Entries from September 2005

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Serenity

comments in 's journal: So I understand that lots of people on LiveJournal are really excited about this movie. But I saw the commercial at least 5 times this weekend, and not one time did it make the movie look the slightest bit interesting or appealing. Here's my (modified) response: I think the first trailer [...]

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Thursday, September 29th, 2005

Shining

Best. Trailer. Ever. Shining (Quicktime). Via .

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Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

Front Sight owned by Scientologist

noted that Front Sight, a large firearms training company in Nevada, is owned by http://www.dianahsieh.com/scientology/ http://www.raids.org/fsite1.htm

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Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

Front Sight: first town built for gun enthusiasts

http://www.frontsight.com/news.asp?Action=ViewNews&ID=20 THE FIRST TOWN IN THE WORLD TO BE BUILT FOR GUN OWNERS AND ENTHUSIASTS Across the shimmering desert, deep inside what is still America's Wild West, the faint rat-a-tat-tat of machine gun fire can be heard. Down a dusty trail, pocketed with no trespass signs, three white Bedouin style tents poke above the barren [...]

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Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

TIME: Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon interview

http://www.time.com/time/arts/printout/0,8816,1109313,00.html Sunday, Sep. 25, 2005 Interview: Neil Gaiman and Joss Wedon Joss Whedon and Neil Gaiman may well be the two most interesting people creating popular culture right now. Whedon is the man behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and he wrote and directed the science fiction film Serenity, which opens Sept. 30th. Gaiman [...]

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Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

Firefox shortcuts

Ctrl-Tab/Ctrl-Shift-Tab – move between tabs Cmd-K – jump to Google search Cmd-L – jump to location bar

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Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

Serenity outing?

Who wants to go to the premiere of Serenity with me this Friday? I'm planning to go to the 7:00 p.m. showing at the Raleigh Grand, followed by dinner somewhere nearby TBD. If you want to go, let me know.

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Monday, September 19th, 2005

Licensure helped medical cartels shut down mutual aid societies

http://www.heritage.org/Research/PoliticalPhilosophy/hl677.cfm From Mutual Aid to Welfare State: How Fraternal Societies Fought Poverty and Taught Character by David T. Beito July 27, 2000 By the 1930s, fraternal societies had entered a period of decline from which they never recovered. While this trend was caused by several factors, including increased competition from commercial insurance and the lure [...]

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Monday, September 19th, 2005

http://themagnumgroup.net/blog/2005/08/wanna-outsource-your-personal-life.html

My Outsourced Life By A. J. Jacobs September 9, 2005 I REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE to write this article myself. I mean, why am I the one stuck in front of a computer terminal? All this tedious pecking out of words on my laptop. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions. Jesus. What a pain in my ass. Can't [...]

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Sunday, September 18th, 2005

Wondering what is out there – 28

And the award for least self-aware personals ad goes to “Wondering what is out there – 28 in Wilmington”: I am a truly, loving, caring person. I look for the best in people. My best quality is my caring, compassionate nature. I see what's there, but focus on the positive. I do all I can [...]

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