Twitter is useless! And Deepak Chopra is cunningly evil!

I have a Twitter account, and there’s nothing special about it except one nuisance: Dennis Markuze/David Mabus spams it constantly, creating dozens of new accounts every day and sending me hundreds of messages every day, typically repetitive stuff on the lines of “You are a NAZI!” and “We’re going to chop your head off!” It’s awesomely tedious drivel, fortunately easily handled by a single click to block each account, causing all of the noise to quickly disappear.

Unfortunately, I have now also attracted the attention of another kook, Deepak Chopra. He recently wrote:

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Did you know that Deepak Chopra has half a million followers on Twitter? Half a million gullible, credulous, voluble, whiny, mindless, woo-loving followers — and many of them have been babbling at me, saying stuff like “You are all bound by attachment to individuality, preferences and conceptual thought”, and “Fervent emotion is reflective of the defense of a personal viewpoint (ego)”, and “scientific extremists are just like religious extremists – stubborn and closed minded”, and “I just revert to this thinking: Wait til they see their angels as they transition. Everyone transitions into love” and “i think some one should let go his big profesore EGO ;) Have it you SNOB ;-DDD You such a slaver of your self ;)” and so, so much more. All night long, all day long.

I have been given the curse of Chopra. I am being flooded with the twitterings of banal idiots. Sandbags! I need more sandbags!

Oh, and Chopra on Twitter is just as brainless as he is everywhere else. A sample:

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Aaargh! I am not a subatomic particle, and someday, I will die, even while people are watching and machines are monitoring me. This is more quantum nonsense.

Although, if ever I meet this goon, I know how to frighten him: I’ll close my eyes and cover my face with my hands, and then he’ll panic over the idea that he might suddenly decay.

Twitter skirmish

I got into a brief exchange with a crazy Irish Catholic yesterday, and it actually got reported on broadsheet.ie, which was odd — and also unsatisfying, since they only reported the first half of the discussion. Just for the sense of completion, I append here the last few comments before he turned up his nose and refused to discuss it further.

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There. That’s better.

Twitter skirmish

I got into a brief exchange with a crazy Irish Catholic yesterday, and it actually got reported on broadsheet.ie, which was odd — and also unsatisfying, since they only reported the first half of the discussion. Just for the sense of completion, I append here the last few comments before he turned up his nose and refused to discuss it further.

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There. That’s better.

Twitter Trolls

You may not have noticed, but a certain insane troll best known for repetitive spam to multiple blogs and fora, and who makes frequent references to Depeche Mode and decapitating certain atheists (including yours truly), has been relatively absent from blog comments for a while. That’s because he has discovered Twitter, and is happily spamming that service instead.

If you have noticed — it’s become a bit of a joke that if I reply to anyone on twitter, they immediately get a flood of spam from the obsessive crank, so you may have — here’s a summary of tools to clean up your twitter feed. You might find it handy.

I actually prefer that he infest twitter, since all I have to do is block his account once, and all of his noise disappears instantly, and because everyone reports his spam to one central authority which may at some point do something to throttle him.

Twitter Trolls

You may not have noticed, but a certain insane troll best known for repetitive spam to multiple blogs and fora, and who makes frequent references to Depeche Mode and decapitating certain atheists (including yours truly), has been relatively absent from blog comments for a while. That’s because he has discovered Twitter, and is happily spamming that service instead.

If you have noticed — it’s become a bit of a joke that if I reply to anyone on twitter, they immediately get a flood of spam from the obsessive crank, so you may have — here’s a summary of tools to clean up your twitter feed. You might find it handy.

I actually prefer that he infest twitter, since all I have to do is block his account once, and all of his noise disappears instantly, and because everyone reports his spam to one central authority which may at some point do something to throttle him.

Gov. Beshear has been twittered

We have at least a cursory account of the creationist press conference in Kentucky, in which Governor Beshear proudly announced the state’s cooperation with Answers in Genesis in promoting lies to children. It’s via Twitter, so just read it from bottom to top:


joesonka
Video of the press conference (Kentucky’s Shame) coming soon. Yaba Daba doo!


