"Mom, what are asses of evil?"

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Hear no evil, read no evil, speak drivel

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Hear no evil, read no evil, speak drivel 04/16/2004 07:45 AM
Sidney Blumenthal: Bush's press conference shows just how ill-informed he is about Iraq 4/15 .. Hear no evil, read no evil, speak drivel .. piece

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Harnessing Evil for the power of...
well, less evil

Harnessing Evil for the power of...
well, less evil 06/05/2005 11:55 PM
There are days I think the $WORK_PROJECT is an exercise in extended programming irony. The parrot code my compiler generates for $WORK_LANGUAGE makes heavy use of continuations. Really heavy use of continuations, to the point where reports are taking (and discarding) three continuations per record plus another two or three per page of the output. For a language which doesn't have functions, blocks, or lexical variables, and whose idea of sophisticated control flow is goto or gosub to bare labels. Go figure....

Huge Tit & Big Round Asses

Huge Tit & Big Round Asses 05/09/2004 03:28 AM
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Asses, Fact Checked

Asses, Fact Checked 12/19/2004 03:45 PM
I think the media inaccuracy witch hunt is reaching its zenith. (Or perhaps its nadir.) Brian Williams is being slammed for saying that there are no black members of the of the Senate, and that it's a bigger problem than there being no black television news anchors on the major...

Fact checking our own asses

Fact checking our own asses 09/20/2004 09:14 PM
How come Slashdot talks about Google launching a browser when the New York Post writes about it when the Post...

Chris Abraham: Evil Man in Black and His
Evil Black Suitcases Tackled by the Good
Guys

Chris Abraham: Evil Man in Black and His
Evil Black Suitcases Tackled by the Good
Guys 04/12/2005 05:55 AM
Evil Man in Black and His Evil Black Suitcases Tackled by the Good Guys .. Permalink

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Dumb Asses Allowed Online

Dumb Asses Allowed Online 03/31/2005 04:50 PM
One of the amusing/annoying things you begin to discover when you write stuff publicly for a living, is that people who don't like what you write seem to think that just because they don't like your opinion, it means that they have a legal claim against you. It's unfortunate, but we've been threatened with at least five lawsuits in the past few years over such things (none ever went beyond the threat stage, once it was pointed out to the person complaining the lack of legal legs they were standing on). However, not everyone is so lucky. There are clear definitions for libel and defamation -- and one judge has just put out a somewhat amusing ruling def ending one site's right to free speech, even if he was being obnoxious. The site in question called some candidates for a local city council election "dumb asses," which the judge noted was an opinion, and impossible to prove false. "The statement that the plaintiff is a 'Dumb Ass,' even first among 'Dumb Asses,' communicates no factual proposition susceptible of proof or refutation." Some of the other assertions made on the page stepped a bit closer to the line, including calling one candidate: "bankrupt, drunk & chewin' tobaccy." The judge noted that the candidate had, indeed, once filed for bankruptcy. He also got the man to admit that, while he was not an alcoholic, he has "consumed alcohol to the point of inebriation." Finally, "he used only the present tense in denying that he chewed tobacco; for all the record shows, he might have chewed it in the very recent past, and might intend to chew it again in the future." Thus, "bankrupt, drunk & chewin' tobaccy" was allowed to stand as not being libel.

Anil kicks linkspammers' asses

Anil kicks linkspammers' asses 07/08/2004 03:24 PM
A bunch of blog-spammers and google-spoofers (the euphemism is "Search Engine Optimization" -- no doubt you've received spam offering you this "service") set up a competition to see who could become the number one Google result for the previously unused phrase "nigritude ultramarine." So they set about creating their link-farms and so forth.

Then Anil Dash, a blogger who works for SixApart, decided to kick their asses. These spammers' google-whuffie was puny relative to Anil's popular, much-linked blog, and when he created a post and asked his readers to link to him using "nigritude ultramarine" as the link-text, he won the competition handily.

To Dash, then, winning the flat-screen television awarded to the second-round victor was testament to the power of good content and a longstanding online presence.

