tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post2955015336289499654..comments2024-03-17T08:27:53.658-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: The Weakest LinkJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-89206903008580669052012-12-09T14:09:36.401-06:002012-12-09T14:09:36.401-06:00"Universal education is the most corroding an..."Universal education is the most corroding and disintegrating poison that liberalism has ever invented for its own destruction."<br /> Adolf Hitler<br />Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/adolf_hitler_2.html#c9aGz4Z0oSLkqTXQ.99<br /><br />This quote and another similar one, which I cannot locate, haunt me as I look at our educational systems. Valid? Invalid? <br />LadyCrackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097015665837379654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83589611388143178942012-12-09T14:08:11.521-06:002012-12-09T14:08:11.521-06:00"Universal education is the most corroding an..."Universal education is the most corroding and disintegrating poison that liberalism has ever invented for its own destruction."<br />Adolf Hitler<br />Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/adolf_hitler_2.html#c9aGz4Z0oSLkqTXQ.99<br /><br />This quote and another similar one, which I cannot locate, haunt me as I look at our educational systems. Valid? Invalid? <br /> <br />LadyCrackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097015665837379654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-31620671872020210982012-11-29T12:17:13.742-06:002012-11-29T12:17:13.742-06:00Bill Waterson broke my heart when he retired...Bill Waterson broke my heart when he retired...squatlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041016017342355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-71838762885664161912012-11-27T09:02:22.774-06:002012-11-27T09:02:22.774-06:00I'd sign that one, Linnea. More than once I&#...I'd sign that one, Linnea. More than once I've had to contain myself at work while taking my 5-minute pause to read SKS...Racuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778633172431874703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-50434301052204466632012-11-24T00:50:35.896-06:002012-11-24T00:50:35.896-06:00So glad I wasn't drinking...
"Texas lead...So glad I wasn't drinking...<br /><br />"Texas leads the way with over a hundred and ten thousand signatures – most of which are from people in the other forty-nine states. Ouch."A Forest Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756241855508078576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-18861875475037003992012-11-22T08:46:44.617-06:002012-11-22T08:46:44.617-06:00And don't forget Pogo.
We have met the enemy a...And don't forget Pogo.<br />We have met the enemy and he is us.wlstarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170024789406711680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16976288784850676842012-11-22T07:40:13.601-06:002012-11-22T07:40:13.601-06:00Like a friend of mine liked to say, it's no us...Like a friend of mine liked to say, it's no use arguing with an idiot -- they drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.Renshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044782669297531020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-91542899330203430502012-11-21T08:44:46.640-06:002012-11-21T08:44:46.640-06:00"it seems to me that a lot of the people late..."it seems to me that a lot of the people lately are, well, idiots."<br /><br />Saw one yesterday, with a bumpersticker that reads "O-Gone, in 2013."<br /><br />'Nuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-74594775818912051322012-11-21T08:31:41.782-06:002012-11-21T08:31:41.782-06:00I'm Canadian so I'm asking you, my friends...I'm Canadian so I'm asking you, my friends to the South..petition to have John McCain gagged. Please get him off the airwaves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-66352502826019685942012-11-20T10:39:27.349-06:002012-11-20T10:39:27.349-06:00There's a screenshot, at least: http://wonkett...There's a screenshot, at least: http://wonkette.com/489870/petition-to-punch-grover-norquist-in-dick-removed-from-white-house-petition-siteJMochanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-69339573469096311812012-11-19T20:40:30.085-06:002012-11-19T20:40:30.085-06:00The worst part is knowing that my parents will bla...The worst part is knowing that my parents will blame themselves for sending me to math camp in 1987.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-61830262410568530882012-11-19T17:22:51.120-06:002012-11-19T17:22:51.120-06:00Very perceptive of you Jay. Or, as we used to say ...Very perceptive of you Jay. Or, as we used to say in the USMC - "Good initiative. Poor judgement." <br /><br />Don't wait up for the knock on the door; 4:00 AM is the optimum time to take you away. I hope you like your living space cold, damp and very brightly lit. You get used to the 95 dB crying baby soundtrack, as you slowly go deaf and mad. They might even let you keep your underwear when they strip you. But, you'll forget the concepts of modesty and humility as your hunger grows. <br /><br />All that due to being a little too smart on a blog comment. Thanks Jim, got another one. - Tommy DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-72189727205784989932012-11-19T16:39:05.409-06:002012-11-19T16:39:05.409-06:00I think of the U.S. right now as being "1984&...I think of the U.S. right now as being "1984" meets "Max Headroom" meets "Idiocracy."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-34860933365396200482012-11-19T16:35:11.351-06:002012-11-19T16:35:11.351-06:00Ack! Ack!Ack! Ack!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-3740758292826661962012-11-19T09:53:36.797-06:002012-11-19T09:53:36.797-06:00The math one is actually kind of dangerous. No, r...The math one is actually kind of dangerous. No, really.<br /><br />All modern cryptography depends on our inability to factor large numbers. If you can figure out a way to do that, you can separate the message from the encryption key in any encrypted message. If that method goes public, modern banking suddenly collapses and secure military communications can be retroactively decrypted.