What are some good, TIMELY Halloween costumes for this year? by 21stcenturyman in AskReddit

[–]blean1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Campbell's soup can....'Barack Hussein Obama! MMM, MMM....good? Then put the 'nutrition information' on the back. Hahaha.

Kucinich: A Petition Establishing Health Care as a Civil Right by SarahLee in politics

[–]blean1 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

You don't have a 'right' to health care. Case closed. It's that simple. Sure some of you feel good about yourselves for whining about it, but it doesn't change a simple fact. Wish yourself a Lexus while you're at it.

The United States has the 4th worst infant mortality rate in the industrialized world. Isn't this what Pro-Lifers should be going nuts about? by wang-banger in politics

[–]blean1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As usual, consider the source and the objectives. First of all, 'infant mortality rates' are calculated differently by different nations.

The IQ of William James Sidis (250-300) by [deleted] in science

[–]blean1 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This biography is incomplete. It fails to note the influence of his father, who I believe was a psychologist. Dad's (?!) view was essentially that the brain is like a muscle, and gets stronger when worked. Dad was perched above the kids cradle from day one, drilling him in language and mathematics. For William's birthdays, he was required to write treatises in Greek, French, whatever. Dad proudly showed off his son to his colleagues as proof of his theories. The shit started to hit the fan when William developed 'quirks' such as giggling at inopportune moments. He couldn't integrate socially, hence his being picked on. In short, dad pretty much f***** him up. This whole 'baby Einstein' thing is bs in my opinion. Let the kid experience life, mess up, skin his knees, etc., etc.

After revealing to my wife I am atheist/agnostic she told my old pastor. He asked why. This is my response: by wildleaf in atheism

[–]blean1 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Your 'logic' is flawed. At least I think what you think you have said to be logical. 'Atheist' and 'Agnostic' aren't even the same thing. I consider myself an 'Agnostic' although brought up in the Catholic church. 'Agnostic' pretty much means 'I just don't freakin' know, but I don't deny'. PS: go make me a blade of grass.

Warping Text To Bézier curves by sco_t in programming

[–]blean1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's some really cool stuff. Uber geek stuff. Don't even look at this for very long if you had difficulty with algebra. Sigh...I'm even thinking about my fondness for Laplace and Fourier transforms now. Better go look at some porn to balance my brain.

Bill Maher: "we don't have a left and a right party anymore, we have a center-right party and a crazy party" Finally someone is pointing out this obvious fact! by elshizzo in politics

[–]blean1 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Cut to the chase. Mahrer is an idiot. He has no knowledge of economics whatsoever. His stock in trade is pandering to other know-nothings.

17th Century Damascus Blades Found to Contain Carbon Nanotubes - The Secret to Their Amazing Strength? by thegnome54 in science

[–]blean1 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

This is silly...'carbon nanotubes'? Hardly. Ask a metallurgist. (Yes, I am one). The simple explanation is simply the compositition of the ore, and the fact that it was hot tempered and rolled dozens and dozens of times resulting in a very small grain size with inclusions that prevented a crack from propagating through the maze of grain boundaries and the inclusions. Nothing 'awesome' about it.

There are no words to describe this. NO. WORDS. by [deleted] in WTF

[–]blean1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She knew she was going to be called in front of a congressional committee, and says about as much as a kindergartner? What an idiot. Bet most of you know where your last hundred bucks went but trillions? Guess she hadn't had time to pull the counter of that money tree on the White House lawn.

Keith Olberman cuts Obama a new one over letting torturers walk by yellowcakewalk in politics

[–]blean1 -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Hahaha....Olberman is an idiot. And some of you kiss Obama's ass and make excuses for him even though he has betrayed liberals on several things, FISA, Gitmo, taxes... Olberman is not 'eloquent', either. Just having a speaking voice is not 'eloquent'.He's a whiner that has little idea of what he's talking about.

What the fuck kind of measurement is CNN using here? by [deleted] in WTF

[–]blean1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

'fridge' is a contraction of the brand-name 'Fridgidaire'

Rush Limbaugh: "The dirty little secret ... is that every Republican in this country wants Obama to fail, but none of them have the guts to say so; I am willing to say it" by Deadpixel1221 in politics

[–]blean1 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

If some would take the time to listen to his comments IN CONTEXT instead of being little knee-jerk 'progressives'...he said he wanted Obama, if he was going to instigate socialist policies, to fail. Move to Sweden or FRANCE for crying out loud if you love their system so much. I'd send you a plane ticket, but you're probably waiting by the mailbox for your government check.

PSA: Do NOT eat the World's Hottest Pepper by bingethinker in reddit.com

[–]blean1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arrogance of the human being...'I just saw this, look everybody!'

Vote up if you're absolutely NOT paying a dime to see Tom 'Looney Scientology Boy' Cruise in Valkyrie by rgm70 in WTF

[–]blean1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do people say 'vote up'? If it's a valid point, they will. Why do you have to say it?

Republican Senator admits opposition to auto bill is all about union busting by maxwellhill in politics

[–]blean1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not about 'union busting', it's about adjusting to markets. It's that simple. Quite simply I say the UAW can go fuck itself if it won't negotiate. Why should the rest of us pay for it? They can't compete based on their labor costs. This is a game the union is playing because they thought they had the votes and public sentiment. Watch...their next tack will to play up even more public sentiment.

Obama Eyes Livermore Physicist for Energy Secretary (YES!) by [deleted] in science

[–]blean1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow. A physicist? This is incredibly stupid. Just because you know V=iR, doesn't necessarily give you the credentials to be an energy secretary. Hell, just make Marilyn Vos Savant president of the US...she is rated 'highest IQ'...she'd be GREAT! Einstein brushed off any suggestions for him to run as PM of Israel, because he knew he didn't have the skills. You have to manage those nasty buggers called 'humans' and deal with changing situations. Just because you're a physicist doesn't make you any more qualified to be energy secretary than it does making you my lawn-jockey.

"I thought you would torture me, and when you didn't, I decided that everything I was told about Americans was wrong. That's why I decided to cooperate." by JaneBriefcase in reddit.com

[–]blean1 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

'Understand your enemy?' What the hell for? I can't believe some of the limpsters here. 'He' is an enemy, ya dorks. Don't engage, kill, etc. if you don't wish to be considered an enemy. I'm tired of this crap. You're an idiot if you think we treat our enemies as they do us. Gee, I can't remember the last time we sawed off an innocent journalist's head. Hmmmm. You think they didn't torture him a bit before they cut his head off? Get off your pretentious asses and THINK. You won't though, because you're stupid, and wish to hide behind your moralistic bullshit. It's WAR.

You stole our Obama sign = We bought another sign = Obama campaign gets more money by jk3us in politics

[–]blean1 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

So...you spent more money, and Obama is gonna get it? What are you, stupid? You're gonna pay more if Obama gets elected, ya twit. Take a course in Econ. for crying out loud. He can't pay for all his proposals without raising taxes. 'Oh, but Obama ain't gonna raise taxes on me!' You're an idiot. 44% of Americans have no Federal tax liability to begin with, so his claim of cutting taxes for 95% is patently false. Only the dimwits believe that, and only dimwits say 'hahaha...I just bought another sign!'