociodynamic humor in there, too, if you know what to look for.
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My partner Doug tipped me to this gem:

Bobby McFerrin, doing The Wizard of Oz

There are some subtle bits of sociodynamic humor in there, too, if you know what to look for.
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My partner Doug tipped me to this gem:

Bobby McFerrin, doing The Wizard of Oz

There are some subtle bits of sociodynamic humor in there, too, if you know what to look for.
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My partner Doug tipped me to this gem:

Bobby McFerrin, doing The Wizard of Oz

There are some subtle bits of sociodynamic humor in there, too, if you know what to look for.
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These are some posts from the later part of last week, in case you missed them:
"In Defense of the Story"
"Saving LJ"
"Meanings and Pronunciations"
"Master List of Interview Questions for Writers"
"The First of the Great Ring Cities"
"Checking the Rain"
"Civility in Blogging"
"Dealing with Homelessness"

As our air conditioning continues to be nonfunctional, I am still not getting as much work done as I would like.  Our houseguests regrettably had to leave early for reasons related to the high temperature of the house, but we had a delightful visit while they were here.

Currently open epic is "A Periodic Table of Elementals" for which Magnesium and Aluminum still need to be written.  Some time when I am not melted.

Four of the five Llewellyn articles due in mid-July have been drafted and polished.  During the almost-a-day when cold air came out of the wheezing, shuddering hunk of junk I did manage to start the next Llewellyn article, on spices for wild game.

Black raspberries are almost done, and mulberries are still going.  Blackberries are turning colors, not quite ripe yet though.  Not much time or energy to pick, and it keeps raining and sweltering.
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These are some posts from the later part of last week, in case you missed them:
"In Defense of the Story"
"Saving LJ"
"Meanings and Pronunciations"
"Master List of Interview Questions for Writers"
"The First of the Great Ring Cities"
"Checking the Rain"
"Civility in Blogging"
"Dealing with Homelessness"

As our air conditioning continues to be nonfunctional, I am still not getting as much work done as I would like.  Our houseguests regrettably had to leave early for reasons related to the high temperature of the house, but we had a delightful visit while they were here.

Currently open epic is "A Periodic Table of Elementals" for which Magnesium and Aluminum still need to be written.  Some time when I am not melted.

Four of the five Llewellyn articles due in mid-July have been drafted and polished.  During the almost-a-day when cold air came out of the wheezing, shuddering hunk of junk I did manage to start the next Llewellyn article, on spices for wild game.

Black raspberries are almost done, and mulberries are still going.  Blackberries are turning colors, not quite ripe yet though.  Not much time or energy to pick, and it keeps raining and sweltering.
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These are some posts from the later part of last week, in case you missed them:
"In Defense of the Story"
"Saving LJ"
"Meanings and Pronunciations"
"Master List of Interview Questions for Writers"
"The First of the Great Ring Cities"
"Checking the Rain"
"Civility in Blogging"
"Dealing with Homelessness"

As our air conditioning continues to be nonfunctional, I am still not getting as much work done as I would like.  Our houseguests regrettably had to leave early for reasons related to the high temperature of the house, but we had a delightful visit while they were here.

Currently open epic is "A Periodic Table of Elementals" for which Magnesium and Aluminum still need to be written.  Some time when I am not melted.

Four of the five Llewellyn articles due in mid-July have been drafted and polished.  During the almost-a-day when cold air came out of the wheezing, shuddering hunk of junk I did manage to start the next Llewellyn article, on spices for wild game.

Black raspberries are almost done, and mulberries are still going.  Blackberries are turning colors, not quite ripe yet though.  Not much time or energy to pick, and it keeps raining and sweltering.
ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
These are some posts from the later part of last week, in case you missed them:
"In Defense of the Story"
"Saving LJ"
"Meanings and Pronunciations"
"Master List of Interview Questions for Writers"
"The First of the Great Ring Cities"
"Checking the Rain"
"Civility in Blogging"
"Dealing with Homelessness"

As our air conditioning continues to be nonfunctional, I am still not getting as much work done as I would like.  Our houseguests regrettably had to leave early for reasons related to the high temperature of the house, but we had a delightful visit while they were here.

Currently open epic is "A Periodic Table of Elementals" for which Magnesium and Aluminum still need to be written.  Some time when I am not melted.

Four of the five Llewellyn articles due in mid-July have been drafted and polished.  During the almost-a-day when cold air came out of the wheezing, shuddering hunk of junk I did manage to start the next Llewellyn article, on spices for wild game.

