A Just War
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Wars have been fought for many reasons: land, women, resources, religion...very few of them have been fought for a reason that one could really lay claim was just. Sure in the aftermath post reckoning period reasons have been fabricated, or at least perpetuated to give evidence to the idea that the aggression had some greater value...but this is the voice of historical justification not one of true reasoning...
However I think to go to war in Pakistan to stop this [link] (this link might be disturbing to some). In fact to stop such things happening in any country, to any people, would be one that would, in my books, be classed as just.
Note: I originally found the link above from IZ Reloaded [link]
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Wars have been fought for many reasons: land, women, resources, religion...very few of them have been fought for a reason that one could really lay claim was just. Sure in the aftermath post reckoning period reasons have been fabricated, or at least perpetuated to give evidence to the idea that the aggression had some greater value...but this is the voice of historical justification not one of true reasoning...
However I think to go to war in Pakistan to stop this [link] (this link might be disturbing to some). In fact to stop such things happening in any country, to any people, would be one that would, in my books, be classed as just.
Note: I originally found the link above from IZ Reloaded [link]
eBay Probabilities
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Remember my "Big Daddy" post of last week, the guy who made it hase even more shots up online [link]
And maybe even better news is that its for sale on eBAy [link] ...I wonder if I can convince the gf that it would look good in the corner of the lounge room...mmmm...
Speaking of eBay, I really do think it's "Satan's playground", the greed, the competition, the angst filled waiting, the elation, the high, the drop leading to a repeated cycle. Basically there is too much "cool" stuff being sold by too many people, too much of it evokes and/or dredges up memories of stuff gone and obviously not as forgotten as one might think if such a small trigger brings the flood of memory lane. All this means is that my long dormant geeky soul is spending (probably) too much time on eBay and that means (probably) spending too much money for things I don't really need but want none the less...probably. ~grin~
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Remember my "Big Daddy" post of last week, the guy who made it hase even more shots up online [link]
And maybe even better news is that its for sale on eBAy [link] ...I wonder if I can convince the gf that it would look good in the corner of the lounge room...mmmm...
Speaking of eBay, I really do think it's "Satan's playground", the greed, the competition, the angst filled waiting, the elation, the high, the drop leading to a repeated cycle. Basically there is too much "cool" stuff being sold by too many people, too much of it evokes and/or dredges up memories of stuff gone and obviously not as forgotten as one might think if such a small trigger brings the flood of memory lane. All this means is that my long dormant geeky soul is spending (probably) too much time on eBay and that means (probably) spending too much money for things I don't really need but want none the less...probably. ~grin~
The Bog Library - II
Monday, November 23, 2009
So when I wrote about the idea of having a library in the bathroom [link] I never thought that someone in England would go one step further and make their bathroom reading one of rare first editions [link].
I wonder how many people contemplated the "Origin of the Species" while expelling mutant life from their inner self? ~grin~
Monday, November 23, 2009
So when I wrote about the idea of having a library in the bathroom [link] I never thought that someone in England would go one step further and make their bathroom reading one of rare first editions [link].
I wonder how many people contemplated the "Origin of the Species" while expelling mutant life from their inner self? ~grin~
Big Daddy
Thursday, November 19, 2009
So the guys at Dim Photography Studios [link] managed to get some time in an aquarium to shoot Harrison Krix (of Volpin Props) [link] in his Bioshock "Big Daddy" cosplay outfit, [link] [link]
Even if the idea of grown adults dressing up as computer game characters is as akin to you as root-canal surgery check out the photos, the "WOW" factor alone is worth it, simply for the realisation of what "Rapture" was.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
So the guys at Dim Photography Studios [link] managed to get some time in an aquarium to shoot Harrison Krix (of Volpin Props) [link] in his Bioshock "Big Daddy" cosplay outfit, [link] [link]
Even if the idea of grown adults dressing up as computer game characters is as akin to you as root-canal surgery check out the photos, the "WOW" factor alone is worth it, simply for the realisation of what "Rapture" was.
Gender Crimes
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Why are sex-crimes considered, at least in terms of legal punishment, so much worse when committed by a man?
Take this story [link] if the accused had been a 41yr old man and he'd had drunken sex with a 14yr old girl do we really believe that he would not be in gaol right now?
I find difficulty in fully accepting gender-equality while such obvious inequality exists, but women get let off for sex crimes that would see a man in prison, hounded once released and branded for life...sounds really equal to me?
UPDATE: (Friday Nov 20) It's good to see in the same week [link] that women do get gaoled for sex-crimes...so now we need to get a little consistency in how judges not only interpret but more appropriately apply the law.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Why are sex-crimes considered, at least in terms of legal punishment, so much worse when committed by a man?
Take this story [link] if the accused had been a 41yr old man and he'd had drunken sex with a 14yr old girl do we really believe that he would not be in gaol right now?
I find difficulty in fully accepting gender-equality while such obvious inequality exists, but women get let off for sex crimes that would see a man in prison, hounded once released and branded for life...sounds really equal to me?
UPDATE: (Friday Nov 20) It's good to see in the same week [link] that women do get gaoled for sex-crimes...so now we need to get a little consistency in how judges not only interpret but more appropriately apply the law.
"Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving."
