<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527</id><updated>2009-12-30T03:55:37.272-05:00</updated><title type='text'>God in the Machine</title><subtitle type='html'>Literally "God in the machine", Deus Ex Machina originally referred to Greek plays, where the "gods" would be lowered onto the stage with ropes in order to provide a quick resolution to the story. Today, Deus Ex Machina refers to any improbably and/or overly convenient character or mechanism that comes out of nowhere and saves the character(s).</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>179</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108958125838887413</id><published>2004-07-11T16:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-11T16:29:01.903-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Last chance! Last post!</title><content type='html'>The new site is up and running! This one is now down and puttering. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.danielchampion.com"&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; where you want to be. That's: http://www.danielchampion.com/.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108958125838887413?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108958125838887413/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108958125838887413' title='38 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108958125838887413'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108958125838887413'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/last-chance-last-post.html' title='Last chance! Last post!'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>38</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108949776029330917</id><published>2004-07-10T17:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-10T17:16:00.293-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Have you updated your links yet?</title><content type='html'>Well, why not?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108949776029330917?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108949776029330917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108949776029330917' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108949776029330917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108949776029330917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/have-you-updated-your-links-yet.html' title='Have you updated your links yet?'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108944744235772933</id><published>2004-07-10T03:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-10T08:38:51.346-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Update your links, one and all!</title><content type='html'>The new site is up and running! This one is now down and puttering. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.danielchampion.com/"&gt;Here's&lt;/a&gt; where you want to be. That's: http://www.danielchampion.com/.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108944744235772933?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108944744235772933/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108944744235772933' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108944744235772933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108944744235772933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/update-your-links-one-and-all.html' title='Update your links, one and all!'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108944131315856526</id><published>2004-07-10T01:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-10T01:35:13.160-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Politics sucks</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;cid=1503&amp;e=5&amp;u=/afp/20040709/ts_afp/us_vote_food"&gt;THIS&lt;/a&gt; is why I hate the politics game. This kind of thing is inexcusable on any level.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108944131315856526?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108944131315856526/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108944131315856526' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108944131315856526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108944131315856526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/politics-sucks.html' title='Politics sucks'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108941568199058634</id><published>2004-07-09T18:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-09T18:28:01.990-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A quote! A quote! My kingdom for a quote!</title><content type='html'>Our revels now are ended: these our actors&lt;br /&gt;As I foretold you, were all spirits, and&lt;br /&gt;Are melted into air, into thin air:&lt;br /&gt;And, like the baseless fabric of this vision&lt;br /&gt;The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces,&lt;br /&gt;The solemn temples, the great globe itself,&lt;br /&gt;Yes, and all which it inherit, shall dissolve,&lt;br /&gt;And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,&lt;br /&gt;Leave not a wrack behind: We are such stuff&lt;br /&gt;As dreams are made of, and our little life&lt;br /&gt;Is rounded with a sleep. –William Shakespeare, The Tempest&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108941568199058634?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108941568199058634/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108941568199058634' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108941568199058634'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108941568199058634'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/quote-quote-my-kingdom-for-quote.html' title='A quote! A quote! My kingdom for a quote!'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108938479465664055</id><published>2004-07-09T09:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-09T09:53:14.656-05:00</updated><title type='text'>This is NOT how I want to die</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/90-103.html"&gt;Eeesh.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108938479465664055?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108938479465664055/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108938479465664055' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108938479465664055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108938479465664055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/this-is-not-how-i-want-to-die.html' title='This is NOT how I want to die'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108934033365577104</id><published>2004-07-08T21:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-08T21:32:13.656-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The voice has spoken!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.deanesmay.com/"&gt;Dean&lt;/a&gt; sends word that Saturday is moving day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll be blogging my way up Broadway, past Hollywood and Vine and straight into the Louvre! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More details as information, and links, become available.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108934033365577104?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108934033365577104/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108934033365577104' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108934033365577104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108934033365577104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/voice-has-spoken.html' title='The voice has spoken!'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108928692545894943</id><published>2004-07-08T06:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-08T06:42:05.456-05:00</updated><title type='text'>New Format Announced!</title><content type='html'>The format of the new blog location will be: critical comments on popular culture. This includes film, theater, books, art, you name it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Much closer to my areas of expertise and much nicer than yet another political rant blog, yes? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stay tuned for an announcement of location, later today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh, the suspense is killing me... I hope it lasts.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108928692545894943?