Slogging Along

There's nothing quite like finding an atrocious bug while testing your own modifications to existing code. Especially when the bug has been delaying your testing cycle.

posted at: 23:47 | permanent link to this entry

The Bigoted Reality of Political Parties

There's so much garbage flapping around these days, it isn't even funny. Bored media, deadlocked Democrat party, two of the most...Oh, look! A hooker! And, she isn't even missing! ZOMGWTFBBQ11!211 In the middle of all this, has been the exchange of prejudice, outrage, and more prejudice that I really come to expect from what is still a demographically-driven primary cycle. Let's review the recent episodes: Geraldine Ferraro, with the "Obama's only where he's at because he's black" opinion. She's nominally correct. A sizable-enough bulk of Obama's support is African-American, to make a difference in this nomination. What Ferraro doesn't mention, is that the Obama candidacy has decapitated the "black vote", by removing the body from its head. Also, Sen. Clinton's campaign has shot itself in the foot on a near daily basis, and has only fueled Obama's post-Iowa performance. Michelle Obama, with the "For the first time, I'm proud of my country" line. Can I judge correctness? All this says is that Mrs. Obama isn't a moron. Who, other than our taliban, are proud of our country anymore? As such, the subsequent retraction was more bs than the original statement. That preacher, with the "Jesus was a black guy in a white country" sermon. Great, so Sen. Obama shares a fruitbat preacher problem with Sen. McCain. I'd like to see if any of these congregations retain their tax-exempt status. The large difference between Clinton's and Obama's race-baiting is the former uses the practice to spin a threatening backdrop for their campaign, while the latter incorporates the practice as part of their message of hope. It goes back to that "yin-yang of political bullshit" theme that has repeated in this election, and the "competing schools of socialism" I've mentioned in earlier posts. On the side: it seems both candidates have been caught by time-shifting -- Ferraro's comments were made prior to Clinton's "comeback" in Texas and Ohio, and only made noise afterward. Preacher guy's sermon was made early in Obama's candidacy, and were replayed, in response to the Ferraro episode. The underlying truth is that political factions, particularly nowadays, are defined as much by 'them' as by 'us'. As such, factions will incorporate race as just another perforated line from which to separate people into camps of "friendly" and "others". This election season is no different.

posted at: 05:51 | permanent link to this entry

Today's topic for discussion is:

Favorite medium: Acrylic, Inks, Oil, Pencils, Watercolor?

posted at: 04:37 | permanent link to this entry