1:45 PM
theophrastus commented on Obama Administration Described a Reporter Just Doing His Job as Probable "Aider, Abettor, and/or Co-Conspirator" in a Crime.
theophrastus commented on Obama Administration Described a Reporter Just Doing His Job as Probable "Aider, Abettor, and/or Co-Conspirator" in a Crime.
holycrap. could we get our senators' statements on this? and then could we establish a proper progressive party?
12:16 PM
theophrastus commented on McGinn Leads in New KING-5 Poll.
theophrastus commented on McGinn Leads in New KING-5 Poll.
yes yes, the incumbent leads. but why does Steinbrueck do so much better in this poll than with the Slog's own? cell-phones! sun-spots! that must be it.
(hint: the number to really focus on is "Undecided")
(hint: the number to really focus on is "Undecided")
11:38 AM
theophrastus commented on Seattle Has a Three-Way Mayor's Race.
theophrastus commented on Seattle Has a Three-Way Mayor's Race.
@3's history has a very similar word frequency usage of known press releases from the McGinn campaign. probably just a chance thing, right?
typing of chance, Harrell's a very interesting chap, but no way does he have a 1/5 shot at becoming Seattle's mayor. but then we knew a slog poll would be a bad sampling technique, didn't we?
typing of chance, Harrell's a very interesting chap, but no way does he have a 1/5 shot at becoming Seattle's mayor. but then we knew a slog poll would be a bad sampling technique, didn't we?
9:19 AM
theophrastus commented on Dutch Artist Turns Dead Cat into Remote-Controlled Helicopter.
theophrastus commented on Dutch Artist Turns Dead Cat into Remote-Controlled Helicopter.
not there's any more distressing news in the world, but copter-cat is nearly a year old now... http://boingboing.net/2012/06/06/dead-ca… (ah well, it still plays well in provinces)
9:01 AM
theophrastus commented on America's Epidemic of Toddler-on-Toddler Gun Violence Continues.
theophrastus commented on America's Epidemic of Toddler-on-Toddler Gun Violence Continues.
the slowest and most painful form of evolutionary pressure.
(year:11371 "xyzzyz, i don't think having any deathray projectors in the dome with the clones around is a viable axiom")
(year:11371 "xyzzyz, i don't think having any deathray projectors in the dome with the clones around is a viable axiom")
May 17
theophrastus commented on Dems from 46th District Endorse Murray, Steinbrueck.
theophrastus commented on Dems from 46th District Endorse Murray, Steinbrueck.
"it's a good omen for Murray", but, the exact same show of support for Steinbrueck is...? (unworthy of mention, or so it seems)
May 16
theophrastus commented on Geographic Apostrophe Death.
theophrastus commented on Geographic Apostrophe Death.
theres some linguistic axiom which states something not entirely other than: the more people speak a language the simpler it becomes (in terms of grammar). so three cheers for no extraneous marks, diacritical or otherwise. to hell with case (except to distinguish between polish and Polish). and maybe we should cast out the letter c (now everyone go and read Twains monograph on the improvement of english http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/t… )
May 5
theophrastus commented on Slog Bible Study: Isaiah 34:7.
theophrastus commented on Slog Bible Study: Isaiah 34:7.
@5 because the translators of the king james version didn't know to what animal the hebrew term רְאֵם referred to (never having encountered that reference to a particular type of ox)
they also slapped that odd translation everywhere they found it, so at least they were consistent:
Psalm 22:21 "Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns."
Job. 39:9-10 "Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? 10Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?"
we aren't assuming that there's some significance to the bible that somehow transcends human foibles, are we? nahhh.
they also slapped that odd translation everywhere they found it, so at least they were consistent:
Psalm 22:21 "Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns."
Job. 39:9-10 "Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? 10Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?"
we aren't assuming that there's some significance to the bible that somehow transcends human foibles, are we? nahhh.
Apr 29
theophrastus commented on NBA Committee Rejects Hansen Bid to Purchase Sacramento Kings.
theophrastus commented on NBA Committee Rejects Hansen Bid to Purchase Sacramento Kings.
so you really think it comes down to yet-more bread and circuses for McGinn to be reelected? well... you might be right.
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