Joke: What does Greece have in common with Detroit? (Short pause. Think.) Well, that's about all the joke I can remember. But then again, if you think about it, there really is something to laugh at when it comes to comparing Greece with Detroit. And be assured, these two should be compared. First, they're both … Continue reading Motown Blues
Tag: Fail
Pentagon Papers vs Corporate Culture
Why is everybody jumping over-board regarding the rogue adventures of an obviously angry, confused and perhaps a bit spoiled twenty-nine year old? I mean, didn't Edward Snowden have a great job? Heck, I worked for Booz Allen Hamilton once, something like 20 years ago. Worked for them for about three years. And I can easily say this about … Continue reading Pentagon Papers vs Corporate Culture
Meta Data
Link to Zeit Online article containing interactive map that shows how a person with a smart phone can be traced. Way cool. When viewing the map above it almost seems like it could be part of a James Bond movie where "M" is tracking Bond and figuring out which beer hall he's flirting in. I'm not … Continue reading Meta Data
Fly Swatting
Great example of what's wrong and how things can't be fixed. Is vid (below) a meeting of the giants? Not necessarily individual giants but giants of idears, giants of philosophy, American philosophy. Let me explain. There are a few types of Americans. Here we'll deal with two. One is the industrious American. This is the one out … Continue reading Fly Swatting
No Real Men
George Carlin: "How come when it's us it's an abortion, when it's a chicken it's an omelette?" Two questions. Why is Amerika obsessed with abortion? And. Where are the men? I mean, where are the men that are the true cause of abortions? I have yet to hear a man and his intentions being questioned … Continue reading No Real Men
Oh Well vs Orwell
As the world turns and a once great-country-by-example continues down its self-chosen, self-perpetuating slippery slope of totalitarianism, I lose the ability to shake & shiver. I've become numb. Also. It takes a lot for worst-writer to be at a loss of worst-words but this whole NSA surveillance thing has blown the roof off of everything. … Continue reading Oh Well vs Orwell
Incest Uncle Fascist
"Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it." -George Orwell When I think of American Fascism I think of old uncles. Hill-billy uncles. The thing about uncles is, there are good uncles and there are bad uncles. The above … Continue reading Incest Uncle Fascist
What's The Big Deal
In a parallel universe far, far away there is a parallel Marie Antoinette, who is both a grand queen and a successful HR executive in a parallel corporation, yelling at the voter-pawns below her Chateau balcony made of mahogany, gold and Apple iPad aluminium scraps. While simultaneously practicing the skill of sucking golf balls thru … Continue reading What's The Big Deal
A Soul Out Of Glass
Steve Jobs had the balls to get up on a stage a few years back and declare the PC dead. Long live the post-PC. And what did Jobs replace the PC with? Did you know that if you drop an iPad it will shatter into the most expensive piece of useless industrial art you will … Continue reading A Soul Out Of Glass
Moving Backwards
Subtitle 1: The intricacies of a minimalist computer user with too many choices. Subtitle 2: Returning to Snow Leopard Note: Been drinking too much. Aka the byproduct of Xmas season and gluttonous living that has reared me. With that in mind... Oh, dear worst-reader, it’s been yet another long, moist, obnoxious and humdrum season of … Continue reading Moving Backwards
Tech Fail Upward
In order to move one step forward you have to first go five steps backward. It's true. At the age of (insert number of choice here), I finally got my first contracted cell/smart phone. Of course, I used various cell phones when I worked for the man (corpos), and even used a cheap pre-paid cell … Continue reading Tech Fail Upward
Sucks
Some might consider it privilege, others elitism. But it's also torture. Since 2010 worstWriter lives in a Apple household. And I want to say upfront: this was not my choice. My better-half has completely fallen over the iPad edge and is now a total "post-pc" user. That is, she doesn't use a personal computer anymore. … Continue reading Sucks
Biggest Brother Ever
http://youtu.be/wxu7VZRAYOY Let's begin from the begin(ning), shall we? It started with Big Brother. Then there was Bigger Brother. And now… Excuse me, phone is ringing. Did all of this spying on citizens (video below) start with a novel? You know the old saying: life emulates art. (Or is it the other way 'round? Nomatter.) There are … Continue reading Biggest Brother Ever
