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Sep. 6th, 2009
TV on with the sound off. Commercial comes on for one of the telecommunications companies. As it ends, I see the phrase "Download your contacts," and the first thing I think of are those devices I've read about that may eventually be able to "print" things like batteries and human tissue, and if they can do that, well, downloading the design for your contact lenses and printing them on such a device should be the proverbial piece of cake, right?
All this flashes through my head in a few seconds. Only then does it dawn that the commercial is referring to e-messaging contacts. People.
So mundane.
All this flashes through my head in a few seconds. Only then does it dawn that the commercial is referring to e-messaging contacts. People.
So mundane.
TV on with the sound off. Commercial comes on for one of the telecommunications companies. As it ends, I see the phrase "Download your contacts," and the first thing I think of are those devices I've read about that may eventually be able to "print" things like batteries and human tissue, and if they can do that, well, downloading the design for your contact lenses and printing them on such a device should be the proverbial piece of cake, right?
All this flashes through my head in a few seconds. Only then does it dawn that the commercial is referring to e-messaging contacts. People.
So mundane.
All this flashes through my head in a few seconds. Only then does it dawn that the commercial is referring to e-messaging contacts. People.
So mundane.
A rant, by someone else
Sep. 6th, 2009 06:11 pmHunter, over at Daily Kos:
We boo those with medical conditions. We deny outright that the first non-white President of the United States is even a citizen of his own country, much less leader of it. We still insist that an administration breaking the law is less divisive and controversial than daring to investigate it. We put brick-stupid or malevolently selfish people on television, and feign outrage at anyone who points out their stupidity or selfishness. And the President speaking to your children is the onset of communism, although perhaps barely a tenth of the population that utter it have any actual notion of what "communism" might actually be.
We boo those with medical conditions. We deny outright that the first non-white President of the United States is even a citizen of his own country, much less leader of it. We still insist that an administration breaking the law is less divisive and controversial than daring to investigate it. We put brick-stupid or malevolently selfish people on television, and feign outrage at anyone who points out their stupidity or selfishness. And the President speaking to your children is the onset of communism, although perhaps barely a tenth of the population that utter it have any actual notion of what "communism" might actually be.
A rant, by someone else
Sep. 6th, 2009 06:11 pmHunter, over at Daily Kos:
We boo those with medical conditions. We deny outright that the first non-white President of the United States is even a citizen of his own country, much less leader of it. We still insist that an administration breaking the law is less divisive and controversial than daring to investigate it. We put brick-stupid or malevolently selfish people on television, and feign outrage at anyone who points out their stupidity or selfishness. And the President speaking to your children is the onset of communism, although perhaps barely a tenth of the population that utter it have any actual notion of what "communism" might actually be.
We boo those with medical conditions. We deny outright that the first non-white President of the United States is even a citizen of his own country, much less leader of it. We still insist that an administration breaking the law is less divisive and controversial than daring to investigate it. We put brick-stupid or malevolently selfish people on television, and feign outrage at anyone who points out their stupidity or selfishness. And the President speaking to your children is the onset of communism, although perhaps barely a tenth of the population that utter it have any actual notion of what "communism" might actually be.
So last week I planted mesclun seeds in the hope that I could manage a crop of fall lettuces. As I was watering this evening, I checked, and THEY'RE SPROUTING!
According to the package, I could harvest in three weeks or so. Apparently I can keep planting until three weeks before first frost, so I should be able to plant some more . In fact, I should clean out part of the deck planter tomorrow and plant some seeds in there. Mesclun likes it cool. Welp, cool we got.
According to the package, I could harvest in three weeks or so. Apparently I can keep planting until three weeks before first frost, so I should be able to plant some more . In fact, I should clean out part of the deck planter tomorrow and plant some seeds in there. Mesclun likes it cool. Welp, cool we got.
So last week I planted mesclun seeds in the hope that I could manage a crop of fall lettuces. As I was watering this evening, I checked, and THEY'RE SPROUTING!
According to the package, I could harvest in three weeks or so. Apparently I can keep planting until three weeks before first frost, so I should be able to plant some more . In fact, I should clean out part of the deck planter tomorrow and plant some seeds in there. Mesclun likes it cool. Welp, cool we got.
According to the package, I could harvest in three weeks or so. Apparently I can keep planting until three weeks before first frost, so I should be able to plant some more . In fact, I should clean out part of the deck planter tomorrow and plant some seeds in there. Mesclun likes it cool. Welp, cool we got.