Monthly Archives: January 2007

Democracy.

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Kalle

Democracy is a wonderful invention, for if you gather enough stupid people in the same place, they will end up making so many dumb decisions that they eventually destroy themselves. It is the extension of Darwinism from nature into society.

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Understanding, a follow-up.

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Kalle

I grabbed a japanese TV show that someone recommended called “14-sai no haha” (“14 year old mother” — I know, scary name) the other day, despite the fact I couldn’t find it with english sub-titles. I tend to watch stuff … Continue reading →

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Annie’s mailserver hates me.

Posted on January 20, 2007 by Kalle

[<01>] Error sending message [1169280969750.1277557680.47bb.enrogue] from [enrogue.com]. ID: Mail From: my-mailserver@enrogue.com Rcpt To: anniesemailaddy@mchsi.com Server: [204.127.203.150] [<02>] The reason of the delivery failure was: 550-87.96.165.15 blocked by ldap:ou=rblmx,dc=mso,dc=att,dc=net 550 Blocked for abuse. Please contact the administrator of your ISP or … Continue reading →

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If it rains it pours.

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Kalle

One thing you start noticing when you’re learning a new language, after awhile, is that things you presumed had to be a certain way can be a completely different way, or things you thought were necessary were in fact not. … Continue reading →

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Understanding.

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Kalle

There are three ways of understanding something that is spoken or written: You can understand it through the ability to separate words in a sentence, by being able to correctly guess the spelling of the words, and by having a … Continue reading →

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We real cool.

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Kalle

We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. By Gwendolyn Brooks

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Finding a kanji.

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Kalle

One of the things that I had the least bit of a clue about when it comes to Japanese was how to locate a kanji (a “word”, of sorts) you don’t know, and as far as I can tell, there … Continue reading →

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Jesus Camp.

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Kalle

Okay. Just look at this picture: Friend of mine threw the movie at me a couple weeks ago and I sort of forgot about it. Saw it just now. That movie scared the shit out of me. I’m not a … Continue reading →

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Email.

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Kalle

I’m a packrat. Especially when it comes to email and logs from conversations, I’m obsessive. I’m like a Gareth on steroids when it comes to these things. I have no idea why, but for instance, my email right now takes … Continue reading →

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Kick ass show.

Posted on January 2, 2007 by Kalle

So, I possibly saw the coolest show ever, recently, but I’m going to make you work a bit if you want to figure out its name. Here are a few hints — if you can guess the show, well, then … Continue reading →

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