From lyger at attrition.org Thu Mar 18 23:34:32 2010 From: lyger at attrition.org (lyger) Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:34:32 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [attrition] postal: don't pinch me, my bile is green Message-ID: http://attrition.org/postal/p0020.html the great spam north, eh lawyers, ethics, and wang 2003... a bad year for stupid studies the deviant mind the right person... ... and the wrong one spammer HAR HAR health care has always been a problem can't even give those pics away damn kids again [...] From lyger at attrition.org Sat Mar 20 01:53:07 2010 From: lyger at attrition.org (lyger) Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:53:07 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [attrition] review: movie: Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" By Sapphire Message-ID: http://attrition.org/movies/precious.html Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" By Sapphire 2009 Review by: CJI Last night I watched what was probably the most depressing movie I've seen since Requiem for a Dream (which was depressing because the Jennifer Connolley scenes weren't longer). "Precious" is about a sixteen-year-old African American girl, played by newcomer Gabourey Sidibe, growing up in Harlem in 1987. Every time you think "Wow, this girl has the worst life ever", the plot adds something else to show you how it could, in fact, be worse. First the obvious: she looks dangerously obese (supported by her eating habits of fried chicken and pigs feet). Then you meet her mother, who beats her until she's unconscious. And then you learn this sixteen-year-old is not only pregnant, but has another baby already - with Down Syndrome. Oh, and both times she got pregnant due to being raped. By her father. The downward spiral doesn't end there, but I'll keep from spoiling most of it. [...] From jericho at attrition.org Mon Mar 29 00:34:50 2010 From: jericho at attrition.org (security curmudgeon) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:34:50 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [attrition] Quotation of the day for November 13, 2009 (fwd) Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Quotation of the day editor "I find, looking back on my life with increasing discomfort, that too often I have been impressed by people who were seeking to impress, rather than people who were impressive. I have been dismissive of people who were awkward rather than stupid. The more I think about it, surrounded by a swirling mass of people who are all, no doubt, visionaries or villains of incredible complexity, the more uncomfortable I become." - Jon Carroll, in his column for the San Francisco Chronicle, Wednesday, August 31, 2005. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/08/31/DDGEIDMA141.DTL#ixzz0VuIVf1Pr] From jericho at attrition.org Mon Mar 29 20:18:29 2010 From: jericho at attrition.org (security curmudgeon) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:18:29 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [attrition] OT: QOTD (fwd) Message-ID: I agree entirely. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Forno Someone posted a serious question to one of my DOD mailing lists about "how I would feel" if there was a so-called "cyberwar." My response, upon reflection, was utterly brilliant: "Would be fine by me ... I could use the downtime and distraction-free existence to get reacquainted with my inner Thoureau."