"A lot of people are trying to increase their page rank unethically," said Dash. "I think if we show them (that) the best thing you can do is to write really good material, then hopefully, they'll spend their time doing that (instead of) spending time coming up with ways to graffiti other people's pages."

Furthermore, Dash maintained, his victory proves one thing: That the Web is a meritocracy.

"A page that's read by people instead of robots is going to do better," he said.

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Oh yippie! We're gonna get our asses
kicked!

Oh yippie! We're gonna get our asses
kicked! 03/19/2003 10:44 PM
Breaking News from ABCNEWS.com Resolution On Iraq Withdrawn, Effort Abandoned to Win U.N. Backing For War So let’s see, that’s us, Britain, and maybe Spain (though the Spanish might father more people than they kill) up against just about every...

NYT: Blogs fact-check their own asses in
tsunami debate

NYT: Blogs fact-check their own asses in
tsunami debate 01/04/2005 08:56 PM
Xeni Jardin: Another insightful piece from John Schwartz at the New York Times about unsubstantiated rumors that spread online after the tsunami (example: Halliburton must have been behind it all). Story examines how bloggers reacted quickly to debunk falsehoods as they emerged, a sort of inherently self-healing trait evident in many online communities. I was among those interviewed for the piece, but as usual, others had far more interesting things to say.

[James Surowiecki, the author of "The Wisdom of Crowds"] pointed out that there is nothing new about ill-informed rumor-mongering or other forms of oddness. "There were always cranks," he said. "Rumors have always been fundamental about the way people talk, or think, about politics or complicated issues." Instead of a corner bar or a Barcalounger, however, the location for today's speech is an online medium with a potential audience of millions.

But there is another, more important difference, Mr. Surowiecki and others say. Internet discourse can be self-correcting, with near-instant feedback from readers. What was lost in the sniping over the Democratic Underground posting was the fact that the follow-up comments were a sober discussion of what actually causes earthquakes. The first response to the posting asked, "Earthquakes have been happening since the beginning of time ... How would you explain them?"

Further comments explained the movement of tectonic plates and provided links to sites explaining earthquakes and tsunamis from the United States Geological Survey and other authoritative sources.

"Not to make fun, as I'm sure it's not a unique misconception ... but the reality is simple plate tectonics," one participant wrote. "The entire Pacific Ocean is slowly but surely closing in on itself. What happened is that the floor of the Indian Ocean slid over part of the Pacific Ocean, releasing massive tension in the Earth's crust.

"That's it. No mystic injury to the Gaia spirit or anything."

I know some folks have their digital knickers in a twist over the story's headline (Myths Run Wild in Blog Tsunami Debate), but I don't see anti-blog bias here. On the contrary, strikes me as a reasoned piece that traces how bloggers collectively sought to correct the record within their sphere of discourse. I would, however, like to point out that Mr. Schwartz totally missed the fact that an alarming number of blogs are in fact penned from corner bars and barcaloungers, thanks to the wonders of WiFi. Blowhards, unite! Link

"Media Matters names the ten biggest
asses allowed to defecate on-air"

"Media Matters names the ten biggest
asses allowed to defecate on-air" 12/28/2004 09:33 PM

IRC is Evil

IRC is Evil 05/06/2004 12:00 AM
Anytime there is a relatively new mode of communication, its blamed for all things conceivable. A NY Times article takes aim at IRC as a breeding ground for file sharing, child porn and, god forbid, hackers. It specifically takes aim...

More about evil-or-not

More about evil-or-not 03/23/2005 08:15 AM

Yesterday, late in the afternoon, I wrote a bit about evil, and how unfortunate it is that this word has entered discourse in the blogosphere. I think we can trace it back to the Google goal of not being evil, an idea that's run its course, and should be stricken from their corporate philosophy. Google is no more or less evil than any other company, has no basis to claim a moral superiority, and should openly cancel it. And if they won't remove the hex, let me offer a new law of the Internet, a corollary to Godwin's Law. "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of it becoming about evil approaches one." And I'd add, that the length of time is shorter, but the effect on discourse is the same. It stops all rational discussion immediately.

