ergo ergo ergone

The Chicken Doves

2008-02-09T14:11:00.000-06:00

Elected to end the war, Democrats have surrendered to Bush on Iraq and betrayed the peace movement for their own political ends...(RS)

A great Rolling Stones article, by Matt Taibbi, focused on how the democratic leadership (Reid-Pelosi) and members have failed to understand why they were elected.

From the end of the article:

But the war is where they showed their real mettle. Before the 2006 elections, Democrats told us we could expect more specifics on their war plans after Election Day. Nearly two years have passed since then, and now they are once again telling us to wait until after an election to see real action to stop the war. In the meantime, of course, we're to remember that they're the good guys, the Republicans are the real enemy, and, well, go Hillary! Semper fi! Yay, team!

How much of this bullshit are we going to take? How long are we supposed to give the Reids and Pelosis and Hillarys of the world credit for wanting, deep down in their moldy hearts, to do the right thing?

Look, fuck your hearts, OK? Just get it done. Because if you don't, sooner or later this con is going to run dry. It may not be in '08, but it'll be soon. Even Americans can't be fooled forever.

Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video

2008-02-04T22:02:00.001-06:00

if you haven't voted, vote. if you haven't registered to vote, register. if you haven't checked out obama, check him out. www.barackobama.com

yes we can

University of Chicago Polar Bear Run

2008-01-31T21:58:00.001-06:00

where fun comes to die and run around naked

Charlie Rose Talk on Google and Future Tech

2008-01-30T20:32:00.001-06:00

Great piece on Google and the future of technology. The only thing missing is a decent discussion on the swarm.

Another Reason to Loathe John Grisham

2008-01-29T22:18:00.001-06:00

...as if his fiction wasn't bad enough. Grisham recently sat down with Charlie Rose and endorsed Billary.

In other more exciting news, an exploit in myspace has allowed some to download a shit ton of private pictures. I wonder if Bush has an account....

Ted Kennedy Endorses Barack Obama

2008-01-29T20:18:00.001-06:00

Obama Posters

2008-01-29T19:19:00.001-06:00

I'd vote for him just because of these posters.

find @ ObeyGiant [via coolhunting.com]

Olbermann's Special Comment: Resign!

2007-07-03T23:23:00.001-05:00

brilliant

Pentagon Tried to Make a Gay Bomb

2007-06-22T21:15:00.000-05:00

http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_159222541.html

Brought to you my the good folks of Ohio. Oh, am I ever so proud, errrr....

Best 5 Seconds on the Web?

2007-06-22T21:13:00.001-05:00

If you haven't seen it, now you have.

Justice Vs. Power - Chomsky Vs. Foucault, Part 2

2007-03-19T11:27:00.003-05:00

Justice Vs. Power - Chomsky Vs. Foucault, Part 1

2007-03-19T11:27:00.001-05:00

Jack Kerouac

2007-03-07T23:55:00.001-06:00

Now, if only there were some red leather boots in there...

Conan - Meet The Press For Idiots

2007-02-21T00:50:00.001-06:00

hahahahahahahaha

New Frontline Doc "Newswar"

2007-02-18T15:35:00.000-06:00

I just finished watching the first episode and it is great. In typical Frontline style, PBS explores how Bush's WH sold the war to the media and how the press let America down. One complaint that I have is that the doc is a little too fair to Judy Miller and her horrible reporting. Has she never heard of fact checking? You do not use just one source. It's called reporting. Bah! The first episode is online and the other three will be up during their respective show times.

Links that are not embodied

2007-02-17T11:58:00.000-06:00

Austin sent me a note about a new article on the Churchlands in the New Yorker. As I don't have a subscription, I'll have to wait for it to hit the net. Meanwhile, if you are interested in philosopher and neuroscience I recommend the following.

Dennis Dennett is at the Cog Sci Center at Tufts. He is a trained philosopher who is (I think) the best writing and doing neuroscience from a philosophical standpoint. His articles are published on his website and can be found here: http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incpages/publctns.shtml NB: The above picture is from his website.

Marvin Minsky is at MIT's AI lab and his publications and website is here: http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/ . His book "Society of Minds" is fantastic and I have his latest on my bookshelf ready to read.

Walter J Freeman is at UC Berkeley and his publications and website is here: http://sulcus.berkeley.edu/ . He is one of the major reasons I'm doing what I do.

Below are some recommended books.

Truth never tasted so good

2007-02-14T23:22:00.000-06:00

Finally truth in the form of ice cream.... now we can all scream.

AP Report (photo from AP)

Haggard on Sex

2007-02-14T13:08:00.001-06:00

eeewwwwww!!!!

American Fascists, Chris Hedges on The Hour (CBC)

2007-02-14T12:59:00.001-06:00

At the start of the program Hedges mentions Umberto Eco's great article on fascism. Find it in pdf here: http://www.pegc.us/archive/Articles/eco_ur-fascism.pdf

Books on TV

2007-02-14T12:55:00.000-06:00

The video below is from the booktv series that airs on the cspan channels. Here is a link where you will find their archives and where you can stream the programs --> http://www.booktv.org/watch/

American Fascist - Watch It!

2007-02-14T12:49:00.001-06:00

Another great video from C-SPAN's book tv series. Chris Hedges has many great points. He is right with his speech.

