Mike Lorrey's Stuff

Free Iran!!!

Sat, 29 Jan 2005 01:06:31 -0000

I am sure that everyone here who has used the Orkut social network site has gotten to know at least one Iranian person there. I have gotten to know several and count them as friends. Now comes the news that the Iranian government (more accurately, the ayatollahs) are blocking Orkut, among other social networking websites, from being accessed by its citizens. Ostensibly, this is to protect their innocent eyes from morally decadent speech and pictures like nudity, etc. but in reality I believe that it is because the Iranian people are discovering that Americans, and other people in the west, are not the devil incarnate. They are learning that we are people just like they are, and that we live with more freedom than they do. This measure blocking Orkut is just one more in a long series of infringements on the liberties of the Iranian people. The ayatollahs have been passing death sentences on reformers, they've been disqualifying thousands of people for elected office because they a...

"You Will Believe Mao-Lenovo-Thought!!"

Thu, 9 Dec 2004 21:51:11 -0000

Now that IBM has sold out its once-flagship PC operations to Chinese computer maker Lenovo, 'Big Blue' has become "Big Red". PC engineers are worried about being transferred to China and some are even getting their blood and DNA profiled in preparation for the Chinese organ farms in the event of a bad performance report... (ha) I hear the official dress of an employee is no longer suit and tie but a baggy tan Mao jacket, with little red book in the breast pocket.....The new President sought to reassure workers, saying, "We won't be sending the workforce to China wholesale, but there will be some relocations." (read: some of you are going, some of you might be staying, and many of you are getting canned) The word on the street is full of questions about how a company that even IBM couldn't make profitable is going to become profitable under the Chinese. The conclusion is that it won't. It will, instead, be used as a pillory by which the PC market will get dumped on, driving Dell, ...

This is just Episode I.... Clone Wars, here we come!

Thu, 9 Dec 2004 06:24:26 -0000

This journal entry appears also on my Xanga blog at: SadoMikeyism I see more liberal congressmonsters ho-humming about how bad a draft would be, but "it's only fair", it's "more democratic" than just letting hick kids volunteer for all the glory, and because "failure is not an option", even though "Iraq was a mistake." Now they point out the risks if North Korea or Iran becomes another regional conflict issue, however, the real risks aren't North Korea, or Iran. Those are more mere distractions from the real risk. China has $500 billion in US dollars in its vaults, being used to back their own currency, the Yuan. Over the last year, a number of other countries have detached their shaky currencies from the dollar and changed backing to the Euro, encouraged by the Chinese and other anti-US forces at work on the international stage. This means that many billions of dollars flowed out of the reserve banks of developing nations as Euros flowed in. This devalued the dollar by up to...

Free State Laser Tag

Thu, 18 Nov 2004 03:12:13 -0000

Laser tag..... doh... we'll be doing MILES-style, squad level laser tag at The Strategy Zone in Goshen, which is set up for that. Our meet is tentatively set, details at: http://forum.freestateproject.org/index.php?board=42;action=display;threadid=8323&start=0 (reply #13) ...check back with that link on fri or sat to make sure we're still "on" for Sunday.

Rep. Henry McElroy's recount

Thu, 18 Nov 2004 03:09:12 -0000

Recounting election votes from Nashua Ward

LPNH Exec Board Meeting

Tue, 9 Nov 2004 22:52:22 -0000

Location: 175 Ammon Drive, Suite 100 Manchester, NH 03103 This is the old terminal building at the Manchester Int'l Airport. Get off 293 at exit 2 (Brown Avenue), go south to the airport, where Brown turns into Airport Road. After you pass under the taxiway, take an immediate left before the new control tower on the left, and follow Ammon Drive to the end. At the stop sign bear left and follow the "Ammon Center, US Customs" sign. Park for free, walk in. My company, Corbadex, occupies the old passenger waiting area. LPNH HQ is located

One More Lesser Evil...

Mon, 8 Nov 2004 20:09:32 -0000

First off, I didn't vote for him, so don't blame me. I voted for the other, other guy (Badnarik, even though I had to write him in here in NH). Bush is in, and in the words of L Neil Smith's daughter Rylla, "America bent over, spread her cheeks, and asked,'Please sir, may I have another?'" (Quite a daughter L Neil is raising there, eh?) Societies get the government they deserve, as someone else once said, and that means more than just the American people. Americans don't like socialist money men (Soros) trying to buy elections, or snooty French people trying to educate us. They don't like hefty ketchup-clad Mozamiquan heiresses funding anti-American terror groups (Ruckus Society, ALF/ELF), and they don't like flip-flopping double talking commie-coddling northeastern blue-bloods with faked up war records. They certainly don't like activist judges telling them what kind of families they have to be nice to, or anybody telling them it is their fault for 9/11. I have said frequentl...