To Evil!

To Evil! 09/17/2004 12:36 AM
Danny O'Brien: To Evil! "How do you work out who the movers and shakers are in the free software hacking world? I have decided to evaluate those involved in our so-called industry in terms of a battle between good and evil."

Evil or Not Too Evil?

Evil or Not Too Evil? 04/14/2004 01:15 PM
Our order processor, eSellerate (part of MindVision) decided to add a new "feature" to our store called the eSellerate Download...

Oh That Evil IRC

Oh That Evil IRC 05/06/2004 02:53 AM
Admittedly, I haven't used IRC in about a decade, but I'm still a bit surprised to see the NY Times write up a whole article describing just how evil IRC is. After reading the article, you can almost count down the days before some politicians talk about investigating this "IRC thing." Is it my imagination or is IRC just a technology that can be used for chatting? Most of the article talks about all the terrible stuff that is done on IRC in a way that does its best to blame the technology. They practically apologize for the few times they try to mention non-evil things that IRC is used for, as if they can't believe that anyone would dare defend such an evil monstrosity.

NYT says IRC is evil

NYT says IRC is evil 05/06/2004 04:36 AM

The New York Times has an article about how evil IRC is.

New York Times

Still, I.R.C. perhaps most closely resembles the cantina scene in "Star Wars'': a louche hangout of digital smugglers, pirates, curiosity seekers and the people who love them (or hunt them). There seem to be I.R.C. channels dedicated to every sexual fetish, and I.R.C. users speculate that terrorists also use the networks to communicate in relative obscurity.

Dvorak's ragging on chat and IM too.

Give me a break. Are people running out of new technologies to bash?

via Ross Mayfield

Am I Evil?

Am I Evil? 06/25/2004 10:27 AM
Coincidence or contortion? Ivan Panin deciphered a numeric code in the Bible. Known as Gematria, the 'code' implies the Bible could not have been written without Holy assistance. Panin offered an open challenge for someone to create text using a similar pattern, yet no one was able to create one(nor tried).

However many people doubt the authenticity of the code though. The code is found in the same verses using different translations. It is also claimed that Panin manufactured his own translations to create this mathematical phenomenon.

Whether or not you believe, you can determine how good or evil any text or website is.

Do Be Evil

Do Be Evil 05/13/2004 02:15 AM
Google To Start Selling Banner Adverts From the that-didn't-take-too-long-department, Google's ad sales VP Tim Armstrong says Google will now start selling graphical banner adverts. One concession to their old mores is that, for now, the banner adverts will only appear on affiliated websites running their AdSense referral program (as does MeFi), and there is an opt-out. However... "We have no plans to show images on Google.com", said Mr. Armstrong "but we are not opposed to it".

Die You Evil Bug

Die You Evil Bug 06/09/2004 07:08 PM

Labyrinth Of Evil

Labyrinth Of Evil 07/19/2004 03:03 AM
Next January, Del Rey Books will release Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil, a new novel that ties directly into the beginning of Episode III. With access to detailed information from Lucasfilm, author James Luceno details Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi's last mission together during the Clone Wars, as the Jedi track down Darth Sidious. The events in this novel will dovetail with the events in the third season of Cartoon Network's micro-series and Dark Horse's upcoming Obsession comic book series. Click on the thumbnail above for more details, including an early first look at the book's cover.

Eudora 6.1 is evil

Eudora 6.1 is evil 04/19/2004 07:07 PM
Paul Szabo (Apr 19 2004)

The Evil Spider mEn!

The Evil Spider mEn! 06/30/2004 06:09 PM
Spiderman as a villian! Just to keep the trend for the day going.. (Via I-mockery by way of Fark)

The New Mask Of Evil

The New Mask Of Evil 07/24/2004 02:21 PM
Rubies is showing off new mask of Darth Vader's helmet at Comic-Con. This should be out just in time for Halloween.

Rise of Evil

Rise of Evil 06/25/2004 06:43 PM
Project is up and running!

