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He says, “Google took one of my absolute favorite things from Snow Crash and turned it into reality,” except I haven’t read Snow Crash
Nicole Kidman has good taste in music. Except for Bob Marley, I can’t find anything I object to.
The horses make it perfect.
Ad Jab - Budweiser salutes Everyday Heroes
Video here.
Peter says, “Now that’s a company that knows how to market to the majority of this country.” Yeah, isn’t it refreshing when we’re not being dumbed down, insulted, or lectured to by companies that exist only to charm us and take our money, which means they think we’re actually like that.
Peter had an alarming moment on his way to work today. He walked by a stack of Seattle Weeklys and saw this week’s cover. Concerned about the imminent arrival of the apocalypse, he picked it up, and his alarm grew that such an article would be printed in that thing. But then he realized it’s the guy from SoundPolitics. So, good for him, getting on the front page of the Seattle Weekly!
It is precisely in this embracing of heterodoxy that Seattle’s “out of the closet” conservatives differ most pointedly from the town’s standard-issue liberals, who so relish the ceaseless ideological clusterfuck that has become local politics here. That difference is why the city’s conservatives may actually hold an advantage if they can only manage to exploit it.
Pretty good quote, eh?
In the couple of months up to the election, I had to speak in whispers to Peter on city side walks because I was afraid someone would hear me and guess my political persuasion. Regular people would walk by the huge groups of daily protesters with signs comparing me, my party, and my party leaders to Hitler and a bunch of other genocidal, mass murdering thugs, without blinking an eye, so they must surely agree with them. And now we have a Democrat in the Senate comparing our soldiers to Pol Pot, Hitler, or Stalin’s genocidal, mass murdering, thuggish regime. Guantanamo has no similarity to any fascist Death Camps, Bush has no similarity to any fascist dictators, but my fear of speaking in public in a normal voice certainly felt a lot like living in a fascist state.
Read the whole thing. It’s really good. Especially the witness stories about Republicans surviving in such an inhospitable environment.
What a strange little car.
JapaneseCarFans.com - Nissan Micra C+C Unveiled
At least it’s a hardtop convertible that you don’t have to dismantle yourself. It looks awfully teeny, though.
For those of you out there who have Jacques Cousteau fantasies, a semi-submerged floating house may be just the thing you need. Italian architect Giancarlo Zema specializes in marine aquatic architecture – and currently offers two different types of floating, semi-submerged houses that are designed to be docked in atolls and sheltered bays so that the inhabitants can spend their leisure time viewing underwater sea life.
The Trilobis, named after the Trilobyte, is a 20 mt long non-polluting, self-sufficient harbour yacht meant for cruising reefs. Electricity for the craft is supplied by solar power. Photovoltaic panels are integrated into a foam-cored fiberglass skin, which provide power during the day. At night and on cloudy days power is provided by batteries. The underwater bit sits 3.0 meters belwo sea-level, has a transparent observation room which allows unfettered view of marine life. Due to the shape of the Trilobis, is can be arrange in circular colonies.
It purdy.
You know you always wanted to see Steve Jobs in something other than a black turtleneck.
June 16th, 2005 at 11:06 am
It isn’t only Democrats comparing Bush to Hitler.
Long time Conservative, Reagan appointee, and (former) regular at TownHall.com Paul Craig Roberts calls the national party a bunch of brownshirts.
Lifelong Conservative
June 24th, 2005 at 12:36 am
Reaction Strong to “Blue City Conservatives”
My cover story in last week’s Seattle Weekly about Seattle’s conservatives and Republicans drew many reactions. Here’s a partial round-up. Letters to the Editor in the Weekly. Commenters also sounded off at story-related posts on Sound Politics, and Ro…
June 24th, 2005 at 10:57 pm
Reaction Strong to “Blue City Conservatives”
My cover story in last week’s Seattle Weekly about Seattle’s conservatives and Republicans drew many reactions. Here’s a partial round-up. Letters to the Editor in the Weekly. Commenters also sounded off at story-related posts on Sound Politics, and Ro…