tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115596292024-03-06T21:51:44.509-06:00Chaotic Fred's Tired of BullshitA place for my occasionally profane musings. I hope you enjoy your stay and contribute to the discussion.Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.comBlogger347125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-63242200535969150242017-04-07T08:20:00.001-05:002017-04-07T08:20:46.185-05:00Sup BlogFeeder
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http://usmclick.com/discovery.php?huge=w16p3cu3kh3ukMandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-17645937852417283332013-04-13T21:55:00.001-05:002013-04-13T21:55:27.719-05:00The evil of toleranceI watched a video by Penn Jillette about how tolerance is condescending. While I agree with his broader point that this should be a marketplace of ideas where flawed ideas are shouted down, he missed a different aspect, a different face of tolerance. Tolerance, boiled down to its most basic form, says "I may not like you that much, and I may find you and your life morally repugnant, but I still Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-89440039593918323132012-07-05T09:25:00.001-05:002012-07-05T09:25:43.296-05:00Slow week, so God Particle and Katie HolmesI decided I'd go with two news stories I don't fully understand. I get the Higgs Boson is a huge deal, but as I am not a particle physicist, I'm not even going to guess how this will change science as we know it. I just know that it's huge, and I wish CERN, ATLAS, and all other scientists keep up the good work. Once again, science has proven a natural cause for something the religious would have Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-86946056879750487462012-06-28T15:04:00.002-05:002012-06-28T15:04:31.995-05:00Healthcare Reform passed constitutional muster.Alternate title for this post: Because, GOP, fuck off. That's why.
If, by some strange chance, some conservatives come by here, I'll rise above your level and say "Neener neener neener. Told you so. Ppppttttthbbbbbbbbtttttttt." It was constitutional when Mitt Romney signed it into law as governor of Massachusetts, a state that has already seen significant savings and improvements to the quality Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-40693843181463812362012-06-27T20:12:00.000-05:002012-06-27T20:12:09.343-05:00The Mormon Question: Mitt Romney editionLooking back on my days as a Mormon, and this was something I knew even back then, there are some things that are just strange about that faith. That said, the underlying premise, that a Jewish rabbi was nailed to a tree, died, woke up three days later, then partied with his followers, and was all-knowing but got basic geography and physics wrong, is pretty fucking weird. That's where Mormons Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-50990912134765697772012-06-06T10:12:00.001-05:002012-06-06T10:12:28.903-05:00Mars One, a plan for the colonization of MarsMars One, a Dutch group, has launched a daring attempt at the colonization of Mars, with the goal of a founding population of 40 individuals. That got me thinking: What type of skills will they need, and what will their government resemble? The first is pretty obvious. They need at least one doctor, engineers, biologists (who can be doctors at first), geologists who would become the first Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-35021289085935836072012-06-04T09:24:00.002-05:002012-06-04T09:26:35.385-05:00Bill Riales and Devon Walsh, go fuck yourselves.I was watching WKRG 5 this morning when Bill Riales and the lovely Devon Walsh were discussing this story from Al Jazeera about the torture of prisoners at Guantanimo Bay. They laughed as though amused when they talked about the Elmo Song, among others, being used to torture prisoners. I agree. It's hilarious that the government, in our name, did the very things we have bombed cities and toppled Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-19308573757168839752012-06-02T18:27:00.000-05:002012-06-04T09:27:34.022-05:00An amazing new artist, ArkasiaWhile I still like hard rock, metal, and related genres, lately, my tastes have run more towards trance and other forms of electronic music, mostly dubstep/Drum and Bass. This is an artist I just discovered about an hour ago. I've never heard of him before, but damn! That Frenchman is an artist! Enjoy.
Edit: The following quote is repeated in the above track, and it's worth reading. It was Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-30058826988415657812012-06-01T14:17:00.000-05:002012-06-01T14:17:02.720-05:00Thinking about green, not thinking Green.It would be easy to think I switched everything to a green color scheme because of my change in political leanings. It would be easy, but wrong. Green's just been one of my favorite colors for as long as I can remember, along with blue. It could be that's just the way I'm wired, or maybe it's because of the beautiful, lush greenery everywhere I look on the Gulf Coast and the blue of the water Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-76871055959739223822012-05-31T09:07:00.002-05:002012-05-31T09:14:04.813-05:00Tennessee Mosque Lawsuit: Chancellor Robert Corlew should be disbarredThis is a simple matter of religious freedom. Muslims have the same right to worship as they see fit as Baptists and other faiths. This building and this congregation, during its construction, has been the victim of arson and vandalism based on the same type of hatred that led to the 9/11 Attacks, and I find it particularly disgusting that those responsible either don't see that or simply don't Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-73383410582903520782012-05-29T21:46:00.002-05:002012-05-29T21:46:47.240-05:00A detailed critique of the Green Party Platform, conclusionThe previous disclaimers apply, so I won't repeat them. I agree with III.F, so I'll start with the next thing that requires my commentary. Once more into the breach:
III.H.5: Since most toothpaste is now fluoridated, the goal of reducing periodontal disease no longer requires fluoridating our water supply. While I agree with their goal, it is for different reasons than those they stated.
