TRON Legacy - 3D IMAX in Your Pants!

by Jason Thomas Kocher March 13th, 2010 - Culture » Film and TV »

The original TRON, released in 1982, was a spectacle of special effects and a childhood favorite. Yes…at the age of one, I was keenly aware of its groundbreaking technical innovations and a great fan of its exploration of video game artificial intelligence and the ethereal [...]

The Politics of Government Without Ideology

by Jason Thomas Kocher February 26th, 2010 - Philosophy » Politics »

In debate over hotly contested legislation in the last few years, politicians have more and more spewed forth noble, heartwarming, selfless pleas to the effect of: “Now is not the time for ideology. Government must do what works and abandon what does not work.”

In my attempts to imagine a government actually taking actions without ideological foundation, I was made to [...]

Look Here, Girl Scouts of America

by Jason Thomas Kocher February 13th, 2010 - Culture »

Your fucking cookies are incredible.

This is far beyond the stupid guilt-ridden charity bullshit of a co-worker trapping you in some queer “no obligation” emotional obligation to buy some pretzel twists or soggy hoagies for some distantly related relative’s basketball team or some other sole spark of a child’d life that happens to be underfunded.

I don’t care what the fuck [...]

The Record Plays

by Jason Thomas Kocher January 14th, 2010 - Writing » Witty Bit Eruptions »

The record pauses and skips and emits a note it was never meant to play, forcing us into that fleeting groove, closed over, a neutered consciousness waiting for another odd, crackled gasp that may never come.


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