Ramblings & ephemera
From Glenn Greenwald’s “A tragic legacy: How a good vs. evil mentality destroyed the Bush presidency” (Salon: 20 June 2007):
One of the principal dangers of vesting power in a leader who is convinced of his own righteousness — who believes that, by virtue of his ascension to political power, he has been called to a [...]
Posted on October 11th, 2008 by Scott Granneman
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From Laura Miller’s “The heretic” (Salon: 25 August 2008):
Still, the mental powers of Bruno and his fellow memory artists seem almost superhuman today. The basic principle, Rowland explains, is simple enough, “to link words with images.” Nevertheless, the structures employed were mind-boggling: vast, elaborate patterns and nested wheels within wheels (like the color wheels used [...]
Posted on September 29th, 2008 by Scott Granneman
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From Salon’s “Religious belief itself is an adaptation“, an interview with Edward O. Wilson:
Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we’re hard-wired to form tribalistic religions. Religion is intensely tribalistic. A devout Christian or Muslim doesn’t say one religion is as good as another. It gives them faith in the particular group [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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Saw the original Dawn of the Dead last night. Still an all-time horror/zombie classic. Gore, humor, satire, thrills, & more.
Setting up Amazon EC2, EBS, S3, & much much more, and it's incredibly fun & interesting.
Sitting with a sleeping baby nestled up next to your side is sure peaceful and pleasant. Especially when he gently squeezes your fingers. :)
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6-yr-old Gabe: "When I was 4, I hit my head and got a big goose egg on my forehead. I couldn't cuss because I didn't know my cusses."
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Goddammit. My Mom's in the hospital with pneumonia. And gout. And she still hasn't met baby Finn. This sucks.
Me: Getting Gabe ready is like herding cats. 6-yr-old Gabe: Scott, I do NOT hurt cats.
Me: Getting Gabr
God, I hate Java applets. Dear developers: 6 yr olds just want to play your stupid games, not have to deal with slow, buggy browser applets!
6-yr-old Gabe sings: "Scotty the very dumb reindeer ..." The metrics are correct!
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