Saturday, June 4, 2016

What's Hot on the Blog 6/3

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Welcome - definitely not a Walt Disney travelogue although it seems you warpos liked it

Germany - puts Erdogan right up against the wall with Turkey and the other European Holocaust

Matching - Establishment snobbery isn't difficult to match since they have had so little time to develop their skills in such things

Twitticisms

California - America's last chance to actualize as an adult in the world of nations ... or vote for Hillary Clinton

What's Hot

Silas Scarborough - the levitating stage was one of my best virtual world tricks because it made my avatar appear out of nowhere w/video

The Supreme - the only supremacy in the Court is hypocrisy as they steadily turn themselves into the Establishment's judicial wage slaves

What's Hot

When - for determination of whether the audience reads from Starbucks and it appears there's a good chance of that

Friday, June 3, 2016

Germany Burns Erdogan and Turkey, NATO's Biggest Security Problems

Germany recently announced governmental recognition of genocide in Armenia committed by Turkey.  Not surprisingly, Erdogan is weeping like a Campfire Girl and screaming of the injustice.  Meanwhile, Turkish press expresses the outrage with pictures of Merkel wearing a Hitler mustache.  (RT:  ‘Stab in the back’: Turkey responds fiercely to Germany’s ‘disgraceful’ Armenia genocide vote)


This was political genius from Germany since the actual content of the legislation in Germany was for recognition of Germany's failing in supporting the genocide in Turkey.  Germany's acceptance of darkness of this nature in the country's history, they believe and to all observation shows, it makes the country better able to deal with such matters.  As one aspect of that, we observe Germany's fierce support of free speech.  (WIKI:  Armenian Genocide)

Should Turkey ever get to the actual content of the German legislation, their complaint will have to be Germany is confessing to something which never happened.  That makes no sense since why should any country ever do that.


(Ed: as to German free speech, what about Merkel giving up the satirist recently who mocked Erdogan?)

That was Merkel doing her best imitation of American Democrats in throwing a human sacrifice to appease the conservatives.  That never works and it  didn't appease anyone except Erdogan so that move could not have backfired with any greater dramatic effect.


So we can kick back contentedly to consider Erdogan flaming while he paces back and forth in his dark chambers, interrupting his rant about Germany only long enough to give approval to execution orders for Kurds periodically.

California Has 694 Delegates at Stake - Message from #BernieSanders #Bernie2016

A whopping total of 694 pledged delegates are up for grabs on Tuesday, and – especially given the latest polling out of California – we believe we have a good chance of winning a big majority of them. But we need your help to do that.

Thousands of in-state volunteers are hitting the streets in these final days to find Bernie voters and get them to the polls. But they just can't knock the door of every voter we need to contact.

So our task this weekend is pretty simple: call every single Bernie supporter we can in the upcoming states, and make sure they have a plan to vote on Tuesday. Can Bernie count on you to volunteer a couple hours of your time?


If you've never called voters for Bernie before, now is the time to take the plunge. Calling on our Bernie Dialer is easy; you just need a computer or a tablet, and a phone. We provide a simple script for you to follow, connect you directly to the targeted voters, and we have dedicated volunteers standing by on livechat to help out if you run into any problems.

Our plan is to go into the Democratic convention in Philadelphia with as many votes, delegates and states as possible. From there, the superdelegates will have to consider who is the best candidate to take on Donald Trump – and the polls consistently show Bernie is that candidate.

So don't let this opportunity slip by. Our collective efforts this weekend have the potential to shock the political establishment and show the billionaire class that we've had enough of super-PAC-funded politics as usual. Your involvement will help write a pivotal chapter in American political history, so we're asking you to step up and commit as much volunteer time as you can.

In solidarity,

Team Bernie

P.S. If you'd like to learn more about our weekend of action and the importance of these June 7th contests, please join us on a special livestream event tonight (Friday) at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT.

Welcome to Tourism in the Philippines

Our heroes arrived at a cheerful cafe beside a lake with tables right up to the water's edge.  This looked like a pleasant place to get hammered on a Sunday afternoon and, in the military in peace time, there isn't much else to do.  Our heroes resolved steadfastly to get immediately to the task at hand by ordering a round of beers.

