Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Time	Event
12:07a	Evidence That Jesus Doesn't Give a Sandy Shit About Gay Marriage Rude Pundit. Doing what he does. ' Let's say you're some evangelical nutzoid who needs to show everyone just how much you think the hot dude on dude action is icky. Or chick on chick. Either way, there's matching genitals and an unholy hole in use, and you, being more than likely a closeted queer who has to punish others to overcome your lusty urges 'cause someone told you that Godjesus is gonna get all wrathful on your ass if you don't act, decide to get an anti-gay marriage amendment voted on. So you starts yourself a little organization, tells everyones yer protectifyin' marriages in the Sunshine State of Florida, and gets a whole bunch signatures on petitions so that it can get on the ballot, 611,000 of 'em needed. And then, just when it seems you've got it made, a combination of technology and fuck-ups shows you're 22,000 short. And you've got only two weeks to git 'er done or you ain't gonna get your vote on how everyone wants the homos to die alone. Which is exactly what happened. Fuck, that's gotta hurt. Seriously, if, say, Jesus was on your side on this, wouldn't he have done some magical sky wizard shit to make sure it happened? As far as signs go, this one's gotta be up there with burning shrubbery about WWJD. Seems like J would say, "Dudes, let it go." But lettin' it go, that ain't part of the evangelical style. Motherfuckers will keep humping that cause like a tumescent chihuahua fucks a really big sponge, thinking it'll teach that bitch sponge a thing or two about fucking, not realizing a sponge generally doesn't care who or what fucks it. The sponge-humping chihuahuas over at the Family Research Council demonstrate this on a weekly basis, with their list of things to be prayed over by we members of the Super-Duper Prayer Team. The Rude Pundit joined the SDPT under a nom de rude, and he receives his prayification orders in his e-mail in-box. ' "...humping that cause like a tumescent chihuahua fucks a really big sponge..." Poetry, pure poetry. Current Mood: tired, mildly queasy Current Music: Space Station Soma: Tune in, turn on, space out. Ambient and (Comment on this)
1:06a	Seven things I approve of My old mucker Gyrus tagged me with this meme - and I'm actually going do so it. ' The idea is to list seven things that you’re in favour of—with no tricksy use of inversion to slip negative wishes in. Just straight-forward, “I’m all for this” stuff. ' Tempting to just list 7 TV shows or movies, but that's too easy. So, one film or one show. 1. Consensual kinky sex that's so intense that gods themselves join in. 2. That the 21st Century world is as science-fictiony as I'd ever hoped, but in a completely surprising way. 3. Compassion, common decency, honour, joy and intelligent doubting of the accepted - for both still existing and continuing to be shared. 4. Having bright friends who can hold their end in conversation - and finding more of them as I go on. 5. Alan Moore writing a grimoire in comic book form. 6. Actually getting fitter and healthier through my own means. 7. Babylon 5. Yeah, Galactica is OK but B5 hits the mythic better. No peer ping pressure - if you want to play, go right ahead. Current Mood: optimistic Current Music: Space Station Soma: Tune in, turn on, space out. Ambient and mid-tempo electronica. [SomaFM] (5 Comments | Comment on this)
10:58p	Terraforming as a weapon Jamais Cascio thinks scary thoughts: "I am increasingly convinced that, whether we like it or not, geoengineering is going to become a leading arena of environmental research and development in the coming decade. This is not because geoengineering -- the intentional large-scale manipulation of geophysical systems in order to change the climate and/or environment -- is the best way to deal with global warming. It's most decidedly not. The more we examine the initial proposals, in fact, the more we find that the risks outweigh the benefits. While we can't rule out a breakthrough discovery making this strategy safer, for now, its only environmental value appears to be as a desperate, last-ditch effort to head off catastrophe. Nonetheless, for many nations, this last-ditch possibility would be enough to warrant further research. But as the observation at the top of the page suggests, geoengineering could be seen as having another kind of value: as a tool of international power... ...Geoengineering as a military strategy would appear to offer a variety of benefits. Research can be done out in the open, taking advantage of civilian work on anti-global warming geoengineering ideas. If my argument that nuclear weapons and open-source warfare have made conventional warfare essentially obsolete is correct, climate-based warfare would offer an alternative non-nuclear weapon, one that would be out of the reach of non-state actors. And the more we learn about how human activities alter the climate -- in order to alter those activities -- the more options might open up for intentionally harmful manipulation. But wait: if global warming and climate disruption are, well, global, wouldn't "harmful manipulation" hurt the manipulating country, too? Not necessarily -- or, at least, not to the same degree. The effects of global warming can vary dramatically, depending upon local geography and economy. Weather effects like hurricanes and heat waves depend on regional preconditions. The resilience of local technological and social infrastructures will also prove critical for determining how well regions handle climate disruption. For many of these reasons, many specialists worry that the regions hit the hardest by global warming will be in the developing world." Current Mood: tired Current Music: Drone Zone: Atmospheric ambient space music. Serve Best Chilled. Safe with most medications. [SomaFM] (Comment on this)

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