Black raspberries are almost done, and mulberries are still going.  Blackberries are turning colors, not quite ripe yet though.  Not much time or energy to pick, and it keeps raining and sweltering.
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Here is an article exploring whether or not it is safe to swim in the Gulf of Mexico anymore. Also, much of the area has been or will be closed to fishing, although economic and social pressures incline people to keep waters open as much as possible, rather than close down with a wide safety margin.

Is it safe? No. You might want it to be safe, but the water is full of chemicals and hydrocarbons, not all of them necessarily obvious. Because the Gulf is big and fluid, the contamination zone spreads over a wide area but is not consistent. There may be visible oil in an area one day, and not the next. But once a place has been hit by the oil and dispersants, toxic chemicals will remain. Think about a runoff pond next to a gas station. You wouldn't drink out of that, or fish out of it, or swim in it, because all the crud from the parking lot is running down there. Same with the Gulf, only a whole lot worse. Don't put too much stock in the news, and don't let your desire for fun at the beach run away with you. Pay attention to your nose and your survival instincts.

Will the government/BP/etc. clean up the mess adequately? No. After all, these are the people who allowed the carnage in the first place. Not even the wildlife and nature organizations, whose heart is in the right place, can do a perfect job of cleanup. Our ability to harm the world exceeds our ability and willingness to undo the damage. The most obvious signs may be removed, which is helpful, but some always remains behind. Marshes hit by the Exxon Valdez spill years ago still have oil in them; if you pick up a handful of mud and squeeze it over the water, you'll see rainbows.

Some official sources will say it's safe; others will say the opposite. This always happens in case of oil slicks and other chemical disasters. Nobody ever wants to admit that things are as bad as they are, and they don't want to pay for the consequences, so they either delude themselves or just lie outright. If you want to be actually safe, however, you err on the side of caution, you give that a wide safety margin, and you do not trust people who are paid to soothe you. 10 or 20 years down the line, the data will pile up and point back to this, which is about how long it usually takes for the preponderance of data from the damage to add up. Just skip the bullshit and admit that we poisoned the Gulf, and stay out of it. Don't swim in it, don't go near it without protective gear, and don't eat out of it.

Check back after a decade or two and see if there seem to be areas that are clean with abundant healthy wildlife in them. If there are, those areas are worth considering as possible swimming or fishing sites. If not, keep checking back every decade or so. Also make sure you remind younger folks, who might not remember this, that the Gulf was contaminated and should not be considered safe without very careful investigation. 
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Here is an article exploring whether or not it is safe to swim in the Gulf of Mexico anymore. Also, much of the area has been or will be closed to fishing, although economic and social pressures incline people to keep waters open as much as possible, rather than close down with a wide safety margin.

Is it safe? No. You might want it to be safe, but the water is full of chemicals and hydrocarbons, not all of them necessarily obvious. Because the Gulf is big and fluid, the contamination zone spreads over a wide area but is not consistent. There may be visible oil in an area one day, and not the next. But once a place has been hit by the oil and dispersants, toxic chemicals will remain. Think about a runoff pond next to a gas station. You wouldn't drink out of that, or fish out of it, or swim in it, because all the crud from the parking lot is running down there. Same with the Gulf, only a whole lot worse. Don't put too much stock in the news, and don't let your desire for fun at the beach run away with you. Pay attention to your nose and your survival instincts.

Will the government/BP/etc. clean up the mess adequately? No. After all, these are the people who allowed the carnage in the first place. Not even the wildlife and nature organizations, whose heart is in the right place, can do a perfect job of cleanup. Our ability to harm the world exceeds our ability and willingness to undo the damage. The most obvious signs may be removed, which is helpful, but some always remains behind. Marshes hit by the Exxon Valdez spill years ago still have oil in them; if you pick up a handful of mud and squeeze it over the water, you'll see rainbows.

Some official sources will say it's safe; others will say the opposite. This always happens in case of oil slicks and other chemical disasters. Nobody ever wants to admit that things are as bad as they are, and they don't want to pay for the consequences, so they either delude themselves or just lie outright. If you want to be actually safe, however, you err on the side of caution, you give that a wide safety margin, and you do not trust people who are paid to soothe you. 10 or 20 years down the line, the data will pile up and point back to this, which is about how long it usually takes for the preponderance of data from the damage to add up. Just skip the bullshit and admit that we poisoned the Gulf, and stay out of it. Don't swim in it, don't go near it without protective gear, and don't eat out of it.

