Comments for Mark O'Connell

Comment on The Writer’s Voice by Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:58:10 +0000

By , March 20, 2012 at 11:28 pmOf course. Why would the gmerenovnt want the people to talk, share and god forbid create an actual community. No that would be too hard, we would not be easily controlled, I mean think of it, people outside with the sun shinning and sharing their ideas together, creating a discourse of humanity. However then, could the media manipulate us? It was much easier when we willingly held ourselves prisoner in our dark rooms by ourselves, relentesly pounding away at the keyboard under the false pretense of an individual. Our founding fathers (in America), were smart. They knew that power corrupted and would probably break down and cry if they could see the way the nations leaders are sticking it to their own people, not unlike the oppresion that the American Revolutionaries experienced. I hope this nation is not lost to apathy, stand up for yourself and your rights. The outlawing of gambaling on the internet I saw as a begining of a huge cencorship. We as humans have created the internet, an amazing route of information and that’s it. Information, it is very dangerous, and the elite class knows this. Dont let them destroy America.

Comment on The Forgotten Walz by Anne Enright by Chan

Chan — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:35:20 +0000

这么说我是理解错题意了，不过原作者描述的不够清晰。。。如果短的字母里面有重复字符，应该也要在长串里面出现多次才行吧？所以Hash是必须的。不过Guy的问题谁能给点提示？- How can you optimize the mapinpg of letters to primes?- Can you suggest a way to combine the prime representation with a bitmask to improve performance?还有出现多次的rack是啥意思？

Comment on On Not Going Out of the House: Thoughts on Plotlessness by Elfrida

Elfrida — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:31:19 +0000

Personally I find it highly ssnirpuirg that Microsoft haven’t worked out a solution in the last couple of months for this highly visible bug resulting in widespread poor user experienceWhy? It’s in Microsoft’s best interest to perpetuate the idea that using alternative browsers breaks the internet . This particular issue has been pointed out to them countless times, so it’s definitely deliberate. Chris

Comment on @Reading in the Age of the @Author by Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:43:18 +0000

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Comment on Arpaio Country: America’s Toughest Sheriff by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:39:18 +0000

Excuse me, In No Way does this rebuild ones character.This man is being GIVEN too much power!!!!

Comment on Arpaio Country: America’s Toughest Sheriff by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:36:57 +0000

They are allowing a Hitler to be born in the U,S. This in inhuman, untasteful, and should not be allowed. There is probably alot more going on inside these jails that we do not hear about.This is no way rebuilds character.

Comment on Working on John Banville: My Awkward Relationship with My Subject by Mehdi Ghassemi

Mehdi Ghassemi — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:19:54 +0000

Hi Mark,
I could relate to many of the points you mentioned about writing about Banville. I didn’t know about your work on Banville. I’m also doing a dissertation on Banville and guess what… I’m doing psychoanalysis as well. (Mainly Lacan though). From what I read in your paper on Birchwood and Mefisto you are more interested in the post-Freudians. I can’t wait to read your dissertation. I hope it’ll be i print soon so I can get hold of it. Anyways, I was glad to find someone with psychoanalytical sympathies. There are not so many of us you know.

Cheers from France
Mehdi Ghassemi

Comment on Arpaio Country: America’s Toughest Sheriff by Jeff Prager

Jeff Prager — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:27:05 +0000

As the founder and publisher, retired, of Senior Magazine Arizona I interviewed this pompous asshole in 1996 and toured tent city and the jail with one of my photographers. I also spent 7 months in these jails and tent city in 2005 for civil contempt. We don’t treat animals like this let alone each other and the food isn’t fit to eat, ever. I survived, but barely, and was hospitalized for 11 days in intensive care immediately after my release. This Arpaio is one sick psychopath.