Note:  consumption of alcohol should be an indication this is not a Walt Disney story, at least it should.


Already stationed at one of the tables by the lake was a number of Marines, all of whom were well on the way to achieving unnatural states.  In short order they called out to their brethen, shabby substitutes for Marines though they may be, and said, hey, you have got to see this, mates.

Our heroes noticed nothing unusual and, even when directed toward the lake, they still did not see anything worthy of any attention.

Our heroes were then advised to watch the ducks but, again they looked, and did not see any ducks around.

All the while, Marines, drunken sots such as they were, laughed uproariously and said, over here, these ducks.  At which time our heroes noticed a basket of ducklings which presumably the Marines had acquired from their table's server.  One of their number walked to the water and then poured the basket of ducklings onto the water whereupon they started paddling and squeaking in their li'l duckling ways.

Still our heroes were puzzled since most of them had seen ducklings somewhere before in their lives.

Right about that time, the alligator's snout appeared and CHOMP, THWACK, MAYHEM as it nailed each of the ducklings.  The alligator then disappeared from view and the lake returned to its original placid state albeit with a squad of Marines laughing uncontrollably.


Join the military.  Be all you can be.

The Supreme Court, Destroying the Constitution for At Least a Century

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr was the lead for the Supreme Court decision in 1929 which declared a citizen is required to report income from illegal sources and notwithstanding the protection against incrimination in the Fifth Amendment.

This is a classic in American law in which the Constitution gives rights to citizens but incompetent police forces want to override so they can prosecute citizens when they have no other way to do it.  In this example, if the citizen reports the income then prosecution will come from the police regarding the source of it.  If the citizen fails to report the income and uses the protection of the Fifth Amendment then the citizen is prosecuted for tax evasion.

This mechanism is precisely how Chicago cops and the Feds took down Al Capone.  (WIKI:  Al Capone)


The immediate frothy and hysterical reaction is likely, oh, so it's better to have Al Capone on the street is it.

That type of logic is why we do not engage in Facebook (cough) debates since it's impossible to advise people our purpose is to prosecute law violators in lawful ways.  This concept does not in any way include changing laws for convenience but that's been fashionable through political manipulation of the Supreme Court and the current travesty of criminal law is the inevitable result of it.

Second-rate pols play that insidious game right now as they try to manipulate the choice of the next Supreme Court justice but the fact the political considerations of the judge matter necessarily mandate the result will not be justice at all.

When a Frozen TV Dinner Does Not Suck

The Law of Frozen TV Dinners that all must suck equally horribly can, amazingly enough, be defeated, albeit in limited circumstances.

Now you take yer Marie Collander Spaghetti and Meatballs frozen dinner and go through the basic of ritual magic to transform it to a minimal level of edibility.

Thus far the process is bound by the Law of Frozen TV Dinners and it's going to suck, not as badly as some but no less than the law mandates.


Get you a fistful of banana peppers to spread over your pre-programmed creation and then give it a healthy cover of chopped red peppers.  Then it will be needing a good whack of parmesan cheese.

Stand back for a moment as magic happens.

It's remarkable how a mundane serving of nutritional crap becomes an actual pleasure with even a bit of taste bud excitement each time they find another banana pepper and there's a bit of thermal titillation from the red peppers.  The parmesan cheese brings a Marin County mellow over the concoction and, voila, the meal is transformed from mundane crap to good eatin'.


(Ed:  what about olives?)

Green or black?

(Ed:  both!)

Good thinking.  Must try that too.

