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"All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness."

Nice portrait of a troll.

God, this is everything I hate about blogging. If you must have a blog, don't post because you want to be famous or make money, please.

I love Charlie Stross's info-dense writing style, but once you stop being intimidated by the jargon of Hohmann transfer orbits and scientific-notation denominated units of mass and energy, there's not much there there in this particular jeremiad. It's basically a series of impotent arguments from incredulity, the purpose of which is... what, exactly? Beyond mere contrarianism, I can't really tell.

Still, Stross makes the scenario vivid and tangible in ways it rarely is, which makes reading his thoughts enjoyable to me, even if I think it's all mere showboating. Think of it like a Harlem Globetrotters game, and you'll enjoy it more.

Brilliantly manipulative trailer for Ben Stein's upcoming anti-evolution film, "Expelled".

I'm glad I'm not famous. I'd end up murdering these stalking bastards.

"Everything you do is wrong!"

There's a lot I agree with here, but the frantic, strident, preachy tone is going to stop a lot of people from assimilating her message. (Even though the animations are pretty cute.)

Pass this around to your local Paulbot.