So Rick Santorum was on NPR this morning, talking about the “nuclear option.” In his discussion, he said that the Republicans weren’t chaning the rules, the Democrats already had, and that Democrats decrying the changing of the rules to “Adolf Hitler, standing in Paris, claiming the Allies were invading his country.”
I couldn’t help but think of the big rule of arguing on the internet: Once you bring up Hitler, the conversation is over, and you lose. Sadly, this will not likely be the case for Mr. Santorum.
Watching Santorum and his bold steps is like being that guy in The Dead Zone trying to stop the politician he knows will start World War III. I won’t be at all surprised if he runs for president in a few years.
Update:
The exact quote:
TO STAND UP AND SAY, HOW DARE YOU BREAK THIS RULE. IT’S THE EQUIVALENT OF ADOLF HITLER IN 1942 “I’M IN PARIS. HOW DARE YOU INVADE ME. HOW DARE YOU BOMB MY CITY? IT’S MINE.” THIS IS NO MORE THE RULE OF THE SENATE THAN IT WAS THE RULE OF THE SENATE BEFORE NOT TO FILIBUSTER. IT WAS AN UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT, AND IT HAS BEEN ABUSED. IN A SENSE, WHAT WE SEE HERE ON THE FLOOR OF THE UNITED STATES
from Raw Story, but I heard him say it on the radio
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The other day I wrote a message to the xbox-scene folks outlining my idea of what was in store for xbox 360 “backwards compatibility”. The text of my message follows:
I just wanted to mention something that *everyone* seems to be overlooking. Everyone mentions the quote from Microsoft that says 360 users will be able to play against Xbox owners on Live, and then infers that backwards compatibility is implied.
Could it not be that while they are leaving the community to guess what it really means, maybe they are planning on releasing 360 compatible versions of current gen xbox games, that have backwards compatible versions recompiled for ppc. That is to say, buy Halo 2 for 360 and it comes with a bunch of 360 only graphics and maps and such, but you can still play Halo 2 against Live folks on xboxes by using this “backwards compatible version” that ships with the game.
Or possibly they will offer a trade-in program for the same version of the game, recompiled for the 360- with maybe enhanced graphics or something. There is nothing in Microsoft’s statements that promises backwards compatibility, thats for sure.
Though I received no response, the industry seems to have woken up to the smoke screen- xbox-scene.com linked to this article today: Xbox 360 “Backwards compatibility” explained.
This should have been obvious to anyone who’d read they were developing on G5s.
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As I was driving in today I witnessed a rabid running in circles on the sidewalk. As traffic was stopped, I was afforded a closer inspection. Its head was bent sideways. It would run in circles a few times then stop. I watched it until it fell off the sidewalk and on to the street. I can only assume it was hit by a car.
Update!
Driving down the same street today, I happened upon a housecat who’d been pummeled by traffic. It was already two or three cars into its ultimate destruction when I saw it.
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What more can be said- the amazing folks at XBMC have added the Winamp Visualization plugin Milkdrop to XBMC visualization. Milkdrop was created by Ryan Geiss and was always my favorite visualization for any player. I’m dl’ing it as we speak.
The above image does not do it justice.
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Today I was going to write an in depth review of God of War. Instead I’m going to talk about my first encounter with what is known in the “industry” as a showstopper bug. This bug indeed caused me to turn off my PS2- without being able to save- at the absolute final second before I finished the game.
Here’s what happened:
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A big thanks to all of our friends who made it out to our wedding reception! It could not have been more perfect, and we owe that to all of you.
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AL Welch proposed the various teamforce factions step up their production and each conceive and produce a movie over a 54 hour period, starting at 6pm on Friday night. The only restriction is that it must have something to do with a sentance provided at the start time. This weekend’s sentance is:
If he wasn’t me, but I was he, yesiree… then we’d look into each
other’s eyes and understand something.
The results follow:
Team stfu n00b is Dawn, Mark and Me.
MIA:
- Team klumpy and the bingo king
- Team Scott
Enjoy!
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