Video: The PEN Story
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An ingenious promo film for the Olympus PEN camera, comprised of more than 60,000 photographs:
111 comments
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:27:38pm |
Is this the camera that CNN outed for the Iranian regime?
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wrenchwench Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:28:07pm |
That was great. And not just because it had a bicycle in it.
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jaunte Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:29:30pm |
Well done video; I liked the switch to the 'underwater' effect on the music track.
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:32:20pm |
Sarah's Facebook -- No Truth To Divorce Rumors
...shocking that there's no truth to a Sarah Palin story!
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:33:35pm |
Video's not going for me. Checking the Amazon link.
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:34:38pm |
re: #4 TheMatrix31
Sarah's Facebook -- No Truth To Divorce Rumors
...shocking that there's no truth to a Sarah Palin story!
I'm just waiting for Mecha-Sarah-Palin to come lay waste to so many bastards.
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Steffan Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:38:16pm |
That was very cool.
The catch is, just how many memory cards did they burn through for this?
Or did they plug the camera into a laptop? It'd be interesting to find out.
re: #4 TheMatrix31
Sarah's Facebook -- No Truth To Divorce Rumors
...shocking that there's no truth to a Sarah Palin story!
That's like saying there's no chocolate in chicken soup.
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:38:52pm |
Okay, I got the first 50 seconds of video. Let's see if this is one of those systems which will continue to load video while paused, or if my options are real-time stream and nothing.
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opnion Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:41:26pm |
re: #4 TheMatrix31
Sarah's Facebook -- No Truth To Divorce Rumors
...shocking that there's no truth to a Sarah Palin story!
There seems to be no line that her dtractors will not cross to defame her.
When it comes to Sarah Palin, they hate becuse she exists.
Now, the same people are only to happy to play the race card if their is any criticism of Obama.
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:41:55pm |
Okay, it's not the "pen camera" that CNN so recklessly outed. What I want to know is this--will the camera take a picture when I want it to, or when it gets ready, after a few flashes and an insufferable delay.
I threw a Sony against the wall in a bar on Saipan after the damned thing made me wait for the very last time.
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:44:13pm |
re: #12 opnion
There seems to be no line that her dtractors will not cross to defame her.
When it comes to Sarah Palin, they hate becuse she exists.
Now, the same people are only to happy to play the race card if their is any criticism of Obama.
They hate her because her existence is a threat to the Democrat Party. Now they could have de-railed her without going all rabid on her; heaven knows she has issues where she could have been fairly challenged.
But this is not about issues--this is about identity politics. Republicans are greedy old white men, and don't you forget it.
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:44:53pm |
re: #12 opnion
There seems to be no line that her dtractors will not cross to defame her.
When it comes to Sarah Palin, they hate becuse she exists.
Now, the same people are only to happy to play the race card if their is any criticism of Obama.
I'm fucking sick of it.
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Render Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:45:39pm |
I have an Olympus C-3030. The 64meg "smart cards" that it uses don't hold much and are getting hard to find. It's also really picky about the battery type it uses...
I should take more pictures...
OF
STUFF,
R
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:46:40pm |
re: #17 Render
I have an Olympus C-3030. The 64meg "smart cards" that it uses don't hold much and are getting hard to find. It's also really picky about the battery type it uses...
I should take more pictures...
OF
STUFF,
R
What's a meg? Heh.
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LionofDixon Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:50:32pm |
Man! I bet that dude's shutter finger is sore...
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tradewind Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:56:31pm |
re: #9 Charles
Spitting Throwing up in my mouth a little...
:)
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:57:37pm |
re: #7 Steffan
That was very cool.
The catch is, just how many memory cards did they burn through for this?
The hard part was following that dude around his whole life.
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opnion Sat, Aug 1, 2009 1:59:20pm |
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Erik The Red Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:02:33pm |
re: #25 Charles
Nancy Pelosi Techno Chicken.
I am going to register there. Looks like a fun site when things are slow.
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:05:40pm |
Charles,
Is there a way to post links to things on Amazon which go through your affiliate (or whatever it's called ) system?
I have become a HUGE Amazon fan, relying on it for everything from hard drives to file folders while in Afghanistan.
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Erik The Red Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:08:23pm |
re: #27 haakondahl
Charles,
Is there a way to post links to things on Amazon which go through your affiliate (or whatever it's called ) system?
I have become a HUGE Amazon fan, relying on it for everything from hard drives to file folders while in Afghanistan.
I believe that just going to Amazon, from LGF's will get Charles a slice of the pie.
