Pulp Fiction, as performed by the King's Men

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I challenge all to write their own piece.



ceruleanst gives us two passages of William Shakespeare's Pulp Fiction:


ACT I SCENE 2. A road, morning. Enter a carriage, with JULES and VINCENT, murderers.

J: And know'st thou what the French name cottage pie?
V: Say they not cottage pie, in their own tongue?
J: But nay, their tongues, for speech and taste alike
Are strange to ours, with their own history:
Gaul knoweth not a cottage from a house.
V: What say they then, pray?
J: Hachis Parmentier.
V: Hachis Parmentier! What name they cream?
J: Cream is but cream, only they say le crème.
V: What do they name black pudding?
J: I know not;
I visited no inn it could be bought.


...


J: My pardon; did I break thy concentration?
Continue! Ah, but now thy tongue is still.
Allow me then to offer a response.
Describe Marsellus Wallace to me, pray.
B: What?
J: What country dost thou hail from?
B: What?
J: How passing strange, for I have traveled far,
And never have I heard tell of this What.
What language speak they in the land of What?
B: What?
J: The Queen's own English, base knave, dost thou speak it?
B: Aye!
J: Then hearken to my words and answer them!
Describe to me Marsellus Wallace!
B: What?
JULES presses his knife to BRETT's throat
J: Speak 'What' again! Thou cur, cry 'What' again!
I dare thee utter 'What' again but once!
I dare thee twice and spit upon thy name!
Now, paint for me a portraiture in words,
If thou hast any in thy head but 'What',
Of Marsellus Wallace!
B: He is dark.
J: Aye, and what more?
B: His head is shaven bald.
J: Has he the semblance of a harlot?
B: What?
JULES strikes and BRETT cries out
J: Has he the semblance of a harlot?
B: Nay!
J: Then why didst thou attempt to bed him thus?
B: I did not!
J: Aye, thou didst! O, aye, thou didst!
Thou hoped to rape him like a chattel whore,
And sooth, Lord Wallace is displeased to bed
With anyone but she to whom he wed.

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The Wii-mote... remixed

Here is an extremely interesting video that highlights the different uses of the Wii-mote, and how even w/o using a Wii, you can use the remote to create amazing technologies.

There are more projects, and other ways to use the Wii-mote

Extra points to anyone who actually tries this.

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Twitter your way to the whitehouse

Via twitter:
Then:
brandontonio Hillary: # Following 0 # Followers 2,139 Obama: # Following 16,393 # Followers 16,920 ... im not sayin.. im just sayin 09:04 PM March 19, 2008 from web

Now:
academicdave via @brandontonio, @hillaryclinton followers= 2,287, but follows 0, @BarackObama followers=22,136, following=21,837 (#1 on twiiter) 10:30 AM April 09, 2008 from twitterrific

OK...

what is important about this?

2 things:

1) In the 21 days since I first posted about this on twitter, Obama has gained 5,743 subscribers, Hillary has gained 148.... this really doesn't need another point, but I'll forge on.

2) Twitter is a niche group of people, I have no problem acknowledging that, it is not MySpace, or Facebook, it is not as popular as many different social programs on the web, but it is used by the people that shape the digital landscape. It takes a certain type of intelligence to really grasp, and an interest in social dynamics to appreciate. When you look at how many people actually create the content that the populous consumes, it is small, much like the twitter community.
What does this mean for politics?
More than you may realize. Many people watch politicians on TV, and the Web, and see comericals, ads, etc. When it comes time to REALLY choose your vote, how influenced do we find ourselves by our peers? Social implications of who you vote for play into the aspect as well, so why would it be so hard for someone like Hillary Clinton to understand that she should be involved in EVERY social aspect she can. Her perceived image is old, stuffy, not in touch with the youth, and other less flattering ideals.

Here are some simple things to consider with Obama:

Does anyone truly think that Obama updates his own twitter feed?
No.
Is that ok with most people that follow his feed?
Yes.
Do those who follow him feel somewhat more connected to the campaign when they see that he is following them?
Yes.
Does it create a sense of community within the followers?
Yes.

What about Hillary:

Do we think that Hillary updates her own Twitter feed?
No.
Is that ok with most people that follow her feed?
Yes.
Do those who follow her feel somewhat more connected to the campaign when they see that she is following them?
DOH!... this is where it falls apart...
Does it create a sense of community within the followers?
No... in fact, I would argue it creates slight alienation, and even disinterest.

It's simple... by not simply clicking "follow" on the users as they registered, she (her campaign staff) have given this image of "you're not important enough for me to be interested in" It truly is shocking that this has been missed. If we have learned anything about voters under 40, it is that they feel their voice isn't heard, or paid attention to. We no longer feel as tho our voice is heard, or seen. When a candidate chooses to ignore us, it matters.
The message is clear:
Hillary does not care about your life, but you certaintly should care about hers.

She's ***ing Obama....

Global warming is a joke in yo town, Get up, get, get, get down

This carbon offset credit thing seems like a new spin on the ponzi scheme. I'm all for making things cleaner, and using things better, and being independent for energy. It's easy really... make power nuclear, switch over farm, commercial, and fleet vehicles to Bio-diesel, and the cars can catch up with hydrogen fuel cells after. Stop paying farmers subsidies to NOT grow stuff... and subsidize them to grow bio-fuel. Ethanol is a joke, it's simply there so people have to buy new cars to run it.

ok... on with the linkage!

Why I'm a global warming skeptic

Of course, I’m talking specifically about “anthropogenic [human-caused] global warming” (AGW), the cause célèbre of the Environmental Left.

heh... it looks like the ending of bambi!... sweet.

Doin it, and doin it, and doin it well...

Oh internetz... you've brought wonderful gobs of goodness yet again, and this time it's completely educational, and informative. It's something that I can honestly say I wish I had when I was in the ol' highschool (y'know... like 10yrs ago?).

It's called: "The Midwest Teen Sex Show" (MTSS)

The show does a great job integrating text, along with the video, which is what caught my attention (I swear). I love the humor, and I love the lessons. The advice is spot on, and is great for all ages!

Check out this one on dating:



The premise is simple, you strip away all of the candy coating, and just tell kids the way it is. Do we honestly think that todays young ones are NOT going to have sex? Should we ignore the fact that while kids may not be having as much intercourse, they are in fact having more oral sex? Nope.. and MTSS doesn't. They offer a new approach to an old problem:

How do you talk to your kids about sex?
Like anything in America.. the answer is:

Let someone else do it.

They touch on a variety of topics, and admittedly many are much more racey, but all are done with high production value, packed with content, and easily watched.

So if you know someone who wants to do it, and no one has taught them how, and you're not gonna do it... let them do it... cuz doin it is fun! (when it's safe)

When words mean more than the sum of their letters

Oh spoken word... how you eternally fascinate me.
What would spawn such a recognition of admiration of such a flawed vocal communication?

The word "Dude".



This also held a special place in my heart because of all my flying, which leaves me saying 'Dude'.. in almost all those situations.

There are many other words that you can use and simply say them differently, the word "fuck" comes to mind actually. The point really is that the way we say things really changes how you hear them. It reminds me actually of when I was 14 and I had gotten a pager, I chose to record the following as the message you would hear when you called. Needless to say, it was a major hit with the friends. The trouble only came when my mother called to page me once. Lets just say that little message was short lived.