2007-02-13T00:44:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday!!!

burn churches, build libraries

HBO 'Friends of God' Documentary (clip)

2007-02-04T15:42:00.001-06:00

I watched the HBO documentary "Friends of God" today and nearly died from disgust. Here is a short clip. If you have HBO, the video is on demand. I highly recommend watching it.

Cheney Tells CNN's Blitzer: 'You're Out of Line'

2007-02-04T15:22:00.001-06:00

A little old, but still good. How can a man support a party that rejects his own daughter? I have a headache just thinking about it.

more new fun tests

2007-01-25T00:48:00.000-06:00

i've also discovered userscripts! and along with them a fancy app for firefox for making technorati tags.

Performancing Firefox Add-on

2007-01-25T00:38:00.001-06:00

As I am a late comer to the world of blogging, I've just been introduced to the wonders of Performancing's Firefox add-on . I must say that it is a nice and easy way to post while browsing the net.

Technorati Tags: performancing, firefox

Performancing Firefox Add-on

2007-01-25T00:37:00.001-06:00

As I am a late comer to the world of blogging, I've just been introduced to the wonders of Performancing's Firefox add-on . I must say that it is a nice and easy way to post while browsing the net.

Meet Barack Obama

2007-01-23T19:00:00.001-06:00

El Mudo - Chacaron

2007-01-23T17:55:00.001-06:00

The music for the batman drug video below comes from this song. ah nice

Batman on Drugs?

2007-01-23T17:53:00.001-06:00

Go Obama!

With that said and Bush v Words a few hours away, here is a little video to lighten the mood.

Lake Peigneur Mining Disaster

2007-01-21T00:35:00.001-06:00


All I can say is "whoa!" From google video: "Lake Peigneur Mining Disaster - a mining crew drills through the bottom of Lake Peigneur into a salt mine. As the lake begins to drain into the salt mine, a tremendous whirlpool forms on the surface sucking down multiple barges, kilometres of land and actually reversing the flow of the Gulf of Mexico."

LibraryThing Shelfari Listal oh my

2007-01-20T00:32:00.000-06:00

I've been an avid follower of LibraryThing, but I may have to leave it behind. I've discovered two new (or newer?) sites. The first, Shelfari has better graphics and a view with a "digital bookshelf" that I just have to love. The second, Listal might be my new favorite. In addition to logging your books, you can also log your dvds, video games, tv shows, and music. Now if I can just figure out how to upload a .csv file of my books from LibraryThing I'll be all set.

Asimo is Dead, Long Live Asimo

2007-01-10T11:57:00.000-06:00

After falling down the stairs and looking like a complete robot idiot a few months ago, Asimo is back. Now if they could just get Asimo to join JT's band.

video from www.Engadget.com permalink here:

Video: Asimo's North American trade show debut

24 Season 6: Freedom

2007-01-10T00:29:00.001-06:00

YES!!

24 Day 6

2007-01-10T00:15:00.000-06:00

In case you aren't crazy about 24, you may have missed Larry King Live! who tonight had on the 24 cast to talk about day 6. You can see a clip here. below are some other fun clips to get you in the mood. Remember day six this Sunday and Monday!!! I think MLK should be honored that this holy of holies events falls on his day.

Weird War - Grand Fraud

2007-01-09T23:48:00.001-06:00

thanks nate

24

2007-01-07T13:00:00.000-06:00

I can't wait.

Google Docs

2007-01-07T03:32:00.000-06:00

testing to see if i can publish via google docs

Protocols of Zion

2007-01-06T23:52:00.001-06:00

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436686/

This is an okay movie. It lacks a strong thread, but that doesn't detract from its importance. I caught it on Showtime docs. If you get the chance I would suggest at least watching some of it.

Looking Glass on Ubuntu

2007-01-06T23:49:00.001-06:00

This is why I love Ubuntu and why I now love Looking Glass!

Human Computation

2007-01-06T21:51:00.001-06:00

Google TechTalks
July 26, 2006

Luis von Ahn is an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University, where he also received his Ph.D. in 2005. Previously, Luis obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Duke University in 2000. He is the recipient of a Microsoft Research Fellowship.

ABSTRACT
Tasks like image recognition are trivial for humans, but continue to challenge even the most sophisticated computer programs. This talk introduces a paradigm for utilizing human processing power to solve problems that computers cannot yet solve. Traditional approaches to solving such problems focus on improving software. I advocate a novel approach: constructively channel human brainpower using computer games. For example, the ESP Game, described in this talk, is an enjoyable online game -- many people play over 40 hours a week -- and when people play, they help label images on the Web with descriptive keywords. These keywords can be used to significantly improve the accuracy of image search. People play the game not because they want to help, but because they enjoy it.

I describe other examples of "games with a purpose": Peekaboom, which helps determine the location of objects in images, and Verbosity, which collects common-sense knowledge. I also explain a general approach for constructing games with a purpose.

Countdown: 1-2-07 - Bush To

2007-01-06T16:41:00.001-06:00

argh.... bush is still president?

TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Teaser Trailer

2007-01-06T16:40:00.001-06:00


I can't wait!

Family Guy Peter And Hitler

2007-01-06T16:30:00.001-06:00


Denni Pettersson studio

Sinsemilia - Tout Le Bonheur Du Monde

2007-01-06T16:27:00.001-06:00

Richard Simmons' Exploding Steamer

2007-01-06T16:25:00.001-06:00

hahahahahaha

Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around

2007-01-06T16:19:00.001-06:00

test

2007-01-05T20:53:00.000-06:00

test