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jaunte Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:08:34pm |
re: #27 haakondahl
If you first go to Amazon through the LGF affiliate link at the top of the page, then search for the item you want to recommend, you can link the result here and that will take people there through the LGF store.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:11:54pm |
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:19:00pm |
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]
Bringing this over from the last thread:
NYT Article: Voices From Above Silence a Cable TV Feud
[snip]
At an off-the-record summit meeting for chief executives sponsored by Microsoft in mid-May, the PBS interviewer Charlie Rose asked Jeffrey Immelt, chairman of G.E., and his counterpart at the News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, about the feud.Both moguls expressed regret over the venomous culture between the networks and the increasingly personal nature of the barbs. Days later, even though the feud had increased the audience of both programs, their lieutenants arranged a cease-fire, according to four people who work at the companies and have direct knowledge of the deal.
In early June, the combat stopped, and MSNBC and Fox, for the most part, found other targets for their verbal missiles (Hello, CNN).
“It was time to grow up,” a senior employee of one of the companies said.
The reconciliation — not acknowledged by the parties until now — showcased how a personal and commercial battle between two men could create real consequences for their parent corporations.
[snip]
How interesting that the deal, which apparently was communicated in some form or other to both Olbermann and O'Reilly by early June, was reported upon by neither party. Unless I am mistaken?
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:19:41pm |
All Cal State Universities are instructed not to accept any spring transfers for 2010.
Wow.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:20:20pm |
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Shiplord Kirel Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:27:01pm |
OT
Birth of a nation: Too many Americans buy crank theory on Obama's citizenship
There's Red America, Blue America and Tinfoil Helmet America. And it looks like the third camp is enormously larger than anyone feared.
A new poll, commissioned by the liberal Web site Daily Kos found that fully 11% of Americans think that Barack Obama wasn't born in the United States. And another 12% said that they are unsure. (emphasis added)
The three-fold division is interesting, since the Republican establishment has understandably avoided this like it was radioactive. That has not kept it from spreading like some virulent disease among the rank and file.
I have a very bad feeling about this. It isn't going away and when opportunists in the establishment notice how pervasive it really is, things could become very interesting and not in any positive way.
My earlier comments on this story and on Conspiracy Nation in general.
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tradewind Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:28:49pm |
re: #31 haakondahl
KO sez ' I didn't make no deal', asserting his independence.
/Snort/
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albusteve Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:28:50pm |
health care in China...
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
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tradewind Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:29:51pm |
re: #33 albusteve
Teh funny is that the kid looks exactly like every RP supporter I have seen in my town...
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:29:53pm |
re: #34 Shiplord Kirel
OT
Birth of a nation: Too many Americans buy crank theory on Obama's citizenship
The three-fold division is interesting, since the Republican establishment has understandably avoided this like it was radioactive. That has not kept it from spreading like some virulent disease among the rank and file.I have a very bad feeling about this. It isn't going away and when opportunists in the establishment notice how pervasive it really is, things could become very interesting and not in any positive way.
My earlier comments on this story and on Conspiracy Nation in general.
I have been catching up on my Podcasts recently. Was thrilled to hear Hugh Hewitt thoroughly denounce these idiots.
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Shiplord Kirel Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:30:12pm |
re: #34 Shiplord Kirel
Freeperstan is naturally in full cry, howling at the Moon, batshit mode over the "Birth of a Nation" story.
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tradewind Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:30:42pm |
re: #36 albusteve
Kind of gives new meaning to the phrase ' bet your ears were burning...'
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:31:12pm |
re: #35 tradewind
KO sez ' I didn't make no deal', asserting his independence.
/Snort/
When the boss says "Shaddup", you can truly say you made no deal.
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BARACK THE VOTE Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:31:44pm |
re: #34 Shiplord Kirel
OT
Birth of a nation: Too many Americans buy crank theory on Obama's citizenshipThe three-fold division is interesting, since the Republican establishment has understandably avoided this like it was radioactive. That has not kept it from spreading like some virulent disease among the rank and file.
The Republican establishment has been happy to pander to it and encourage it on the sly. Why else are 10 GOP congresspeople on a birther bill? Why do they run away from the camera, rather than admit they believe Obama is a citizen?
Can't stand Bill Maher, but he was right about this:
Tonight on HBO, Bill Maher took on the "birther" movement because, in his words, "In America, you know what, if you don't immediately kill errant bullshit no matter how ridiculous, it can grown and thrive and eventually take over like crab grass or cirque du soleil."
