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I will sublimate my reptile urge to snap at someone in someone else's comments into this essay about "moronic cynicism" which I ran into a while ago and find reason to think upon it often. I don't like the term itself, but I like the observation and deconstruction.

Moronic cynicism is a form of naivete. It's naivete turned inside out, naivete with a sneer. Imagine a child smoking a cigarette.

Hm. Actually I'm reading it again and it's not actually a very good essay; more like a student newspaper opinion piece. But I can still see the feeling that fueled it, and it's one that's managed to stick with me.

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O'Reilly just sent me a free copy of Windows XP for Starters, one of David Pogue's latest newbie-friendly titles.

Uhhhh what? Most likely some wires got crossed when Chuck asked someone to ship me a copy of the new nutshell book, but it's fun to speculate on what message they may instead be trying to send to me here.

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[Poll #609836]

Titles of "Nova" episodes on my TiVo

Hitler's Sunken Secret

Volcano Under the City

Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land

Ancient Creatures of the Deep

Sinking City of Venice