Monthly Archives: April 2009

The Painful Truth

Posted on April 21, 2009 by B Psycho

I agree: John Madden’s rep is inflated.  Not only as a coach, but as a play-by-play guy too.  I generally found what he said to be less amazing than how people took it, the type of insights that one can … Continue reading →

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This just in: skunks smell bad

Posted on April 21, 2009 by B Psycho

Ignorance of the Obvious we can believe in: Taxpayers are increasingly exposed to losses and the government is more vulnerable to fraud under Obama administration initiatives that have created a federal bank bailout program of “unprecedented scope,” a government report … Continue reading →

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Of Apples and Goalposts

Posted on April 20, 2009 by B Psycho

To Freddie: Linux is the dork OS.  Apple is defining dorkdom down. That’s not to say dorkiness is bad.  Now, charging more for a computer w/ parts so similar that you can run the competing OS on it natively and/or … Continue reading →

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"…but why do they crack jokes and call everyone 'Doc'?"

Posted on April 20, 2009 by B Psycho

LOL…you had me at “chemical weapons”.

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"Stomp him/slap his face/bleed him/water-board him/torture logic!"

Posted on April 17, 2009 by B Psycho

About those memos and their release, some thoughts: -Honestly, I was surprised they were released so soon.  I was expecting more along the lines of early 2011, thus providing a long enough wait to where the plebes would’ve long forgotten, … Continue reading →

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Thumbs Down

Posted on April 16, 2009 by B Psycho

George Will, in the middle of a rant about denim (…?): Seventy-five percent of American “gamers” — people who play video games — are older than 18 and nevertheless are allowed to vote. (emphasis mine) He says this about a … Continue reading →

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Teabaggers vs Coffee Drinkers

Posted on April 16, 2009 by B Psycho

Libertarian Public Service Announcement: There are true anti-State people, who sincerely hold a dim view of government itself.  Then there are hacks who just want attention & are indistinguishable from a particularly loud partisan.  For example, take the man in … Continue reading →

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Humans and ARRRRRHHH!! Sucktidue

Posted on April 15, 2009 by B Psycho

Re: the extended celebration of the successful end to the recent Somali pirate standoff: Good point, actually. Now, this is not to whitewash the fact of the hijacking.  Besides, I’m personally of the mind that if you don’t want to … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon

Posted on April 13, 2009 by B Psycho

I wanna see this: According to their site though, the logistics are just impractical: one night only, syncronized in select theaters.  I want a DVD, so I can watch it in a way that keeps with the spirit of the … Continue reading →

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Reverse psychology part deux: Red Harder

Posted on April 11, 2009 by B Psycho

To give the Right a political boost of sorts, Rasmussen recently did a push poll asking — without giving definitions — “Capitalism?  or SOCIALISM?!?”. As you can see by their headline, it backfired miserably. Only 53% fell for the gag, … Continue reading →

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