"Lou Dobbs said recently that people are asking a lot of questions about the birth certificate." Maher continued. "Yes. The same people that want to know where the sun goes at night. And where to put the stamp on their email. And Lou, you're their new king."
BTW, agree with all your thoughts on Conspiracy Nation.
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:34:44pm |
re: #29 jaunte
If you first go to Amazon through the LGF affiliate link at the top of the page, then search for the item you want to recommend, you can link the result here and that will take people there through the LGF store.
So this link to the Thrivemix Trance Anthems Vol. 2 CDs will get Charles a cut?
I never know what in the server script gibberish HTML is part of my account info and what is the affiliate info. What I *do* know is that my account info won't work without the right session cookie, so that doesn't worry me.
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:35:34pm |
re: #42 iceweasel
BTW, agree with all your thoughts on Conspiracy Nation.
Well, I'm not going to carry Bill Maher around just to know what time it is twice a day.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:39:12pm |
with the rise of the spiritual aspect of AGW, and the election of BO, nothing can surprise me...politics in America is rapidly turning into a faith based endeavor...facts mean nothing and history is dead...it's quasi-religious...we ain't seen nothing yet...any fringe goofball idea can become mainstream via the net and MSM enablers virtually over night...yeeehaaa!...maybe Ron Paul can win it all in 2012
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:39:33pm |
Even a stopped pig is Bill Maher twice a day.
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Shiplord Kirel Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:39:44pm |
re: #44 haakondahl
re: #45 tradewind
I thought he meant my thoughts on Conspiracy Nation (linked in the referenced post).
Then again, there might be some benighted person somewhere, probably in Conspiracy Nation itself, who thinks that I too am a broken clock. Come to think of it, I might be Satan Bill Maher himself for all y'all know.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:43:57pm |
man lived with dinosaurs
return to the gold standard
tax and spent to prosperity
presidents are not citizens
energy is evil
profits are evil
isolationism
the MSM dictates policy
AmIdol politics
this is the new America
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:46:17pm |
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BARACK THE VOTE Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:51:00pm |
re: #48 Shiplord Kirel
re: #45 tradewind
I thought he meant my thoughts on Conspiracy Nation (linked in the referenced post).
Then again, there might be some benighted person somewhere, probably in Conspiracy Nation itself, who thinks that I too am a broken clock. Come to think of it, I might beSatanBill Maher himself for all y'all know.
I'm a she, and far from thinking you're a broken clock, I completely agree with you on this. Very scary stuff happening right now, with the rise of conspiracy theorists everywhere.
I keep flogging this psych study which shows that people who feel powerless are more prone to hyperactive pattern-recognition--that is, to see patterns where none exist, whether it's conspiracy theories or superstition.
Common sense, really, but it's nice to have empirical confirmation of it and the study is fascinating for any interested in the psychology of conspiracy theorists.
[Link: scienceblogs.com...]
(BTW, it's also why they're prone to believing in more than one. The content of the theory is less important than the emotional validation they receive from believing themselves to be one of the elite, one of the few who 'really knows what's going on.)
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albusteve Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:54:25pm |
re: #52 iceweasel
I'm a she, and far from thinking you're a broken clock, I completely agree with you on this. Very scary stuff happening right now, with the rise of conspiracy theorists everywhere.
I keep flogging this psych study which shows that people who feel powerless are more prone to hyperactive pattern-recognition--that is, to see patterns where none exist, whether it's conspiracy theories or superstition.
Common sense, really, but it's nice to have empirical confirmation of it and the study is fascinating for any interested in the psychology of conspiracy theorists.[Link: scienceblogs.com...]
(BTW, it's also why they're prone to believing in more than one. The content of the theory is less important than the emotional validation they receive from believing themselves to be one of the elite, one of the few who 'really knows what's going on.)
conspiracy theory is only one reason to be concerned...but certainly you will never concede that democrat spending and wealth redistribution are reasons people are angry and uptight...
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BARACK THE VOTE Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:55:44pm |
re: #53 albusteve
conspiracy theory is only one reason to be concerned...but certainly you will never concede that democrat spending and wealth redistribution are reasons people are angry and uptight...
There's a difference between having reasonable criticisms of Obama, or reasonable worries, and being batshit insane.
The nirthers and the people who think Obama is the Antichrist are batshit insane.
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HelloDare Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:56:15pm |
Ghost Busters (1954) Trailer
What if...
Ghostbusters, the movie, was shot in 1954 instead of 1984? Who should be part of the cast? Would they have the same equipment? Who would they battle? Considering Dan Aykroyd's concept owes a lot to Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello, and Lewis and Martin comedies of the 40s and 50s, it is not that big of a stretch to speculate.