31 minutes ago


joesonka
Press conference over. Kentucky has had many humiliating days in its history, but this has to rank near the top


32 minutes ago


joesonka
I ask if Beshear supports young earth creationism being taught in public schools. He says we’re not here to talk about that


35 minutes ago


joesonka
No rollercoasters!!!


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Judge Exwcutive says he agrees with aig’s religious beliefs


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Flack journalists asking about dimensions of ark. Dude…


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
I ask if dinosaurs will be in the Ark. Beshear gives icy stare. AiG flack says YES


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Beshear says this is all about the bling bling. If they can support Nascar, they can support these nuts


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Beahear says it’s not unconstitutional


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Gushing about how supportive and enthusiastic Beshear and Gov office has been on this project


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Answers in Genesis dude says it’s “high tech and cutting edge”


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Plan is to open Spring 2014, get 1.6 million dolts to visit in first year


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Gov here and excited about bringing “Biblical stories” to the bluegrass. Surreal


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Still waiting on Steve Beshear and Ken Ham and Fred Flintstone


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Answers in Genesis people here saying it’s been great working with the Gov. Say Geoff Davis told them he wishes he could be here.


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Damon Thayer here. Says he’s excited that this is in heart of his district


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
More wow from the press release: http://yfrog.com/7331hcj


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Press release says Creationist Theme Park will be $150 million to build. Is Dudley Webb in on this?


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Wow http://yfrog.com/em1fc01j


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
The press kit: http://yfrog.com/44caq0j


about 2 hours ago

I bet the governor didn’t actually call the AiG flacks “nuts”. Although he should have.

And of course dinosaurs will be on the Ark. You can’t imagine how fanatical AiG is about their literal interpretation of the Bible: if it says Noah gathered all of the kinds of animals on the Ark, there can be no exceptions, all, including dinosaurs, must be on the Ark.

Ah, Kentucky. We’re going to be laughing at you for many years to come.

Gov. Beshear has been twittered

We have at least a cursory account of the creationist press conference in Kentucky, in which Governor Beshear proudly announced the state’s cooperation with Answers in Genesis in promoting lies to children. It’s via Twitter, so just read it from bottom to top:


joesonka
Video of the press conference (Kentucky’s Shame) coming soon. Yaba Daba doo!


31 minutes ago


joesonka
Press conference over. Kentucky has had many humiliating days in its history, but this has to rank near the top


32 minutes ago


joesonka
I ask if Beshear supports young earth creationism being taught in public schools. He says we’re not here to talk about that


35 minutes ago


joesonka
No rollercoasters!!!


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Judge Exwcutive says he agrees with aig’s religious beliefs


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Flack journalists asking about dimensions of ark. Dude…


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
I ask if dinosaurs will be in the Ark. Beshear gives icy stare. AiG flack says YES


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Beshear says this is all about the bling bling. If they can support Nascar, they can support these nuts


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Beahear says it’s not unconstitutional


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Gushing about how supportive and enthusiastic Beshear and Gov office has been on this project


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Answers in Genesis dude says it’s “high tech and cutting edge”


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Plan is to open Spring 2014, get 1.6 million dolts to visit in first year


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Gov here and excited about bringing “Biblical stories” to the bluegrass. Surreal


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Still waiting on Steve Beshear and Ken Ham and Fred Flintstone


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Answers in Genesis people here saying it’s been great working with the Gov. Say Geoff Davis told them he wishes he could be here.


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Damon Thayer here. Says he’s excited that this is in heart of his district


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
More wow from the press release: http://yfrog.com/7331hcj


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Press release says Creationist Theme Park will be $150 million to build. Is Dudley Webb in on this?


