I loved cold war thrillers when I was younger. Ploughed through a ton of stuff by Craig Thomas, though I doubt they've aged particularly well. All dignified, ruthless old men sending sweaty, tense operatives into Berlin to track down some fucker and get them out. Tried some Tom Clancy as well, but Jesus Christ that guy writes, as Stephen King said of Jeffrey Archer, like old people fuck.
Clancy doesn't really do tension well at all. He's in that Sub-section of thriller that is Military Porn. Along with Larry Bond, Stephan Coonts and others. Having said that, I love me some Military Porn and it's related Sci-Fi sub-genre.
And on a personal note, I've been to a Clancy book signing and he's a jackass at them. I've done book signings with a couple of a couple dozen authors ranging from vanity press authors to real literature authors to New York Times best selling pulp.
A friend of the family got me one of those. I can't remember who it was by, but as someone who enjoyed Tom Clancy novels (I mean, as the literary equivalent of Steven Seagal movies), this book was fucking awful.
During one game on Christmas Day against the Indiana Pacers, before the game, Larry Bird told Chuck Person that he had a Christmas present waiting for him. During the game, when Person was on the bench, Bird shot a three-pointer on the baseline right in front of Person. Immediately after releasing the ball Bird said to Person, "Merry fucking Christmas!", and the shot went in.
During one game on Christmas Day against the Indiana Pacers, before the game, Larry Bird told Chuck Person that he had a Christmas present waiting for him. During the game, when Person was on the bench, Bird shot a three-pointer on the baseline right in front of Person. Immediately after releasing the ball Bird said to Person, "Merry fucking Christmas!", and the shot went in.
Can someone explain to me in a sentence or two about this recent ESPN thing? From what I gather, the NY Knicks lost some game and an ESPN writer put out a blog article entitled 'A Chink in the Armor'. Though the article didn't mention him specifically, there is a Taiwanese player on the team. The Taiwanese player says he wasn't offended by the headline and didn't think it was a slur. The ESPN writer was promptly fired. I can't find the original article online.
I loved cold war thrillers when I was younger. Ploughed through a ton of stuff by Craig Thomas, though I doubt they've aged particularly well. All dignified, ruthless old men sending sweaty, tense operatives into Berlin to track down some fucker and get them out. Tried some Tom Clancy as well, but Jesus Christ that guy writes, as Stephen King said of Jeffrey Archer, like old people fuck.
Clancy doesn't really do tension well at all. He's in that Sub-section of thriller that is Military Porn. Along with Larry Bond, Stephan Coonts and others. Having said that, I love me some Military Porn and it's related Sci-Fi sub-genre.
And on a personal note, I've been to a Clancy book signing and he's a jackass at them. I've done book signings with a couple of a couple dozen authors ranging from vanity press authors to real literature authors to New York Times best selling pulp.
A friend of the family got me one of those. I can't remember who it was by, but as someone who enjoyed Tom Clancy novels (I mean, as the literary equivalent of Steven Seagal movies), this book was fucking awful.
They can be pretty bad. And some of the authors will do things that turn them into veiled political rants.
Only one hairdresser today, gonna be a long wait but, I gotta look sharp for my interview tomorrow so... Entertain me chat.
How nervous are you?
I think I'm done being nervous. I usually get my nervousness out 24 hours or so before a big thing. At this point I feel like I have done everything I can, I'm qualified, I'm personable and hopefully I will be able to convey this in my interview.
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Can someone explain to me in a sentence or two about this recent ESPN thing? From what I gather, the NY Knicks lost some game and an ESPN writer put out a blog article entitled 'A Chink in the Armor'. Though the article didn't mention him specifically, there is a Taiwanese player on the team. The Taiwanese player says he wasn't offended by the headline and didn't think it was a slur. The ESPN writer was promptly fired. I can't find the original article online.
From what I can gather, the article was an analysis of the weaknesses of either the team or the person. The person doesn't care, but many people of Chinese descent feel offended. The writer was promptly given a 30 day suspension.
Frankly is looks to me to be overblown in every way. A guy wrote an article with a dumb/offensive pun that was relatively tame, and was punished with something that's not unreasonably harsh. Basically everything worked perfectly except for the initial publication.
Clancy doesn't really do tension well at all. He's in that Sub-section of thriller that is Military Porn. Along with Larry Bond, Stephan Coonts and others. Having said that, I love me some Military Porn and it's related Sci-Fi sub-genre.
And on a personal note, I've been to a Clancy book signing and he's a jackass at them. I've done book signings with a couple of a couple dozen authors ranging from vanity press authors to real literature authors to New York Times best selling pulp.
