Graham had heard all about “Frank’s Dogs” from a bunch of friends that were raving about them. Kim had raved to Graham, “The best hotdog you’ll ever taste!” And that was probably the worst thing Graham had heard. But the county fair didn’t come around more than once a year, and this time, Graham was… Continue reading Frank’s Dogs
Category: Cynicism
SOPA & PIPA are Anti-Free Speech
Let’s get things straight. SOPA and PIPA are NOT about piracy. They are against suppressing free speech. They are tools for a totalitarian/authoritarian government to silence opposition. They are anything but what the mainstream is trying to push them as. There are plenty of laws already in effect that target copyright infringement. So they are… Continue reading SOPA & PIPA are Anti-Free Speech
THEN DO IT!
Hopefully you’ve been following the SOPA/PIPA debate… In a recent BBC article Richard Mollet, Chief Executive of the Publishers Association, talked about how little value Wikipedia was and how noticeable and dramatic it would be if “rights holders” had a black-out. From the article: Echoing the statements of rights holders in the US, Richard Mollet,… Continue reading THEN DO IT!
Infinite Disappointment in Bill Gates
I used to think that Bill Gates was a philanthropist and humanitarian. He’s anything but that. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation just bought 500,000 shares in Monsanto. Here’s a mainstream media link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2010/sep/29/gates-foundation-gm-monsanto And something probably a bit more reliable and honest: http://www.truthistreason.net/bill-gates-foundation-buys-500000-shares-of-biotech-terrorist-monsanto Monsanto is an utterly evil corporation that creates bio-weapons, patents them,… Continue reading Infinite Disappointment in Bill Gates
Fundamentally Flawed GOP Ideologies
The fundamental, basic attitudes in the current GOP candidates are flawed right from the start. They see the people as slaves to do their bidding, rather than government as the servant of the people. Rick Santorum illustrates this ideology: We need someone who will… motivate the American public to do its duty. (Source) So, the… Continue reading Fundamentally Flawed GOP Ideologies
Sources of Morality
Well, it’s Christmas, and it occurred to me that “what is right” and “what is wrong” are far too often more shades of gray than anything else. One of the only remotely sensible options is Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative. This has problems though, with the most often cited problem running along these lines: You’re living… Continue reading Sources of Morality
Is God on Your Side?
Ahem… He’s probably got better things to do than take sides. And why is it that it’s always people with guns or people that are fighting that insist “God” is on their side?
Dog Favicon for the Cynics and Diogenes of Sinope
I’ve added a favicon to Cynic.me. (It’s the dog icon you see in the address bar.) But it’s not random and not without significance. I chose it because the word “cynic” comes from the Greek word for “dog”, and “Diogenes the Dog”, or Diogenes of Sinope, is my favorite philosopher. Credited as one of the… Continue reading Dog Favicon for the Cynics and Diogenes of Sinope