http://maxvan.vox.com/library/posts/2008/01/page/1/ When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don't learn nothing, cause hey, it's not your fault, it's his fault, over there. -Joe Strummer en Vox Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:52:24 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/qotd-long-distance-love-affair.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/qotd-long-distance-love-affair.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/qotd-long-distance-love-affair.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:52:24 -0800 Do you think real love can last throughout any distance, or will long distance end most relationships? Submitted by Miss Joy. It depends. At different times in most relationships I've had there has been some distance. In one case, the distance... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/qotd-long-distance-love-affair.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398d83b320004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd long distance http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/wow.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/wow.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/wow.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:02:14 -0800 I just found This. Wow. I don't know how scientific it is, nor how accurate. But it does fall in line with my view of humanity. If given the chance, we will fail. At the same time, i still believe that humans are perfectable: if given the tools, w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/wow.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398d6c18f0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life philosophy racism http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/celebreality.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/celebreality.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/celebreality.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:22:15 -0800 I don't know about the people you see everyday, but the people I see every day talk about celebrities waay too much. I have a slightly different take on it than most, but hear me out: fame is a disease. Don't believe me? Imagine Heath Ledger was a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/celebreality.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398d688f10004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> celebrity fame http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/boycott.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/boycott.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/boycott.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:41:06 -0800 I've got an odd relationship with the notion of boycotts. I can see the logic of metaphorically taking your ball and going home. Refusing to shop at Wal Mart or refusing to get your Pizza from one chain or another can make a certain kind of sense... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/boycott.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398d4a5d90002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> politics life boycott http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/m-i-a-kala.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/m-i-a-kala.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/m-i-a-kala.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:13:00 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398d49e270002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398d49e270002-50si" alt="Kala" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My wife was already a fan, and I rather liked her story: Maya is a Tamil who was raised in various countries because her father was one of the Tamil Tigers and her mother raised her as a refugee. She first tried visual arts, reinterpreting terro... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/m-i-a-kala.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398d49f420002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music hip hop international http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/qotd-a-chat-with-my-past.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/qotd-a-chat-with-my-past.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/qotd-a-chat-with-my-past.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:04:12 -0800 Which one of your ancestors would you most like to talk to? Submitted by Kathy. I don't know. Probably whoever it was that came up with my umentionable last name. Also my great grandfather. He caused a lot of damage. But, mostly, I'd like to ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/qotd-a-chat-with-my-past.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398d3fd2c0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd ancestor talk http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/working-title.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/working-title.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/working-title.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:39:09 -0800 So, at work, I have been mailing checks. Thousands of them, actually. While doing so, I see the US Flag-on-a-stamp literally thousands of times. Tends to make me ruminate over it, you know what I mean? It's the Brand logo for this country, and I ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398d122250004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> reading philosophy symbols http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/to-all-the-girls-ive-loved-before.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/to-all-the-girls-ive-loved-before.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/to-all-the-girls-ive-loved-before.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:24:53 -0800 Yes, any time i can reference Julio Iglesias, I think I should. Anyway, I'm home sick, today. Third day in a row away from work: two days mostly at the Doctor's, now, a day at home. It's starting to make me introspective, and all that melancholy ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/to-all-the-girls-ive-loved-before.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398d093070001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life people from the past how i am http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/malpractice.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/malpractice.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/malpractice.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:36:42 -0800 After today, it's what I think I'll refer to the health care system as, especially in Frederick, Maryland. So, first I go to my usual Urgent care: I've got a back and abdominal pain, that feels like gallbladder, except I had that removed. The wai... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/malpractice.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398d000050004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> health care malpractice http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/arrrg.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/arrrg.html?_c=feed-rss http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/arrrg.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:41:11 -0800 Sorry about the format on that last post. I'm still teh suxxorz on Vox stuff. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maxvan.vox.com/library/post/arrrg.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398cf23ec0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>