Just Keep It Techi
Have to call out one of my favorite podcasts. Went on vacation for a few weeks. Didn't take anything that would allow me to connect to the Internets like I do on a daily basis while not on vacation. Vacation is vacation, right? (But I did take my Kindle and read like a madman!) When … Continue reading Just Keep It Techi
To Be Or Not To Be Downgraded
Love the whole S&P story of late. The United Mistakes is finally being called out for what it's worth. And what is it worth? Indeed. It's worth what some weird, nebulous rating system used by investors, investor cheaters and snake oil salesmen, says it's worth. And get this: the United Mistakes credit rating has been … Continue reading To Be Or Not To Be Downgraded
The (Non) Shock Doctrine
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein If you haven’t discerned by now, I finished Naomi Klein’s book. I'm proud to say that I read it in two days. Seriously. It has a million and a half pages, although I might have counted a few twice. Here a few bullets to ease you into my world … Continue reading The (Non) Shock Doctrine
National Does A Judas
Popular = Good Life. Well, it’s finally come full circle. Da Vinci Snot the film has been released. And did you get a shot of that train delivering the privileged few from London to Cannes? Tom Hanks looked overly debonair and Ron Howard, that freaky child actor who was constantly the subject of my spit … Continue reading National Does A Judas
HP Scanners Sucks As Do The Mice
Remember the days when hitting the key combination ctrl+s saved your ass and the work you were hacking into your computer? I'm talking 1982, here. Well, for whatever reason, today I forgot what the concept of ctrl+s means. This is attributable to one of two things: drink or laziness. Let me repeat: I forgot the … Continue reading HP Scanners Sucks As Do The Mice
Freiestheater Equals Deadend
In z'Germaninland, that little place in the middle of Eurowasteland, Freiestheater is almost comparable to New York “Off” and London “Fringe”. I say "almost" because at least NY and LN have produced works from their venues that are worth a hoot. With that bit of frustration in mind... For a struggling writer rejection is good. It … Continue reading Freiestheater Equals Deadend
Truth Seeking v2.0
(Something I’ve been working on and will likely never finish. As usual.) Subtitle: Isaac Newton and (My United Mistake’s) Radio Talking Heads It hurts me to say this but there is no such thing as truth seeking. Trust me, I’m American’t born - I know these things. Of late I feel compelled to promote this … Continue reading Truth Seeking v2.0
Duped At eBay
The funny thing about the death of so many ”dot-coms” and the end of the Internet boom isn’t the actual demise of something that might have brought us out of the industrial dark-ages but the aftermath and the who and what that survived. Also. Of the dotcom survivors, it seems that they have all become … Continue reading Duped At eBay
Signs of Having Made A Living
There were times when I was able to make a living. This post is just a small sign of that. It also reflects a time when I wasn’t so defeated. Boy, do I miss those days. I wouldn’t say that they were easy days but they were days of less ill-fated thoughts. The problem I … Continue reading Signs of Having Made A Living
Rulers Of Rome
You will never control an idea that has found (its) embodiment. Why is the voice of those who speak--the privilege of those who can be heard--basically the same? There is the conservative voice and then the so-called media voice--absent is a liberal voice because liberalism has lost all power. It has been demonized so thoroughly … Continue reading Rulers Of Rome
Car Thieves
Robbery. Two young blokes cut top of convertible this morn, around five A.M. Alarm scared them off. They came back short time later. I heard them and got out of bed and saw them through the window. I want out to meet them, to offer them what ever they were trying to steal but for whatever reason … Continue reading Car Thieves
Guns Lawyers Therapists
You will learn to resolve personal issues with out using guns, lawyers or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you are not adult enough to be independent. Guns should only be handled by adults. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking … Continue reading Guns Lawyers Therapists
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