Adam Robinson—
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Meta
That fucker made fun of me once.
That fucker made fun of me once.
:/
:/
Really? That’s interesting. How?
Really? That’s interesting. How?
“The aim of ideologies of ethnicity, nationality, religion, and gender is to remove the sense of one’s own individual limitations and failure as a human being and to replace the ‘I’ by a ‘we.'”
-C. Simic
“The aim of ideologies of ethnicity, nationality, religion, and gender is to remove the sense of one’s own individual limitations and failure as a human being and to replace the ‘I’ by a ‘we.'”
-C. Simic
Was it because your website is so shitty?
Was it because your website is so shitty?
silliman was like ‘fuck yo blog, crakka’
silliman was like ‘fuck yo blog, crakka’
Quick, someone post some mediocre verse by Ron to remind us how he became the premier link-aggregator of our time
Quick, someone post some mediocre verse by Ron to remind us how he became the premier link-aggregator of our time
Perfect.
Perfect.
Remember the David Carradine poem. He didn’t like it. Said something about it on his blog.
I think he just linked to it, and the link said “Not This”.
I’m not sure if he realized that it was supossed to be silly. I mean, I wrote it the morning Carradine died and we had it posted that afternoon. It’s the only poem I’ve ever published. So I found it pretty amusing.
Remember the David Carradine poem. He didn’t like it. Said something about it on his blog.
I think he just linked to it, and the link said “Not This”.
I’m not sure if he realized that it was supossed to be silly. I mean, I wrote it the morning Carradine died and we had it posted that afternoon. It’s the only poem I’ve ever published. So I found it pretty amusing.
Probably.
You can tell I take great pride in it.
Probably.
You can tell I take great pride in it.
Haha, that is awesome. He died and you sent that and I was like, yeah, of course. Caucasian playing Asian. Funny that he would have taken issue with Everyday Genius back then. That was like the tenth post or something.
Haha, that is awesome. He died and you sent that and I was like, yeah, of course. Caucasian playing Asian. Funny that he would have taken issue with Everyday Genius back then. That was like the tenth post or something.
Not understanding. We’re against solidarity now?
Not understanding. We’re against solidarity now?
SA, I usually find your comments insightful but this one makes me think you haven’t read RS’s What.
SA, I usually find your comments insightful but this one makes me think you haven’t read RS’s What.
I just thought that was a perfectly boring comment, following the post.
I just thought that was a perfectly boring comment, following the post.
De Gustibus, man; I find Ron’s genre generic to the extreme (schoolgirl-narcisso ramblings of a fey, just-so, quasi-philosophic timbre: bleh) . Anyway, as someone just wrote:
“The wondrously-mediocre Ron Silliman, the premier link-aggregator of our time, has closed his comment thread after some kerfuffle or other, apparently, and I’m sure some sad cunts who relied on those threads as some sort of community will be sadder, now. Well, my doubly-saddened cunts, face it: more and more comment threads like Ron’s will be closing, so steel yourselves, for Americanos (I use the term to encompass the McDonalds-Anglophone Sphere) like to make lots of noise about “Freedom of Speech“, but the fact is, they only really like the concept when it isn’t necessary and everyone is agreeing to agree or disagree in terms that everyone can agree on.”
http://staugustine2.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/the-endless-thread-7-0/#comment-3662
De Gustibus, man; I find Ron’s genre generic to the extreme (schoolgirl-narcisso ramblings of a fey, just-so, quasi-philosophic timbre: bleh) . Anyway, as someone just wrote:
“The wondrously-mediocre Ron Silliman, the premier link-aggregator of our time, has closed his comment thread after some kerfuffle or other, apparently, and I’m sure some sad cunts who relied on those threads as some sort of community will be sadder, now. Well, my doubly-saddened cunts, face it: more and more comment threads like Ron’s will be closing, so steel yourselves, for Americanos (I use the term to encompass the McDonalds-Anglophone Sphere) like to make lots of noise about “Freedom of Speech“, but the fact is, they only really like the concept when it isn’t necessary and everyone is agreeing to agree or disagree in terms that everyone can agree on.”
http://staugustine2.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/the-endless-thread-7-0/#comment-3662
Actually, here’s something older about Old Ron:
http://sirstevenaugustine.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/pooetree/
Actually, here’s something older about Old Ron:
http://sirstevenaugustine.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/pooetree/
Getting it now.