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108928692545894943/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108928692545894943' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108928692545894943'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108928692545894943'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/new-format-announced.html' title='New Format Announced!'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108920345686712430</id><published>2004-07-07T07:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-07T07:31:40.523-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Big Announcement!</title><content type='html'>We're moving!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's right - God in the Machine is undergoing a physical and format relocation!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.deanesmay.com/"&gt;Dean&lt;/a&gt; is helping me set up a new domain and I'll start from scratch with a better format than the "random muttering" concept we've existed under until now. Finally, time permits and with Dean's help, now is the time to act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More information in a day or two! Promise! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Until then, more foolishness!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108920345686712430?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108920345686712430/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108920345686712430' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108920345686712430'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108920345686712430'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/big-announcement.html' title='Big Announcement!'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108908071171736379</id><published>2004-07-05T21:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-05T21:25:11.716-05:00</updated><title type='text'>This story will take the air right out of you.</title><content type='html'>The &lt;a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;cid=816&amp;ncid=816&amp;e=19&amp;u=/ap/20040702/ap_on_fe_st/breast_implant_assault"&gt;silicone&lt;/a&gt;, too.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108908071171736379?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108908071171736379/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108908071171736379' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108908071171736379'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108908071171736379'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/this-story-will-take-air-right-out-of.html' title='This story will take the air right out of you.'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108908059307899441</id><published>2004-07-05T21:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-05T21:23:13.076-05:00</updated><title type='text'>How do YOU please your God?</title><content type='html'>Well, there's Sunday church, giving to charity, voting conservative.. oh, yes, and also there's the &lt;a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;cid=816&amp;ncid=816&amp;e=8&amp;u=/ap/20040704/ap_on_re_as/nepal_naked_farmers"&gt;naked plowing&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108908059307899441?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108908059307899441/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108908059307899441' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108908059307899441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108908059307899441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/how-do-you-please-your-god.html' title='How do YOU please your God?'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108890367218771617</id><published>2004-07-03T20:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-03T20:14:32.186-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Daily Quote</title><content type='html'>"What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well." — &lt;em&gt;Antoine Saint-Exupery&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108890367218771617?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108890367218771617/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108890367218771617' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108890367218771617'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108890367218771617'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/daily-quote.html' title='Daily Quote'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108890357794215604</id><published>2004-07-03T20:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-03T20:12:57.943-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Whew!</title><content type='html'>I officially feel better about the unhealthy love I have for &lt;a href="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1008940.html"&gt;Star Trek&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108890357794215604?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108890357794215604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108890357794215604' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108890357794215604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108890357794215604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/whew.html' title='Whew!'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108890333979130664</id><published>2004-07-03T20:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-03T20:08:59.790-05:00</updated><title type='text'>For the last time: Please DO NOT feed the animals</title><content type='html'>Critical quote:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;a href="http://kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&amp;id=10899&amp;cat=HOME"&gt;Darnell&lt;/a&gt; says he denied missing any fingers."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108890333979130664?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108878986673217177</id><published>2004-07-02T12:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-02T12:38:03.063-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Dumbstruck</title><content type='html'>I'm still speechless on the passing of Marlon Brando. The greats seem to be dropping like flies. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm waiting for the final word on Brando, and like all such times, when the last word on a great life appears, it will appear &lt;a href="http://www.sheilaomalley.com/"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108878986673217177?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108878986673217177/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108878986673217177' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108878986673217177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108878986673217177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/dumbstruck.html' title='Dumbstruck'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108871533110990729</id><published>2004-07-01T15:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-01T15:55:31.110-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Quote on, quoter</title><content type='html'>Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. — Thomas a Kempis&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108871533110990729?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108871533110990729/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108871533110990729' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108871533110990729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108871533110990729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/quote-on-quoter.html' title='Quote on, quoter'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108868501326145845</id><published>2004-07-01T07:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-01T07:30:13.260-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Don't worry.</title><content type='html'>I don't think this story &lt;a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;cid=816&amp;ncid=816&amp;e=2&amp;u=/ap/20040630/ap_on_fe_st/podiatrist_fraud"&gt;has legs.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108868501326145845?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108868501326145845/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108868501326145845' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108868501326145845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108868501326145845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/dont-worry.html' title='Don&apos;t worry.'