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Comment on PAX East by zenith

zenith — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:38:27 +0000

I don’t see why we can’t meet up for lunch on Saturday. I will be there all three days so I’ll write in “lunch with Pran” for Saturday at the Con.

Comment on PAX East by Pran

Pran — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:42:54 +0000

We’ll be there on Saturday, probably around 11-7 or thereabouts. Want to get lunch or something?

Comment on The Agony and Ecstacy of Mike Daisey by Jess Banks

Jess Banks — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:15:29 +0000

I just listened to it, too, and you’re right about the silence–it’s agonizing. His inability to just come clean reveals real insecurity, valuing his own sense of self more than the importance of the story. Ira Glass’ sense of betrayal is just as agonizing; it’s so obvious that he’s assumed a ton of guilt over not following his journalistic instincts, and you can just imagine the double- and triple-checking that they’ll be doing in the months to come. I wish someone had done this kind of interview with Greg Mortenson in the wake of that house of cards collapsing.

Comment on Presidential Politics and Sports Fandom by tsobo

tsobo — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:10:08 +0000

IMHO, the “could I have a beer with him?” question is a poorly summarized version of asking job applicants about their outside interests. Single-faceted people tend to be boring, prone to burnout, and less passionate about their work. They’re also the ones you have to talk off the ledge if something blows up at work. Not exactly the qualities you want in your fellow cube worker, much less your president and leader of the free world.

Comment on Presidential Politics and Sports Fandom by PMMDJ

PMMDJ — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:48:03 +0000

Heh, I’d actually made the Kerry connection before.

Comment on Presidential Politics and Sports Fandom by zenith

zenith — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:11:42 +0000

The last guy who ran on electability and money and good hair with no personality was John Kerry. And at least he was a decorated Vietnam war hero.

Comment on Presidential Politics and Sports Fandom by PMMDJ

PMMDJ — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:52:36 +0000

Right, the second part is where I was leaning. It’s OK to be a right-wing automaton, but if you want the Oval Office, you better be able to fake it a little more convincingly.

Comment on Presidential Politics and Sports Fandom by zenith

zenith — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:10:15 +0000

My point is not that the Rombot 2000 doesn’t care about hoops. I’m okay with that. My points is that he doesn’t seem to care about anything. Not even tennis or golf. He has no other passions other than running for President and making money. And I have no idea if the other two have any interests other than beating Romney.

You’d think the highly paid handlers would say, “let’s get this guy a sport!” But every time he tries to get a sport, something like: “Oh I know an owner” wanders out of his mouth. Blech.

Comment on Presidential Politics and Sports Fandom by PMMDJ

PMMDJ — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:33:56 +0000

And really, he could have stalled with something easy like ‘I don’t want to tell you everyone, but I bet you can guess who #1 is!’ A throwaway line to stall for later.

Should I be giving him points for honesty? Ehn.

Comment on [Book Review] Before They Are Hanged by “Before They Are Hanged” by Joe Abercrombie | Melody & Words

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