Year: 2005

  • despite how much i hate liberals this is…

    despite how much i hate liberals, this is … satisfying

  • "copar"

    (22:16:58) Yongho_Kim: y tú, qué onda? cómo anda el invierno en stgo? (22:17:04) Yongho_Kim: ah verda el verano (22:17:14) Vicheaux: invierno mis polainas, estamos comenzando el verano (22:17:20) Vicheaux: ;) (22:17:24) Vicheaux: caluroso lamentablemente (22:18:22) Yongho_Kim: y cómo se copan uds? y tú vicheaux? (22:18:33) Vicheaux: copan? (22:19:00) Yongho_Kim: copan con el calor.. (22:19:05) Yongho_Kim: […]

  • funky WordPress 2: saved post editing, cat permalink

    WordPress 2 (the pseudo official version.. not RC, available under /downloads, but unannounced as of yet under /blog ) bugs/malfunctionings found so far: When clicking previously saved draft posts, the screen moves automatically to /text/?p=POSTID which obviously doesn’t exist yet, and so it shows an error message. The new permalinks structure (neat small .htaccess!) seems […]

  • LA Holy City Convention, October 2005

    Approximately 8,000 koreans gathered in Crenshaw Christian Center Faith Dome (scroll left) in an event called LA Holy City Convention 2005 (성시화 대회) during October 7-9 under the catchphrases “Whole Church, Whole Gospel, Whole LA!”, “Love Jesus Love LA!” etc. The dome’s capacity is 15,000, which I heard was the original aim of the convention. […]

  • Tactical adoption of ethnic identity to overcome side vulnerability

    I often try to avoid recognition/downplay their weight, in reaction to how much generally (older) people I know seem to have come to cherish recognition to the level of fetish. When the OITs gave the BRU campaign award, I realized that despite my efforts, recognition was successful in stirring my emotions (ie: I couldn’t control […]

  • "patents" can't "back" drugs

    So on channel USA (DirecTV #242), Leptoprin (obesity pills) ads claim that this is a “USA-patent backed product”. Now, a patent can’t “back” a drug. The FDA “backs” (approves/proves) drugs. All a patent does is assuring the pharmaceutical corporation has exclusive rights over the drug as an intellectual property. You can’t get away that easy, […]