I hope you enjoy this re-imagined concept for Ghostbusters.
Here's the recipe for the trailer:
Ghostbusters, The Three Stooges, Scared Stiff, Ghost Breakers, Topper Takes a Trip, The Ghost Busters, Abbott and Costello meet the Invisible Man, Star Trek, Ghosts on the Loose, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Spooks Run Wild, Flubber, Son of Flubber, The Caddy, 100 ans d'histoires de Bibendum
This is a fake, independent, non-profit trailer. It is not endorsed or connected to Columbia Pictures or Sony. It was made as a purely technical exercise and for laughs.
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:56:57pm |
It's all fucking annoying.
I'm this close to giving up on politics, already.
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tradewind Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:59:14pm |
re: #51 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
...Finds an acorn every now and then.
Which leads to an entire other outrage...
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Shiplord Kirel Sat, Aug 1, 2009 2:59:15pm |
re: #52 iceweasel
I'm a she, and far from thinking you're a broken clock, I completely agree with you on this. Very scary stuff happening right now, with the rise of conspiracy theorists everywhere.
I keep flogging this psych study which shows that people who feel powerless are more prone to hyperactive pattern-recognition--that is, to see patterns where none exist, whether it's conspiracy theories or superstition.
Common sense, really, but it's nice to have empirical confirmation of it and the study is fascinating for any interested in the psychology of conspiracy theorists.[Link: scienceblogs.com...]
(BTW, it's also why they're prone to believing in more than one. The content of the theory is less important than the emotional validation they receive from believing themselves to be one of the elite, one of the few who 'really knows what's going on.)
About a second after I posted that, I realized I should have used your name instead of "he."
Thanks for the supportive comments.
The idea of hyperactive pattern recognition is interesting. I've noticed that one of the most successful conspiracy tropes (from the stand-point of the conspiracy theorist) is to attach sinister significance to common but previously little noticed phenomena.
Contrails, seen every day if you happen to be looking, suddenly become ominous candidates for a homicidal chemtrail. Black, or at least very dark green, helicopters have been around almost as long as there have been helicopters and attracted little notice. Plant the idea of sinister significance, however, and they start to be noticed.
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BARACK THE VOTE Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:00:15pm |
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Erik The Red Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:01:14pm |
re: #56 HoosierHoops
Good evening Ice...
Hey 2H. Any fish yet? I bet the beer tastes extra nice today.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:01:48pm |
re: #54 iceweasel
There's a difference between having reasonable criticisms of Obama, or reasonable worries, and being batshit insane.
The nirthers and the people who think Obama is the Antichrist are batshit insane.
I didn't link the two together...frankly I'm more concerned about deficet spending...that's real and it's doing a great amount of harm to the country...your zealous denunciation of the kooks, altho important, take a back seat to the immediate damage the donks are putting on the country...who cares whether BO is a citizen?, he signs the bills into law...that's real and immediate
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tradewind Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:02:51pm |
re: #54 iceweasel
Batshiite insane is holding the country's news cycle hostage to a a beer bust for over seventy-two hours and ignoring more important issues.
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A Man for all Seasons Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:03:25pm |
re: #60 iceweasel
Hoops, baby! How are you?
Doing great Ice..Been in the sun all day...drinking beer..on Vacation...
It really doesn't get much better...Have you checked your email?
Hope you are well and healthy today
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albusteve Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:04:02pm |
re: #63 tradewind
Batshiite insane is holding the country's news cycle hostage to a a beer bust for over seventy-two hours and ignoring more important issues.
yet...there is no media bias
sure
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A Man for all Seasons Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:06:13pm |
re: #61 Erik The Red
Hey 2H. Any fish yet? I bet the beer tastes extra nice today.
Hey Erik..Fly up to the cabin at 4pm Sunday..I'm in pregame mode..
How the hell are ya bro?
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Fenway_Nation Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:07:23pm |
re: #67 HoosierHoops
What are you going to use for lures? TNT or grenades?
/
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BARACK THE VOTE Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:07:29pm |
re: #59 Shiplord Kirel
About a second after I posted that, I realized I should have used your name instead of "he."
Thanks for the supportive comments.
The idea of hyperactive pattern recognition is interesting. I've noticed that one of the most successful conspiracy tropes (from the stand-point of the conspiracy theorist) is to attach sinister significance to common but previously little noticed phenomena.
