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anoisblue's shower meme, this time from xiadyn.
1. You get to talk to any world leader you want for ten minutes, or maybe a few of them at once if there's a good reason for the combination. Who, why, and what would you say?
Turkmenistan President Saparmurat Niyazov because he is such a kook. I wouldn't say much, just sort of bask in his craziness.
2. As cool as the UN is, it gets ignored a lot. How much do you think it alters what the world is like today?
I think it has more influence than people in the US give it credit for. But still not as much as I would like it to, obviously.
3. Given the choice between honesty and keeping the peace, which is better? Why? If it depends on the kind of issue, where's the dividing line?
I'd like to say honesty, but I'm all about social paths of least resistance in practice.
4. What do you think you'd be like if you'd never really gotten interested in computers?
It's hard to say. The only way I wouldn't be into computers is if I didn't get hooked on the internet at such a young age. Which means my social group would be completely different. Given how well I make friends, it isn't impossible that I would have graduated with no real ties to Seattle. I've never had any real interest in other marketable skills. There's a decent chance I would have tried majoring in physics, but I can't imagine I would have been very good at it. Probably would have switched to geography or something. Not being able to find a job, with no ties, I think I would join the Peace Corps, or similar group.
5. You applied to grad school a while back, but didn't get accepted. Do you have any further academic goals, aside from continuing at your current job?
I'd really like to. Realistically, I'm not sure when it will happen. We can't afford to lose my income, and that isn't going to change, anytime soon. If we buy a house/condo, have kids, etc, it gets that much harder. I'm very comfortable with my job the way things are, so chances are good I won't get around to really pursuing higher education until I'm pushed.
6. Where's Saddam?
Serious: Yemen. Or Syria, trying to get to Yemen.
Goofy: In 2003 a sovereign nations was invaded for crimes its leadership may or may not have commited. Its leader promptly escaped the world-wide manhunt to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government he survives as a soldier of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... THE BA'ATH-TEAM
Goofy and visual.
Updated:
Smaller, cropped version of goofy and visual.
anoisblue's shower meme, this time from xiadyn.1. You get to talk to any world leader you want for ten minutes, or maybe a few of them at once if there's a good reason for the combination. Who, why, and what would you say?
Turkmenistan President Saparmurat Niyazov because he is such a kook. I wouldn't say much, just sort of bask in his craziness.
2. As cool as the UN is, it gets ignored a lot. How much do you think it alters what the world is like today?
I think it has more influence than people in the US give it credit for. But still not as much as I would like it to, obviously.
3. Given the choice between honesty and keeping the peace, which is better? Why? If it depends on the kind of issue, where's the dividing line?
I'd like to say honesty, but I'm all about social paths of least resistance in practice.
4. What do you think you'd be like if you'd never really gotten interested in computers?
It's hard to say. The only way I wouldn't be into computers is if I didn't get hooked on the internet at such a young age. Which means my social group would be completely different. Given how well I make friends, it isn't impossible that I would have graduated with no real ties to Seattle. I've never had any real interest in other marketable skills. There's a decent chance I would have tried majoring in physics, but I can't imagine I would have been very good at it. Probably would have switched to geography or something. Not being able to find a job, with no ties, I think I would join the Peace Corps, or similar group.
5. You applied to grad school a while back, but didn't get accepted. Do you have any further academic goals, aside from continuing at your current job?
I'd really like to. Realistically, I'm not sure when it will happen. We can't afford to lose my income, and that isn't going to change, anytime soon. If we buy a house/condo, have kids, etc, it gets that much harder. I'm very comfortable with my job the way things are, so chances are good I won't get around to really pursuing higher education until I'm pushed.
6. Where's Saddam?
Serious: Yemen. Or Syria, trying to get to Yemen.
Goofy: In 2003 a sovereign nations was invaded for crimes its leadership may or may not have commited. Its leader promptly escaped the world-wide manhunt to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government he survives as a soldier of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... THE BA'ATH-TEAM
Goofy and visual.
Updated:
Smaller, cropped version of goofy and visual.