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Tony

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I try to follow a philosophy of model agnosticism and find it helps me to still be happy even in these pretty dire times. I have a deep concern about the future of the economy, environment, political system, dollar, gas station, and life as we know it in general. At the same time, I'm pretty optimistic of the advances in medicine, technology, communication, and pretty much all other areas of knowledge. What will happen?! I don't know, we'll have to wait until the sigularity, rapture, messiah, crash, etc. comes and then we'll find out.

My Interests

Quantum Psychology, Graphic Design, Geology, Astronomy, Peak Oil, Apple Computers, the Metaverse, Questioning Authority, Sid Meier's Civilization, holidays, hoboes, baking, cookies

I'd like to meet:

John Hodgeman, Hobo with a Shotgun, Bob Dylan, and Ray Kurzweil. Neurolinguistic Programmers, Freaks, Hippies, Robots, and other Fun folk

Music:

Lots of it. Zappa, Gainsbourg, Nine Inch Nails, Bod Dylan, Dr. Dre, Pontifex VonHummer, Curtis Mayfield, etc.

Movies:

Natural Born Killers, Bowfinger, The Jerk, The Big Lebowski, Napolean Dynamite, Donnie Darko, Willy Wonka (With Gene Wilder), Super Troopers, Old School

Television:

No TV, but thanks to DVD: Six Feet Under, The Simpsons, Adult Swim, The Office

Books:

Illuminatus!, Snowcrash, The Map that Changed the World, Time Enough for Love, The Cosmic Trigger. Guiness Book of World Records and the World Almanac.

Heroes:

Frank Wilkenson, Robert Anton Wilson, Harry Bridges, Boots Riley

My Blog

Judgement Day!

The latest from the something day series explores the question of what might happen if you met Jesus while doing chores. ...
Posted by Tony on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:14:00 PST

baby update

things are still rolling along, but perhaps not as fast as we thought yesterday. For those of you who think I'd abandoned D to go use the computer, we're still at home. She's hanging in there and we...
Posted by Tony on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:08:00 PST

Torture, why not?

Crossposted to Vox.'ve been pretty angry this week. I shouldn't be angry. I have a good job that I really like (5 months so far and no complaints); I enjoy general good health and lots of friends; m...
Posted by Tony on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:49:00 PST

Talk like a pirate day! (Garbage Day Remix)

Just to make sure we get a little more permanent link on this important item:View our masterpiece!
Posted by Tony on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 09:30:00 PST

Attacked by Nature

Cross-posted to vox. So, as we've all heard way more times than we want to, Steve Irwin is dead.  I felt bad about it, I can see the guy as a conservationist.  It's such a freakish way to go...
Posted by Tony on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:40:00 PST

VOX

So, I am playing with this new blog http://tw23x.vox.com/ Vox seems kinda cool, and less stupid than myspace. I am going to try to post there a bit, so maybe bookmark it. If anyone wants an invite,...
Posted by Tony on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:04:00 PST

Binary Explosives are Bullshit

(or how to really be safe while flying)I have to admit that I was initially taken in by the news that Scotland Yard had busted up a terror ring planning to use binary e...
Posted by Tony on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:58:00 PST

my thoughts on mutants (possible x-men 3 spoilers)

We went to see X-men 3 last night at midnight. We're not really major fans, but we have some friends who seem pretty into it and it was a fun excursion. If you haven't seen it ,but plan to, you migh...
Posted by Tony on Sat, 27 May 2006 11:58:00 PST

Bands and Questions - via Joe Q

1 Nine Inch Nails2 Dr. Dre3 Bob Dylan4 Frank Zappa5 Marlyn Manson6 Snoop Doogy Dogg7 The Coup8 Niel Young9 Beck10 The Rolling StonesWhat was the first song you ever heard by 6?: What's my name?What is...
Posted by Tony on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 04:26:00 PST

Radio Sputnik 2 - new website too

Check the new Radio Sputnik webpage out at http://www.corg.org/sputnik/ - also check out the new podcast. Smurf Slaughtertown Volume 1
Posted by Tony on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:22:00 PST