Contrails, seen every day if you happen to be looking, suddenly become ominous candidates for a homicidal chemtrail. Black, or at least very dark green, helicopters have been around almost as long as there have been helicopters and attracted little notice. Plant the idea of sinister significance, however, and they start to be noticed.
Right-- in psychology terms, they've become sensitized to the data. People are already familiar with this phenomenon: it's like when you learn a new word and then suddenly see it 3 times that day. Or the so-called cocktail party effect-- you can be in a crowded room filled with talk, but if someone mentions your name across the room it jumps out at you from all the babble. Or the ability of mothers (and fathers) to hear the baby waking up when no-one else in the room has heard anything. You're sensitized to, alert to, certain kinds of data. That's slightly different from hyperactive pattern recognition, which is a tendency to see too many patterns and connect unrelated events.
The conspiracy theorist has both going on. Once they've fixated on a certain data set and read significance into it, they suddenly see those data appearing everywhere.
And in the case of conspiracy theorists, we're already dealing with a paranoid mindset, so negative significance is attached to those data by them. They see ominous portents everywhere they look.
I'm fascinated by this whole subject; really enjoyed your posts.
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BARACK THE VOTE Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:08:31pm |
re: #65 HoosierHoops
Doing great Ice..Been in the sun all day...drinking beer..on Vacation...
It really doesn't get much better...Have you checked your email?
Hope you are well and healthy today
I have not! I will do so!
Glad you're having a great day! :)
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albusteve Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:08:53pm |
zit removal in Peru
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
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Erik The Red Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:08:54pm |
re: #67 HoosierHoops
Hey Erik..Fly up to the cabin at 4pm Sunday..I'm in pregame mode..
How the hell are ya bro?
Itchy feet atm. Family arrive tomorrow afternoon. I have cleaned the house, stocked the fridge and washed the car. Now I am just killing time. I will think of you tomorrow afternoon. You fly the same time my girls land in Orlando. :)
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:09:11pm |
re: #70 iceweasel
Right-- in psychology terms, they've become sensitized to the data. People are already familiar with this phenomenon: it's like when you learn a new word and then suddenly see it 3 times that day. Or the so-called cocktail party effect-- you can be in a crowded room filled with talk, but if someone mentions your name across the room it jumps out at you from all the babble. Or the ability of mothers (and fathers) to hear the baby waking up when no-one else in the room has heard anything. You're sensitized to, alert to, certain kinds of data. That's slightly different from hyperactive pattern recognition, which is a tendency to see too many patterns and connect unrelated events.
The conspiracy theorist has both going on. Once they've fixated on a certain data set and read significance into it, they suddenly see those data appearing everywhere.
And in the case of conspiracy theorists, we're already dealing with a paranoid mindset, so negative significance is attached to those data by them. They see ominous portents everywhere they look.
I'm fascinated by this whole subject; really enjoyed your posts.
Did you know that 343 is seven cubed?
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Fenway_Nation Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:09:19pm |
I'll slip a C-Note to any newscaster who deadpans 'Who is clearly a citicizen of the United States' after mentioning 'President 0bama'...
/Since I don't think anybody's going to start singing 'Who let the dogs out!? Who!? Who!?' in front of Micheal Vick...
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:10:34pm |
re: #75 Fenway_Nation
I'll slip a C-Note to any newscaster who deadpans 'Who is clearly a citicizen of the United States' after mentioning 'President 0bama'...
/Since I don't think anybody's going to start singing 'Who let the dogs out!? Who!? Who!?' in front of Micheal Vick...
Heh.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:11:17pm |
re: #75 Fenway_Nation
I'll slip a C-Note to any newscaster who deadpans 'Who is clearly a citicizen of the United States' after mentioning 'President 0bama'...
/Since I don't think anybody's going to start singing 'Who let the dogs out!? Who!? Who!?' in front of Micheal Vick...
haha!...C-note x 1000...maybe
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:11:18pm |
What's the over-under on a new private thread?
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A Man for all Seasons Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:11:35pm |
re: #73 Erik The Red
Itchy feet atm. Family arrive tomorrow afternoon. I have cleaned the house, stocked the fridge and washed the car. Now I am just killing time. I will think of you tomorrow afternoon. You fly the same time my girls land in Orlando. :)
That's awesome! I think this calls for a drink...I'll fix you a black Label neat..
I'm a bud light guy...
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Erik The Red Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:12:12pm |
re: #79 HoosierHoops
That's awesome! I think this calls for a drink...I'll fix you a black Label neat..
I'm a bud light guy...
