Wednesday, April 30, 2003
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Inspired by Daz's post, I e-mailed a complaint to Radio One about Chris Moyles. My general complaint about Chris Moyle's is that he's a talentless Chris Evans wannabe (and Evans is a talentless Howard Stern wannabe!), but I kept my message related to the xenophobia Daz pointed out. A few days ago I got a reply from the Beeb Programme Complaints Unit, on paper no less-Dear Mr PattinsonOh well, maybe one day we can really get rid of him and make the airwaves a nicer place.
Thank you for your e-mail of 4 April 2003.
We've thought carefully about the issue you raise, but don't feel it involves standards questions in the sense that would fall within the scope of our Unit. We do also feel, though, that it's important for the programme-makers concerned to be aware of your reaction, so we'll be sending them a copy of what you have written.
If you have any points to make in response, I will ask them to contact you direct. But in any event I am sure they will take note of what you say and bear it in mind when planning future coverage.
Yours sincerely......
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Synaesthesia
Somewhere in the Northern Forest, on the way back to the Silver Tower, lives a tribe of chemically induced synesthetes. Because, for instance, certain animal shapes trigger a colour in their vision, they can see past camouflage. This ability makes them great warriors and hunters.via BoingBoing
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I must tell the whole world!!!
Ok. I can contain my secret for no longer. I have become addicted to Project Rockstar on the internet. Lets just put it this way, mucho effort went into this game and it is brilliant! The purpose:Create and manage band(s) and enjoy the benefits of being a rock star manager! You have to watch the charts, buy goodies to impress the ladies and just go to the site now!
Make sure you check out my band of indie slackers that used to be cool until corporate turned them into an icon for the aging gen-x set and stupid kids! They are called MONEYSHOT!
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Heavensent- Chapter 9, Part 10
The wing was flying low, torpedo height. Fire was reaching out from the ship, still falling short. �They will find us soon.� Karn whispered.�We hold steady.�
�I know.�
The front bomb bay held six torpedoes on an S-curve rail. They would be fed one by one out of the quarter width door. �Torpedo gone! Bank!� The light bank as the rest of the torpedoes were released spread them in a narrow fan.
�Pull out!� The anti air was closing on them now, tracer passing on either side. There were cracks as shells hit home.
�Hydraulic pressure on the bay doors has dropped off.� Karn announced, �Switching to back up. Nothing. We can not open the rear doors.�
Four of the torpedoes struck home, raising towers of water. The ship began to list immediately, flooding faster than bulkheads could be closed.
One ship remained, but it was out of range of the Waltzer and the old attack ship had some free space to close on the transports.
�Hand crank the front bay closed. We are heading home.�
�Stran?�
�Hardly. I do not think there is enough of Stran left. Communications, raise the Corkscrews, and anyone else you can, and tell them we have to retire.�
Harren adjusted his course so they passed by the Waltzer again, wagging the wing as it passed. �And the best of luck to you brave souls.�
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How bout them apples?
The Op-Ed piece today in the New York Times states the following about how the case for war was hogwash:"One wonders whether most of the public will ever learn that the original case for war has turned out to be false. In fact, my guess is that most Americans believe that we have found W.M.D.'s. Each potential find gets blaring coverage on TV; how many people catch the later announcement � if it is ever announced � that it was a false alarm? It's a pattern of misinformation that recapitulates the way the war was sold in the first place. Each administration charge against Iraq received prominent coverage; the subsequent debunking did not. "
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** To The New York Times - I still have not received my referral contribution cheques!
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