Check back after a decade or two and see if there seem to be areas that are clean with abundant healthy wildlife in them. If there are, those areas are worth considering as possible swimming or fishing sites. If not, keep checking back every decade or so. Also make sure you remind younger folks, who might not remember this, that the Gulf was contaminated and should not be considered safe without very careful investigation. 
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Here is an article exploring whether or not it is safe to swim in the Gulf of Mexico anymore. Also, much of the area has been or will be closed to fishing, although economic and social pressures incline people to keep waters open as much as possible, rather than close down with a wide safety margin.

Is it safe? No. You might want it to be safe, but the water is full of chemicals and hydrocarbons, not all of them necessarily obvious. Because the Gulf is big and fluid, the contamination zone spreads over a wide area but is not consistent. There may be visible oil in an area one day, and not the next. But once a place has been hit by the oil and dispersants, toxic chemicals will remain. Think about a runoff pond next to a gas station. You wouldn't drink out of that, or fish out of it, or swim in it, because all the crud from the parking lot is running down there. Same with the Gulf, only a whole lot worse. Don't put too much stock in the news, and don't let your desire for fun at the beach run away with you. Pay attention to your nose and your survival instincts.

Will the government/BP/etc. clean up the mess adequately? No. After all, these are the people who allowed the carnage in the first place. Not even the wildlife and nature organizations, whose heart is in the right place, can do a perfect job of cleanup. Our ability to harm the world exceeds our ability and willingness to undo the damage. The most obvious signs may be removed, which is helpful, but some always remains behind. Marshes hit by the Exxon Valdez spill years ago still have oil in them; if you pick up a handful of mud and squeeze it over the water, you'll see rainbows.

Some official sources will say it's safe; others will say the opposite. This always happens in case of oil slicks and other chemical disasters. Nobody ever wants to admit that things are as bad as they are, and they don't want to pay for the consequences, so they either delude themselves or just lie outright. If you want to be actually safe, however, you err on the side of caution, you give that a wide safety margin, and you do not trust people who are paid to soothe you. 10 or 20 years down the line, the data will pile up and point back to this, which is about how long it usually takes for the preponderance of data from the damage to add up. Just skip the bullshit and admit that we poisoned the Gulf, and stay out of it. Don't swim in it, don't go near it without protective gear, and don't eat out of it.

Check back after a decade or two and see if there seem to be areas that are clean with abundant healthy wildlife in them. If there are, those areas are worth considering as possible swimming or fishing sites. If not, keep checking back every decade or so. Also make sure you remind younger folks, who might not remember this, that the Gulf was contaminated and should not be considered safe without very careful investigation. 
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Here is an article exploring whether or not it is safe to swim in the Gulf of Mexico anymore. Also, much of the area has been or will be closed to fishing, although economic and social pressures incline people to keep waters open as much as possible, rather than close down with a wide safety margin.

Is it safe? No. You might want it to be safe, but the water is full of chemicals and hydrocarbons, not all of them necessarily obvious. Because the Gulf is big and fluid, the contamination zone spreads over a wide area but is not consistent. There may be visible oil in an area one day, and not the next. But once a place has been hit by the oil and dispersants, toxic chemicals will remain. Think about a runoff pond next to a gas station. You wouldn't drink out of that, or fish out of it, or swim in it, because all the crud from the parking lot is running down there. Same with the Gulf, only a whole lot worse. Don't put too much stock in the news, and don't let your desire for fun at the beach run away with you. Pay attention to your nose and your survival instincts.

Will the government/BP/etc. clean up the mess adequately? No. After all, these are the people who allowed the carnage in the first place. Not even the wildlife and nature organizations, whose heart is in the right place, can do a perfect job of cleanup. Our ability to harm the world exceeds our ability and willingness to undo the damage. The most obvious signs may be removed, which is helpful, but some always remains behind. Marshes hit by the Exxon Valdez spill years ago still have oil in them; if you pick up a handful of mud and squeeze it over the water, you'll see rainbows.

Some official sources will say it's safe; others will say the opposite. This always happens in case of oil slicks and other chemical disasters. Nobody ever wants to admit that things are as bad as they are, and they don't want to pay for the consequences, so they either delude themselves or just lie outright. If you want to be actually safe, however, you err on the side of caution, you give that a wide safety margin, and you do not trust people who are paid to soothe you. 10 or 20 years down the line, the data will pile up and point back to this, which is about how long it usually takes for the preponderance of data from the damage to add up. Just skip the bullshit and admit that we poisoned the Gulf, and stay out of it. Don't swim in it, don't go near it without protective gear, and don't eat out of it.