Getting it now.
I stand corrected re finding your comments insightful.
I stand corrected re finding your comments insightful.
Jordan:
So, you can see how risky it would be to write for any particular unknown entity’s approval. Cheers!
Jordan:
So, you can see how risky it would be to write for any particular unknown entity’s approval. Cheers!
you feel that your freedom of speech is impaired by someone shutting down comments on a blog? you’re serious?
you feel that your freedom of speech is impaired by someone shutting down comments on a blog? you’re serious?
Matt:
“you feel that your freedom of speech is impaired by someone shutting down comments on a blog? you’re serious?”
Skimming never helps; where do I make such a point? I argue only that the urge is always there to *clamp down* on FOS (such as it exists)… even within its stylish, supposed-advocates. Children of Totalitarian Decorum are most comfortable with more-of-same.
Matt:
“you feel that your freedom of speech is impaired by someone shutting down comments on a blog? you’re serious?”
Skimming never helps; where do I make such a point? I argue only that the urge is always there to *clamp down* on FOS (such as it exists)… even within its stylish, supposed-advocates. Children of Totalitarian Decorum are most comfortable with more-of-same.
htmlgiant PERSONALS:
to Matt Cozart: I never looked at your blog before but I just did and I really like it. Those are great pictures and there is also some scary stuff, like that anti-Adrienne Rich fbook page. And I agree with your perspective about people just trying not to be mean rather than defend their right to be mean.
to Marshall: I never looked at your blog before either but I really liked your chat with Alex about Tao Lin’s new book. I read almost all of it and you guys are funny. “Drugstore Tao-boy” is pretty ingenious.
htmlgiant PERSONALS:
to Matt Cozart: I never looked at your blog before but I just did and I really like it. Those are great pictures and there is also some scary stuff, like that anti-Adrienne Rich fbook page. And I agree with your perspective about people just trying not to be mean rather than defend their right to be mean.
to Marshall: I never looked at your blog before either but I really liked your chat with Alex about Tao Lin’s new book. I read almost all of it and you guys are funny. “Drugstore Tao-boy” is pretty ingenious.
That fucker made fun of me once.
:/
Really? That’s interesting. How?
Thanks, bro. I felt like suiciding my blog today. Shit. Taosploitation, yall.
Thanks, bro. I felt like suiciding my blog today. Shit. Taosploitation, yall.
@Steven
Your blog seems really confusing to me. I’ve looked at it idly a few times, but I haven’t really figured out how to read it. Seems overwhelming.
@Steven
Your blog seems really confusing to me. I’ve looked at it idly a few times, but I haven’t really figured out how to read it. Seems overwhelming.
“The aim of ideologies of ethnicity, nationality, religion, and gender is to remove the sense of one’s own individual limitations and failure as a human being and to replace the ‘I’ by a ‘we.'”
-C. Simic
marshall, click on each posts comments.
marshall, click on each posts comments.
Was it because your website is so shitty?
silliman was like ‘fuck yo blog, crakka’
Quick, someone post some mediocre verse by Ron to remind us how he became the premier link-aggregator of our time
Perfect.
Remember the David Carradine poem. He didn’t like it. Said something about it on his blog.
I think he just linked to it, and the link said “Not This”.
I’m not sure if he realized that it was supossed to be silly. I mean, I wrote it the morning Carradine died and we had it posted that afternoon. It’s the only poem I’ve ever published. So I found it pretty amusing.
Probably.
You can tell I take great pride in it.
Haha, that is awesome. He died and you sent that and I was like, yeah, of course. Caucasian playing Asian. Funny that he would have taken issue with Everyday Genius back then. That was like the tenth post or something.
Not understanding. We’re against solidarity now?
SA, I usually find your comments insightful but this one makes me think you haven’t read RS’s What.
I just thought that was a perfectly boring comment, following the post.
