{"id":579,"date":"2007-01-06T18:11:48","date_gmt":"2007-01-07T01:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/06\/the-dork-report-for-january-6-2007\/"},"modified":"2023-04-07T15:29:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T19:29:52","slug":"the-dork-report-for-january-6-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/the-dork-report-for-january-6-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dork Report for January 6, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Python Terry Jones<\/a> steps out of drag and crunches the numbers<\/a> on the Iraq war (spotted on Neil Gaiman’s Journal<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

This will bring the total spent on the White House’s current obsession with war to almost $500bn – enough to have given every US citizen $1,600 each. I wonder which the voters would have gone for if given the choice: shall we (a) give every American $1,600 or (b) spend the money on bombing a country in the Middle East that doesn’t use lavatory paper?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, there’s another thing that George Bush could have done with the money: he could have given every Iraqi $18,700.<\/p>\nTerry Jones<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A dream interview, no matter which way around: Read Yourself Raw runs the complete transcription of Alan Moore vs Brian Eno<\/span> (no longer online: readyourselfraw.com\/profiles\/moore\/moore_vs_eno\/chainreaction_eno.htm) originally on BBC Radio 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Python Terry Jones steps out of drag and crunches the numbers on the Iraq war (spotted on Neil Gaiman’s Journal): This will bring the total spent on the White House’s current obsession with war to almost $500bn – enough to have given every US citizen $1,600 each. I wonder which the voters would have gone […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-mini","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dork-report"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa9lhB-9l","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":452,"url":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/the-dork-report-for-october-13-2006\/","url_meta":{"origin":579,"position":0},"title":"The Dork Report for October 13, 2006","author":"Chad Ossman","date":"October 13, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Practically every site featured on csstux (no longer online: csstux.com) is so gorgeously slick it's a wonder I have a job as a web designer. Terry Gilliam busks on the streets of New York for his controversial new film Tideland. (spotted on Neil Gaiman's Journal) The Independent has a long\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "The Dork Report"","block_context":{"text":"The Dork Report","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/category\/dork-report\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Dork Report","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":577,"url":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/the-dork-report-for-january-4-2007\/","url_meta":{"origin":579,"position":1},"title":"The Dork Report for January 4, 2007","author":"Chad Ossman","date":"January 4, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"That sound you just heard was this Dork Reporter having a geekgasm. Damon Albarn & Terry Gilliam have teamed to create a Gorillaz feature film. (no longer online: pitchforkmedia.com\/page\/news\/39801\/Damon_Albarns_Resume_Is_Better_Than_Yours)","rel":"","context":"In "The Dork Report"","block_context":{"text":"The Dork Report","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/category\/dork-report\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Dork Report","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":318,"url":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/the-dork-report-for-july-13-2006\/","url_meta":{"origin":579,"position":2},"title":"The Dork Report for July 13, 2006","author":"Chad Ossman","date":"July 13, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"A Geographical Study of Lost (warning: very large image download). Despite the massive wealth of information, it still can't explain the greatest mystery yet: why Mr. Friendly was nominated for an Emmy and not, say, Michael Emerson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, or Terry O'Quinn (not to mention the show itself). (guest submission\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "The Dork Report"","block_context":{"text":"The Dork Report","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/category\/dork-report\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Dork Report","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":316,"url":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/the-dork-report-for-july-11-2006\/","url_meta":{"origin":579,"position":3},"title":"The Dork Report for July 11, 2006","author":"Chad Ossman","date":"July 11, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been a long time coming, but the crazy diamond will finally shine on forever in the great gig in the sky. Michael Brook's \u201cRockPaperScissors\u201d cd release party is Tuesday, July 18, at Joe's Pub in NYC. The already-excellent Criterion Collection edition of Terry Gilliam's Brazil is being reissued with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "The Dork Report"","block_context":{"text":"The Dork Report","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/category\/dork-report\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Dork Report","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":291,"url":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/the-dork-report-for-june-19-2006\/","url_meta":{"origin":579,"position":4},"title":"The Dork Report for June 19, 2006","author":"Chad Ossman","date":"June 19, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"How much is a feature film digital download worth? Or rather, how much are consumers willing to pay? An \u201calbum\u201d of songs far, far less than cd quality goes for $9.99, so maybe $9.99-19.99 movies will work after all. (guest submission from Wisely-Keeping-Her-Netflix-Subscription Andrea) A great site [no longer online:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "The Dork Report"","block_context":{"text":"The Dork Report","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/category\/dork-report\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Dork Report","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":132,"url":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/daily-dork-report-for-january-27-2006\/","url_meta":{"origin":579,"position":5},"title":"Daily Dork Report for January 27, 2006","author":"Chad Ossman","date":"January 27, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Wow. What human endeavor (no longer online: alaskaalpineclub.org\/IceWall\/04-05IceWall1.html) can accomplish, given lots of time and plumbing. Remeber when Pac-Man (no longer online: ebaumsworld.com\/pacman.html) was just a little yellow circle that ate smaller yellow circles? I guess this is Progress (no longer online: namco.com\/games\/pacmanworld3). \"It's tiny, it lives in acid and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "The Dork Report"","block_context":{"text":"The Dork Report","link":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/category\/dork-report\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Dork Report","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/dork-report.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=579"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8134,"href":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579\/revisions\/8134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chadossman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}