Last thread on trolls
The goal of trolls? To take over a thread and ultimately a blog, and get everyone to dance to your tune. The technique? Have a feed and jump on the thread immediately, setting the tone and the topic. If at … Continue reading →
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On the topic of trolls
I’m on vacation for a few more days, and am unusually busy–having fun. A novel idea. Therefore my access to computers is far more limited than usual. For example, yesterday I hardly saw a computer at all except to post … Continue reading →
Bush in Iraq
And speaking of propaganda, Bush’s visit to Iraq is a nice piece of it. The quote I like the best: I’ve come to not only look you in the eye. I’ve also come to tell you that when America gives … Continue reading →
Roundup
Every now and then I do some linking. Now seems to be one of those times: (1) At the news of Zarqawi’s untimely demise, many in the blogosphere (including myself) reached towards “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” for inspiration. … Continue reading →
Seattle innovations: storms in the produce section
Yesterday I was in a large Asian grocery store in Seattle. When I say large, I mean mega-supermarket size. About a hundred types of soy sauce, fifty of tofu–oh, perhaps that’s hyperbole, but definitely many more than I’ve ever seen … Continue reading →
Seattle: observations from the green city
I’ve barely scratched the surface of the Seattle experience, but I already have the following observations: Seattle is indeed a very green city. It’s not only green in the literal sense, because of all the rain, but in the political … Continue reading →
Oh, Canada!–the arrests
Varifrank has a good roundup and summary of news about the Canadian explosives arrests. The situation was potentially explosive in more ways than one. As Varifrank points out, not only was the alleged network international in scope, not only did … Continue reading →
Arrival
Well, I’m in Seattle! My clever ploy to take an umbrella evidently worked, because it was quite lovely all day yesterday, and it’s only cloudy today–not so bad–with a downpour only during the night. I even left some Seattle weather … Continue reading →
Holiday
The weather was beaufiful for the holiday, and I took a holiday. Hope you all had a good one, as well. See you tomorrow!
Continue reading →Memorial Day: freedom isn’t free
[This is a repost from last Memorial Day.] Austin Bay delivered this Memorial Day speech in Texas a few days ago, at the request of a group called “Tejanos in Action.” Reading the speech, and speculating on what many of … Continue reading →
Good fences make better neighbors?
So, was Frost right? Do good fences make good–or at least, improved–neighbors? We may get a chance to find out. Here’s a very interesting perspective from today’s NY Times, on the effect of a possible US/Mexico fence on Mexican policy … Continue reading →
Linkage and roundup
Since I’m not really a “linker” type blogger (I like to think of myself as a “thinker”), I don’t usually write a post that is just a series of recommendations. But every now and then I make an exception (hey, … Continue reading →