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Derrick

Sticking it to The Man since 1969.

About Me

City person living in suburban redneckville.

My Interests

art, design, business, economics, international cuisine, international relations, freestyle BMX, history, skateboarding, libertarian politics, market anarchism, modern living spaces, open-source software, coffee, anthropology, wine, Sudbury schools, New Urbanism

I'd like to meet:

Local people who wanna do recreational stuff like hiking, biking, tennis, canoeing, etc. as well as go out in DC & Baltimore.

Music:

independent / underground / experimental hip-hop, drum & bass, house, jazz, turntablism, dub, EBM/industrial, ambient, goa/psytrance, downtempo, new wave, IDM, punk/hardcore, funk, go-go, post rock, metal, 60's psychedelia, gospel, drums, bluegrass, more

Movies:

Fantastic Planet, Top Secret!, Rock & Roll High School, Star Wars, Brazil, Ghost World, Repo Man, Memento, A Beautiful Mind, Amelie, Being John Malkovich, Run Lola Run, Fight Club, Bowling for Columbine, Willy Wonka & the CF, Spirited Away, Secretary, The City of Lost Children, Me and You and Everyone We Know, THX 1138

Television:

The Simpsons.

Books:

Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, The Wealth of Nations, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Out of America, When Rabbit Howled, The Corner, How to Make Love to a Woman

Heroes:

Anyone with the guts to speak up against conventional wisdom when it is obviously flat wrong. It's lonely being the first person to speak up, and in fact many in history have been executed for such. However, once that first person speaks, the second and third are able to chime in "me too" and before you know it a hundred thousand have spoken in agreement, and all of a sudden conventional wisdom isn't so conventional anymore, and the world has changed for the better. So yeah, my heroes are the people who get that process rolling. (Although, it's always amusing to watch those who rail against conventional wisdom when it's right.) Also, Kraftwerk .

My Blog

Extreme Japanese custom vans

I think the Japanese must add LSD to their tap water, the way we add fluoride to ours. http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/05/extreme-japanese-custom- vans/...
Posted by Derrick on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:17:00 PST

Slayer

Two observations:1.  Slayer is one of the greatest bands in the history of mankind.  If you disagree, try bumping the volume up and playing "Angel of Death." Repeat until you agree.2.  This video is a...
Posted by Derrick on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:58:00 PST

Interstate 35 can cure homosexuality

A report on Pat Robertson's 700 Club describes a supposed prophecy that is being fulfilled through the interstate highway system. A youth-oriented group is allegedly harnessing the power of I-35 to "h...
Posted by Derrick on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:48:00 PST

Pls shoot me now k thx

I don't know how it happened, but this song has been stuck in my head for the last 36 hours: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vkv_KS7nifI Someone, please shoot me and put me out of my misery....
Posted by Derrick on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:45:00 PST

Funniest newspaper correction ever

From http://www.guardian.co.uk/corrections/story/0,,2178854,00.ht ml : "We misspelled the word misspelled twice, as mispelled, in the Corrections and clarifications column on September 26, page 3...
Posted by Derrick on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:58:00 PST

Toddler fools the art world into buying his tomato ketchup paintings

This is so funny it makes chocolate milk come out of my nose.  And I'm not even drinking chocolate milk right now.   Toddler fools the art world into buying his tomato ketchup paintings &nbs...
Posted by Derrick on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:59:00 PST

For the politically-minded

In the interest of reaching an audience which is both larger and more specific, I've started a new, standalone political blog called Libertarians Rising.  It takes its name from a recent spa...
Posted by Derrick on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:35:00 PST

Technoviking is a living God

All hail Technoviking: ...
Posted by Derrick on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:59:00 PST

Party people in the house say "ho"

(See subject) Update 10/27:  Fine, nobody say "ho."  What fun are you people?
Posted by Derrick on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:24:00 PST

Why there are no viable third parties in the U.S.

Ever wonder why minor political parties in the U.S. never seem to get anywhere?  Why, in each election cycle, we are faced with the same choice between a giant douche and a turd sandwich?In large part...
Posted by Derrick on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:25:00 PST