September 25, 2007
FAQ 2.0
7. So you somehow defied the odds and got published by an actual for-real publisher! What’s the secret to beating the Evil Publishing Company Conspiracy to keep the “little guy” (particularly the ones with the “Unique Artistic Vision) out of publishing?
Well, the key secret to getting published, above and beyond all others, is this: you have to write a good book. That’s the whole thing, right there, in a nutshell.
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Second Quote Of The Day: Walter Jon Williams
Book Drooooool!
Hemorrhaging the Neural Net
Writer Added
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September 25, 2007
Watch this YouTube video embedded at this link: Content Aware Image Resizing
The voice-over is annoying, but concentrate on his words.
It’s bad enough we can manipulate photos as if they were dream matter.
But this technology goes so much further… it’s almost a blasphemy.
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September 25, 2007
My Wife Faces Homeland Security Part I: Homeland Security Presidential Directive #12
Let me ask you this: When the President of a nation can make a unilateral declaration that invalidates laws passed by Congress (e.g. the Privacy Act of 1974), laws passed by the States, and the Constitution itself, what do you have: a.) a democracy, b.) a republic, c.) a dictatorship. The answer is “c.” When laws and the Constitution are subservient to the directives of a single individual, it is a dictatorship. I am sorry. But I cannot interpret this in any other way. Call it a nascent dictatorship if you prefer. But we now have a system where a directive by a single individual takes precedence over law (Federal and State) and Constitution. THAT is about as un-American as you can get.
By the time this son of a bitch is out of office, we might be too far gone to save ourselves.
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September 25, 2007
I have added a new category for a term I have coined: C.O.A.T.
Collapse Of All Things
I believe we are headed towards that, at least in this country. (I think Europe will run the fuck away from us when we start to sink.)
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September 25, 2007
Save the Day
Sadly, the endgame could be considerably more treacherous for the United States than it was seven years ago. In large part, that’s because the American consumer is now at risk. Consumption expenditures currently account for a record 72 percent of the gross domestic product — a number unmatched in the annals of modern history for any nation.
And:
Why worry about a weaker dollar? The United States imported $2.2 trillion of goods and services in 2006. A sharp drop in the dollar makes those items considerably more expensive — the functional equivalent of a tax hike on consumers. It could also stoke fears of inflation — driving up long-term interest rates and putting more pressure on financial markets and the economy, exacerbating recession risks. Optimists may draw comfort from the vision of an export-led renewal arising from a more competitive dollar. Yet history is clear: no nation has ever devalued its way into prosperity.
So far, the dollar’s weakness has not been a big deal. That may now be about to change. Relative to the rest of the world, the United States looks painfully subprime. So does its currency.
Emphasis added by me.
You just have no idea of how fucking bad this is going to get, do you?
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September 25, 2007
Well, Categories are still fucked. So is Search sometimes.
And now the vultures have come out too:
Hello Mike:
I was wondering if you were interested in writing an article/blog post about [redacted]‘ services. We’re offering affiliates $100 per sale. This could mean an added revenue stream for your blog.
Let me know if you would be interested in doing such a blog post.
Thank you.
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[redacted], Inc.
In case you don’t get it: That’s a Negative.
The raising of funds is not for me. I have no connection to the three funds at all. Nor am I looking to make money from this blog.
And I will never be an underhanded motherfucking shill being paid behind the backs of my readers to lead them like sheep to you.
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Fuck You, Shills!
My Response To “10 Things Your Blogger Won’t Tell You”
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