Evil geeks

Evil geeks 09/14/2004 02:49 PM
Cory Doctorow: Danny "Evil" O'Brien has written an hilarious column in (mock) celebration of the world's most evil geeks:

How do you work out who the movers and shakers are in the free software hacking world? For most of them, there's no income to be appraised, there's no stock market valuation to watch. What value can you give to these contributors, who work without care of reward, except maybe all those groupies hanging out at the stage door of the Sourceforge ftp servers?

Well, I guess you could review their software or something. Sadly, I suffer from a debilitating illness (which I shall not mention here) that tragically precludes me from doing actual research. So, instead, I have decided to evaluate those involved in our so-called industry in terms of what we all, I think, see it as.

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The Axis of Just as Evil

The Axis of Just as Evil 03/13/2003 10:25 AM
This made me laugh out loud. It's allegedly written by John Cleese, but it turns out that it originally came from Satirewire. "Bitter after being snubbed for membership in the "Axis of Evil," Libya, China, and Syria today announced they had formed the "Axis of Just as Evil," which they said would be more evil than that stupid Iran-Iraq-North Korea axis President Bush warned of in his State of the Union address. Axis of Evil members, however, immediately dismissed the new axis as having, for starters, a really dumb name. "Right. They are Just as Evil...in their dreams!" declared North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. "Everybody knows we're the best evils... best at being evil...we're the best."

Possible Google IPO - Is it Evil?

Possible Google IPO - Is it Evil? 04/24/2004 03:54 PM
Search Engine Journal Apr 24 2004 8:09PM GMT

SINA Evil?

SINA Evil? 07/28/2004 09:27 AM
Investing in China's risky, but if you hear no evil and speak no evil, maybe SINA can't be evil.

Pure Evil

Pure Evil 08/13/2004 03:30 AM
This Flash game kinda drove me nuts and I never got it right once. (turn off your sound. the game don't need it and there's some cheesiness) {click games them m3 or m3 expert if you're a glutton for punishment}

ARM: The Non-Evil Monopolist

ARM: The Non-Evil Monopolist 07/10/2004 05:01 AM

In the Face of Evil

In the Face of Evil 09/07/2004 09:34 PM

Britt Blaser: Paying For Others' Sins. What do you do with the information that several hundred children have been killed or wounded to make a point?

Return of the evil Net

Return of the evil Net 04/19/2004 01:38 PM
A News.com stor y today includes the quote from Rocky Anderson, Mayor of Salt Lake City, explaining his opposition to a municipal broadband network:

This reminds me of the media coverage of the Internet around 1995.  A good percentage of the stories were focused on the dangers of online porn, privacy violations, and other threats the Net posed to truth and decency.  Sure, many of those issues were and are real.  But the tenor of the coverage suggested that the Net was a cesspool of filth, with harms exceeding its benefits. 

I thought we were beyond that point.  But now we seem to be back to a similar discourse, with a twist.  The threat is that if you give people better connectivity, they'll use it to -- gasp -- share files!  This is another example of the criminalization of intellectual property law that I discussed two posts ago.  It's also the epitome of "throwing the baby out with the bathwater." 

Sergey: Don't be evil.

Sergey: Don't be evil. 12/14/2002 08:15 PM
Wired: Google vs. Evil. Discusses Sergey Brin's role as the "moral compass" of Google, making sure they aren't evil....

The Queen of All Evil

The Queen of All Evil 04/25/2004 08:52 PM
The Queen of All Evil .. new digs

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flash is evil?

flash is evil? 03/11/2003 02:00 PM
while doing some research on a topic i'll post after this one, i came across the "flash is evil" page....

Evil Thoughts

Evil Thoughts 06/05/2005 10:47 PM

Intel has been making denials about the DRM system embedded in the latest Pentium D processor.

Now, what if Intel is not confirming the DRM not because it isn't there, or it wanted security through obscurity, but because Steve Jobs told Intel not to say anything?

:-)

Evil for dummies.

Evil for dummies. 03/19/2003 10:28 PM
Just in case you're not sure how to be evil... You can get help. 8 easy steps to help you become evil.

The Intentionality of Evil

The Intentionality of Evil 06/24/2005 09:52 PM

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