Monthly Archives: February 2007

News round-up or round news-up or something

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 21, 2007

What would Tyler Durden Do? “What Would Tyler Durden Do” is a blog focused on bringing you the latest gossip and news about rich and famous celebrities. And then making fun of them. Why? Because fuck them, that’s why. Humorless Bitch Sometimes the best stuff goes on at someone else’s blog. You know, kind of [...]

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Freaky deaky rubber ducky

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 20, 2007

I just noticed how when Dave Winer is writing his recursively incomprehensible best it reads just like a ze Frank narrative. Only not quite as funny. Or as long. Or as smart, I guess. But the rhythm is right!

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The “try me” virus…

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 18, 2007

Clay Shirky is right on the button when he compares Second Life to Pointcast.  About ten years ago I hopped on the Pointcast bandwagon and by the time I hopped off I was spoiled for syndication in general.  I suspect that my experience last year with Second Life won’t turn me off entirely to the [...]

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Vote for god’s sake… just vote

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 18, 2007

Next week we have a primary election. Three people are running for the State Supreme Court seat that will be filled in the April general election. Only two will appear on that ballot. Unfortunately two out of the three people who are running are lamers of the highest order. This guarantees that in April there [...]

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‘stroyed

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 18, 2007

There are over 150,000 minor planets orbiting the sun. Fortunately only a few of them are likely to collide with the earth and wipe out all life here anytime soon.

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There’s always a local angel, umm… ANGLE

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 18, 2007

Last week we were all happy about Drew Gilpin Faust‘s appointment as President of Harvard. A child of privilege, for sure, I thought, but at least they’ve picked a woman. Turns out she’s an old school-mate of Betsy’s. Reading that list of Concord Academy students, you might almost think there were a lot of fortunate [...]

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One to life

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 18, 2007

Fay Honey Knopp wrote the book on abolishing prisons in 1976. The book, Instead of Prisons, begins, It’s time to stop talking about reforming prisons and to start working for their complete abolition. That means basically three things: First, admitting that prisons can’t be reformed, since the very nature of prisons requires brutality and contempt [...]

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Little steps

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 18, 2007

If you believe that each of us is “created equal,” then you’ll agree that all people deserve equal treatment. Has our American criminal justice system become so warped in practice that it can not provide equal treatment under the law? What kind of reform is required if we really want to live up to our [...]

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