Archive for July, 2004

Live from the Jax democratic HQ

Posted by Mike on July 26th, 2004

So believe it or not, but I’m blogging this from the Jacksonville democratic party headquarters. There are 8 other people here watching the democratic national convention on C-Span. It’s a shame that they’re watching this on C-Span, I would watch it on Fox News, Fox’s coverage would get them nice and agitated. 5 minutes [...]

This Land is Your Land

Posted by Mike on July 22nd, 2004

Here’s a hilarious flash video of George Bush and John Kerry singing “This Land is My Land”. Komedy Gold!

Source: Andrew Grumet’s Weblog

Isaac Hayes’ Three Laws of Robotics

Posted by Mike on July 21st, 2004

A robot must risk his neck for his brother man, and may not cop out when there’s danger all about.
A robot must be a sex machine to all the chicks, except where such actions conflict with the will of his main woman.
A robot must at all times strive to be [...]

Steve Mann Interviewed on NPR

Posted by Mike on July 19th, 2004

Everyone’s (or atleast me and Oleg) favorite cyborg Steve Mann was interviewed recently on NPR. It’s very interesting stuff.
And he is a legitimate cyborg now, he has implants in his body which measure his life signs and give him a head up display of how his body is doing at all times, pretty wild. But [...]

Crowds

Posted by Mike on July 18th, 2004

One thing I’ve noticed lately is since I left new york, I sometimes tend to linger in airports more than I used to. For instance, I just dropped off a friend of mine at the airport here in Jacksonville, and now I’m eating some lunch surrounded by he hustle and bustle of hundreds of people [...]

Abraham Lincoln on Canelling Elections

Posted by Mike on July 14th, 2004

Lately there’s been talk about canceling the next presidential election if there is a terrorist attack. Abraham Lincoln faced the same issue during the Civil War, when confederate forces were within 5 miles of Washington, DC. Here’s what he had to say:

We can not have free government without elections; and if the rebellion
could force us [...]