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Another hail of bullets.

• There comes a reckoning for men of conscience whose professional fortunes are aligned in opposition to an external, more general good. Men of the other kind just keep grinding.
• I should have installed this astronomy app a long time ago. I realized yesterday I can run it in my office during the day, and it (of course) still works and shows me the stars that are always there but unseeable for the sun.
• “No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.” Article VI, clause 3. The problem is not that 51% of the republicans in Mississippi think Obama’s a Muslim; the problem is that anyone, anywhere is talking about his religion AT ALL.
• Dad’s moving about 4 miles but AT&T won’t let him keep his land line number of 40 years. He can, however, transfer it to another provider? Fantastic business model, fellas.
• I needed an audio CD-R yesterday and asked around the office if anyone had one.   I will get a different result at the next place I work.
• Serious question for married couples who share an email address, Facebook account, and so on: Why?
• My SXSW story: we played that “independent music festival” back in ‘96 before they had SXSWi or any of the other derivatives. Just indies, it was billed. Little bands. We drove down, played a small club, and had 5 people show up because unknown, indie, up-and-comer Iggy fucking Pop was playing a free outdoor show in the street outside our venue. Everything about that “festival” has been pure bullshit for over 15 years.

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18. 5by5kevin said: Thank you! I, too, long for the days when SXSW was still fun.
19. froggeek said: Transfer your dad’s old land # over to google voice, and forward the calls to his new land line.
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21. halfbakedidea said: Until Mississippi 1) moves up from #1 in illiteracy 2) moves up from top 5 in teen pregnancy 3) moves up from top 5 in obesity and 4) takes major efforts to de-racistfy itself, I am not going to listen to anything they are saying about anything, ever
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