Category Archives: Rants ‘n’ Whines

Y.A.U.T., part 2

Posted on September 9, 2002 by Solonor

Yet Another Useless Trip, part 2…back to North Carolina again….only this time I get to fly into Norfolk, Virginia–site of a major naval shipyard–on September 11. Whee! And, to add more joy, Tropical Storm Gustav is headed that way! Double … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Save Farscape

Posted on September 9, 2002 by Solonor

Save Farscape!!! Save Moya!!! I hate to be a doubting Thomas, but if SciFi is that determined to start destroying sets of one of their hightest rated shows on Wednesday, I doubt they’ll listen to the fans that put it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Wake Me Up Next Time

Posted on September 5, 2002 by Solonor

In my zeal to slam the Prez and all the other money-grubbing opportunists, I left out the biggest dollar-sucking machine of all: Congress! I don’t know why I was so shocked by Patriot Day. After all, it’s been the law … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Stunned, But Not Surprised

Posted on September 5, 2002 by Solonor

I knew it was coming. There was just no way the Hallmarks of the world would let the opportunity pass. And now it’s official. We have completed our journey down the road of lost dignity. CNN.com – Bush proclaims September … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What? No Donuts?

Posted on September 4, 2002 by Solonor

OK, so I guess my career plans went right down the old crapper: Why FBI Computer Force Ain’t Fat. Pass the Cheetos, please. SIDE NOTE: Anyone know what happened to Daypop? I just get garbage on the Top 40 and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I am Roger the Shrubber

Posted on September 3, 2002 by Solonor

You can have your very own Shrub-enhanced $2001 bills. That’s right! Order before September 11, and get your very own George Bush 911 Memorial Money! Even more amazing tributes to be had at noveltieswholesale.com. I’m glad I didn’t see this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Please Assist the Widow

Posted on August 30, 2002 by Solonor

Geez! How many relatives of the Nigerian former president are there? Ever since I got my own dot-com, I have gotten e-mails from a half-dozen different sons, wives and cousins of the drug-trafficking dictator. I am still waiting for my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Listen4Never

Posted on August 17, 2002 by Solonor

Record Labels Sue Internet Providers over Listen4Ever site This is cool. I’m making my list (and checking it twice). If the morons at the RIAA win this one, here’s my list of people I am going to get to sue: … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How to Spot a Fascist

Posted on August 15, 2002 by Solonor

Umberto Eco, an Italian writer and professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna, wrote in the New York Review of Books, June 1995, an essay titled “Eternal Fascism: Fourteen Ways of Looking at a Blackshirt.” The article is an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Making Lessig’s Point

Posted on August 13, 2002 by Solonor

E. Gary Gygax! I didn’t have to wait long for the next example of what Lessig is talking about. Apparently, the owners of the Godzilla copyright have delivered a “cease and desist” order to Davezilla–not because he improperly used the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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