My tablet died the other day, so I used it as an excuse to upgrade to a larger one. I was able to put that Best Buy gift card to good use. The larger tablet gives greater control when working on a large screen, which is nice. But I'd been used to the smooth, plastic surface of my old tablet, and the rough "natural paper" feel of the new tablet is taking some getting used to. I'm afraid it may wear the stylus nibs down faster, which is a concern. My old nib lasted for three years and was still good, were it not for the tablet dying. But with a tablet that's almost twice as large as my old one, my art should now be twice as good, right? Is that how it works?
To Christopher Hitchens: I love you dude, and I respect you a lot, but you were
really really frightened. You weren't tortured. John McCain was tortured, and he doesn't have the full use of both of his arms anymore. If it was torture, you wouldn't have it done to you just to
see what all the hubbub was about. Even to argue that this is not an expanded definition of what torture is... let's accept the word "torture" and say that this is torture, a word that no one has been able to define in objective legal terms, yet. We can qualify it as a mild torture by degree, and I don't mind it being used on enemy warriors who know things. I would place the crux of the argument on the effectiveness of this practice, not on any basis of a vaporous, shifting, undefinable morality. If there's an argument that it's ineffective, I'd happily hear points along those lines.
I went to my first fireworks show in a long time, last night. It was neat and interesting. There was an enormous crowd of people gathered in a park, there, and lots of tented vendors with food and such. I think I'm completely incapable of being swept up in any particular moment anymore. The fireworks looked very pretty, but all I could think of was how they managed to get such a show from what are, basically, chemical explosions. How they could time when what color would burn as what, and what after-effects would ensue after the initial burst. I found it could easily become an interesting science to check in on, like everything else. Men can do really dazzling things when they apply themselves, which is appropriately in keeping with the principles of the nation's founding.
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I put the final touches on three pairs of goggles yesterday. Two are totally finished, but the pair with the light & jeweler's loup might get one final rework if I find just the right bits of junk out in my storage shed. If not, there's no time to go out to the hardware shops on a search. LibertyCon is next weekend, and I'll need to finish the outfits that I am going to take.
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