Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Quite possibly the best Robots.txt file ever. [1] – Heh.
- Personal Info For 100 Million Facebook Users Harvested Into One File [2] – Of course they could imagine it — it’s their BUSINESS MODEL.
- I shall be looking forward to my massive pay raise [Pharyngula] [3] – That’s right! All those college professors are MILLIONAIRES I tell you! MILLIONAIRES! And how do they get away with hiding that from us? BECAUSE THEY’RE POINTY-HEADED INTELLECTUALS WHO ARE SMART!
- Does Language Influence Culture? – WSJ.com [4] – Some fascinating linguistic info here.
- Modest Maos [5] – “This is, apparently, what socialism under the reign of ObaMao looks like.”
- Lay of the land [6] – Living in Cloud-Cuckoo Land …
- Debating disclosure: Steve Benen [7]
- Kyl-Approved Judge Susan Bolton Blocks Key Provisions Of Arizona Immigration Law [8] – I’m sure she’ll still be lambasted by the Right (who will simply call her a Clinton appointee).
- Taking Advantage Of Citizens United, Dirty Coal Groups Form 527 To Elect Industry-Friendly Republicans [9] – But remember — corporations desperately deserve all the Free Speech rights of real-life American citizens!
- Deficit Fraud Shadegg Can’t Name A Single Program He Would Cut To Reduce The Deficit [10] – But, but, if I give too straightforward of an answer, people will be able to criticize me! If I remain vague, I get all the good press and no frowny-faces!
- BP Chairman: Tony Hayward Did A ‘Great Job,’ Ouster Was Simply To Help ‘Rebuild’ The BP ‘Brand’ [11] – Nice — a big pension and a nod-and-a-wink that it’s all about PR.
- Senator: Internet gatekeepers biggest threat to free speech [12] – It’s not a First Amendment issue — but it is, arguably, a Free Speech issue, which makes it critical to our democracy and our society.
- PHD Comics: Tales from the Road – Comic-Con Pt. 2 [13] – Interestingly, the discussion (this year) on Superheroes as Mythology took a different tack.
- BREAKING: Federal judges ‘blocked the most controversial parts’ of Arizona’s SB 1070 [14] – Good. Though I’m sure this will be considered more “liberal judicial activism” by some folks.
- He Submitted His Paper to a Journal… Are You Happy?: Hemant Mehta [15]
- Chevy Volt: Why Don’t People Understand Two for the Price of One? [16] – An interesting perspective on what seems like prohibitively expensive pricing.
- Dems bending over backwards to assure Republicans they won’t pass legislation during lame duck session [17] – And people wonder how the GOP has managed to hold power, even in the minority.
- Amusing Ourselves to Death [18] – Wow. That’s depressing. And, I worry, true.
- Topless Robot – The 7 Biggest SDCC Announcements [19] – Yes, these are all pretty darned big. And cool.
- Early Morning Swim: Chris Hayes on Republican Filibusters of DISCLOSE Act, Unemployment Insurance [20] – Mitch McConnell is a dolt.
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