The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

NSA and the Ethos of the Geek Elite

Edward Snowden as a 22-year-old übergeek “I woke this morning with a new name. I had had a vision. A dream vision. A vision righteous and true. . . . “You’ve felt it, known it, recognized it. “Now realize it. “I woke this morning with a new name. That name is Wolfking. “Wolfking Awesomefox.” — […]

Naked 19-Year-Old News Update

Question: How much dope do you have to smoke before “naked spiritual quest” sounds like a good idea? khq.com/story/22550472… — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) June 12, 2013 Officials have halted search operations for Maureen Kelly, who has been missing since Sunday in a remote Washington State forest. Kelly, a 19-year-old from Vancouver, disappeared in what […]

Hollywood Script: Hipster Geek With Hot Girlfriend Fights ‘Omniscient’ Government

Edward Snowden’s ex-girlfriend: He left her for a trip to federal prison. “[Snowden] rails against ‘the dangerous truth behind the U.S. policies that seek to develop secret, irresistible powers and concentrate them in the hands of an unaccountable few.’ “He declares that ‘At this point in history, the greatest danger to our freedom and way […]

‘Oh, My God. They Were Everywhere’

Young stars circa 1987: Corey Haim (left) and Corey Feldman Apropos of recent controversies, Pete Da Tech Guy quotes a 2011 interview with former child actor Corey Feldman: “I can tell you that the No. 1 problem in Hollywood was and is and always will be pedophilia. That’s the biggest problem for children in this […]

She Blinded Me With Pseudo-Science

“Pretty Baby has been banned outright in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Saskatchewan. No less a moral arbiter than Rona Barrett solemnly advised her TV audience that the movie is ‘child pornography.’ Others have attacked its French director . . . as a combination of Humbert Humbert and Roman Polanski.” — Kristin McMurran, People […]

‘Relationship’ as a Euphemism: What Does This Tell Us About the Culture?

Kaitlyn Hunt’s family says she’s a victim of homophobia. A week ago, Canadian lesbian Kristin Ireland wrote: The Kaitlyn Hunt case haunts me. Never more than a few moments out of my mind. I read every word I can find on the subject. And I search for similar cases. How many of our young people […]

Our Own Corner Of The Library

— by Wombat-socho I’ve been a science fiction reader for most of my life, starting with a copy of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time I was given in second grade and continuing on through Robert Heinlein’s juvenile novels to Asimov, Silverberg and other grand masters. I’m old enough to remember when the artsy-fartsy “New […]

A Definition of Insanity

Years ago, I visited a friend’s house and watched his wife take a poll: “What do you want for breakfast?” The survey sample was quite small: Their 3-year-old son, who wasted about 45 seconds of his mother’s time before deciding which flavor of sugary cereal he wanted. Courtesy forbade me to tell my friend’s wife […]

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