De Gustibus, man; I find Ron’s genre generic to the extreme (schoolgirl-narcisso ramblings of a fey, just-so, quasi-philosophic timbre: bleh) . Anyway, as someone just wrote:
“The wondrously-mediocre Ron Silliman, the premier link-aggregator of our time, has closed his comment thread after some kerfuffle or other, apparently, and I’m sure some sad cunts who relied on those threads as some sort of community will be sadder, now. Well, my doubly-saddened cunts, face it: more and more comment threads like Ron’s will be closing, so steel yourselves, for Americanos (I use the term to encompass the McDonalds-Anglophone Sphere) like to make lots of noise about “Freedom of Speech“, but the fact is, they only really like the concept when it isn’t necessary and everyone is agreeing to agree or disagree in terms that everyone can agree on.”
http://staugustine2.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/the-endless-thread-7-0/#comment-3662
Actually, here’s something older about Old Ron:
http://sirstevenaugustine.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/pooetree/
Getting it now.
I stand corrected re finding your comments insightful.
I find those photos on Cozart’s blog superior too, amazing in fact.
Ditto most of Linh Dinh’s.
But every one of of those photos — and with those taken by others who shoot pictures similar to what these two do so well — I wonder if permission was obtained from the subject(s). I don’t know the answer. My guess is no, but really I don’t know. And I know it doesn’t matter, legally: the subjects are people in public places and spaces and for that reason, anybody’s photo, any person of any age, can be taken in such places by anyone, including the government. And yes I know there is a long tradition of private folks doing so, especially in cities, for fine art, hobby, f-ing around, and everything else.
But I’m square with the people of Hopi on this matter.
I find those photos on Cozart’s blog superior too, amazing in fact.
Ditto most of Linh Dinh’s.
But every one of of those photos — and with those taken by others who shoot pictures similar to what these two do so well — I wonder if permission was obtained from the subject(s). I don’t know the answer. My guess is no, but really I don’t know. And I know it doesn’t matter, legally: the subjects are people in public places and spaces and for that reason, anybody’s photo, any person of any age, can be taken in such places by anyone, including the government. And yes I know there is a long tradition of private folks doing so, especially in cities, for fine art, hobby, f-ing around, and everything else.
But I’m square with the people of Hopi on this matter.
Jordan:
So, you can see how risky it would be to write for any particular unknown entity’s approval. Cheers!
you feel that your freedom of speech is impaired by someone shutting down comments on a blog? you’re serious?
Matt:
“you feel that your freedom of speech is impaired by someone shutting down comments on a blog? you’re serious?”
Skimming never helps; where do I make such a point? I argue only that the urge is always there to *clamp down* on FOS (such as it exists)… even within its stylish, supposed-advocates. Children of Totalitarian Decorum are most comfortable with more-of-same.
htmlgiant PERSONALS:
to Matt Cozart: I never looked at your blog before but I just did and I really like it. Those are great pictures and there is also some scary stuff, like that anti-Adrienne Rich fbook page. And I agree with your perspective about people just trying not to be mean rather than defend their right to be mean.
to Marshall: I never looked at your blog before either but I really liked your chat with Alex about Tao Lin’s new book. I read almost all of it and you guys are funny. “Drugstore Tao-boy” is pretty ingenious.
Thanks, bro. I felt like suiciding my blog today. Shit. Taosploitation, yall.
@Steven
Your blog seems really confusing to me. I’ve looked at it idly a few times, but I haven’t really figured out how to read it. Seems overwhelming.
marshall, click on each posts comments.
I find those photos on Cozart’s blog superior too, amazing in fact.
Ditto most of Linh Dinh’s.
But every one of of those photos — and with those taken by others who shoot pictures similar to what these two do so well — I wonder if permission was obtained from the subject(s). I don’t know the answer. My guess is no, but really I don’t know. And I know it doesn’t matter, legally: the subjects are people in public places and spaces and for that reason, anybody’s photo, any person of any age, can be taken in such places by anyone, including the government. And yes I know there is a long tradition of private folks doing so, especially in cities, for fine art, hobby, f-ing around, and everything else.
But I’m square with the people of Hopi on this matter.
“clam man”
“replacement juice”
“god literally came down from heaven and gave me a tugjob”
seriously ROFLers man
ima hafta print that out and put it in my attache case
“clam man”
“replacement juice”
“god literally came down from heaven and gave me a tugjob”
seriously ROFLers man
ima hafta print that out and put it in my attache case
I fell asleep. Has Silliman destroyed capitalism yet with nuggets like these?
