I'm a trip to Radio
I’m a trip to Radio Shack away from being able to surf the web and do email from my Palm.
I’m a trip to Radio Shack away from being able to surf the web and do email from my Palm.
The way in which authority operates in the Potter books frightens me. It's part of their escapism: escapist in a way which naturalizes authority and makes it invisible, partly through the figure of the benevolent dictator, partly through the non-realist representation of Harry's Muggle life. At Hogwarts, almost pornographic attention is given to minor changes in Harry's mood. When he's living with the Dursleys, the boy spends years living in a cupboard under the stairs, and not only does he have no apparent emotional reaction, but where the hell are Social Services?Harry Potter and Capitalism via hobbsblog. I'm sure a lot of people will find this article amusing, but I've been genuinely troubled by the lack of class consciousness in J. K. Rowling's work.
An astronaut will open several mid-deck lockers, pull out some parts, assemble the Power Mac G4 and a small satellite, float out of an airlock, and deliberately throw the satellite overboard.It says so right here.
For dmoz: oneworld.net: guides: racism.
rebekah jude - come to my house for a so-over-it Rent BBQ slash trampoline party.
I don’t like the looks of this URL either. (c/o boingboing)
originally posted by xowie
The trials of Analog Pussy.
originally posted by xowie
Nikon Coolpix 990 online resource guide. I don’t like the looks of that URL at all – it looks like it could blow away, or get scrambled by static cling or something, but there you go.
Where the Buffalo Go: How Science Ignores the Living World: An Interview with Vine Deloria
You May Be An Anarchist And Not Even Know It: An Interview with John Zerzan
This week Bull Run Mountain Organic Farm delivered radishes, arugula, Red Sails lettuce, Salad Bowl lettuce, Black Seeded Simpson lettuce, tatsoi, Yukino Savoy, Salad mustard, garlic flowers, and Pac Choi. Yummy salad tonight!
The lawyers dwell on small details.
originally posted by xowie
In the desert on the U.S.-Mexico border, charity becomes political protest as humanitarian groups seek to put hundreds of gallons of water in the form of “watering stations” – a few gallons of water and a blue flag – on federal, military, private, and Indian lands.
This Guide to Free Online Photo Albums is very handy for comparing the features of the various services. I have been a fan of photopoint but they’ve recently gone subscription.
TheExperiment is a source for alternative/activist news.
Father’s day surprise for stupid rich people. Keep your shoes on around the Komodo!
originally posted by xowie
More comics links than you can click at GLITTERDAMMERUNG! Comics Weblog.
Sample some great indy comics by downloading a pdf of the out-of-print NON number 3. thanks, bugpowder.
It's really an uncomfortable situation, since I'm not an illustrator, though I do get calls from morally indefensible businesses offering me money to decorate their ambitions.The onion interviews Chris Ware, esteemed comic artist and author of Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid On Earth.
"I would like to see it more like the wine industry where there are certain strains and varieties grown under specific conditions," he said pulling on a large spliff of a highly sought-after strain called Bumbleberry.What are they smoking at the Vancouver Sun?
originally posted by xowie
Glib blog of angeleno news.
originally posted by xowie
Thanks dj for ruining Memento for me.