Archive - 2010 - Article

#1 The Broken Sword - Poul Anderson, January 1-2
#2 A Spectre is Haunting Texas - Fritz Leiber, January 3-8
#3 Jirel of Joiry - C.L. Moore, January 9-10
#4 Word for World is Forest - Ursula K. Le Guin, January 10-11
#5 Rocannon's World and Planet of Exile - Ursula K. Le Guin, January 12-14
#6 City of Illusions - Ursula K. Le Guin, January 14-15
#7 Latro in the Mist - Gene Wolfe, January 15-17
#8 Soldier of Sidon - Gene Wolfe, January 17-18
#9 Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin, January 19-22
#10 The Winter Queen - Boris Akunin, January 22-24

The term 'public transport' is generally defined as trains, buses, trams, or ferries, where 1. the vehicle is large, carrying many people, 2, it runs according to a schedule that the passengers must comply with, and 3. is usually state owned and operated. But this received definition seems to exclude passenger aircraft, such as when QANTAS was owned by the state, it fit all three of those criteria, yet was not generally regarded as being public transport. Similarly long distance coaches, taxis, nor privatised implementations of the above are not usually thought of as public transport. Why public transport should be defined in this way really only suits the unions for those modes of transport and the central planning lobbies that advocate for expansion of such services.

The recent assassination of popular Mexican gubernatorial candidate Rodolfo Torre has proven once a lot more that the northeast Mexican state of Tamaulipas is not only a flash point in Mexico's drug war, but of great concern in the ongoing battle for U.S. border security. It was reported by Reuters that Torre – an opposition candidate representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) – was slain along with four of his aides in the border town of Valle Hermoso. The responsible group of 16 hooded gunmen is believed to represent the notorious Los Zetas gang.

The matter of PrometheanStardust's ban was referred to me by Tigger_ as the highest arbitrator of #politicaldebate. Though I prefer not to intervene in disputes pertaining to channel administration, I do not take my responsibilities as channel owner lightly. It is with regret that I must exercise my authority to settle this drawn-out and ugly dispute.

I hereby present my views on the disciplinary action taken by SoleilMoonFrye against PrometheanStardust:

1. Channel operators have a responsibility to safeguard the free communication of ideas and opinions in #politicaldebate.

<@SoleilMoonFrye> Tigger_: Will you agree that until end has viewed BSG any comment he makes regarding it will be inadmissable in debate protocols?
<@Tigger_> that is indeed my policy

There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.

Hash found this on 4chan:

The only clue as to who did it is the mirc tab at the bottom of the screen.

Marttin's greeting:

#politicaldebate has now gone international, so henceforth must always be referred to as "The World-Famous #politicaldebate"

Unless you've been brainwashed by the industry-funded Think Tanks, or insist upon hackneyed ideologically divided politics, then you'll be aware that Global Warming is occurring and we're responsible. We need to be taking action today to reduce Carbon levels below 350 parts per million and not wait for some "super duper" technology as John Howard called it come and save us.
The three sectors generate the most pollution: Power Generation, Transportation, and Agriculture.
What can be done about their emissions?

1) Power Generation:

I thought I'd upload these audio recordings of two emails I sent in to a youth radio program in New Zealand circa 2004 as part of a wider trolling campaign then being waged by my older brother and his fellow law students.

They caused quite a sensation at the time, and the emails took up much of the discussion on the 'Bomber' show for weeks.
Part 1
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&batch_id=bFFNTkZ1dzg1aWF4dnc9PQ

Part 2
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&batch_id=bFFNTkZvYXkwVW14dnc9PQ

Part 3