III.I.Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-78756664996849573872012-05-29T10:49:00.000-05:002012-05-29T10:49:29.941-05:00A detailed critique of the Green Party Platform, part 2In the last installment, I stopped with Article II, Section D. In keeping with the precedent set earlier today, the sections I reference will be listed thusly (Article).(Section).(Subsection).(Paragraph).(etc.), so Article II, Section D, Subsection 1 would be listed as II.D.1. Any portion of this platform that is not listed has my full agreement. Now, on with the show:
II.F.preamble: While I Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-56678788988506947392012-05-29T08:28:00.001-05:002012-05-29T08:28:23.689-05:00A detailed critique of the Green Party platform of 2010, Part II'm going with that one because it's the only one they have posted. For clarity, I'll list them in the following manner: (Article).(section).(subsection).(clause).(etc.). So, without preamble, here it is:
I.E.6: I disagree fundamentally with the Green Party stance on Puerto Rico. Frankly, it smacks of the same arrogance shown when they were annexed in 1898. If the Puerto Rican people want Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-3711316304100721762012-05-28T09:56:00.003-05:002012-05-28T09:56:52.805-05:00A change in party affiliationPerhaps I should have put the words "Spoiler Alert" up there, but I've done some soul searching recently. My beliefs no longer mesh with the Democratic Party in its current incarnation as a center-right party. So, I took one of those online quiz things, and it had a rational basis for saying my views mostly agreed with the Greens. Not trusting a quiz for much more than entertainment purposes, I Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-40869565233091392362012-05-22T08:24:00.002-05:002012-05-22T08:24:28.466-05:00Year four for Obama: Time for the report card.If you're the type to wash the balls of those in power, you'll probably be offended. If you want an honest critique, you've come to the right place.
Civil Rights: A. Between his tireless efforts to work with Congress to repeal DADT and his refusal to defend DOMA, citing states rights grounds as one of his many justifications (chortle), I don't see how he can possibly get less than an A on this Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-60147531096053827002012-05-14T14:11:00.003-05:002012-05-14T14:11:24.141-05:00Luke 12:48, bane to "Christian" conservativesI know this is bizarre for an avowed, if closeted, atheist, but it's sometimes necessary to look at what one's opponents really believe.
"For unto whomever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to
whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more." The first half of this has to do with punishing servants, yet aren't these "Christian" conservatives claiming to be servants Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-20766632102313964932012-01-05T17:58:00.003-06:002012-01-05T17:58:52.159-06:00Musings of a closeted atheistI've given a lot of thought to matters of faith lately. I still love the people I grew up with in my church and other people of faith I have known. Many were great examples of how to be a decent human being. I remember countless Sundays spent singing in the pew, and I still have my favorite hymns. This is who I am, and even if I could deny these influences, I wouldn't want to.
All of this makes Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-78119349391057855562012-01-03T08:59:00.004-06:002012-01-03T09:26:54.466-06:00I'm sorry for the very long absence.The last two and a half years have been... interesting, and they promise to stay that way for the foreseeable future. I still think about you, my blogging friends.I've looked at America, and I truly don't recognize it anymore. I love the America I grew up in, where you didn't have to fear the Blackwater-ized cops, where you didn't get irradiated, sexually assaulted, or strip-searched as part and Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-49873819000255394442009-07-22T11:53:00.000-05:002009-07-22T11:53:49.246-05:00Thank you, Dr. Benjamin.I refer, of course, to Dr. Regina Benjamin, the woman who may and should become our nation's next Surgeon General. She is a truly remarkable woman and humanitarian who has touched the lives of many through her work in the small, poor community of Bayou la Batre, AL, and through other jobs she has held through the years, including her membership on the Board of Trustees for the American Medical Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-26968399134816910062009-07-22T11:15:00.000-05:002009-07-22T11:16:40.941-05:00A rebuke of the Sotomayor candidacy.Naturally, I will go with the Ricci case, and I will preface it with an expression of my utter contempt for her colleagues who concurred with her in this decision. The laws of this land do, or should, grant and affirm the basic human right to an equality of opportunity. What it cannot and should not do is guarantee an equality of outcome. By that, I mean that I should have the same opportunity toMandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-68640770851587709182009-07-06T18:28:00.001-05:002009-07-06T18:29:47.899-05:00EulogySince it has now been three days since the political death of a star of the Republican Party, I find it fitting to now have a funeral. With every funeral comes one or more eulogies, of varying quality. In that vein, I will share my eulogy to Sarah Palin's career. Enjoy.I knew Sarah Palin's career very well. Well, not at first, since she represented a tiny 3 EV state that is even more solid red Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-71491458996311945532009-07-04T15:11:00.002-05:002009-07-04T15:25:22.769-05:00Who needs The Onion?Once again, I would like to express my condolences to the supporters of Sarah Palin's career. For those who loved her incoherent rambling, her absence from the Alaska governor's mansion will mar an otherwise bleak existence. Fortunately, we will still have the memories, and I'd wager, a Fox News show where she can talk about moose, lipstick, and hockey moms to her heart's content with the Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-88830681959255002872009-07-03T20:29:00.000-05:002009-07-03T20:30:27.984-05:00The death of an American legend...Namaste. In the last few weeks, we have lost several truly great Americans, people who have touched our lives and our hearts: Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, David Carradine, Michael Jackson, and Billy Mays, just to name a few. Each one of those was a devastating blow, made even moreso by the proximity of those deaths. However, I write today to mention, in mourning, the death of a true American Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-72294330947343939542009-06-16T21:16:00.000-05:002009-06-16T21:17:20.107-05:00A reluctant defense of Michael SavageBefore I start, I must admit that I do agree with Michael Savage about one thing: His real last name is bad enough to warrant the use of such a cheesy pseudonym. However, I do find it more than a bit fitting that such an extremist jerk would have the last name "Weiner". And though I would protest most of his views with my dying breath, I wish him the best of luck in his libel suit against UK HomeMandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com2