Sounds great to me. :)
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BARACK THE VOTE Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:12:29pm |
re: #74 haakondahl
Did you know that 343 is seven cubed?
Oh my god! And 3 + 4 + 3 (minus 3) is also 7!
Patterns everywhere! :)
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Shiplord Kirel Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:12:54pm |
re: #62 albusteve
I didn't link the two together...frankly I'm more concerned about deficet spending...that's real and it's doing a great amount of harm to the country...your zealous denunciation of the kooks, altho important, take a back seat to the immediate damage the donks are putting on the country...who cares whether BO is a citizen?, he signs the bills into law...that's real and immediate
Apparently 58% of self-declared Republicans not only care whether Zero is a citizen, they actually have doubts that he is. I do link the two, nirth kookery and Zero's similarly crazy fiscal policies, because an opposition mired in, and diverted by, insanity is no opposition at all.
One of the themes LGF has driven home for some time now is the danger of the GOP becoming irrelevant as the one-time fringe of the party continues to become the mainstream.
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:13:59pm |
re: #70 iceweasel
Right-- in psychology terms, they've become sensitized to the data. People are already familiar with this phenomenon: it's like when you learn a new word and then suddenly see it 3 times that day. Or the so-called cocktail party effect-- you can be in a crowded room filled with talk, but if someone mentions your name across the room it jumps out at you from all the babble. Or the ability of mothers (and fathers) to hear the baby waking up when no-one else in the room has heard anything. You're sensitized to, alert to, certain kinds of data. That's slightly different from hyperactive pattern recognition, which is a tendency to see too many patterns and connect unrelated events.
The conspiracy theorist has both going on. Once they've fixated on a certain data set and read significance into it, they suddenly see those data appearing everywhere.
And in the case of conspiracy theorists, we're already dealing with a paranoid mindset, so negative significance is attached to those data by them. They see ominous portents everywhere they look.
I'm fascinated by this whole subject; really enjoyed your posts.
What strikes me more than anything about the conspiracy kooks is the sheer narcissism involved.
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:15:22pm |
re: #81 iceweasel
Oh my god! And 3 + 4 + 3 (minus 3) is also 7!
Patterns everywhere! :)
343 = 7^3
3+4+3 = 7+3
This is easy.
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albusteve Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:17:17pm |
re: #82 Shiplord Kirel
Apparently 58% of self-declared Republicans not only care whether Zero is a citizen, they actually have doubts that he is. I do link the two, nirth kookery and Zero's similarly crazy fiscal policies, because an opposition mired in, and diverted by, insanity is no opposition at all.
One of the themes LGF has driven home for some time now is the danger of the GOP becoming irrelevant as the one-time fringe of the party continues to become the mainstream.
I don't doubt the numbers...and the GOP became irrelevant to me with McCain/Feingold followed by the illegal amnesty deal...I could give a shit about the GOP...if BO is going to be defeated in 2012 it will be by kooks and fringe wackos...get used to it
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Van Helsing Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:18:25pm |
Someone here posted a link to the Whig party yesterday. Anyone have any takes on them?
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BARACK THE VOTE Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:20:11pm |
re: #83 haakondahl
What strikes me more than anything about the conspiracy kooks is the sheer narcissism involved.
Absolutely! In fact, this is one of the reasons why Paranoid Personality Disorder is often comorbid with Narcissistic Personality Disorder-- the paranoid believes that the world revolves around him or is out to get him.
The conspiracy theorist is addicted to conspiracy theories because of the emotional gratification he or she derives from the idea of being the only one, or one of only a very few, who know "the truth". Add to this that they're often powerless or feel powerless in their own lives. The theory makes them feel powerful.
This is also why arguing with them is so pointless. On some level, they don't want their theories to become mainstream, because then they won't be one of the elite anymore. They don't want to convince you. So they'll argue in ways that are self-defeating and unconsciously designed to help them maintain the illusion of superiority.
This is also why the guy who this year believes in david ickes' lizard people will believe the moonlanding was faked next year. The content of the theories matters less than the emotional validation they get from them.
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LionOfDixon Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:20:19pm |
Beware folks..."beer summits" don't always end up well. Can somebody please tell me where my plan went wrong?
Last night I was pulled over by a cop who said I was swerving and did not have my headlights on. I went all Presidential and sh*t, and said to the cop, "Hey, lets handle this like Obama and have a beer." Officer Hardass shot me a "WTF" look and told me to get out of the car. I was kinda surprised and then realized he didn't have any beer...that's when I offered him a swig out of my own tallboy Bud. The situtation then quickly went to Crap Junction...What did I do wrong? I'm starting to think it was a racial incident, even though the cop and I are both white...