No more lesser evils....

Sat, 16 Oct 2004 02:18:28 -0000

--- Cory Colock wrote: > Concerning the "old" GOP, I'd just like to add that I believe it was > them who took steps to end segregation and racism Anyway, the reason > I'm replying is just to say you hit the nail directly on the head. > > "this election year, only one issue is the most important, and that > is the safety of our nation. Kerry is an EXTREME bleeding heart > liberal, and he will dam the united states military, i have no > doubt... thats why i am voting for pres. Bush, again....the lesser of > 2 evils" You know, I felt the same in 2000. I felt Bush was the lesser of two evils. I went to the polls, I held my nose and voted in disgust to protect the US and my 2nd amendment rights against Al Gore. It was one of the biggest mistakes of my life. Yes, Bush has led resolutely through the national security crisis we've lived through since 9/11. He has done well there. However, as a veteran, I'm disgusted at how he has put our military men and women at unnec...

Badnarik on Letterman?

Sat, 16 Oct 2004 02:10:07 -0000

In trying to get LP presidential candidate Michael Badnarik on Dave Letterman, I came up with this: Top Ten Reasons for Voting for a Minor Party Candidate, number ten: To have one's opinion not just ignored, but officially ignored. number nine: your wife might not, but you'll respect yourself in the morning number eight: Badnarik and Cobb are much funnier names than Kerry number seven: no matter who wins, you always have the excuse that you voted for the *other* guy. number six: Voting for the lesser evil still results in an Evil government (picture of Mini-Me in the oval office). number five: Who really wants the first lady telling people to shove it for four years? number four: Legalize Cuban Cigars!!!! number three: Who remembers when Free Speech Zones were wherever you happened to be standing? number two: You get to claim instant minority status! number one: STICK IT TO THE

Gov. Benson, Rep. Bradley, and Rich Kahn need help...

Sat, 16 Oct 2004 01:58:53 -0000

Our Friend, Craig Benson, has been a big help to the FSP, the LPNH, and our movement in general. Now is the time where we need to show our appreciation for this support by returning that support in a big public way. MONDAY, Oct 18th, is the WMUR Channel 9/Union Leader gubernatorial debate between Gov. Craig Benson and Democrat John Lynch. The debate starts at 7 pm, but the Benson campaign is launching a rally outside the station at 4 pm and they asked us for our assistance in getting as many supporters to this rally as possible. The Lynch Mob is having a rally as well, and they are bussing in paid protesters from out of state. The debate location is at the Channel 9 station on the south end of Commercial Street in Manchester. If you get off I-293 at the Granite Street exit and cross the river, you turn right onto Commercial St. and go a few blocks till you see the station. THere should be plenty of activity. If you have your own signs or want to make your own, excellent,...

driving in Grantham, 10.11.04

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:03:28 -0000

Third Party Presidential Debates - C/SPAN

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:59:21 -0000

The major parties do their best to keep the others out of the political process. Whether it is through rigging the election laws for ballot access and debate access, or outright criminal activity, like stealing ballot access petitions or violationg and ignoring federal non-partisan debate laws, it appears nothing will prevent the Democrats and Republicans from keeping the competition out of their monopoly on the US political process. It was therefore a welcome change to see some third party presidential debates this year. The first of these was in New York City at the same time as the GOP convention, but was rather wooden and staid with a traditional format of pre-screened questions asked by the moderator. The second one, though, in a town meeting format at Cornell University, and hosted by poli-sci prof Ted Lowi, was a rather refreshing program to watch last night before dinner (10/10/04 6:30PM EST, C/SPAN). Present were Michael Peroutka of the Constitution Party, David Cobb of ...

How Michael Moore Lies With the Truth

Sun, 10 Oct 2004 18:44:19 -0000

Someone I know, a rather irrational leftie, posted the following to an email list I am on: > "...of 535 members of Congress, Michael Moore says that only one has a child serving with > the military in Iraq.": > http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2002058054_pitts10.html In response, I point, instead, to this article: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20040913-9999-1m13duncan.html To conclude: There are as many as eight members of Congress with children who have served, are serving, or are on their way to, Iraq, including Joe Biden, D-NJ. One has three kids in the military, and another has a child on active duty and another at the Naval Academy. While this is still less than 2% of the entire congress, it is above average for the general population, where the US population is currently 290 million and the entire US military is 1.336 million, less than 1/2 of 1% are currently serving in the military in some capacity. As there are now 120,000 US military...