<br /><br />I don't know if the NSA has figured out how to factor large numbers, but if they haven't it's not for lack of trying. Ditto CIA, MI5, and foreign equivalents everywhere. Thankfully anyone smart enough to solve the problem is also smart enough to shut up.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-19529077093489485532012-11-19T07:42:28.354-06:002012-11-19T07:42:28.354-06:00Check out the movie Idiocracy. I swear that's...Check out the movie Idiocracy. I swear that's where we're headed.Greg - ETC(SW) USN Retirednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-91887972997016116522012-11-18T20:12:40.237-06:002012-11-18T20:12:40.237-06:00I was just considering the petition site's use...I was just considering the petition site's use as a 'pointer' towards the more potentially dangerous nuttiness, and those involved. I don't know how possible that is, though Jim might know. Not sure I really like the idea, but some of my past experiences with conspiracy nuts makes me hope so.Wulfbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874890385688018864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-90190568740962461592012-11-18T18:53:49.392-06:002012-11-18T18:53:49.392-06:00We the people demand that President Obama declare ...We the people demand that President Obama declare Jim Wright to be wrong and admit that the Calvin & Hobbes snow sculpture comics were....<br /><br />/yeah, yeah, I know... this makes me an "idiot"Virtualchoirboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599436863267379117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-11879578428221147192012-11-18T18:43:25.522-06:002012-11-18T18:43:25.522-06:00Interesting that Texas (and others) want out, but ...Interesting that Texas (and others) want out, but Puerto Rico wants in (from the referendum on November 6). It's a little more complicated than that, but basically they prefer statehood to the other alternatives. Though there is no "secession" or "being kicked out" alternative that I've heard of that is constitutional, it is interesting to contemplate the reasons for those who want out versus those who want in. (Evidently, the biggest reason is so they can vote in Presidential elections while those who want out weren't satisfied with the results when they COULD vote in those elections.)Sam Hobbshttp://www.sorrydonthaveurl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-70719364586304120032012-11-18T15:20:50.404-06:002012-11-18T15:20:50.404-06:00In this week's "Wait Wait Don't Tell ...In this week's "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me", Peter Sagal recounted a recent genetics study about the growth of increasing stupidity in the human population. It appears that as we evolve as a race, our increasingly more benign environment permits stupid people to survive and breed more stupid people. <br /><br />Or as Sagal put it "Generation after generation, we're getting dumber, which weirdly means that as we evolve, fewer and fewer people will believe in evolution." and "In pre-history, if you were born stupid or reckless you'd get eaten, or you would starve. Now, you get to host "The Apprentice." <br /><br />More people getting dumber explains how 'We the People' elect Tea Party lunatics for public office; consider FNC a legitimate news source; and believe in faith and superstition over facts, science and empirical evidence. Tommy DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-2758587353600392892012-11-18T14:51:43.577-06:002012-11-18T14:51:43.577-06:00Is it wrong to think that Calvin's mom is hott...Is it wrong to think that Calvin's mom is hotter than Sarah Palin? Well, more realistically drawn at least. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-56577096563123457342012-11-18T11:47:26.262-06:002012-11-18T11:47:26.262-06:00"Calvin and Hobbes" was indeed the best ..."Calvin and Hobbes" was indeed the best comic ever. You are fortunate in your choice of wife and that she did not consider you a "Calvin". <br /><br />And I applaud your fortitude, obviously a former employee of Daddy DIRNSA would be one of the few who could wrangle through all those petitions. Bt hey, what's with not wanting every judge to be Sylvester Stallone as Judge Dredd? What could possibly go wrong...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83902750133487926402012-11-18T10:06:21.698-06:002012-11-18T10:06:21.698-06:00Now folks, you know that even former intel ppl can...Now folks, you know that even former intel ppl can't talk about their work. Personally, as far as conspiracy theories, I think government spokespeople should be not just allowed but encouraged to come right out and say "Dude, I think you are f'ing nuts to even ask a stupid debunked conspiracy question like that." As for the military spokes-officers? Side-arms with live ammo at press conferences, weed out the low end of the gene pool, enuf said. The hard-core conspiracy nuts would *still* say that is neither a confirmation nor a denial, but the rest of us would get it. (For those of you who may think I am at all serious about this, No, but it makes a nice weekend fantasy. Especially with respect to Fox and Breitbart's crew.) *grin*Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01835584492326180042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-64972056695983073302012-11-17T21:34:19.977-06:002012-11-17T21:34:19.977-06:00You, sir, are on fire. More brilliance. I'm ...You, sir, are on fire. More brilliance. I'm sharing this one too.Aragon64https://www.blogger.com/profile/09168378865414859748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-76066757646847826262012-11-17T20:34:44.311-06:002012-11-17T20:34:44.311-06:00Good point there, hedgewytch, I wouldn't be su...Good point there, hedgewytch, I wouldn't be surprised if intel is gathered to a degree from there. Have an intel opinion on that, Jim?Wulfbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874890385688018864noreply@blogger.com