Twitticisms 6/2 - 1

06-03-2016 04:58:12 - Huffington Post is suckin' ass so hard for Reaganoid trade policies, all that's missing is gravy and foreign slaves.
https://t.co/VE1NajSjgZ
06-03-2016 03:13:58 - Watch the world's fastest bird put a wingsuiter to shame via @HuffPostSports
https://t.co/HbmxMx189s
06-03-2016 03:11:19 - Russian fighter jets destroy ISIS oil facilities close to Turkish border (VIDEO) | Erdogan weeps |
https://t.co/1BkUP53spX
06-03-2016 03:02:46 - Walmart shows off new drone technology to replace workers
https://t.co/gtJbCAcR8w
06-03-2016 02:58:27 - Glowzi Chatlight Review | For when selfie videos aren't narcissistic enough for you, now lighting via @techcrunch
https://t.co/iT8xkcITvH
06-03-2016 02:49:50 - Surprising North Carolina has a problem with transgenders because all of them are white, for Christ's sake. Confused crackers, as ever.
06-03-2016 02:35:49 - Ithaka Blog: Matching the Arrogance of the Establishment Stoogery: The latest and most obvious ploy from the ...
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06-03-2016 02:05:55 - Ithaka Blog: "White Rabbit" - Excellent Cover by Pink (video): We're fiercely protective of "White Rabbit" si...
https://t.co/n6U7PD2m8W
06-03-2016 01:33:06 - How the forever High Priestess of Psychedelia, Grace Slick, wrote ‘White Rabbit’ via @WSJ
https://t.co/4EQq8IAVEq
06-03-2016 01:21:40 - Barack Obama is the Japanese sex doll of American politics who is shrouded in even more Teflon than Ronald Reagan.
06-03-2016 01:14:06 - Maybe Theranos could get a gig as CEO for Yahoo since she couldn't be any more crooked and do any worse than the previous bimbos running it.
06-03-2016 01:12:07 - Another of the Huckster Harridans bites the dust as Theranos lawsuits start to add up via @CNNMoney
https://t.co/AtVbb66wHf
06-03-2016 01:10:04 - CNN keeps pushing the Trump and the Frump while calling arrogant those who oppose the corruption @CNNPolitics
https://t.co/RKKSI2TpHw
06-03-2016 01:08:04 - McConnell worries Trump could have Goldwater effect on Latino voters to do even more damage than McConnell has done
https://t.co/AP8yZgQOUG
06-03-2016 01:04:59 - Ithaka Blog: Silas Scarborough Brings the Levitating Stage to Red Palms (video): One of Silas Scarborough's b...
https://t.co/YrQxApXS9n
06-03-2016 00:46:31 - Ithaka Blog: LINO was a Floor Tile But Now it's Rachel Maddow: We have seen and abhorred RINOs and DINOs (i.e...
https://t.co/HtLkXwOYLG
06-03-2016 00:04:02 - Ithaka Blog: The Final Death of MySpace: Notice of Data BreachYou may have heard reports recently about a sec...
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06-02-2016 23:57:03 - Ithaka Blog: What's Hot on the Blog 6/2: EntryPageviewsAmerica Is Fucked and I Don't CareJun 2, 201666Kill Sh...
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06-02-2016 17:37:37 - Damage from flash floods in Germany which piled up cars like Matchbox toys
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06-02-2016 14:31:14 - Brainwaves could be the next health vital sign | Simon Fraser University 
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Matching the Arrogance of the Establishment Stoogery

The latest and most obvious ploy from the Establishment yet is to charge Bernie Sanders supporters with arrogance which they apparently regard as somehow different from that which we have endured from the insufferable silent contempt of the bourgeois elite.

The trouble, as usual, is they're outmatched since we have seen the 'best' of their arrogance and we're only just warming to the task as we observe the following:


The Arrogance of the Policy of Neglect from the Establishment

In failing to take adequate care of infrastructure from bridges to water processing facilities to the computers used for the nuclear weapons systems, there is the supreme arrogance of don't worry, the darkies will deal with it; we have better things to do, time is money.

To counter this one, we only need paint a few bus stops and we look like heroes because, wtf, we are.


The Arrogance of Impossible Weaponization

The Establishment keeps on routine store thousands of live nuclear weapons, none of which can ever possibly be used without bringing about the end of life as we know it.  That happened after using only two small ones in Japan and those were tiny firecrackers next to the power of the thousands of weapons available now.  We will, in fact, die if they're ever used.

There is no counter to this one since we will all be fried.  The End.