Social Network User Futures Markets

Fri, 8 Oct 2004 23:00:46 -0000

Being the libertarian/ancap transhumanist that I am, it was inevitable that at some point I would bring up the topic of futures markets in some way. Don't deny it, you've been laying bets on just when it was going to occur... ;) Building on my commentary on my main Multiply page, I would like to propose that a proper social network, for it to build and develop, both in user base and server/bandwidth base, in a stable manner that provides quality experience for the user and quality revinue for the provider, that users and the provider should enter into a form of futures contract with regard to invitations to new members to join. In Charles Stross' novel "Singularity Sky", which you might, at this point, think I have been obsessing on too much of late, there exists a futures market of a sort, between The Festival and the denizens of Rochard's World. If an inhabitant "entertains" the festival with a bit of prose, poetry, a story, theory, or other original material, The Festival wil...

Singularity Sky

Fri, 8 Oct 2004 20:46:46 -0000

There is a sort of band-aid theory among novel writers. Some believe in slowly exposing you the the setting and the gestalt of the book, letting you adjust your thinking to odd ideas or novel concepts being presented, while others believe in the 'rip it off quick' school, dunking you head first, full bodied, into a radically different reality. Charlie's novel "Singularity Sky" is an adherent to the "tear it off with joy, with prejudice, and a noogie on the side" school, which is a bit more extreme than your garden variety bandage ripper. We are presented with an impoverished peasant boy, in a peasant village, on a primitive backwater planet in the distant future, who is suddenly presented, along with the rest of the inhabitants of his benighted world, with a technology and an entity so far outside their worldview that their culture can't help but self destruct in the ensuing local economic singularity. This book is all about singularities. Not the gravity well, black hole variet...

New Group for Free Staters

Thu, 7 Oct 2004 15:24:46 -0000

I just created the Free State Project group on Multiply. Any libertarians or lib-leaning persons are invited to join and participate. To join the Multiply community for the FSP: http://freestate.multiply.com/ To join the FSP itself: https://secure.freestateproject.org/join.jsp

New Hampshire Liberty Alliance membership meeting

Thu, 7 Oct 2004 13:10:33 -0000

Annual Membership and Informational meeting. Non-members welcome. We will discuss the prior year and plans for the upcoming election and future goals. The meeting is free, though donations to the NHLA are always welcome and appreciated. We'll also be looking for * Volunteers to distribute Liberty Ratings. * Volunteers to serve on our committees. * Information on likeminded groups. * Future outreach opportunities, like Bill of Rights dinner. * Social and fundraising events for the spring. Plus comments on website. Your feedback - what will you support, whatinitiatives do

NHPR's The Exchange: My appearance

Wed, 6 Oct 2004 19:39:52 -0000

This is actually a chance for my Multiply buddies to review one of my own public performances, when I was a guest on New Hampshire Public Radio regarding the Free Town Project, back in June. Listen in to the archive of this program, and please post feedback: http://nhpr.org/view_content/6640/

1-800-Serve-Em.com aka "Sedition Central"

Wed, 6 Oct 2004 19:25:55 -0000

My office at the Manchester Airport's old terminal. Formerly the main passenger waiting area, it looks out on the international arrivals ramp, as we are next door to the US Customs Service. Note: many of my pictures I take with the pathetic little camera on my Treo 600 pda/smartphone. Apologies to the photographic artists who are offended by the crappy

Relocation Services

Wed, 6 Oct 2004 18:19:37 -0000

Free State Project members seeking to relocate to New Hampshire are often in need of help moving either themselves or their businesses. I can help with a lot of that: tours of the state, house hunting, searching for business locations, employment, community information, etc.

Bambi Juice Teriyaki Sauce and Teriyaki Venison Jerky

Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:25:43 -0000

This is what I use for teriyaki sauce. It takes some work, but is worth

Mike's Killa Salmon Omlette

Wed, 6 Oct 2004 16:34:07 -0000

My favorite omlette recipe, made in minutes, and just this side of a

NH Civil Liberties Union member meeting

Tue, 5 Oct 2004 22:14:44 -0000

[Note: This began as a post on the extropy-chat list, hence the references within. I tend to practice Azimov's Law of boosting one's publishing volume by reprinting content in multiple locations. It also helps ensure your words to posterity... ;) ] I had the opportunity to attend a meeting of the NH Civil Liberties Union (can you imagine me there????) yesterday afternoon, where a talk was given by a registered Republican, who is now Dean of the Franklin Pierce Law School in Concord, NH, and was previously the CINCJAG of the Navy, Admiral John Hutson (Ret). Hutson was commenting on the situation with prisoners at gitmo and Iraq. While he confirmed a lot of what I've previously posted to this list, he did clarify with actual White House memos by WH counsel Gonzales to Pres. Bush that the White House had actively sought a legal argument to specifically refuse to recognise that any prisoners met the criteria found in the Geneva Conventions, because they were not individuals in the s...