My Wandering: August 2005

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Re: I hate the news... looting, not looting

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005, Joel Jaeggli wrote:

> not:
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050830/photos_ts_afp/050830071810_shxwaoma_photo1
>
> looting:
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050830/480/ladm10908301723
>
> white people find, black people loot.

note that these are 2 diferent agencys - the "found" photo is from
Agence France-Presse (AFP) while the looting photo is from AP...

Spotted on irc...


<fearnor> what makes me wonder is how come we can't plug a fucking levee 
but we can drop a bomb in saddam's eye
<AMAG> They were there to stop people from hurting eachother not to 
protect property
<villan> ha
<duncan-> fearnor: not enough terrorists in new orleans
<villan> ah
<fearnor> duncan: war on hurricanes
<fearnor> "we will not let 300 dead americans be in vain"
<fearnor> "either you are with us, or you are with hurricanes"
<fearnor> bomb all nations harboring hurricanes
<arp> "we will shine the flashlight of justice into these tairist weather 
patterns"
<fearnor> "bring it on"
<duncan-> "let's roll"
<duncan-> im sorry
<duncan-> "let's roll" TM
<fearnor> "they will never get tired of thinking how to hurt america. 
neither will we".
<Sabboth> I will be the star that will shine by its own light

I hate the news... looting, not looting

not:

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050830/photos_ts_afp/050830071810_shxwaoma_photo1

looting:

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050830/480/ladm10908301723

white people find, black people loot.

http://kkknews.ytmnd.com/

HAK, childrens reading room...

Would you let this guy read your kid a story?

Seattle Library - Stanley Kubrick was here...

or Hans...

Sunday, August 28, 2005

Seattle public library...

A bit unlike pretty much any library you've ever been in... At least as far as the decor goes, it's like being on a non-fake movie set.

It's possible to have a stanley kubrick moment on the escalator.