tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.comments2022-11-30T02:37:01.692-06:00Genius/Idiot—Current ThoughtsCalionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11873204494424704333noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-73765316129641626202019-06-05T11:49:03.550-05:002019-06-05T11:49:03.550-05:00Post updated with fixed links, updated instruction...Post updated with fixed links, updated instructions for macOS Mojave, and added instructions for Google Compute Engine.Calionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873204494424704333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-38484366253655222132013-07-12T12:49:28.212-05:002013-07-12T12:49:28.212-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Calionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873204494424704333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-55545414343320554362013-06-18T10:53:47.324-05:002013-06-18T10:53:47.324-05:00This is a reposted email. I have left it intact, i...This is a reposted email. I have left it intact, including misspellings and links that have since died. It's possible I should just remove the thing.Calionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873204494424704333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-31514458570214729552013-06-17T23:50:27.353-05:002013-06-17T23:50:27.353-05:00Richard, I'm not sure of your position here. A...Richard, I'm not sure of your position here. Are you saying that it's idiotic that I'm showing that there's evidence for a NAFTA Superhighway?Calionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873204494424704333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-17598612763302477532012-01-03T16:14:11.745-06:002012-01-03T16:14:11.745-06:00The only idiot here is the one who wrote this arti...The only idiot here is the one who wrote this article. <br />Google NAFTA Super Highway<br /><br />PLENTY of facts that makes this entire commentary idiotic.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366727351177365746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-77696233666666136262011-04-28T12:08:47.695-05:002011-04-28T12:08:47.695-05:00You're not wrong, Tatung. The issue is not the...You're not wrong, Tatung. The issue is not the road itself. It's the idea that it is happening without the consent of the people; that is, this is happening because of NAFTA, not because the States involved have chosen to build it. And there's the fact that this project is apparently being kept secret.<br /><br />My issue isn't actually with the idea of immigration or the Road itself; it's with people accusing Paul of making up conspiracy theories.Calionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873204494424704333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-22051978769174691952010-04-29T10:14:13.402-05:002010-04-29T10:14:13.402-05:00How does a road, "a superhighway" betwee...How does a road, "a superhighway" between Canada, US, and Mexico, that would presumably promote trade and commerce between the three nations be alarming? If trade is promoted between U.S. and Mexico, would it not help the economy of both countries, and if the economy of Mexico is enhanced, would it not help to remove one of the underlying causes for illegal immigration from Mexico?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05017050175052197076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-20446934942129576322008-06-10T20:08:00.000-05:002008-06-10T20:08:00.000-05:00"But a road" IS evidence of something, right?!!"But a road" IS evidence of something, right?!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-20224869736968432322008-06-10T20:01:00.000-05:002008-06-10T20:01:00.000-05:00both posts above are smart. And i feel that the se...both posts above are smart. And i feel that the second one clears it up a bit. Thanks for sharing your thoughts so well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-2536141153021264062008-01-04T22:49:00.000-06:002008-01-04T22:49:00.000-06:00Freedom's just another word for "nothing left to l...Freedom's just another word for "nothing left to lose"<BR/><BR/>If Janis is right then we will soon be completely free. The problem is the media machine telling the ignorant masses that a police state is actually *good* for us in this time of _terror_. You'd have to be a moron to believe this propaganda, but we are speaking about the country that re-elected (or elected for the first time, according to who you talk to) George W. despite the fact that the world has proven him to be a crazed dictator. <BR/>Oh, did I say that out loud? What's that black car pulling into my driveway..... <BR/>Gotta go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-91204822604302633032008-01-04T22:47:00.000-06:002008-01-04T22:47:00.000-06:00Hear! Hear!Hear! Hear!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-46124391981757774852008-01-04T21:18:00.000-06:002008-01-04T21:18:00.000-06:00Also too lazy to sign in and get a username... How...Also too lazy to sign in and get a username... However due to the timing (late as always), and the length (rather brief due to lack of time), I'm sure that you can figure out who this one is as well. I just want you to know that I will be reading and I didn't just dismiss the fact that you are now blogging as some mindless net drivel that any other berk would just throw out there into the www.multiverse. I am interested to see if you can translate your journal entries into something that the masses can read. Not all of us are fluent in Jim-ese, you know. Of course, just as I have not seen "The Aviator" yet, i have not read all of your postings yet. But I will in good time. And I do plan to comment. Happy blogging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-88584642072629336952008-01-04T21:17:00.000-06:002008-01-04T21:17:00.000-06:00Whooo am I? Whoooo is the anonymous poster? Whoooo...Whooo am I? Whoooo is the anonymous poster? Whoooo is too lazy to bother signing in and getting a password?<BR/><BR/>When you put it that way, it's pretty obvious, really.