by Didact | Aug 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
… that you wrote and performed the most Gamma song ever inflicted upon a cowering and undeserving Mankind? I think I first heard this song as a teenager when I was in Australia. At the time I thought it was a good tune. In my defence- and I know that it is not a...
by Didact | Aug 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
It isn’t often that you see anything sensible coming out of an Indian court of law. But this is one rather happy exception: An Indian court has ruled that a divorced woman can only continue receiving financial support from her ex-husband if she never has sex...
by Didact | Aug 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Once again, the basics of neomasculine thinking with respect to what makes women (and men) tick are revealed to be sound through a simple experiment involving an anonymous confessional service: The Single Dudes discovered this earlier today as well, and used it as a...
by Didact | Aug 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
The last few weeks have been very good indeed for those of us of a conservative cast of mind, who are sick and tired and fed to the back teeth with seeing so-called “Republicans” betray conservative principles for political gain. The Twatter hashtag...
by Didact | Aug 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
New IRON MAIDEN single. Just sit back and let your ears melt down from the sheer awesomeness: A few observations: That cod-wail at the beginning aside, Bruce’s voice sounds pretty good, even now. However, I maintain that his absolute vocal peak was still the...
by Didact | Aug 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Why yes, I AM as big a jackass as I look right now” There has been quite a lot of sturm und drang released on teh interwebz recently about the comments made by one Nick Kyrgios during a tennis match in Canada against French Open champion Stanislas...
by Didact | Aug 16, 2015 | gym idiots, Uncategorized
DAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!!! A few weeks back I wrote up a post about bullshido in movies where I contended that the emphasis on stand-up striking and really impressive flying spin-kicks in those films gives a very skewed and dangerous idea of what realistic and effective...
by Didact | Aug 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Lots of money- well, not any more, obviously, given how over-the-top the regulations have gotten- versus an honourable and productive career? Hmmm… tough choice: (Full disclosure: I work for a bank. A big one. No, I’m not a bankster. Or a trader. Yes,...
by Didact | Aug 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
… well, maybe not THAT one If you subscribe to cable or satellite TV, you have unquestionably found yourself wondering why the hell you’re paying $80 a month (or whatever it happens to be) for 150 channels’ worth of pure garbage. Evidently, the...
by Didact | Aug 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Still a better adaptation than that godawful travesty that Paul Verhoeven inflicted upon us The brilliant and erudite John C. Wright had some interesting things to say recently about the question of whether or not science fiction books can possibly be counted as great...
Recent Comments