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
Wow http://yfrog.com/em1fc01j


about 1 hour ago


joesonka
The press kit: http://yfrog.com/44caq0j


about 2 hours ago

I bet the governor didn’t actually call the AiG flacks “nuts”. Although he should have.

And of course dinosaurs will be on the Ark. You can’t imagine how fanatical AiG is about their literal interpretation of the Bible: if it says Noah gathered all of the kinds of animals on the Ark, there can be no exceptions, all, including dinosaurs, must be on the Ark.

Ah, Kentucky. We’re going to be laughing at you for many years to come.

Scientology’s new enemy: Twitter

John Dixon is a councillor in Wales who, a year ago, and one day he wrote this on twitter:

I didn’t know the Scientologists had a church on Tottenham Court Road. Just hurried past in case the stupid rubs off.

Oh, deary me. What a blistering attack, what an in-your-face, vicious, horrible, bloody, nasty bit of savagery that was. Surely it fully warrants the Church of Scientology making an official complaint and trying to get him fired? The church claims that being called “stupid” “impinges on the right to religious freedom”.

No, it doesn’t. Everyone has a right to believe in stupid things, and everyone has a right to call them stupid.

If you’re on Twitter, practice your right to free speech and join in the fun: use the tag “#stupidscientology”. It’s Streisand effect time!

(Uh-oh. I’m being a dick again, aren’t I?)

(via Jack of Kent)

Scientology’s new enemy: Twitter

John Dixon is a councillor in Wales who, a year ago, and one day he wrote this on twitter:

I didn’t know the Scientologists had a church on Tottenham Court Road. Just hurried past in case the stupid rubs off.

Oh, deary me. What a blistering attack, what an in-your-face, vicious, horrible, bloody, nasty bit of savagery that was. Surely it fully warrants the Church of Scientology making an official complaint and trying to get him fired? The church claims that being called “stupid” “impinges on the right to religious freedom”.

No, it doesn’t. Everyone has a right to believe in stupid things, and everyone has a right to call them stupid.

If you’re on Twitter, practice your right to free speech and join in the fun: use the tag “#stupidscientology”. It’s Streisand effect time!

(Uh-oh. I’m being a dick again, aren’t I?)

(via Jack of Kent)

Crazies…on twitter? Say it ain’t so!

I’ve been getting a few odd, cryptic messages on twitter from someone calling himself @spiritualgenome. I looked him up to figure out what the heck he was babbling about, and found his web page. Turns out he’s a crop circle nut, and you might find a few minutes amusement in his delusions.

Fascinating new discoveries by Russian molecular biologists have revealed that DNA has a mysterious resonance that has been termed the Phantom-DNA Effect. In addition these Russian researchers have found that DNA reacts to voice activated laser light when it is set at the specific frequency of the DNA itself. Using these methods it is possible not only to change the information patterns in the DNA, but it is also possible to communicate with the DNA.

This “phantom DNA” effect is all over the web, surprisingly: people claim that if you shine a laser through a solution of DNA, it scatters or resonates in some particular pattern that persists even after you remove the DNA. Guess what? While it’s a very popular subject on fringe websites hosted on cheap servers with crappy web design, it seems to be completely absent from the scientific literature.

Huh. Who would have guessed?

You might be wondering what it has to to do with crop circles. All will be explained in the following paragraph.

It seems that there is a divine intelligence in the DNA that is capable of resonating with the natural frequency of the earth in order to create crop circles. This divine intelligence is what the Hindus refer to as the Inner Self, and there are indications that the increase in crop circle activity in recent decades is set to coincide with the end of the Mayan calendar, at which point this divine intelligence in the DNA will become generally known to the world, thus ushering in a new era in 2012.

Ooooo-OOoOO-ooooh. Magic DNA, lasers, quantum physics, psychic powers, vibrations, crop circles, mystical Mayan calendars, and 2012 — it’s got everything. Total lunatic meltdown.

I just thought somebody who would throw together something this insane deserved a brief flurry of attention to his wacky webpage before I blocked him.