ca1ic0cat said...

ca1ic0cat at 01:43 AM JST - 31st July

he wants to expunge exec orders that "trample on liberty" but he voted for continuing the Bush sponsored acts that allow wiretaps w/o warrents and screening of internet use w/o notification.

I don't get it. What am I missing here?

Posted in Obama says he'll order review of executive orders at 01:43 AM JST - 31st July
ca1ic0cat at 01:38 AM JST - 31st July

All of the major countries are trying to protect farmers. Europe has the CAP, the US has all sorts of subsidies and tariffs, Japan has the same, so does China. I'm told Korea has some too but I'm not sure about that.

The breakdown of this round of talks is…

Posted in Farmers welcome collapse of WTO talks; business leaders disappointed at 01:38 AM JST - 31st July
ca1ic0cat at 03:05 AM JST - 30th July

ok, somebody finally did one worse than what I've been reading in JT lately. This guy really is sick. I hope they find a really nasty prison to put him in.

Posted in Australian man gets life for decapitating teenager, bowling with head at 03:05 AM JST - 30th July
ca1ic0cat at 08:59 PM JST - 29th July

yuck! There are some things Japanese that I just won't try. But given karoshi is there any reason why people want stamina?

Posted in Energy boosting eel drink goes on sale at 08:59 PM JST - 29th July
ca1ic0cat at 08:56 PM JST - 29th July

"Heh, Saddam Hussein championed womens rights though."

Yeah, that's why Saddam executed accused prostitutes....

If the US pulls out now Iraq will turn into a failed country, like Somalia after we (and the UN) pulled out of there or Afganistan after the Russians pulled out. Both are / were training…

Posted in Female suicide bombers strike in Baghdad, Kirkuk, killing 57 at 08:56 PM JST - 29th July
ca1ic0cat at 08:48 PM JST - 29th July

I think the mention of three people killed in an explosion should temper enthusiasm for "spaceflight like a flight to Narita" mindset. This is a dangerous business. I hope people are aware of what they are getting into.

Rutan and Branson are pioneers. Let's hope the rest of them know…

Posted in Branson unveils space tourism craft 'WhiteKnightTwo' at 08:48 PM JST - 29th July
ca1ic0cat at 02:45 AM JST - 29th July

um, did anybody ask China and/or Japan what they think about a Canada / Mexico / US world government. Think the Europeans or Russians might object? I can think of a few more. But this just sounds like more conspiracy theory claptrap to me.

Guess I'm going to go home…

Posted in Religious right AWOL from the real war at 02:45 AM JST - 29th July
ca1ic0cat at 02:41 AM JST - 29th July

yeah, rainbow was a good album and I think it had some original, not manufactured songs on it too. But I'm listening to trance and electronica here in the office to drown out the noise, so maybe my tastes are getting skewed.

Posted in Ayumi Hamasaki to release best-of album to mark 10th anniversary of debut at 02:41 AM JST - 29th July
ca1ic0cat at 02:37 AM JST - 29th July

I wonder if Obama will meet with the Dalai Lama? And if he does, will China criticize him?

The one thing to like about McCain is that he's not inclined to put popularity (especially in DC) ahead of principle. Too bad he wasn't the candidate in 2000 instead of Bush.

Posted in China criticizes McCain for meeting Dalai Lama at 02:37 AM JST - 29th July
ca1ic0cat at 08:51 PM JST - 28th July

Everything I've read in the "Economist" in the past few years indicates that fish stocks are the one part of the economy where Malthus was correct. Continued overfishing of any fish species will cause the population to collapse. I can't say if this is true of Bluefin or not but…

Posted in Japanese sushi rage threatens Mediterranean tuna at 08:51 PM JST - 28th July