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MetaCognition
defrag the sucker!
I ain't got the time
And if my daddy thinks I'm fine
They tried to make me go to defrag
I said no, no, no
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 11:49 PM on June 3, 2008
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That's a good name - ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me?
Good find.
The perfectly tiered Norfolk Island pine is a natural safety net, so if you're near New Zealand, you're in luck, pilgrim. When crunch time comes, elongate your body and hit the tree limbs at a perfectly flat angle as close to the trunk as possible. Think!
If this was an ask meta post, I'd say that was terrible advice, and the author has obviously never seen a Norfolk Island pine. They're hard, spiky and covered in sharp stiff sticks. Their branches are rock... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 5:57 PM on June 1, 2008
MeFi post:
Favrd
¶ I think I finally understand what the hokey-pokey is all about.
Rule for twitterers: show, don't tell.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 4:32 PM on May 19, 2008
MeFi post:
Building a bow
This fellow sounds very polite and respectful. He must have huge lower back problems from all that bowing, though.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 6:20 PM on May 15, 2008
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GATTACA
Sounds like a pretty poor return on investment, if you ask me. I'll go with cheap unskilled labour every time.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 5:53 PM on May 13, 2008
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There's a robot beneath the fluff.
The stripped-down toys are pretty odd. But they're not as odd as the original designs, IMO.
I mean who buys a chicken-dancing Elmo for their children? Does anyone say "you know what, I think my child really needs a chicken-dancing Elmo"?
Anyone who's not on serious drugs?
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 9:12 PM on April 24, 2008
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Yachatz!
How many times?
We're not going to run out of matzo. It's just going to reach a peak of production as consumption increases, then decline in quantity and be available only at an every-increasing price. It's up to us now to find ways to live in a post-matzo world.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 11:48 PM on April 20, 2008
MeFi post:
Pulp Shakespeare
Major TJ "King" Kong: Men, let us open our needed caskets
And discover what for our use lies therein.
One automatic pistol marked four-five,
And two boxes ball and powder, prepar'd,
Food and drink, that for four full days must last,
Potions to still the troubled digestion,
Potions to excite and to dull the mind,
Potions to heal our wounds and ease our pain,
And what's this? Our foe's furious... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 5:47 PM on April 20, 2008
Sonnet MC (By A Hammer To Himself)
The music that I make hits me so hard,
In the kicks and pants with which I am dressed,
I am made, thus, for to say "oh my Lord",
My mind to rhyme makes me feel blessed.
I urge thee, to move from thy seat,
Run thy fingers through thy hair, and win,
Get thee a hype fly girl, catch this beat,
Sound thy bell, sucker, for thy school is in.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 8:18 PM on April 20, 2008
MeFi post:
Blogging May Cost You Your Life
Blogging May Cost You Your Life? If you're a dissident in any number of countries who execute political opponents, yes. If each assignment could actually be your last, yes.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 11:05 PM on April 6, 2008
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The Myth of the Media Myth: Games and Non-Gamers
Videogames are not good for you. Videogames are a waste of time. They isolate children. Kids never go outside to play. They just sit there and stare at the TV all day.
Hey kids! If you liked videogames, you'll love work!
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 3:45 PM on March 30, 2008
MeFi post:
'Star Wars' Turns 25
As a fountain of inspiration for film and literature, you can't beat missile defence. $120bn to give Tom Clancy plotting ideas sounds like a good deal to me.
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 10:19 PM on March 24, 2008
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The Hillsong Church
I don't think Mercy Ministries own Hillsong, or v/v. They're just fellow-travellers AFAIK.
From the Brisbane Times article:
Another former resident, who did not wish to be identified, said: "Girls were asked on the application form, as well as in a telephone interview, if they have ever had lesbian or bisexual relationships. They asked if I had been involved in drug abuse, witchcraft, or lesbianism. They bunched them in together like that."
As you do.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 5:26 PM on March 18, 2008
OK all sarcasm aside. I went to a very interesting forum put on by the NSW Fabian Society a year or two ago where Pastor Brian Houston and David Marr (author of the SMH/Brissie Times article) debated each other on Christianity and secular society. Marr was the usual squeaky model of assertive journalism but Houston was eye-opening. Charismatic, compelling, yeah, but when I actually listened to the message I couldn't get over the level of actual religious ignorance.
Houston explained... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Fiasco da Gama
at 11:30 PM on March 18, 2008
