Bots and Guns

While editing the same massive script that I have been editing for the last two weeks, I came across the phrase "I do not like guns". ALICE, who professes to be a libertarian, asks "What about the Second Amendment?

Moving On

I did not write this email as a favor to Benji Adams because he does not deserve it. I did it for myself, a human being struggling to create and think for himself.

Alone for Peace

Having delivered our troops and the people of Iraq into a quagmire, the American public is working hard to forgive itself by reaffirming its commitment to the war against Terror.

Insert a Trite Metaphor About a Corral

This roundup covers the period from 23 July to 29 July 2004

A Slap in The Face, A Brick on the Head

Mark we as one citizen who is aghast at the spectacle of a sincere anti-war activist turned apologist for a grotesque war in Iraq.

Taking AIML at Emperor Norton

Emperor Norton screws up.

Cracker's Anthem

To harm a person,

you must go for the operating system.

Black White Human Like Me

How can that be? he asked. This tells what it is like to be black and you're white!

Circle of Silence

A prisoner of his ear plugs gets a buzz on his cell phone.

Trust with Verification

....so the refrain went when the Reaganauts talked about the Soviet Union, but never about the Saudis, Saddam Hussein, the Afghani rebels, Israel, or the Contras.

The Omega Point

The day will come, they aver, when we will hit upon the Magic Algorithm that will allow computers to think and act with the depth of human beings.

West Nile Virus 2

The price we pay is mass histrionic behavior. And is that good for our health?

Copyright Fallacies

What protects you here protects you elsewhere.

Flirting with Norton

He's got at least one admirer who is hitting him up, which is better than I ever had it when I was young, single, and very poor.

The Truth Behind Iraq

It's because of our secret alliance with aliens that we're in Iraq and we gotta be there to keep the Stargate from opening.

West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus killed its first California victim here in Orange County. Am I afraid?

A Tragedy of the Electronic Commons

It's a bit like having a conference about literature filled with printers and refusing to invite Shakespeare or Keats or Milton because they aren't technical enough.

Insert a Trite Metaphor About A Corral

This roundup covers the period from 19 July to 22 July 2004.

Norton Talks!

I'd do better but it would require that I put money down for a $300 multimedia package.

Neo-Pagan is Not New Age

Neo-Paganism is a sincere attempt to reconstruct northern European traditions which disappeared, first with the incursion of the Roman Empire, and later with the rise of Christianity in that region.

Bot Abuse

Emperor Norton: Where can we get married silly?

Human: Depends on whether you choose a man or a woman.

Emperor Norton: Really now that is an interesting fact I hadn't heard before.

What I Don't Like About the New Age

As I spoke with the young man last night, I kept hearing him cite the Buddha on this or the Buddha on that as "proof" that he and those he admired had arcane powers, but nowhere did I hear him refer to the Four Noble Truths or its central message of compassion.

Notes on an Encounter with a Cult

Received a long lecture on the wisdom of Ken Wilber, New Age master of the proverbial cutting edge. Found the alarm bells going off in the back of my head -- cult! cult! cult! -- and finally said so when I could get half a word in edgewise.

More pointers on Norton

He's nowhere near as smart as you are.

Near Cat Death Experience

Boadicea nearly fell from the loft tonight.

Norton Grows A Mind

One thing I find odd are the anachronisms which I must weed out.

The Eyes of the Nation Should Be On Texas

Those who scream most for war don't serve?

Pig Fish

This is why we yell at people who drive Hummers. They are the pig fish in the mixed tank who will cause us all to perish.

Socialist Libertarianism: A Manifesto

I am often asked "What is a socialist libertarian?"....Libertarianism is never authoritarian by nature: it is inclusive.

Inciting My Bot Against Me...?

I have worked my way down through the Ps

The Real Face of Summer

Summer, the season of death, has arrived.

The Emperor Continues to Learn

We're down to the end of the Ms so far.

Coercion as a Way of Life

An article by Marilynne Robinson entitled "The Tyranny of Petty Coercion" caught my eye as especially relevant to some of my life experience of late.

Bashing

Bashing is bullying calculated to silence.