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A Man for all Seasons Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:20:41pm |
Slow here...So I suppose I'll be the entertainment tonight...
mmm...
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SixDegrees Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:20:52pm |
re: #52 iceweasel
I'm a she, and far from thinking you're a broken clock, I completely agree with you on this. Very scary stuff happening right now, with the rise of conspiracy theorists everywhere.
I keep flogging this psych study which shows that people who feel powerless are more prone to hyperactive pattern-recognition--that is, to see patterns where none exist, whether it's conspiracy theories or superstition.
Common sense, really, but it's nice to have empirical confirmation of it and the study is fascinating for any interested in the psychology of conspiracy theorists.[Link: scienceblogs.com...]
(BTW, it's also why they're prone to believing in more than one. The content of the theory is less important than the emotional validation they receive from believing themselves to be one of the elite, one of the few who 'really knows what's going on.)
The promotion of such drivel by mainstream media outlets recently is disturbing. But there's nothing particularly new about any of this. Just a few years ago, the Left was just as prolific in producing and swallowing any and all whackadoo ideas that arose regarding Bush and his Administration. Remember the report that Bush's IQ was the lowest of any President's in the last 60 years? That one got a huge amount of traction, and is still believed by many today, despite having been almost instantly debunked and having arisen on a blatant hoax website. Or Bush's brain pacemaker? Plastered all over DK and DU as fact, for years. Or how about the "fact" that the Bush Administration deliberately withheld aid from Louisiana following Katrina because the state was lousy with Democrats? And let's not forget the postulated links to the oil industry, contracts let to various companies for the express purpose of making Dick Cheney (or Karl Rove, or any of a number of others) as rich as Croesus on the backs of suffering Iraqis. And of course the canard that Bush "stole" the election, which had remarkable legs and surfaced again during his reelection campaign, never having really left. Apart from somehow managing to bribe or arm-twist Supreme Court justices to accomplish this, there was the whole Diebold plot to fall back on.
The list goes on.
As I said, it is certainly disturbing to see this sort of thing being flogged in prime time and by major newspaper publishers. This sort of exposure is what the people clinging to these fantasies dream about - because in the end, it's all about the attention these bizarre distortions of reality bring to those spouting them that attracts people to them in the first place. Giving them more attention just makes things worse. And major media outlets ought to realize this.
It's also curious that the vast fever swamp of delusion that was present (and still is, in quieter form these days) on the Left over the last several years went largely unremarked in the media, while similar infestations afflicting the Right are front-page news.
After the Loony Lefties managed to cost the Democrats a midterm and a second presidential election, Howard Dean and others finally woke up and locked them in the closet early in the election cycle by ignoring them to into irrelevance. Prior to that, we had members of Congress conducting mock trials of George Bush as a "war criminal" and demanding investigations into whether America's demand for oil was responsible for the Indonesian tsunami. The nuts never went away, but the party stopped paying attention to them. It never actually denounced them - they were still voting Democrat - but they took the spotlight away, and they went back to nattering to themselves and refreshing their tinfoil wall coverings. It was a lot easier without the media whipping them into a froth, but it got done.
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BARACK THE VOTE Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:27:34pm |
re: #92 SixDegrees
Trutherism, by which i mean the belief that Bush was somehow involved in planning 9/11 or deliberately allowed it to happen, wasn't mainstreamed the way nirtherism has been. You didn't have people treating it as if it were a reasonable question. There wasn't a house bill by ten Democrats asking Bush to repudiate 9/11 rumours. Sites like Kos summarily kicked out and banned anyone peddling such bullshit.
Nirtherism has been mainstreamed, and I fear it represents something very frightening about what's going on in America today.
This is not to deny that there were wacko elements on the left who were truthers, though.
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:27:37pm |
re: #92 SixDegrees
Or how about the "fact" that the Bush Administration deliberately withheld aid from Louisiana following Katrina because the state was lousy with Democrats?
In fact, you'll still see that crap flogged here.
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BARACK THE VOTE Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:29:18pm |
re: #91 HoosierHoops
Slow here...So I suppose I'll be the entertainment tonight...
mmm...
You're always entertaining!
I'll catch up with you later tonight. :)
Later folks, have a good day/night.
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haakondahl Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:34:05pm |
re: #96 iceweasel
You're always entertaining!
I'll catch up with you later tonight. :)
Later folks, have a good day/night.
Hasta!
