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Archive for February, 2015

“If we can’t stand up to a pipsqueak th

“If we can’t stand up to a pipsqueak threat like McCarthy,what would we do in the face of a real menace?Preposterous!”-Robert Heinlein #qotd

“So you’re saying Ra’s not the last o

“So you’re saying Ra’s not the last of his race after all? — Maybe he’s got a brother Ray.” – Brad Wright #qotd #SG-1

“Often rash deeds win no reward but dea

“Often rash deeds win no reward but death.” – Pauline Alama #qotd

In his Future History, Rbt. Heinlein wro

In his Future History, Rbt. Heinlein wrote the US would become a theocracy in 2012-margin of error may be only 4 yrs. http://ow.ly/JE1GV

“Freud had established an orthodoxy tha

“Freud had established an orthodoxy that impeded free and independent research.” – Sonu Shamdasni #qotd #psychology #Freudian

“the public…demanded an idol.Like the

“the public…demanded an idol.Like the Israelites…they were not satisfied with an invisible object for their devotion.”-CS Forester #qotd

“Compact discs were forced upon consume

“Compact discs were forced upon consumers so that record companies could increase their profit margins.” – Anne D. Bernstein #qotd #Daria

“We lull ourselves into a false securit

“We lull ourselves into a false security if we believe that good intentions are sufficient protection.” – Dion Fortune #qotd #Reclaiming

“I regard (Sen.) McCarthy as a revoltin

“I regard (Sen.) McCarthy as a revolting son of a bitch, with no regard for truth, justice, nor civil rights.” – Robert A. Heinlen #qotd

“Where are you taking me? I’m a sergea

“Where are you taking me? I’m a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. I demand to know where you’re taking me.” – Brad Wright #qotd #SG-1