There's a link up there to a bio site about him.
I think this is the most fucked-up time in this country in my lifetime, which is kind of freaky, but slightly reassuring, in a way. I mean, it always swings back eventually, right?
Jimmy Olsen jokes're pretty much gonna be lost on you, huh?
Xander ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jul 20, 2005 5:15:38 am PDT #1407 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Volans - Jul 20, 2005 5:19:33 am PDT #1408 of 10002
move out and draw fire
What's Google doing? Alternatively, can anyone tell me how to get to www.google.com without my ISP tacking .gr onto the end of it?
And sadly, I'm sure Congress will be too busy being all up in other people's parenting (regarding the "porn" in Grand Theft Auto) to get in the way of a bad Justice appointment.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 20, 2005 5:20:38 am PDT #1409 of 10002
What is even happening?
www.google.comCan you google it? Seriously. Maybe go through a google (gr) cache of google (sans gr).
eta,
What if I link you?
Google: [link]
Jessica - Jul 20, 2005 5:22:52 am PDT #1410 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Raq, there should be a "Go to Google.com" link right under the search box, which will take you to the American version of the site.
[edit: And it looks like once you've clicked that link, Google will remember you, and set .com as your default Google. Which is nice, as the UK-centric results it gives me are not always useful.]
flea - Jul 20, 2005 5:23:06 am PDT #1411 of 10002
information libertarian
I know a couple who have named their two daughters after their initials. Avery Kate and Rowan Grace - note the fashionable gender ambiguous first names and one-syllable classic middle names. I find it funny because I don't think of these people as very yuppie/trendy, except for what they named their kids.
I also know a Chris and Christina couple, which I imagine is fairly common, name popularity being what it is.
I am sad to report that I can't get too worked up about the fucked-up state of the world anymore. The world, and our country, had always been pretty fucked up. I don't know whether this is cynicism based on studying history, a defense mechanism against depression, or both. Probably both.
Megan E. - Jul 20, 2005 5:23:17 am PDT #1412 of 10002
My sister and nephew just called me at work to see if they should go see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Herbie the Love Bug.
What was your advice?
Volans - Jul 20, 2005 5:24:44 am PDT #1413 of 10002
move out and draw fire
'Kay, I'll try that, Jessica. Cindy, the link takes me to Greek Google. Groogle. Heh.
Found the Post's brief bio on John Roberts, and was reading too fast, because this:
Previously, he practiced law at Washington's Hogan & Hartson
entered my brain as:
Previously, he practiced law at Wolfram & Hart
Wolfram - Jul 20, 2005 5:25:32 am PDT #1414 of 10002
Visilurking
What's Google doing? Alternatively, can anyone tell me how to get to www.google.com without my ISP tacking .gr onto the end of it?
I experienced this when I was in Israel only with .il at the end. Somehow google senses what country you're logging in from. I think you can change it under preferences (to the right of the search bar).
ETA: Or better yet, do what Jessica said.
Gudanov - Jul 20, 2005 5:25:50 am PDT #1415 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
Well, Dr. James Dobson is thrilled with the choice, so that makes me skeptical. I was kinda thinking Bush might go with Gonzales, who wouldn't be all that bad.
Nutty - Jul 20, 2005 5:26:15 am PDT #1416 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
It's the will of the people, right?
Well the will of, what, 52% of the people. I think the big, lumpy middle, by being evenly divided, has pretty much demonstrated its ambivalence, and thus any swings too hard in either direction will result in reactive other-direction-ness. The electorate fishtails like a bus on a switchback.