Office of Naval Contemplation

10:17 am - Genie Lawyers update

Saudi family sues Djinn in Sharia court

10:55 am - Contextless Polycon Quotes

• "I'm going to have to go ahead and trust Satan on this."



• "Oh, that was just a roleplaying opportunity."



• "Hentai level zero!"



• "We can do this easy way, or we can do this other way."
  "What's the other way?"
  "Other way is ... more difficult."



• "Time is curling up into a tiny ball. I must tell the Pope! I run to my ornithopter."



• "Oh, and could I get a clone of myself, roasted?"



• "Communists will take over at 2 PM, but I can play until then."



• "We're discussing the implications of regime change in Austria-Hungary."

09:25 am - QFT

12:23 am

"More power" is the cause of and solution to all of life's problems.

11:48 am - On Hypocrisy

In which I quote the Diamond Age passage on hypocrisy in response to a blog post inspired by the Sanford scandal

08:54 pm - Ochestral arrangement of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"

07:20 pm - Public Service Announcement

If you don't talk to your children about Zombie Chickens, who will?

11:52 am - Why we must stand with the Iranian people

In which I think Khamenei needs to know that somebody will care if he massacres the reformist protesters

05:26 pm - Caption Contest CXII

05:25 pm - Caption Contest Winner

The winner of Caption Contest CXI is rustycoon:

"It's just an aluminum-skeletoned cylinder filled with Hydrogen gas. Of course we'll let it into our airspace, what could possibly go wrong?"

04:08 pm

Who would win in a fight, Honor Harrington or Anita Blake?

Update: It just occured to me that the common rule of thumb for these questions (the winner is whoever's setting the fight occurs in) may be reversed here for two reasons:

1. Honor has a lot of powerful enemies in her own setting whom Anita could team up with

2. There's no Eridani Edict in Anita's setting.

10:46 am - Quote of the day

Life is like a sewer: what you get out of it depends on what you put into it

10:33 am - City ID cards and illegal immigration

In which I comment on Oakland's decision to issue municipal ID cards to illegal immigrants

12:04 pm - Dear President Obama,

Please stop bidding up long term interest rates when I'm trying to buy a house. It's particularly annoying given that you're probably also planning on taxing the bejesus out of me to pay back the debt you're running up, so I get hit coming and going.

Thanks,
Eric

11:11 am - Three Rights Make a Left

In which I poke at the EU Parliament election results

08:41 pm - Literal Music Video

10:29 am - Quote of the day

We know moviemakers (with the notable exception of Uwe Boll) are in reality nonviolent illusionists

10:30 am - Equal protection and taxation

In which I ask some silly questions in hopes of exploring the meaning of the equal protection clause

11:39 am - Caption Contest CXI

11:38 am - Caption Contest Winners

The winner of Caption Contest CX is gnatdbug:

So what your saying is by giving in to your demands we will have less global warming?

dragonluk

Tell me again, why is the rum gone?

11:47 am - A justice system or a legal system?

In which I examine the Prop 8 decision in light of the conflict between what is just and what the law says

03:19 pm - Help me understand this

In which I ask an important question which is not at all trivial or frivolous

10:55 am - Now what?

In which I discuss California's budget in the aftermath of the defeat of Props 1A-1E.

11:22 am - Remember to vote

I just voted against all six propositions on today's special election ballot. You should, too. Unless you're not a registered voter in California.

09:45 pm - Survey

Listen to this song:



And tell me why the narrator is dying.