Sunday, July 25, 2010
Rough Magic
I always said exactly what I liked here, and I have always been anonymous. A combination of luck and caution has protected my real identity. For example, I rent, my landlord provides the IP, and I have never blogged from work or campus without a proxy. I have never given anyone a picture that couldn't be posted on 4chan, and I deleted my embryo facebook page when Mr. Hates-anime broke up with me and turned stalker. I never trusted him enough to show him my blog. There are vanishingly few pictures of me on my blogs, and no close-ups.
Why did I do this, keep my worlds walled off?
Because someday I want to be a real third culture scientist. Like these people. Like these people.
I grew up here, evolved from dumb fuckin' kid conservative to dumb fuckin' kid liberal.
And some people hated me for that, i guess, or because I reverted to Islam.
My blog was falsely reported to blogger for hate speech during the coverage of the Green Wave in Iran, when I blogged a lot about Islam.
Recently in blog comments I have stalkers. People that call up my sex, my reversion, my history, even my parents and my upbringing to attack me.
So...its best that i step on.
I won't leave any trail of breadcrumbs back to the carefree flamewarrior I once was.
Good journey to you all, even people that hated me.
You all helped me learn, even if you only wanted to punish me.
| But this rough magic I here abjure. |
| I'll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And, deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll drown my book. |
// posted by Matoko Kusanagi @ 2:28 PM 
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I have advised you in the past, to burn your bridges as you go on the Web.
I believe you should delete your past blogs every time you start a new one.
Even though it is true that nothing is ever really forgotten on the Web, at least it makes it much harder to track you if it is not obviously out in the open. Links are broken.
So yes, If I were you I would delete ALL past blogs from time to time.
You can always tell your friends where you are now, if they don't find you themselves, by phone or email.
I believe you should delete your past blogs every time you start a new one.
Even though it is true that nothing is ever really forgotten on the Web, at least it makes it much harder to track you if it is not obviously out in the open. Links are broken.
So yes, If I were you I would delete ALL past blogs from time to time.
You can always tell your friends where you are now, if they don't find you themselves, by phone or email.
but im done, spock.
its funny, i wanted to be razib when i started blogging.....now im afraid ill turn into him.
good journey.
;)
its funny, i wanted to be razib when i started blogging.....now im afraid ill turn into him.
good journey.
;)
Wow, your blog is still not shut down.
And you invoked Prospero and everything.
Have you changed your mind?
Have you decided on a reprieve?
I mean, I've got all this furniture on the footpath and I'm looking for a new place to hang out.
And you invoked Prospero and everything.
Have you changed your mind?
Have you decided on a reprieve?
I mean, I've got all this furniture on the footpath and I'm looking for a new place to hang out.
class hasn't started yet.
this is my last chance to spit damn.
i aim to misbehave, and im going full frontal Taibbi while im still here.
this is my last chance to spit damn.
i aim to misbehave, and im going full frontal Taibbi while im still here.
I still advise caution and restraint.
Remember there is no real anonymity on the web
and the web never really forgets anything.
Remember there is no real anonymity on the web
and the web never really forgets anything.
beautiful blog..pls visit mine and be a follower.. thanks and God bless..
http://forlots.blogspot.com/
http://forlots.blogspot.com/
Our you all nuts. IM AFRAID!!!! Im going to hide and peek out the windows and not use any devices MOSTLY the evil COMPUTER. Grow up and stop worrying about anyone giving a crud about you, NOBODY cares,got it NOBODY cares. Throw your computer out the window if it worries you so much but stop wining about people watching you, you a speck on the wall just like all of us, grow up and get a life before you have to go to a mental hospital or did you just get out, Take your meds.
All the best to you too Matoko.
BTW. My computer is back up and running again.
I had a hard disk crash, but fortunately was able to recover the system from backups, with a new hard drive.
May the Tao steer our paths to cross again.
BTW. My computer is back up and running again.
I had a hard disk crash, but fortunately was able to recover the system from backups, with a new hard drive.
May the Tao steer our paths to cross again.
I do think you have 'issues'. OTOH I do think you have a counterpoint voice that is useful to the conversation. I'll concede your various conversions to the vagaries of youth.
Stand up for yourself, and stay.
Stand up for yourself, and stay.
Matoko,
Thank you for retrieving that for me. Assuming it was you.
As a non-believer, I don't normally have any interest in commenting on regular religious websites, but this was a "pagan" reference that I felt I could maybe contribute something interesting to.
My interpretation is very much inspired by the spirit of Robert Graves and Joseph Campbell. They are my two favorite "classical" mythographers.
The analysis is not objective, but rather subjective and poetic. It's an attempt to read the "language of myth".
Any flaws in the interpretation are, of course, my own.
Thank you for retrieving that for me. Assuming it was you.
As a non-believer, I don't normally have any interest in commenting on regular religious websites, but this was a "pagan" reference that I felt I could maybe contribute something interesting to.
My interpretation is very much inspired by the spirit of Robert Graves and Joseph Campbell. They are my two favorite "classical" mythographers.
The analysis is not objective, but rather subjective and poetic. It's an attempt to read the "language of myth".
Any flaws in the interpretation are, of course, my own.
I'm sorry they deleted your comments at The Scene, Matoko.
I thought our conversation was interesting. And my comments are much harder to understand without yours to refer to.
I thought our conversation was interesting. And my comments are much harder to understand without yours to refer to.
Matoko, I've decided I'll have to greatly reduce commenting on the blogosphere for the time being on account of the pressure of work.
So I'm just letting you know that, unless or until you start your own blog again, you probably won't hear much from me any more.
I've been experimenting with Google Groups, just for exchanging interesting links and the odd comment, I think I could handle that, as a members-only private Group, but otherwise I don't want my own blog.
CU L8R
So I'm just letting you know that, unless or until you start your own blog again, you probably won't hear much from me any more.
I've been experimenting with Google Groups, just for exchanging interesting links and the odd comment, I think I could handle that, as a members-only private Group, but otherwise I don't want my own blog.
CU L8R
Matoko, If you'd like to participate in my Google Groups experiment, contact me at
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/taoofscientism
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/taoofscientism
OK Experiment terminated.
I'm not happy with some aspects of the application software.
I think I'll keep looking for a better solution.
I'm not happy with some aspects of the application software.
I think I'll keep looking for a better solution.
OK. I thought it over.
Too much lengthy explanation.
I'm at my own blog private now.
email if you're interested.
Bye Matoko.
Too much lengthy explanation.
I'm at my own blog private now.
email if you're interested.
Bye Matoko.
OK I made an error, WordPress doesn't want to know your Username, it wants to know your email.
If you are a member of the WP community it knows your Username already.
If not it can send you an invite.
So the best way might be for you to email me from the account you want to use.
If you are a member of the WP community it knows your Username already.
If not it can send you an invite.
So the best way might be for you to email me from the account you want to use.
Matoko,
I just realized John banned you at BJ on the 8th March. I am sad to hear that, but not surprised really.
:(
Well look on the bright side. There is another blog that really wants your input.
;)
I think I would be very, very reluctant to actually ban you. Since you never banned me.
I'd hope you'd come to think of my blog as a safe and protected extension of your own webspace.
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I just realized John banned you at BJ on the 8th March. I am sad to hear that, but not surprised really.
:(
Well look on the bright side. There is another blog that really wants your input.
;)
I think I would be very, very reluctant to actually ban you. Since you never banned me.
I'd hope you'd come to think of my blog as a safe and protected extension of your own webspace.
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