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Friday, October 13, 2006
On
seeing the pattern, versus the appearance of: "Witchcraft/Satanism/Magic"

Ha freakin ha.

posted by Rachel 10/13/2006
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On the
self-correcting nature of checked and balanced LazyFair Capitalism.

posted by Rachel 10/13/2006
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This Just In:
Ships can defeat icebergs tsunamis & hurricanes.

Cities can defeat meteors, mudslides 100 Year Floods & volcanoes.

AND science can defeat rains of blood, killer robots & rampaging zombies.

-If you stare into the abyss of your own Navel for too long you’ll lose touch with everything & go cuckoo.-

"Q: Do you really think Zombies are real or is this some sort of zombie movie fan site?

A: Zombie Squad realizes that it is quite possible for someone to live their entire lives without encountering the undead nuisance. However, we hold fast to the belief that if you are prepared for a scenario where the walking corpses of your family and neighbors are trying to eat you alive, you will be prepared for almost anything.

Zombie Squad is very serious about promoting public awareness of the need for survival preparation and contingency planning."

posted by Rachel 10/13/2006
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F*ck it all I'm tempted to
tune back out again. Screw everybody!

posted by Rachel 10/13/2006
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Well there's been snow-on-the-ground and howling-prairie-wind for the past 3 days. It's definitely time to drink tea, hide under a blanket, and get back to armchair-ranting. And here I thought trick or treating in 2 feet of snow was bad... The wind-chill is at or below freezing and the wind is blowing hard enough to push cars around. It was 78 degrees and sunny last weekend. There's a draft coming through the window AC vent.

posted by Rachel 10/13/2006
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On Skinner boxes and Pavlov's Dog.

Operant Behavioral Conditioning:
Positive punishment means ADDING something unpleasant.
Electric shock. Extra chores. A Dunce hat.
Dr Strangelove Nietzschean UberMen
Negative punishment means REMOVING something pleasant.
Grounding, Loss of TV, Detention,
Bread & water, loss of dignity to SLAVERY.
Positive reinforcement means ADDING something pleasant.
Token-economies, gift-cards, stickers, flowers
M&Ms, A trip to the fair, Coffee & Donuts
Monopolies, Licenses, Patents, & Privileges
Negative reinforcement means REMOVING something unpleasant.
A week off from chores, Casual Fridays, Working from home,
refraining-from-hurting/ turning-the-electrified-cage-floor-off/
'safety'/'protection.'
Mafia, Terrorism, & Protection-rackets.

Objects don't behave only humans behave. Who Does to Whom. People are not things.

The Categorical Imperative & The Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Finagles' Corollary to Murphy's Law. The Imp of the Perverse.

'Make only that regulation, which you would see administered by your worst enemy, and enforced by the stupidest person you know.'

posted by Rachel 10/13/2006
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