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It's by Gil Scott-Heron, written sometime in the laste 60s.
And yes, I think it's even more relavent today. Though originally it was written as a black vs white america, it's important to remember that it was written before corporate America discovered the black demographic.
Now we're all in the same boat. The grandchildren of the Black Panthers are all buying Yu-gi-oh cards and playing Pokemon on Nintendo. Progress! Nike and Gap. A more heterogenous culture could probably be considered a good thing, but not at the price we're paying. I think we actually did overcome at some point and in the process created a common enemy - corporate America.
Anyway, I think Gil's point about people not being easily controllable is important. The revolution is (partially) figurative in that it represents power, not literal riots, though one could easily debate that violent revolt was the original intention of the author. Collectively we have the ability to decide our society's destiny, and one day a critical mass of people will wake up and see the world the way a select few do today. Television does not control us. Nike does not control us.
You see this already today in the hostile attitude of "Mrs. Jones vs Wal-Mart". Pack a lunch and stand next to the Wal-Mart customer service desk one day. Spend an hour. Listen in. Everybody figures the "company" owes them something, that they have been wronged in some way. They just haven't figured out how exactly they have been wronged, so they try to return merchandise, or sue over too-hot coffee served without a warning label. They know some wrong is being done to them, but they don't see exactly where, so they lash out.
Could it be because Wal-Mart pushed out the small town toy store, grocery store, and pharmacy? Places where if something was being done in a way you didn't like you could talk to the owner and perhaps create a positive change.
Could it be because you used to be able to feel desire without first feeling inadequate?
I think that there is a revolution coming, and you DO NOT want to stay home with the doors locked, or you'll miss the mass liberation.
And an opportunity to sell a lot of hand-knit clothing. |
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| 04:43pm 12/05/2003 |
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Almost done refinishing the kitchen floor. Two days of sanding, and I'm really pleased with the results.
Left to do at this point:
About 8 sq ft of floor
Corners
Crack filling with putty
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| 09:07am 08/05/2003 |
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The Kessel run comment from Han has always bugged me -- a parsec is a measure of distance, not a measure of time. So, "doing the Kessel Run in gless than 12 parsecs" is like saying "getting to Edmonton in less than 100 kilometers". It doesn't make any sense.
In a quick Google search to make sure I got the quote right, I discovered the following (Star Wars fans blow my mind).
Explanation 1:
Han was trying to impress everyone and screwed up. That's why Ben gave him a disgusted look after he made this comment. I don't buy this one, as Alec Guiness looked disgusted throughout most of the movie. (See Alan Rickman in "Galaxy Quest" if you need to find out why)
Explanation 2: (This one's classic)
The Kessel Run is through a minefield of Black Holes, which (oif course - gag) bend space and time, so you can actually make a run that is shorter or longer based upon how close you skirt the event horizons of the black holes.
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| 07:53pm 01/05/2003 |
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OK, so Sandraism #23421.2:
I'm wearing my "Please Stand By" shirt (the old technical difficulties slide from TV). Someone asked what it meant (kids these days). Sandy replies:
"He'll tell you in a minute."
I'd be pissed 'cause she stole my thunder (after all, it's my shirt), but I'd never have pulled that one outta by ass in time. |
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| 07:49pm 01/05/2003 |
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Sailing season is almost upon us! Here's my favourite pic from last season, just to get me in the mood:
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| 11:32pm 05/04/2003 |
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Off to Vegas tomorrow am - it's about time. Max is gonna go stay with Hibachi, so it's a zero-stress trip.
I'll post some details from the road, if I can. |
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| 11:15pm 26/03/2003 |
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Going through some major brain-drain after hacking away on this LDAP stuff this week.
I've got a bunch of different authentication methods working
I've got sendmail doing forwarding based on LDAP data
I've got procmail hacked to ask LDAP what to do per-user
I've got a RADIUS to LDAP bridge going
Now, i just need to convince myself that this is better than something way simpler... A custom protocol or something like that. |
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| More LDAP |
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| 10:05am 26/03/2003 |
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OK, here's some neat sendmail-ldap stuff:
sendmail does a lookup on mailLocalAddress and (a) forwards to the host named in mailHost, and (b) rewrites the envelope to be mailRoutingAddress
There apprears to be an OID tree for data types. Boolean, for example is 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.7 |
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| 08:49am 26/03/2003 |
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So, in order to come up with a Grand Unified Server thingy, I've travelled the world and ended up in LDAP land.
Where to begin? It looks promising, with query forwarding, redundancy and such. Of course, sendmail is being a pain, but ignoring that, I think I might have something workable.
I think I'll post notes here as I go along. It might be good for a laugh. |
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| 03:34pm 22/03/2003 |
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Yup, so my birthday party's tonight. Maybe I'll bail out early. Maybe I'll see just how many Guiness a single human can drink.
Update to follow the party. Heh heh. |
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| Just playing |
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| 10:59pm 19/03/2003 |
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Who can write the best beer commercial? Here's my entry...
OUT. DAY. MEDIUM SHOT.
Our SPOKESMAN is sitting facing away from us in a lawn chair, with a large glass of OUR PRODUCT IN HIS HAND. Over his shoulder we can see his car, a rusted-out Pinto. Our SPOKESMAN raises the glass up to eye level...
OUT. DAY. CLOSE UP
The beer glass, through which you can see a brand new Mustang.
OUT. DAY. MEDIUM SHOT.
Our SPOKESMAN lowers the glass and looks with disgust at his car. He raises the glass back to eye level, but at a different angle from his car.
OUT. DAY. CLOSE UP
The beer glass, through which you can see a sprawling mansion.
OUT. DAY. MEDIUM SHOT. NEW ANGLE.
Our SPOKESMAN lowers the glass while looking at a beat up trailer. Out of the trailer comes an average-looking woman, dressed in sweatpants and a sweatshirt. He raises the glass again.
OUT. DAY. CLOSE UP
The beer glass through wich you see the *same* woman approaching and the trailer.
OUT. DAY. MEDIUM SHOT.
The woman walks up to the man, who still has the glass raised to eye level and slaps him upside the head. She sits down in an empty lawn chair next to him.
FADE TO PRODUCT SHOT. |
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| New photos online |
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| 04:52pm 17/03/2003 |
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Alpha Ya Ya Diallo was a riot on the weekend. Got some pictures online here.
A great time was had by all, there was some drinkin' and dancing and the party after was, as usual, awesome.
Can't wait till next year's fundraiser. |
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| Damn. Must be Monday |
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| 09:15am 10/03/2003 |
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Pager went off all night last night, looks like interference on our main carrier.
Got up for work this morning, -33c and I'd left the front door open about an inch all night. There goes $50 in fuel. Shit.
Now to catch up on everything I missed on Friday.
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| 05:29pm 09/03/2003 |
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Marge: Quick, someone perform CPR!
Homer: (sings) I see a bad moon a-rising
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