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Catch this video before it gets taken down. It's old, but it's great stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaoX_SgNO70...ted&search= really talking about the subversion of the media.

That was like a cartoon! Great Daffy duck cartoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by3FVKdaQyE

Well, clearly. And not a group of hackers annoying the crap out of people and doing harm to their own 'movement'. Waitaminute...

Example from the bookshelf of economy versus effect. Gen. Sir Peter de la Billiere in his immensely fun book "Looking for Trouble (Harper Collins, 1995): "Official parsimony ranged in matter from high strategic importance to the most trivial details. ...the MOD in a drive to save costs, abruptly announced a thirty percent cut in the RAF's fuel, which drastically reduced the fast jet pilots' level of operational readiness. On a lower level, the Command Secretary suddenly proposed to charge

And you can call me colour deprived. *thinks* I'm not sure any geek can be called deprived of colour. Hmmm... Colour abnegated.

Am I confusing this with the film about Anais Nin?

New word: bloviating.

Now there is a bit of gold. Damn straight. He'd be a terrible president, but it would be hilarious. Let's do what we can to get him elected.

OK, good. I got that bit, then. But money isn't the same as effect. My example was trying to make this point. You can spend less more intelligently and do a lot more. The UN does the inverse all the time. Spend millions on sewage tanks for a village and it turns out the plastic rots.

Iron Man could be really cool. Lots of tech potential.

Within the limits of my powers I hate you and your Swedish nookie paradise.

Wait, I know it's me being stupid, but could you explain that again?

That one about time sounded interesting. Casablanca kind of speaks for itself, especially the ending Although the bit where they sing the Marseillaise really resonates, especially set in context. Bringing Out the Dead grabs me because it is so ambiguous. I can't decide if it's dark or light. In this respect it reminds me of Taxi Driver. But it really stands out because of its cast, there are several (I suspect) unscripted moments that work to perfection.

It's hand drawn in. I am rubbish. *removes pipe from mouth and gestures* Such is life. To all men are given talents and deficiencies. Mine is ****tails. I have discovered that you can make bad tequila taste better by adding angostura bitters.

can anyone tell when a twi'lek becomes an adult? i thought orcs for example in many worlds tend to be an adult already before age 10, and even humans in reality said maturity comes around 12-14 since before the roman era (even by egyptian one) till about the 16th century That's because we died of malnutritrion and fear at 30.

Like I said.

Eight season running. I just watched Bringing Out the Dead. Saw Casablanca yesterday. Both qualify for just about perfect films in my book, albeit very different films.

Halting, moving to new premises to ease strain on boards.

Other than reading Batman as a kid I was never really into comic books much. But "mainstream normals" getting into Lord of the Rings doesn't bother me so much. They are entertaining movies, and have encouraged people to read the books, who otherwise might not have ever picked it up. Nothing wrong with that, as it's a great story. To use my niece as an example; she's 11 and has nearly finished reading The Hobbit, where normally it's tough to get her away from her video games. Oh sure, be all grown up and sensible, why dontcha?

You mean the question is kind of like 'does food serve the public interest?' The Paris Hilton thing is an excellent example. We were discussing this the other night and I suggested that the news was becoming like music. It's much much easier to manufacture a story from scratch than to go hunt one out. Many recent news stories have been like boy bands. 100% vat-grown. This squeezes out real news from the headlines. Sure it makes us feel like we're getting fed information, but we're being fed fast food garbage. Wow. When I start mixing metaphors I really run up the stove-pipe and salute the elephant.

I have actually visited the cave in question. Or at least the opening of the cave.

1. Fair enough. I was talking about things like the advice on health. Every time something comes up, which is never meant to be a summary of all research, the media represents it as "Scientists say x" Then contradict it next week. 4. I'm sure it can't just be the BBC. I just don't know any other examples. 5. You can do better for a counter-argument than that! Run with the ball, man!

Just a few thoughts to kick off: 1. The media sensationalises scientific stories leading to confusion over important issues like climate change, leading to bewilderment leading to disinterest. 2. The media trivialises serious stories like crazy people, drunk criminals. 3. The media over-plays quite normal stories like muggings, drug taking and so on. 4. The media has given away operational plans during combat that have lead to deaths, such as in the Falklands. 5. The media act as judge and jury in cases leading to complications of justice, and vigilantism.

I wonder if like, those guys carry around bananas with them, so if an Atheist talks to them, and religious views are brought up in discussion, they pull out their bananas {no, not their banana-bananas} and say "Fool! Look at the bananas! LOOK! Perfection! *Points* THERE is your evidence of God's existence!" This would improved if you had Eddo in a box and pointed at his butt. That guy's singing in the christian rock video made my tonsils hurt. No fooling.

I don't want to sound disparaging, but if you put a figure on it then the accountants will just massage the figures. I think a ratio of bang for buck would be better. Which would allow organisations to arrange themselves flexibly. I mean, for example: Charity A: Puts 50% of its funds into the field. Charity B: Puts 10% of its funds into the field. Sounds clear cut, but in this imaginary scenario charity B is employing mainly indigenous personnel, resulting lower wages. This in turn leads to charity B getting better prices on accomodation and raw materials. They also use a large percentage of raised funds in a spread portfolio of investment to smooth out bumps in funding. This means overall that charity employees are able to long-term commitments to the work, building skills, experience, and delivering a long-term effect. Charity A by contrast employs mainly Western students on gap years who draw no salary but require extensive insurance, medical cover, and special accomodation and support in country. Moreover, they have virtually no training, accrue little experience, and deliver little effect. A fact which is lost on the organisation's management who are 100% part-time, and lack strategic awareness. I am not for a moment sugesting that the figures in themselves mean virtue or otherwise. But I'm illustrating how they could arise and be good.