Check back after a decade or two and see if there seem to be areas that are clean with abundant healthy wildlife in them. If there are, those areas are worth considering as possible swimming or fishing sites. If not, keep checking back every decade or so. Also make sure you remind younger folks, who might not remember this, that the Gulf was contaminated and should not be considered safe without very careful investigation. 
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[livejournal.com profile] haikujaguar has posted about her recent activities and the conclusion of the "Think, Think!" (aka Engineer Elf) painting.
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[livejournal.com profile] haikujaguar has posted about her recent activities and the conclusion of the "Think, Think!" (aka Engineer Elf) painting.
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[livejournal.com profile] haikujaguar has posted about her recent activities and the conclusion of the "Think, Think!" (aka Engineer Elf) painting.
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[livejournal.com profile] haikujaguar has posted about her recent activities and the conclusion of the "Think, Think!" (aka Engineer Elf) painting.
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... both physical and psychological, with input from previous spills.
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... both physical and psychological, with input from previous spills.
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... both physical and psychological, with input from previous spills.
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... both physical and psychological, with input from previous spills.
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I was amused by the results of this meme quiz...



You Are Lightning



Beautiful yet dangerous

People will stop and watch you when you appear
Even though you're capable of random violence

You are best known for: your power
Your dominant state: performing




... because, back in college, a good friend described me as "bottled lightning ... loosely bottled lightning."
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I was amused by the results of this meme quiz...



You Are Lightning



Beautiful yet dangerous

People will stop and watch you when you appear
Even though you're capable of random violence

You are best known for: your power
Your dominant state: performing




... because, back in college, a good friend described me as "bottled lightning ... loosely bottled lightning."
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I was amused by the results of this meme quiz...



You Are Lightning



Beautiful yet dangerous

People will stop and watch you when you appear
Even though you're capable of random violence

You are best known for: your power
Your dominant state: performing




... because, back in college, a good friend described me as "bottled lightning ... loosely bottled lightning."
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I was amused by the results of this meme quiz...



You Are Lightning



Beautiful yet dangerous

People will stop and watch you when you appear
Even though you're capable of random violence

You are best known for: your power
Your dominant state: performing




... because, back in college, a good friend described me as "bottled lightning ... loosely bottled lightning."
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This essay looks at how race shapes character in The Last Airbender cartoon vs. the freshly whitewashed movie.

I'm still waiting to see famous white characters remade as people of color, by the way.
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This essay looks at how race shapes character in The Last Airbender cartoon vs. the freshly whitewashed movie.

I'm still waiting to see famous white characters remade as people of color, by the way.
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This essay looks at how race shapes character in The Last Airbender cartoon vs. the freshly whitewashed movie.

I'm still waiting to see famous white characters remade as people of color, by the way.
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This essay looks at how race shapes character in The Last Airbender cartoon vs. the freshly whitewashed movie.

I'm still waiting to see famous white characters remade as people of color, by the way.
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You know, if a NEO comes through this blind spot and punches into the Earth and demolishes 90+ percent of the biosphere again, this time we will have deserved it.  Because you know what?  While you are worried about the pipsqueak human enemies on this planet, you have willfully turned your back on the galactic shooting gallery, which has a LOT more firepower.  If you are really that worried about someone seeing your military satellites, at least assign someone inside the military to cover that patch of sky rather than leave us completely blind there.
ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
You know, if a NEO comes through this blind spot and punches into the Earth and demolishes 90+ percent of the biosphere again, this time we will have deserved it.  Because you know what?  While you are worried about the pipsqueak human enemies on this planet, you have willfully turned your back on the galactic shooting gallery, which has a LOT more firepower.  If you are really that worried about someone seeing your military satellites, at least assign someone inside the military to cover that patch of sky rather than leave us completely blind there.
ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
You know, if a NEO comes through this blind spot and punches into the Earth and demolishes 90+ percent of the biosphere again, this time we will have deserved it.  Because you know what?  While you are worried about the pipsqueak human enemies on this planet, you have willfully turned your back on the galactic shooting gallery, which has a LOT more firepower.  If you are really that worried about someone seeing your military satellites, at least assign someone inside the military to cover that patch of sky rather than leave us completely blind there.
ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
You know, if a NEO comes through this blind spot and punches into the Earth and demolishes 90+ percent of the biosphere again, this time we will have deserved it.  Because you know what?  While you are worried about the pipsqueak human enemies on this planet, you have willfully turned your back on the galactic shooting gallery, which has a LOT more firepower.  If you are really that worried about someone seeing your military satellites, at least assign someone inside the military to cover that patch of sky rather than leave us completely blind there.
ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
Six graphs show what's wrong and when it changed, with discussion as to why.
ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
Six graphs show what's wrong and when it changed, with discussion as to why.
ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
Six graphs show what's wrong and when it changed, with discussion as to why.
ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
Six graphs show what's wrong and when it changed, with discussion as to why.

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