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Macker Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:35:26pm |
re: #17 Render
I have an Olympus C-3030. The 64meg "smart cards" that it uses don't hold much and are getting hard to find. It's also really picky about the battery type it uses...
I should take more pictures...
OF
STUFF,
R
Now there's an Oldie but Goodie! I have one too hanging around. I'd just go with AA Lithium for the batteries.
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A Man for all Seasons Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:36:07pm |
re: #99 Macker
Now there's an Oldie but Goodie! I have one too hanging around. I'd just go with AA Lithium for the batteries.
Macker! long time no see!
How the heck are you?
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Macker Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:39:50pm |
re: #100 HoosierHoops
Macker! long time no see!
How the heck are you?
I am doing OK, pelvis got knocked out of alignment almost 2 weeks ago, it's been painful, but it's healing.
At least it's keeping me out of trouble!
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A Man for all Seasons Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:42:25pm |
re: #102 Macker
I am doing OK, pelvis got knocked out of alignment almost 2 weeks ago, it's been painful, but it's healing.
At least it's keeping me out of trouble!
Dang! that must hurt...I'm praying you have a speedy recovery..
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SixDegrees Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:43:51pm |
re: #94 iceweasel
Trutherism, by which i mean the belief that Bush was somehow involved in planning 9/11 or deliberately allowed it to happen, wasn't mainstreamed the way nirtherism has been. You didn't have people treating it as if it were a reasonable question. There wasn't a house bill by ten Democrats asking Bush to repudiate 9/11 rumours. Sites like Kos summarily kicked out and banned anyone peddling such bullshit.
Nirtherism has been mainstreamed, and I fear it represents something very frightening about what's going on in America today.
This is not to deny that there were wacko elements on the left who were truthers, though.
I'm sorry, but I see complete equivalency here in all but one respect. You had John Conyers not only accusing Bush of being a "war criminal," but also holding mock trials in the Congressional Office Building with other members of Congress and the media invited to hear the charges; the notion that Bush had "stolen" his first term was constantly flogged during his first term, and again brought to fever pitch during the campaign for his second. Rumors that Diebold conspired to fix that second term immediately went viral the moment results were released, and it doesn't take more than a few seconds to find websites that are still flogging this and all the other bilge mentioned above to this very day. Many of these conspiracy theories were taken seriously by huge numbers of Democrats. In short, there is absolutely no difference at all in the quantity or quality of insanity spewed by the Left when compared with the Right. And much of it was actively peddled by Kos, the DU and other blogs; as already noted, this went on for years until Dean wised up and started nailing the closet door shut.
As already noted, the sole difference is the flogging of this nonsense by the media, which contributes to it's popularity and incites the True Believers to spew even harder. That's a difference that the media really need to answer for; surely they know that their fueling this phenomenon, and the question of why precisely the same sort of behavior was ignored when the Left engaged in it is one that ought to be asked.
But it is precisely the same phenomenon, and the Left is just as prone to it. It's every bit as frightening to see that a huge numbers of Democrats believe that there was a nationwide conspiracy to defraud voters as it is to hear about an obsession with the President's citizenship. There's no difference other than who is presently in power - which is quite possibly also a factor in the skewed media representation being given these issues, as well.
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Cato the Elder Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:46:57pm |
If Sarah Palin is a threat to the "Democrat Party", a skink is a threat to a porpoise.
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BARACK THE VOTE Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:49:47pm |
re: #105 Cato the Elder
If Sarah Palin is a threat to the "Democrat Party", a skink is a threat to a porpoise.
Had to log back in just to give you some love for that. :)
(Cato)
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TheMatrix31 Sat, Aug 1, 2009 3:51:38pm |
re: #105 Cato the Elder
If Sarah Palin is a threat to the "Democrat Party", a skink is a threat to a porpoise.
That's what happens when you slander someone that hard where the undue, bestowed reputation overrules reality.
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Cato the Elder Sat, Aug 1, 2009 5:27:12pm |
re: #107 TheMatrix31
That's what happens when you slander someone that hard where the undue, bestowed reputation overrules reality.
No one needed to slander Palin for her laughable inadequacy to reveal itself; all it took was a taste of the "big time" for her to abandon her constituents and job and head for what she thinks is the spotlights. It's not, deer - just the headlights.
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fat.elvis Sat, Aug 1, 2009 7:01:35pm |
Concept for this video was stolen [Link: gizmodo.com...]
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fat.elvis Sat, Aug 1, 2009 7:04:21pm |
That said I love how the camera looks like an old school Olympus although would never buy a camera without a built-in viewfinder!
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