>> ^NetRunner:

@chilaxe it seems to me that you do believe life is fair. Why you believe that is beyond me.
It also seems to me like you want to institutionalize racism again (and on pretty thin grounds at that).
I guess this begs the question, do you believe in fundamental human rights?


1. Fairness:

How many people do you know who follow the path I described? Even here in Silicon Valley, people like that are rare, so the world is basically just waiting for people like that to come along.

I doubt most people are genetically incapable of following that path, if that's what you're suggesting.



2. Racism:

You could call me an intelligencist if you'd like... I believe immigration slots should be given to that portion of poor people who can, regardless of ethnicity, be statistically shown to have good odds of doing well in the US, both regarding themselves and their children born here.

Remember that it's liberals who believe in institutionalizing racism. Here in California, liberals are fed up with Asians contributing so much to society, so liberals are currently seeking to restore racist discrimination against Asians in universities.

California outlawed such racism in 1996, so schools like UC Berkeley and UC Irvine are almost majority Asian. Personally, I like 21st century societies, so I think Asian studiousness is good.



3. Human rights:

Yes. People are free to work for anything they want.

i'm not gonna lie, the "irvine 11" is a terrible name. and yeah, i couldn't care less about any of this.... DONWNOTES IF YOU MUST, BUT MY CLIENT'S FREEDOM OF SPEECH WILL NEVER BE SILENCED ~Dan Stormer (great attorney, you can tell cuz he never takes his sunglasses off his head)

I heard that they may be "edging closer" to making Porno into a film with the Trainspotting cast.

>> ^L0cky:

I think it's a really strange choice for a film adaptation to be honest. Ecstasy is one of Irvine Welsh's weaker novels; I think Filth or Crime would translate better; or even Glue.
The best of course would be Porno, but that would require the cast from Trainspotting to sign up. Which they should considering what that movie did for their careers.

I think it's a really strange choice for a film adaptation to be honest. Ecstasy is one of Irvine Welsh's weaker novels; I think Filth or Crime would translate better; or even Glue.

The best of course would be Porno, but that would require the cast from Trainspotting to sign up. Which they should considering what that movie did for their careers.

Award-winning director, Rob Heydon’s film version of Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy opens this fall.

Starring Adam Sinclair, Kristin Kreuk, Billy Boyd and Carlo Rota, it’s based on Welsh’s novella, “The Undefeated”, taken from his book Ecstasy - Three Tales of Chemical Romance.

It’s 15 years since the film version of Trainspotting kicked in the doors and launched the careers of a young and new generation of talent, and while negotiations continue for its follow-up Porno, it’s hoped Ecstasy will be as good, if not better. Here’s hoping.

Here’s the most recent teaser for the Ecstasy, plus 2 others. For more information check here.

Da wiki sez: Section 4 confirmed the legitimacy of all United States public debt appropriated by the Congress. It also confirmed that neither the United States nor any state would pay for the loss of slaves or debts that had been incurred by the Confederacy. For example, several English and French banks had lent money to the South during the war.[48] In Perry v. United States (1935), the Supreme Court ruled that under Section 4 voiding a United States government bond "went beyond the congressional power."[49] Legal analyst Jeffrey Rosen has argued that Section 4 gives the president unilateral authority to raise or ignore the national debt ceiling, and that if challenged the Supreme Court would likely rule in favor of expanded executive power or dismiss the case altogether for lack of standing.[50] Erwin Chemerinsky, professor and dean at University of California, Irvine School of Law, has argued that not even a "dire financial emergency" could the President raise the debt ceiling as "there is no reasonable way to interpret the Constitution that [allows him to do so]". [51] The issue of the 14th Amendement and the debt ceiling has been categorized as an unsettled question in the legal community.[52]

Reminds me of trying to use a crosswalk in Irvine, except instead of motorcycles and various scooters occupied by hardened citizens under the iron curtain, it's BMWs and Mercedes occupied by entitled business men on cellphones.

>> ^GuyNumberOne:

"In an e-mailed statement, (U.S. Rep. Ed) Royce said he was angered by the presence of two keynote speakers at the event. Imam Siraj Wahhaj was named with 169 others as co-conspirators in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, though Wahhaj was never charged and has denied involvement. And Amir Abdel Malik Ali spoke at "Israeli Apartheid Week" at UC Irvine in 2010 where he said he supports Hezbollah, which the CIA labels a terrorist group."

And that would be fine for them to protest over. I don't see the point of screaming obscenities at everyone who came to the event, including children.

These are the types of people I'd like to see Anonymous "investigate".

http://www.meetup.com/WeSurroundThemOC/
http://www.ocjewish.com/
http://www.meetup.com/NOCConservatives/

Appreciate the context, Guy. Can you provide a direct link to the story? Thanks!

>> ^GuyNumberOne:

I am in no way condoning what happened here, however as a resident of Orange County I was appalled enough to look into the backstory, as the protest simply seemed far too hateful given the amount of support it had.
From the Washington Post:
"In an e-mailed statement, (U.S. Rep. Ed) Royce said he was angered by the presence of two keynote speakers at the event. Imam Siraj Wahhaj was named with169 others as co-conspirators in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, though Wahhaj was never charged and has denied involvement. And Amir Abdel Malik Ali spoke at "Israeli Apartheid Week" at UC Irvine in 2010 where he said he supports Hezbollah, which the CIA labels a terrorist group."
Again, I think this is disgusting, but the choice of keynote speakers seems odd given the purpose of the fundraiser.

I am in no way condoning what happened here, however as a resident of Orange County I was appalled enough to look into the backstory, as the protest simply seemed far too hateful given the amount of support it had.

From the Washington Post:

"In an e-mailed statement, (U.S. Rep. Ed) Royce said he was angered by the presence of two keynote speakers at the event. Imam Siraj Wahhaj was named with169 others as co-conspirators in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, though Wahhaj was never charged and has denied involvement. And Amir Abdel Malik Ali spoke at "Israeli Apartheid Week" at UC Irvine in 2010 where he said he supports Hezbollah, which the CIA labels a terrorist group."

Again, I think this is disgusting, but the choice of keynote speakers seems odd given the purpose of the fundraiser.

Upvote. For Asians. In Irvine. (That's something you don't see very often... oh wait...)

Sorry, I really really really was gonna downvote. I don't know what happened.

edit: Rancho Cucamunga? It all ends up looking like Irvine...

Thank you for the quality invocation.

In reply to this comment by blankfist:
*quality

Everything I have to say about this video could be construed as racist so I'll keep my mouth shut. My advice? Move to Irvine.

Authored by David Neumark, (professor at UC Irvine, a college located in the hardcore conservative Orange County, CA), and William Wascher who sits on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. So no surprises here.

Sorry for the very delayed response, haven't been on the Sift in a long while.

Yes, I read it all. The footnotes, everything. Even decoded the letters. I devoured that book. I spent a sleepless two days enthralled.

In reply to this comment by NeuralNoise:
you swear you read House of Leaves till the end? Including the "emails received appendix thing"? I loved the main part of the book, the notes, the layout... But I was more lost in that appendix than the guy inside the house cave...

Also, White noise, alas! that´s where my Noise comes from.
cheers

In reply to this comment by UsesProzac:
'House of Leaves' by Mark Z. Danielewski

'White Noise' by Don DeLillo

'Eyes of the Dragon' by Stephen King

'Filth' by Irvine Welsh

'L’Étranger' by Albert Camus

And many many many many more.