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108868459377302946</id><published>2004-07-01T07:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-01T07:23:13.773-05:00</updated><title type='text'>This headline just in from the "News we already knew" department.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=33589"&gt;See for yourself.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108868459377302946?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108868459377302946/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108868459377302946' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108868459377302946'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108868459377302946'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/this-headline-just-in-from_108868459377302946.html' title='This headline just in from the &quot;News we already knew&quot; department.'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108868437848977679</id><published>2004-07-01T07:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-01T07:19:38.490-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's....</title><content type='html'>... oh, &lt;a href="http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article496559.ece"&gt;dear sweet Lord&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108868437848977679?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108868437848977679/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108868437848977679' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108868437848977679'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108868437848977679'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/look-up-in-sky-its-bird-its-plane-its.html' title='Look! Up in the sky! It&apos;s a bird! It&apos;s a plane! It&apos;s....'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-1088684128830052</id><published>2004-07-01T07:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-07-01T07:15:28.830-05:00</updated><title type='text'>From the Troubling Headline Desk here at God in the Machine</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.dmregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?SearchID=73176046111996&amp;Avis=D2&amp;Dato=20040623&amp;Kategori=NEWS08&amp;Lopenr=406230322&amp;Ref=AR"&gt;This just in.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-1088684128830052?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/1088684128830052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=1088684128830052' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/1088684128830052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/1088684128830052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/07/from-troubling-headline-desk-here-at.html' title='From the Troubling Headline Desk here at God in the Machine'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108856301142403332</id><published>2004-06-29T21:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-06-29T21:36:51.423-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I remember being called "four eyes"</title><content type='html'>But "four ears" is much &lt;a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/latestnewsstory.cfm?storyID=3556946&amp;thesection=news&amp;thesubsection=world"&gt;worse&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108856301142403332?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108856301142403332/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108856301142403332' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108856301142403332'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108856301142403332'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/06/i-remember-being-called-four-eyes.html' title='I remember being called &quot;four eyes&quot;'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108853298987387108</id><published>2004-06-29T13:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-06-29T13:16:29.873-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I said it over and over.. maybe NOW you'll listen.</title><content type='html'>The squirrels are in &lt;a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;cid=816&amp;ncid=816&amp;e=2&amp;u=/ap/20040629/ap_on_fe_st/yellow_ribbons"&gt;cahoots&lt;/a&gt; with the terrorists.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108853298987387108?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108853298987387108/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108853298987387108' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108853298987387108'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108853298987387108'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/06/i-said-it-over-and-over-maybe-now.html' title='I said it over and over.. maybe NOW you&apos;ll listen.'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108853281200831949</id><published>2004-06-29T13:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-06-29T13:14:30.690-05:00</updated><title type='text'>What's a mom for...</title><content type='html'>... if not assaulting teens in &lt;a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;cid=816&amp;ncid=816&amp;e=1&amp;u=/ap/20040629/ap_on_fe_st/pizza_attack"&gt;rodent costumes &lt;/a&gt;on your birthday?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108853281200831949?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108853281200831949/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108853281200831949' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108853281200831949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108853281200831949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/06/whats-mom-for.html' title='What&apos;s a mom for...'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108852051125360309</id><published>2004-06-29T09:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-06-29T09:48:31.253-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh, THAT media bias</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;cid=514&amp;e=5&amp;u=/ap/20040629/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_poll"&gt;Headline&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Bush, Kerry Even Despite Iraq Woes.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not &lt;em&gt;Bush, Kerry even&lt;/em&gt;. When Republicans do well, it has to be IN SPITE of something, doesn't it. I think the point of the headline is how dumb we civilians are.. imagine it: IN SPITE of Iraq woes, we're still dumb enough to vote for Bush.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why didn't the headline read &lt;em&gt;Kerry not a good enough candidate to beat Bush in his worst hour in Iraq&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No, there's no liberal bias in the media.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108852051125360309?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108852051125360309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108852051125360309' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108852051125360309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108852051125360309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/06/oh-that-media-bias.html' title='Oh, THAT media bias'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928527.post-108851189871370147</id><published>2004-06-29T07:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-06-29T07:24:58.713-05:00</updated><title type='text'>3/4 of 100</title><content type='html'>Yes, yes.. it's 75.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why is this important? Well, it's the number of pounds I've lost since this time last year. Go me.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6928527-108851189871370147?l=godinthemachine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/feeds/108851189871370147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6928527&amp;postID=108851189871370147' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108851189871370147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6928527/posts/default/108851189871370147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://godinthemachine.blogspot.com/2004/06/34-of-100.html' title='3/4 of 100'/><author><name>Big Dan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15069156675437590365</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09225729188351198475'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>