tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30348752024-03-07T02:56:41.321-06:00Dystopia BoxShort Essays. Documents. Quotations. Silly Lists.Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.comBlogger528125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-72094193596813082292011-07-19T16:05:00.000-05:002011-07-19T16:05:27.306-05:00I will be your registered agent in AlabamaDo you need the services of a registered agent for your corporation doing business in Alabama? I am a resident of the state and am willing to provide those services for a very reasonable fee.Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-86540244742292395572011-07-03T19:08:00.000-05:002011-07-03T19:08:40.653-05:00Sipapuni: orifices of autochthonyBeing a list of places where the races of men are reported to have emerged from the earth itself:
1. Shipap: The ancestors of the Acoma crawled from this hole like grasshoppers, naked, soft and unopened eyes. The Cochiti also used Shipap as an emerging place.
2. Flint Mountain, NM: Some ancestors of the Jicarilla Apache were born of the earth's womb here.
3. La Cueva, NM: Two caves in the Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-27303349246250201752011-02-17T14:41:00.000-06:002011-02-17T14:41:48.076-06:00Tips for folks planning criminal mischief.I'm no criminal mastermind, but I think I can offer a few tips to prospective tree poisoners and others of the Harvey Almorn Updyke ilk:
1. Don't admit to your crime.
2. Don't admit to your crime before anybody else knows it happened.
3. Don't admit to your crime on a nationally-syndicated radio broadcast.
4. Don't admit to your crime on a nationally-syndicated radio broadcast using your own Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-73839237939357821392010-06-18T11:34:00.005-05:002010-10-01T09:22:37.576-05:00100 years of soil & crudeWith recent reports that the casing of BP's Mocando well has been irreversibly breached and that the mixture of pressurized fossil products from the oil reservoir is carving its own paths through cracks in the seabed, it seems that this disaster has exceeded humankind's ability to stop the flow. Without the ability to cap the original well, the relief wells aren't going to be much use. The use ofDystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-60134659265278897302010-04-29T16:05:00.001-05:002010-04-29T16:07:36.834-05:00Rate of returnHow can you calculate the census response rate unless you know how many households there are?¿snsuǝɔ ɐ buıʇɔnpuoɔ ʇnoɥʇıʍ ǝɹɐ ǝɹǝɥʇ spןoɥǝsnoɥ ʎuɐɯ ʍoɥ ǝʇɐןnɔןɐɔ noʎ uɐɔ ʍoɥDystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-21479489959069449212010-04-01T14:41:00.000-05:002010-04-01T14:42:00.767-05:00Don't Mess with Texas"Our science standards are light years ahead of any other state when it comes to challenging evolution!" - Don McLeroy, Texas State Board of EducationDystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-91061618671771297602009-11-11T00:03:00.003-06:002009-11-11T00:12:03.110-06:00Bailout updateThe Motley Fool calculates the current bailout, including amounts issued or guaranteed by the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and the Treasury at $10,155,300,000,000.00. There are just over 305 million people in the United States. A $10.155 trillion bailout distributed equally would provide about $33,296.07 per person.In 2005 just under 100 million individuals who filed tax returns owed taxes to the Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-76659839099881510802009-06-25T00:43:00.002-05:002009-06-25T00:52:42.570-05:00"As you get over 30% [market share] and higher I am sure there is a point where government is compelled to intervene." - Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. speaking about Tesco's domination of the British retail food market in August 2005.Wal-Mart currently controls about 20% of the US grocery market (link)Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-47633098589433258302009-06-16T23:15:00.002-05:002009-06-16T23:57:32.866-05:00Star Wars bounty hunter character sketchesThough based on depictions of the characters and situations in "The Empire Strikes Back", these sketches are entirely my own:Boba Fett: (no introduction needed) A career heavy still pained by the shameful death of his father, Fett has devoted himself to mastering every conceivable situation. While some say he puts more effort into appearances than effectiveness, his record remains impressive and Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-61351598414398675702008-10-01T10:43:00.002-05:002008-10-01T11:00:30.591-05:00MortgagesThere are just over 305 million people in the United States. A $700 billion bailout distributed equally would provide about $2,295 per person.In 2005 just under 100 million individuals who filed tax returns owed taxes to the IRS. A $700 billion bailout distributed equally to taxpayers would provide right at $7,000 each.In 2005 there were 48,394,000 mortgages in the United States. Rounding up to Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-22480330606179924692007-11-19T16:20:00.000-06:002007-11-19T16:22:15.267-06:002007 Homicide mapHere's my 2007 Homicide map for Birmingham, Alabama. The full listing is maintained on BhamWiki.com (Bhamwiki:List of Birmingham homicides in 2007)View Larger MapDystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1158011243332934252006-09-11T16:46:00.000-05:002006-09-11T16:47:23.350-05:005 years goneI re-read my postings from five years ago. I haven't changed my mind.Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1152228086195754742006-07-06T18:10:00.000-05:002006-08-18T16:20:03.633-05:00There's a 46% Chance your State's Official Dance is the "Square Dance"According to Wikipedia 22 of the 30 U. S. states that have enacted an Official State Dance have chosen to honor the "Square Dance". Exceptions to the rule include California (West Coast Swing), Hawai'i (Hula), North Caroline (Clogging), Pennsylvania and Wisconsin (Polka), South Carolina (the Shag), Texas (Texas Two-Step), and Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1143581264238604492006-03-28T15:26:00.000-06:002006-03-28T15:27:44.250-06:00Ignore this announcementI've started a new website called bhamwiki.comIt's like Wikipedia for Birmingham.Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1141862042794299672006-03-08T17:54:00.000-06:002006-03-08T17:54:02.856-06:00I don't get it"Cloyd told a witness they set fire to a church 'as a joke and it got out of hand.' "Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1141064789625158272006-02-27T12:26:00.000-06:002006-03-05T16:39:54.630-06:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } OakMtn.400UC.05.04.jpg, originally uploaded by T3XA5. Oak Mountain, by Dan.Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1140588957519384462006-02-22T00:15:00.000-06:002006-02-22T00:15:57.586-06:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } large magic city logo, originally uploaded by Dystopos. The Magic City Flickr GroupStop by and see Birmingham through the lenses of its flickrites.Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1140050417806715652006-02-15T18:40:00.000-06:002006-02-15T18:40:17.913-06:00Alter Your EnvironmentBy peppering nearby metal surfaces with self-contained LED's(via Gizmodo, via BoingBoing)Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1139354998857070162006-02-07T17:29:00.000-06:002006-02-07T17:29:58.916-06:00It's too lateAnimal-Man Hybrids in the Department of Homeland SecurityDystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1139345358550560212006-02-07T14:49:00.000-06:002006-03-17T12:20:37.613-06:00Alberto Gonzales, imbecile?In defending the Bush administration's argument that a state of [undeclared, perpetual] war gives the President the authority to ignore the laws of the United States [which he has sworn, on a Bible, to uphold] had this to say regarding precedent:"President Washington, President Lincoln, President Wilson, President Roosevelt have all authorized electronic surveillance onDystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1138416204333936222006-01-27T20:43:00.000-06:002006-01-27T20:43:24.356-06:00History of the World Wide Web, Appendix G"Google does not censor results for any search term. The order and content of our results are completely automated; we do not manipulate our search results by hand. We believe strongly in allowing the democracy of the web to determine the inclusion and ranking of sites in our search results."Well. No more.-Entry at Google Blogoscoped.Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1138304049559578922006-01-26T13:34:00.000-06:002006-01-26T13:34:09.630-06:00Hi, I'm a Dinosaur. I lived in the Garden of Eden"creationists have been buying roadside dinosaur parks around the country and turning them into anti-evolution museums."- article at Reason Online.Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1138202447606544922006-01-25T09:18:00.000-06:002006-01-26T22:56:53.043-06:00Current Administration PolicyThey're allowed to see what you're doing, but you're not allowed to see what they're doing.Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1137617735008664782006-01-18T14:55:00.000-06:002006-01-18T14:55:35.063-06:00The Google Robot FAQ: (Last update: November 1st, 2030)Q. A Google Robot was unwilling to help me find my lost car keys. Why?A. As trying to locate your keys may involve a violation of your privacy, only subscribers of the My Public Life™ program may use this feature.Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3034875.post-1136572833238944062006-01-06T12:40:00.001-06:002006-01-18T14:57:16.703-06:00Nixtamalize ThisNixtamalization on Wikipedia.Dystoposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260393043017273699noreply@blogger.com0