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, isn't living in the future neat? You may not realize it, but there was a time when sending several pages of text from one end of the country to the other and then back again and then back AGAIN and then across town would have taken, as people of that age would have said, a frickin' long time. Not so much anymore. Thank God for the heartless machines that enslave--uh, make our lives easier. Yes. Thank God for them. <BR/><BR/>The blog looks good so far, though it didn't load the first time I clicked on the link--had to refresh, then it showed up fine. Probably a problem on my end. Also, there are several black, empty boxes at the ends of sentences; not sure if those are supposed to be there or not. I'm thinking not. Perhaps there's a symbol or some sort of command that doesn't get translated into my browser or my OS or something. Or perhaps I don't know what I'm talking about. That seems likely.<BR/><BR/>I'm interested in seeing how this little experiment goes--I admit I have trouble imagining you having enough time to actually go through all your old journals and type up cross-referenced, indexed transcriptions of all their interesting bits, but if you can actually do it, we're all the richer for it. Let's just see how long you can keep it up, eh?<BR/><BR/>One last point of constructive criticism: self-deprecating humor in blogs has been done, baby. I understand the need to avoid obvious signs of arrogance or self-importance, especially in as self-aggrandizing a form as the personal, public weblog, but when every single other blogger on the planet is affecting the same tone it gets old quick. We'll just trust you not to think you're better than us (or if you do, keep it damn well to yourself, thanks) and you can leave the condemnations of your personal intellectual worth as implicit. That's my two cents, anyway--and a damn fine two cents it is. No false modesty here, kids. I'm a white-hot fireball of constructive criticizin' and y'all best stand down outta my way. Boo-yah.<BR/><BR/>I'll stop now. You're welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-69901677842601597862008-01-04T20:50:00.000-06:002008-01-04T20:50:00.000-06:00This whole CHRP/Macintel thing deserves a little m...This whole CHRP/Macintel thing deserves a little more comment. One of the things I was most excited about with CHRP was the ability to run Windows programs on the Mac. Not because I myself wanted to do so--I really didn't care--but because I felt it would remove a serious obstacle for PC users considering getting a Mac. They would be able to keep their often considerable prior investment in PC software, and still get all the benefits of having a Mac.<BR/><BR/>So what changed? Why is the thing I was most excited about with CHRP the very thing I am most fearful of with Macintel?<BR/><BR/>Well, "what changed" is the right question here. A lot has changed. First, the Mac was far more distinctive in 1995 than it is in 2005. Let's face it: Windows programs were downright ugly back then. Any user (I felt) booting up a Windows program on his beautiful Mac would have an immediate feeling of "ugh." This would demonstrate once again how much better and nicer the Mac is, and probably pursuade him to upgrade to Mac-compatible applications as soon as he could. But this is no longer true. Windows XP apps are, well, actually pretty in some ways, and interface standardization has improved drastically on the PC in the last ten years. Also, Apple has been letting its Human Interface guidelines slip. The current Mac OS (X) is no longer the most user-friendly OS in the world--that honor still belongs to Mac OS 9, although X is getting better. Add in often-ugly Java and UNIX apps and generic ports (<A HREF="http://icculus.org/neverball/" REL="nofollow">Neverball</A> is an excellent example), and the Mac no longer has the absolute purity of interface design that it once had.<BR/><BR/>Second, computers are a lot cheaper now. It's no longer a big deal to buy a second computer and hook it up to your current setup with a KVM switch. So while running Windows apps on your Mac might be a draw for some PC users, it is no longer the compelling motivator it once was.<BR/><BR/>So ultimately, instead of bringing PC users into the Mac world as I had hoped CHRP would do, Macintel threatens to water down the distinctiveness of the Mac still further, lessening its appeal for both developers and users.<BR/><BR/>Still, pretty much everything Jobs has done since he came back to Apple has worked, so maybe I should just have some faith.<BR/><BR/>We'll see.Calionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873204494424704333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-25000071607724930572007-12-09T11:02:00.000-06:002007-12-09T11:02:00.000-06:00Well...yes. It's not loss of sovereignty that I'm ...Well...yes. It's not loss of sovereignty that I'm not worried about, it's immigration. Globalism is the wrong word here, though, I think; globalism is an economic force that means that, among other things, we buy things that are produced all over the world. That's a good thing. I agree, though, that the kind of supra-nationalism that Paul hinted might be going on is a bad thing. But a road, in and of itself, is not a symptom of any such thing.Calionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873204494424704333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281049585548508474.post-61273486756916983362007-12-07T14:16:00.000-06:002007-12-07T14:16:00.000-06:00I think that Paul's concerns are legitimate about ...I think that Paul's concerns are legitimate about how the leaders of the three NA nations are working undercover to integrate the three nations into a union. Globalism is not the way to go, especially if we want to keep our national sovereignty. There are already too many business leaders and politicians in America who are selling out our nation for money.JDODSON777https://www.blogger.com/profile/06508833979300801277noreply@blogger.com