Friday, May 17, 2013

Monterey Jack, Meet Monterey Jill � Sociological Images

Monterey Jack, Meet Monterey Jill � Sociological Images: I mean we all know that dieting and women go together like peas and carrots. We know this — collectively and together, even if we don’t agree that it should be this way – not because it’s inevitable or natural, but because we constantly get reminded that women should be on diets and dieting is a feminine activity.
I think SocImages reading is too generous. This is what Safeway (Lucerne) is saying:
"Eat this you fucking cow."
As usual, my services this week are free.

Breaking: Silicio Barrio startup demos 3D tortilla printer : Pocho

Breaking: Silicio Barrio startup demos 3D tortilla printer : Pocho: There were “ooohs” and “aaaahs” as scantily-clad MasaTek spokesmodels passed out fresh, hot corn tortillas embossed with the images of La Virgen and Frida Kahlo to the audience (photo, above) while he spoke.

Let's just let that sentence wash over us.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Shale Oil And Gas: The Contrarian View - Forbes

Shale Oil And Gas: The Contrarian View - Forbes: The petrochemical sector is probably the most integrated of all industries, because every operation generates by-products that can be used in other processes, provided that they are co-located. One example is carbon monoxide, which is a valuable fuel or feedstock if it can be used near the source, but is too cheap to be worth transporting any significant distance.
The integration can always improve.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Bradley Manning is off limits at SF Gay Pride parade, but corporate sleaze is embraced | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Bradley Manning is off limits at SF Gay Pride parade, but corporate sleaze is embraced | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: Third, when I wrote several weeks ago about the remarkable shift in public opinion on gay equality, I noted that this development is less significant than it seems because the cause of gay equality poses no real threat to elite factions or to how political and economic power in the US are distributed. If anything, it bolsters those power structures because it completely and harmlessly assimilates a previously excluded group into existing institutions and thus incentivizes them to accommodate those institutions and adopt their mindset. This event illustrates exactly what I meant.
That's why it's called "power", Glenn.

Astute observations, nonetheless.

Also, go read The Last Psychiatrist.