The Major

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  • HDTV

    I was at the sports bar tonight watching the Spurs vs. Hornets. HDTV is so beautiful I could see the individual white hairs in Byron Scott’s mustache. Usually I had noticed it most during football. But tonight it so enhanced my basketball watching experience.

  • It’s My Blog and I’ll Brag if I Want to

    I got my paper back yesterday. The title was “Anarchism in Spain during the Spanish Civil War.” I have waited five weeks to get the paper back.

    I got a 275/275.

    I couldn’t be happier. My first final is tonight. The semester is over in 1.5 weeks.

  • Compression

    I am really, really excited to go to Compression this Thursday.

  • Closing Tickets

    I am closing tickets like a &%^^$#*&#$ today. w00t.

  • Lenin

    I am reading a biography on Vladimir Lenin right now. I became interested in him because one of my professors described him as a full-time revolutionary. I want to see what the practical details were of how he accomplished this. Namely, how did he support himself while pursuing this path?

    So far I have read up to his college years, and he hasn’t done a single day of work in his life. Either school or reading. Living off of his parents’ income. We’ll see what happens.

  • Summer

    Repeat after me: Summer is almost here. Summer is almost here. Summer is almost here. Summer is almost here. Summer is almost here. Summer is almost here…

  • Chomsky on Information Overload

    Ironic. (Or maybe not. I never really understood this word well enough to be confident that I am using it properly.)

    In my RSS reader, where there are currently 2774 unread articles and 361 marked for later reading, I came across an interview with Noam Chomsky on information overload. And then I opened my 7th tab in Firefox to write about it.

    Of course, Chomsky may not be the best person to ask about this subject. He says, “I wish I could answer sensibly. I just can’t. You should see the room in which I’m working. Piles of books, clippings, manuscripts, notes … All sorts of lost treasures buried in them.”

    Now I’ll actually read the article.

    Update: It turns out that quote was Chomsky’s entire contribution to that article. Haha.

  • US Forces Not Allowed in Sadr City

    I was surprised by this line:

    Sadr supporter Araji, however, said the agreement specifically barred American forces from entering Sadr City.

    “The Iraqi forces, not the American forces, can come into Sadr City and search for weapons,” Araji said.

    We’ll see if this agreement is honored by the US military. Full article here.

  • The South is Awesome

    I am enjoying the south. The big hair. The accents. The crawfish. I am enjoying it all, and I’m looking forward to coming back some day soon. Hopefully I’ll be returning with some peaches.

  • Crawfish

    That is all.