Files. Wai(s)tcoat pen-
grass. Yipschnit sand how the
rooster. Cheese bluff par.
(^^ not actual poem)
I fell asleep. Has Silliman destroyed capitalism yet with nuggets like these?
Files. Wai(s)tcoat pen-
grass. Yipschnit sand how the
rooster. Cheese bluff par.
(^^ not actual poem)
“clam man”
“replacement juice”
“god literally came down from heaven and gave me a tugjob”
seriously ROFLers man
ima hafta print that out and put it in my attache case
I fell asleep. Has Silliman destroyed capitalism yet with nuggets like these?
Files. Wai(s)tcoat pen-
grass. Yipschnit sand how the
rooster. Cheese bluff par.
(^^ not actual poem)
Steven –
I don’t get how your remark about writing for approval applies here. I like the poem of Ron’s you quote disapprovingly? So what.
I intermittently agree with your points if not your rhetoric in those links. Or, I see what you mean about Americans rejecting dissent (even oldtime prisoners’ rights organizers like RS), but your hyperbole makes me close the browser tab.
Steven –
I don’t get how your remark about writing for approval applies here. I like the poem of Ron’s you quote disapprovingly? So what.
I intermittently agree with your points if not your rhetoric in those links. Or, I see what you mean about Americans rejecting dissent (even oldtime prisoners’ rights organizers like RS), but your hyperbole makes me close the browser tab.
Jordan:
You will continue to like what you like and I will continue to write around it: deal? Deal.
Jordan:
You will continue to like what you like and I will continue to write around it: deal? Deal.
SA,
If writing around it means “deal” turns into “whatever,” goodbye, and good luck having your calls for tolerance of dissent taken seriously.
SA,
If writing around it means “deal” turns into “whatever,” goodbye, and good luck having your calls for tolerance of dissent taken seriously.
I’m not “calling” for anything, Jord. Neither do I need affirmation. Enjoy your day!
I’m not “calling” for anything, Jord. Neither do I need affirmation. Enjoy your day!
just hang up the phone already!
just hang up the phone already!
Stop fucking calling!
Stop fucking calling!
haha
haha
Attaboy.
Attaboy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTCm8tdHkfI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTCm8tdHkfI
Steven –
I don’t get how your remark about writing for approval applies here. I like the poem of Ron’s you quote disapprovingly? So what.
I intermittently agree with your points if not your rhetoric in those links. Or, I see what you mean about Americans rejecting dissent (even oldtime prisoners’ rights organizers like RS), but your hyperbole makes me close the browser tab.
Jordan:
You will continue to like what you like and I will continue to write around it: deal? Deal.
SA,
If writing around it means “deal” turns into “whatever,” goodbye, and good luck having your calls for tolerance of dissent taken seriously.
I’m not “calling” for anything, Jord. Neither do I need affirmation. Enjoy your day!
just hang up the phone already!
Stop fucking calling!
haha
Attaboy.
thank you, kind sir.
thank you, kind sir.
thank you, steven.
whenever i start to feel nervous about taking a stranger’s picture in public without their knowledge, i just click my ruby slippers together and repeat to myself, “there’s no expectation of privacy, there’s no expectation of privacy…” :)
thank you, steven.
whenever i start to feel nervous about taking a stranger’s picture in public without their knowledge, i just click my ruby slippers together and repeat to myself, “there’s no expectation of privacy, there’s no expectation of privacy…” :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTCm8tdHkfI
thank you, kind sir.
thank you, steven.
whenever i start to feel nervous about taking a stranger’s picture in public without their knowledge, i just click my ruby slippers together and repeat to myself, “there’s no expectation of privacy, there’s no expectation of privacy…” :)
Excellent point, Matt, and very well put (the ruby slippers part!).
On the other head, there’s this: click here (and no you and others who take street and subway photos are nothing like that, but it is the “no expectation of privacy” justification taken to the extreme.
Excellent point, Matt, and very well put (the ruby slippers part!).
On the other head, there’s this: click here (and no you and others who take street and subway photos are nothing like that, but it is the “no expectation of privacy” justification taken to the extreme.
Excellent point, Matt, and very well put (the ruby slippers part!).
On the other head, there’s this: click here (and no you and others who take street and subway photos are nothing like that, but it is the “no expectation of privacy” justification taken to the extreme.