A friend of the family got me one of those. I can't remember who it was by, but as someone who enjoyed Tom Clancy novels (I mean, as the literary equivalent of Steven Seagal movies), this book was fucking awful.
They can be pretty bad. And some of the authors will do things that turn them into veiled political rants.
Wait, there are ones that aren't veiled political rants?
Can someone explain to me in a sentence or two about this recent ESPN thing? From what I gather, the NY Knicks lost some game and an ESPN writer put out a blog article entitled 'A Chink in the Armor'. Though the article didn't mention him specifically, there is a Taiwanese player on the team. The Taiwanese player says he wasn't offended by the headline and didn't think it was a slur. The ESPN writer was promptly fired. I can't find the original article online.
that is basically it. the editor was asleep at the wheel and the writer chose the worst noun they possibly could
Can someone explain to me in a sentence or two about this recent ESPN thing? From what I gather, the NY Knicks lost some game and an ESPN writer put out a blog article entitled 'A Chink in the Armor'. Though the article didn't mention him specifically, there is a Taiwanese player on the team. The Taiwanese player says he wasn't offended by the headline and didn't think it was a slur. The ESPN writer was promptly fired. I can't find the original article online.
that is basically it. the editor was asleep at the wheel and the writer chose the worst noun they possibly could
people got offended, the writer got fired
Who got offended? Were Asian-American Knicks fans really offended by the article?
Can someone explain to me in a sentence or two about this recent ESPN thing? From what I gather, the NY Knicks lost some game and an ESPN writer put out a blog article entitled 'A Chink in the Armor'. Though the article didn't mention him specifically, there is a Taiwanese player on the team. The Taiwanese player says he wasn't offended by the headline and didn't think it was a slur. The ESPN writer was promptly fired. I can't find the original article online.
that is basically it. the editor was asleep at the wheel and the writer chose the worst noun they possibly could
people got offended, the writer got fired
Who got offended? Were Asian-American Knicks fans really offended by the article?
dude i dunno. people wrote in i guess?
ESPN is majority owned by walt disney who tends to be super-sensitive burn-it-to-the-ground to this type of thing
I mean it's like the same as saying "A Niggardly Loss" or "Spick-and-Span" with a wink and a nod. I'm not seeing how this is a debatable at all, aside from the perception that it's somehow alright to be racist against asians in this country
"and the morning stars I have seen
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
I mean it's like the same as saying "A Niggardly Loss" or "Spick-and-Span" with a wink and a nod. I'm not seeing how this is a debatable at all, aside from the perception that it's somehow alright to be racist against asians in this country
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Also fuck yeah goofy live action cut scenes!
Its fantastic
also has Dragula, Heavy Metal and I Can't Drive 55 on the soundtrack how cant you love it!
Maybe that was me.
Problems with that though: 1. Hella ugly. Hella ugly. For minecraft, the low-res textures do wonders with making the cubishness be a look.
Plus, cubes work for castles, not so much for spaceships. Also: It's just in space. I want planets!
nice
Rad! Fuck yeah Dragula. That whole album was great.
Later chat.
Worst attempt at entertainment ever, mister.
Starbound? It's space-terraria with different planets and space stations and terraforming and junk
How nervous are you?
They can be pretty bad. And some of the authors will do things that turn them into veiled political rants.
I think I'm done being nervous. I usually get my nervousness out 24 hours or so before a big thing. At this point I feel like I have done everything I can, I'm qualified, I'm personable and hopefully I will be able to convey this in my interview.
That sounds like something I would invent and/or love.
From what I can gather, the article was an analysis of the weaknesses of either the team or the person. The person doesn't care, but many people of Chinese descent feel offended. The writer was promptly given a 30 day suspension.
Frankly is looks to me to be overblown in every way. A guy wrote an article with a dumb/offensive pun that was relatively tame, and was punished with something that's not unreasonably harsh. Basically everything worked perfectly except for the initial publication.
that is basically it. the editor was asleep at the wheel and the writer chose the worst noun they possibly could
people got offended, the writer got fired
Who got offended? Were Asian-American Knicks fans really offended by the article?
and noticed a minecraft shortcut on his desktop
:O
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
Moist as fuck.
dude i dunno. people wrote in i guess?
ESPN is majority owned by walt disney who tends to be super-sensitive burn-it-to-the-ground to this type of thing
is he referenced anywhere in the article?
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
It's more that he wants to play for another team, but his chink manager won't let him go.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Thinspiration.
I kinda dig them.
I am in so much pain right now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYaGhUvkBZA
what a chink
I see no difference in facial hair between the two.
stop being such a chink in the chain
That's what he's trying to do, yeah, but why. Why lately. And frequently.