The Arrogance of Ridiculous Arguments

Even after there has been continuous warring for the last twenty years in the Middle East and elsewhere for the decades previous, the Establishment stands proudly on its observation the possession of a nuclear arsenal is a deterrent against war ... and people believe it.  Moreover, they assure the continuous development of primary weapons systems is required to maintain peace.

When the situation is already a parody, the only counter is sobriety which, regrettably, is rarely funny.

As to maintaining peace, where is it and please do be precise.


The Arrogance of Supreme Thinking

No matter how much accredited science accepts any particular fact or concept, the Establishment invariably knows better so climate change is hysterical rubbish, evolution is just a theory awaiting a ruling from a Texas jury, and silicone boobs are just as good as real if you get them warmed up to room temperature.

There is no counter for this one either because, wtf, the Establishment knows better and won't believe it anyway.


The Arrogance of the Establishment is Self-Evident and Obvious

In fact, it's just as obvious as the indifference to anything else when children are watching television which, coincidentally enough, is exactly the same thing motivating the Establishment and with exactly the same mesmerizing result.


Pic of three Bloods and one FoB watching TV at the original Rhode Island Rockhouse after Hazel's Hideaway Rockhouse in Cincinnati and, well, earlier Rockhouses in Clifton.

"White Rabbit" - Excellent Cover by Pink (video)

We're fiercely protective of "White Rabbit" since the song is the Nirvana in all the fairy tales of psychedelia.  We loved Janis Joplin just as much but her blues are timeless like good blues will always be while Grace Slick was singing of something which happens right now.

For we of the Rockhouse, blues give us the all-encompassing vibe of life which means the same to a caveman as it does to an astronaut because everyone gets the blues.  Psychedelia gave us the existentialism in which time and space don't matter since the increase or decrease at will but the perception within remains constant even while the perception of without changes radically.

The musical key to the song for we of the Rockhouse is the magnificently subtle use of vibrato in her voice.  This is the fundamental of the psychedelia in which it grows and swells but with such infinite subtlety.  It remains the hallmark for one of the most brilliantly creative works of art from that time and, for we of the Rockhouse, it's the wellspring.



Here is Grace Slick talking of how she wrote "White Rabbit" and it makes me love her even more since she did it on a broken piano with some broken or missing keys.  There are only two broken on the Rockhouse since but, just the same, it's played in F# minor a lot because of them.  Those physical keys don't apply to that musical key except as accidentals so F# works fine on a broken synth just as it apparently did for Grace Slick when she wrote the song.  (Wall Street Journal:  How Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick Wrote ‘White Rabbit’)

Note:  congrats to that classy Wall Street Journal crew for seeking to make a buck on Memorial Day with a flag and a sale on subscriptions.  That's so thoroughly, um, Wall Street of them.


From the article, we also learned Grace Slick is eleven years older so we never had a chance with her anyway since she was dropping acid in '63 and we were only just getting off the boat (i.e. Boeing 707 from Sydney).

What the hell, rolling it one more time because of the mad unrequited love ("White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love"):

Silas Scarborough Brings the Levitating Stage to Red Palms (video)

One of Silas Scarborough's best stage tricks online was rising up from underneath the stage to begin the performance.  The idea was blatantly stolen from Randy Hansen and his appearance from underneath the fog in a real life stage performance but this mechanism does it an entirely different way.

The video is seemingly only four years ago but I have zero memory of the event.  There's mention of loving someone but who knows if the person was even there.   I was with Cat most of the time I was in Greece and ever since so the timing on the video is highly questionable or maybe that's just when it was posted.  No idea when it actually happened but that aspect is trivial since the stage levitation was something I really enjoyed for shows and I still have not heard of anyone else doing it.

Note:  I never gave away the code for it but the logic is hardly a hack of the U.S. Fed and hackers do that one just to warm up each day as they begin their nefarious tasks.


Thanks as always to Ron Bizzle (Facebook) for shooting the video as he is the Once and Future King of Second Life Video Historians since he has shot thousands of videos and his YouTube channel for Robert68 Little gets many thousands of hits.

