my starting point: 226lb basic shape: 42 inch butt 11 3/4 left forearm 12 right forearem 15 inch left bicep 15 1/2 right bicep 16.5 inch neck 50 1/2 shoulders 47 stomach 26 left thigh 26 right thigh 16 left calf 16.5 right calf it will be a long road, but i can do lose […]

Monty Python's Fellowship of the Ring. Monty Python’s Fellowship of the Ring. Frodo: Don’t disturb this foul pool! Boromir: Sorry, I thought I saw something moving out there… Pippin: I’ve got… [Outside the Beltway] —– hehehe funny.

How Liberty was lost on the internet [CitizenLab] —— this is an interesting experiment…. but it doesn't address user agreements… you sign your liberty away alot of the time…

Another Great Internet Thing: Amtrak Discount Codes. I’m in DC at the moment, and tomorow I head off to a wedding in New Haven. I’m going by train and my fare will be 20% less than it might have been thanks to one of these handy Amtrak discount codes. No, it’s not just a toy: […]

Elsewhere: Zombie Machines, Port Blocking, Confusion And Large Bills. With the incredible rise of zombie machines that spew spam messages constantly, it looks like different ISPs continue to take very different approaches to dealing with th… [SecurityFocus News] —– it is very clear… block ports, limit traffic, and do content monitoring of outgoing content for […]

J-Son in the Newz!. I was sitting under a tree on campus yesterday reading Now Magazine and nearly chocked on my tea when I read THIS ARTICLE because it liberally quotes JASON. 😀 (tee hee!) By Julia (mailto:julia@dicum.com). [Flailing in the Surf!] —— about blogs nonetheless, whereas i argue that it is style and form […]

Find-a-Human. From the ever fecund Paul English we find this delightful database were we all gang up on them so we can talk to them rather than talking to their computers. Apple 800-275-2273 — Zero three times; if virtual rep answers, say “operator” Do your bit, add more!… [Ascription is an anathema to any enthusiasm]

Sen. Durbin Introduces Torture Amendment. Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) has introduced a bill to Reaffirm US Commitment to Uphold Prohibitions on Torture in International Law:. It needs your support:. We received this by e-mail: Senator Richard Durbin (IL) has introduced an amendment to the Defense… [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime] ——- this senator knows the […]

The Center for Constitutional Rights Doing Ashcroft's Job for Him. Here is a terrific approach to the problem of what to do about errant private military firms. The Center for Constitutional Rights has filed suit. While it would have been nice if the Justice Department had made some effort to… [Kathryn Cramer] ——- well at […]

Once the party of Lincoln, now the party of torture. So now we know the answer to my earlier question about why the Christian right isn't upset about atrocities at Abu Ghraib. It's because one of their leading legal minds, U.S. Air Force General Counsel Mary L. Walker, came up with the rationale for torture […]