November 24, 2004
Pre-Thanksgiving Links
That have absolutely nothing to do with Thanksgiving.
First up, a movie trailer for Dubya, The Movie starring Don Knotts.
Next, a beach party for crabs.
Also, some NSFW but not explicit photos of porn stars preparing for shoots. They're nice pictures.
For your daily dose of outrage, read this transcript in which Rush Limbaugh equates hip-hop culture to gang culture while discussing the recent NBA brawl. The best part is when he says "what I just said is going to be tagged as racist." Hmm.. I wonder why. Of course, I have difficulty getting upset over anything that hypocrital fool has to say anymore.
Slashdot has a a post about Guildhall, SMU's new computer game design program. It sounds brutal. 80-100 hour weeks. And I thought their English department had me doing a lot of work.
Speaking of which, this post is my way of taking a break from a paper I've been working on all day, so I'd better get back to it. If I come across more interesting links during the day, I'll post them. If not, have a happy Thanksgiving tomorrow and consider not eating the turkey or ham. After all, the sides are the best part.
The most frustrating Flash game ever.
Take a science test. I scored 100%, but it's also a very easy test.
Check out the video of Bush pulling his lead secret service man through the crowd in Chile. It's must less impressive than the news reports would have you believe.
The always excellent Pharyngula now offers a science only link that filters out all that awful anti-creationism and liberalism Prof Myers likes to spew. Personally, I think it's ridiculous that he would do this. If anyone's interested enough in science to actually read his highly detailed science posts, they should be intelligent enough to accept evolution and at least open-minded enough to not feel threatened by posts containing liberal politics. That said, I see his point in separating the content. It's nice for those who can't stomach anything that might contradict their opinions. And as a bonus, check this out. It's a nice quantification of American ignorance.
Mall:
Porn stars? If you are going for the everyman blog, this doesn't exactly pass as Falstaffian. No gracias, from this reader.
I made it quite clear what the link was to. I assume you didn't feel compelled to click on it, so I'm not sure what the problem is.
Let me clarify, is it the linking to pictures that happen to be of porn stars (the pictures themselves are not porn) or the appearance of those words in a post?
I thought the pictureswere interesting... I've always wondered how those film sets work behind the scenes
I thought the pictures were interesting... I've always wondered how those film sets work behind the scenes
Mall,
What makes those pictures special then? Why are they not safe for work?
Some of the actors are naked or undressed in them, if I remember correctly, but the pictures are more in the line of nudes than pornography when there is nudity. Either one is unsafe for work, though. Looking at them again, most of them would be work-safe, but a couple aren't, hence the disclaimer.
Porn stars getting changed, eh? You call them nudes, but really it is just arty porn. I thank you for the disclaimer. If you want to keep linking to stuff like that please always use the NSFW disclaimer. Nonetheless I hope you stop linking to stuff like that.
Porn stars getting changed, eh? You call them nudes, but really it is just arty porn.
No, the pictures really are art. You'd have to look at them to know that though. :) Don't worry about the disclaimers. On the rare occasion I link to something potentially offensive, I always mark it as NSFW.
Or try NSFS.
Not Safe For Saints? Not Safe For Students? Not Safe For Someone? Explain, man! Explain!
"Explanation" = probably not his strong suit.
I thought the pictures were interesting... I've always wondered how those film sets work behind the scenes
Not Safe for Souls. You were in the ballpark.
Ahh... I would have to disagree. Nude people are perfectly acceptable subjects for art. Just because the particular nudes in question happen to also get naked for less savory purposes doesn't make the photographs damnable. At least, not in my opinion, but I'm also a non-believer, so what do I know? I'm going to hell anyways.
That last part is not something I would get in the habit of thinking or saying. Pronouncements like that can be self-fulfilling prophecies. Heaven is yours for the meriting. You are literally one nanosecond away from salvation, if you want to be technical.
Regarding nudity, I probably agree with you in general but disagree very often in specific. I question whether the link would have been posted had it lacked the marquee of "Pornstars". The cry for L'arte for art's sake seems a little hollow in this instance.