LINO was a Floor Tile But Now it's Rachel Maddow

We have seen and abhorred RINOs and DINOs (i.e. Republican In Name Only and Democrat In Name Only) and the DINOs have been supported to a large extent by the LINOs (Liberal In Name Only) and their flag-waving leader, Rachel Maddow.

Here in the Rockhouse, we want to the Battling Cage Fight Featuring the Ideological Paid-for-Play Bimbos which will be a three-way starring Rachel Maddow, Megyn Kelly, and Kim Kardashian.

(Ed:  Kardashian has no discernible ideology unless it's measured in Kanye West's money or silicone!)

That's the point, ducks.  She does better than the others combined and doesn't do anything whatsoever to get it.  You can't find higher art in America since someone else does the karaoke and she gets the money; this is the Hollywood Olympus.

(Ed:  where George Clooney plays Zeus?)

Sure but he does it poorly since it's his characteristic overacting over-supplied with that idiotic grin.


Our opinion shifts when the art comes from Halle Berry ...


Here is Every Man's Favorite Fantasy as Halle Berry suddenly appears from under the sparkling waters of the sea.


We now return from our brief digression regarding women men do want and return to the bimbos not at-hand, all of whom demonstrate rather less sexual attractiveness than the average echidna.

(Ed:  what's an echidna?)

No idea but I'm sure I don't want to bone one.

(Ed:  it's a spiny anteater.  Now you know.)

Oh, right.  Two can play this.  Where was Rachel Maddow born?)

(Ed:  who the hell cares!)

Righty, right, mates.


(Ed:  what's the problem with Maddow?)

Because she's just another paid distraction and she may be intelligent enough to know it but does it anyway.  Transgender matters couldn't be more trivial if they were painted pink and hung out in decorative gardens like plastic flamingos insofar as their only purpose is distraction from the fundamental criminality deep within the American system.  Maddow has been a more than willing campaigner in this regard.

(Ed:  hence LINO?)

Precisely.

The Final Death of MySpace

Notice of Data Breach

You may have heard reports recently about a security incident involving Myspace. We would like to make sure you have the facts about what happened, what information was involved and the steps we are taking to protect your information.

What Happened?

Shortly before the Memorial Day weekend, we became aware that stolen Myspace user login data was being made available in an online hacker forum. The data stolen included user login data from a portion of accounts that were created prior to June 11, 2013 on the old Myspace platform.

We believe the data breach is attributed to Russian Cyberhacker ‘Peace.’ This same individual is responsible for other recent criminal attacks such as those on LinkedIn and Tumblr, and has claimed on the paid hacker search engine LeakedSource that the data is from a past breach. This is an ongoing investigation, and we will share more information as it becomes available.

What Information Was Involved?

Email addresses, Myspace usernames, and Myspace passwords for the affected Myspace accounts created prior to June 11, 2013 on the old Myspace platform are at risk. As you know, Myspace does not collect, use or store any credit card information or user financial information of any kind. No user financial information was therefore involved in this incident; the only information exposed was users’ email address and Myspace username and password. 

What We Are Doing

In order to protect our users, we have invalidated all user passwords for the affected accounts created prior to June 11, 2013 on the old Myspace platform. These users returning to Myspace will be prompted to authenticate their account and to reset their password by following instructions at https://myspace.com/forgotpassword

Myspace is also using automated tools to attempt to identify and block any suspicious activity that might occur on Myspace accounts.

We have also reported the incident to law enforcement authorities and are cooperating to investigate and pursue this criminal act. As part of the major site re-launch in the summer of 2013, Myspace took significant steps to strengthen account security. The compromised data is related to the period before those measures were implemented. We are currently utilizing advanced protocols including double salted hashes (random data that is used as an additional input to a one-way function that "hashes" a password or passphrase) to store passwords. Myspace has taken additional security steps in light of the recent report.

What You Can Do

We have several dedicated teams working diligently to ensure that the information our members entrust to Myspace remains secure. Importantly, if you use passwords that are the same or similar to your Myspace password on other online services, we recommend you set new passwords on those accounts immediately.

For More Information

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Data Security & Protection team at dsp_help@myspace-inc.com or visit our blog at https://myspace.com/pages/blog.