This translation of the lyrics isn’t the most accurate one, but it’s the one that inspired Alan Moore.
Author Archive | Roderick
Sorry, No Death For You
Just heard NM Gov. Bill Richardson on Maddow explaining that one of his reasons for opposing the death penalty is that prison conditions are so awful in his state that imprisonment is actually a worse punishment than death anyway.
Well, I’m glad he opposes the death penalty, I guess; but this has got to be the worst argument ever for doing so.
Terror Chic
Israeli soldiers are wearing t-shirts that celebrate rape, murder, and infanticide against Palestinians. (See here and here; conical hat tip to LRC.) Of course they don’t just wear warcrime, they actually commit it, but the wearing is certainly evidence – if anyone needed it – of mens rea.
BSG Channels Star Wars
On tonight’s BSG finale (which I’m still watching), what Simon says to Boomer is a direct quote from Tarkin on the Death Star.
Why So Serious About IP?
In addition to his other villainies, the Joker is also a fan of IP. In the Batman Animated Series episode “The Laughing Fish,” the Joker fills Gotham Harbor with chemicals that give all the fish his characteristic grin, so that when fishers try to sell them (the fish are otherwise safe to eat) he can sue for copyright infringement. (In the original comic it was trademark infringement, which makes a smidgen more sense.) And in a later episode, “Joker’s Wild,” he decides to destroy a Joker-themed casino because they’re cashing in on his image. Is there no end to his perfidy?
Given real-world IP laws, I’m not sure why Warner Bros. allows these episodes to be hosted on YouTube or how long they will continue to do so; enjoy them while you can! (I like the earlier episode better because it has Harley Quinn in it. Everything’s better with Harley!)
Misesian Slip?
Obama (on Leno) just said that the problem with the boom was that it was based on “paper money.” Then he quickly corrected himself and said “paper profits” instead.