Gender Confusion

Much of ALICE's flakiness and, more importantly, her gender preferences remain in his script.

Naked Quakers

If it had just been a group of teenagers," said Shari, "they probably would have overlooked it.

Crosses on Billboards

Twice, as we came back from Palm Springs earlier this evening, the image of a cross smote my eyes.

Bot talk....

Patience, please, my dear blogger friends!

A Worthy Sacrifice at Personality Forge

My life goes on and I have a big smile.

Emperor Norton: Friend of Blogs

Blogging is my greatest passion after my wife, so is it not fit that I train Emperor Norton to talk about some of the better ones that I know?

Insert a Trite Metaphor about a Corral

This roundup covers the period from 9 July to 15 July 2004.

Silly Divination

Tarot is like astrology or numerology or any other divination method. The descriptions for the characters can fit just about anyone who wants to bend her or his mind to it.

Bot Politics and Religion

I guess one robot cannot help but love another.

Days of The Lie

Even before global warming, July days were the time of the lie.

Bastille Day

Bastille Day also marks an important lesson for our own time, here in America.

Personality Forge Letter

Benji Adams and Carpediem, welcome to the world of blogging.

Two Rings of Cars

Picking Lynn up at the airport was like becoming a worry bead, sliding along with the rest of the chain as someone nervously fingered them.

Sex and Lies at the Personality Forge

Are you a pedifil?" he asked

What if....

What a revolution! Substance over style!

What's a Q or an N?

This is one hell of an OOOPS

Tire Slashing

Police have never seen anything like it.

Spiderman

Spiderman is a liberal.

Why Atlas Won't Shrug

This poem is a statement against Randenoia, the belief that society depends on "great men" to hold it together.

Insert a Trite Metaphor about a Corral

This roundup covers the period from 2 July through 8 July, 2004.

A sense of my humours

I had to laugh aloud at one multiple choice question

My Tarot Self

Taking quizzes may be a sign of renewed life

Teachout Cultural Concurrence Index

I am 57% percent in harmony with the tastes of the guy who compiled the list.

Blackout

And what did I do when this happened? I laughed!

Word Press
I am looking into converting my blogs into this format. If anyone has experience with this, please let me know....

Personality Forge

I have ended my association with this organization

Gratitude

You for Remembering that I Exist. Thank you for telling your friends about me. Thank you for including me in Life Abundant.

Roundup
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Criticism

Criticism is tough, perhaps harder on the giver than it is on the receiver. This is due to the fact that many people take criticism as an attack.

New Bot: Oracle

Trust in the virtual walls.

Spam Cannon

In the early morning, spam.

Deer Trails

Summer has yellowed the grass and the deer have flattened it along the courses they love to run.

Facing the Weekend

It's the facing of the weekend without Lynn which weighs on my mind most these last hours.

Independence Day for Some, Same Old Chains for Others

My hat comes off to all those who stood up for liberty by remembering Jefferson's words.

Dorothy

As soon as she arrives at work

behind the pane of emerald glass

the receptionist sitting beneath the American flag

tells her that the patriot owner

is sending every job to India.

Insert a Trite Metaphor About A Corral

Entries in this roundup cover the period from 25 June to 2 July 2004.

Untitled

You should read so and so

you write just like him.

When a Phony Calls Me a Phony....

Take note: if you support George W. Bush's takeover of the country, you are not libertarian. You are authoritarian and anti-liberty.

Baby Bird

Oh little fellow. The world waits to eat you.

An Unconsidered Aspect of Talking to Bots

Even when a bot is programmed to be arrogant, humility may be the wisest course for a chatter.

Roundup
I was getting around to the roundup when blogspot crashed. Which means about a third of my links are unreachable....

Mr. Fantastic!

This was Teresa's doing...

Fourth of July

This is my country, land that I love more than any corporation or politician or race or printed money or piece of cloth.

Technical Difficulties
The spammers thought I'd be off for the weekend. Sorry, but I am not "boys". I caught your attempts...

Deer in Sleepy Hollow

Bob told me "You have to stop and look."

The Bot as Literature

The best chatters are poets.