Circle of Life
Today DJ iPod is on random play, merrily mashing together all 4600+ tracks with abandon. I was debugging something, when the current tune set off a chord of recognition. What was it playing? Tom's Lehrer's Send the Marines - a satrical piece about the Vietnam war.
The verse in question?
When someone makes a move Of which we don't approve, Who is it that always intervenes? U.N. and O.A.S., They have their place, I guess, But first send the Marines!(Skimmed from here) Some things just never change I guess . . . .
Today DJ iPod is on random play, merrily mashing together all 4600+ tracks with abandon. I was debugging something, when the current tune set off a chord of recognition. What was it playing? Tom's Lehrer's Send the Marines - a satrical piece about the Vietnam war.
The verse in question?
(Skimmed from here)
Some things just never change I guess . . . .
The verse in question?
When someone makes a move
Of which we don't approve,
Who is it that always intervenes?
U.N. and O.A.S.,
They have their place, I guess,
But first send the Marines!
(Skimmed from here)
Some things just never change I guess . . . .
So I'm getting a little political again
If you haven't read anything about Orrin Hatch and his "INDUCE" bill, read this. Between that and the fabulous "PIRATE" bill that passed the Senate on a voice vote with no debate, it pushed me over the edge. So I just donated to the EFF - yay me. But really now - we're falling behind in getting stupid, shortsighted, anti-technology laws OFF the books.
There needs to be some way to tell another state "You can't elect that idiot anymore." :-) Some sort of thing were 2/3rds of the other states can say "No confidence - get this clown out of the federal government." That'd be cool.
Tell you what - if the rest of the country agrees to do that to Congresspeople, I'll agree to let the rest of country veto California Governors!
If you haven't read anything about Orrin Hatch and his "INDUCE" bill, read this. Between that and the fabulous "PIRATE" bill that passed the Senate on a voice vote with no debate, it pushed me over the edge. So I just donated to the EFF - yay me. But really now - we're falling behind in getting stupid, shortsighted, anti-technology laws OFF the books.
There needs to be some way to tell another state "You can't elect that idiot anymore." :-) Some sort of thing were 2/3rds of the other states can say "No confidence - get this clown out of the federal government." That'd be cool.
Tell you what - if the rest of the country agrees to do that to Congresspeople, I'll agree to let the rest of country veto California Governors!
There needs to be some way to tell another state "You can't elect that idiot anymore." :-) Some sort of thing were 2/3rds of the other states can say "No confidence - get this clown out of the federal government." That'd be cool.
Tell you what - if the rest of the country agrees to do that to Congresspeople, I'll agree to let the rest of country veto California Governors!
*giggle*
What would happen if Chaosium and Sanrio had a baby corporation? Hello Cthulhu of course! It takes a bit to build up but I snickered several times while browsing the archive.
Yesterday I bought The Activision Collection for GBA. Everyone's mileage will vary but for my money portable Stampede can't be beat. Damn bulls!
What would happen if Chaosium and Sanrio had a baby corporation? Hello Cthulhu of course! It takes a bit to build up but I snickered several times while browsing the archive.
Yesterday I bought The Activision Collection for GBA. Everyone's mileage will vary but for my money portable Stampede can't be beat. Damn bulls!
Yesterday I bought The Activision Collection for GBA. Everyone's mileage will vary but for my money portable Stampede can't be beat. Damn bulls!
Whoops! Sorry!
I forgot that one of my Legion Of Readers(tm) is actually a games marketing droidperson. So sorry for the Something Awful link. We all love marketeers! They are swell!
I'd better go hide now . . . .
I forgot that one of my Legion Of Readers(tm) is actually a games marketing droidperson. So sorry for the Something Awful link. We all love marketeers! They are swell!
I'd better go hide now . . . .
I'd better go hide now . . . .
Some Mod Squad "Link" Reference
This "translation" of various gaming marketspeak is pretty funny.
And yay! Ali Davis, author of True Porn Clerk Stories has a story on Salon - about screening employee candidates by phone. Well worth reading. And if you've never read the True Porn Clerk Stories then you have your work cut out for you, young person!
This "translation" of various gaming marketspeak is pretty funny.
And yay! Ali Davis, author of True Porn Clerk Stories has a story on Salon - about screening employee candidates by phone. Well worth reading. And if you've never read the True Porn Clerk Stories then you have your work cut out for you, young person!
And yay! Ali Davis, author of True Porn Clerk Stories has a story on Salon - about screening employee candidates by phone. Well worth reading. And if you've never read the True Porn Clerk Stories then you have your work cut out for you, young person!