Links that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries …
- More Than Vaguely Terrifying: The Peekaru – GAAH!!!
- Federal judge blocks teen “sexting” charges – Good on him!
- Catholic Church knew of sex abuse in 1950’s – This is not in the least bit surprising. Indeed, the greatest surprise is that folks thought that even this could be kept secret forever. I do like the note at the end (explained further in the comments) that one of the things that largely broke up this sort of thing in the Episcopal Church was the admission of women to the clergy.
- The Associated Press: Report: cosmonaut grumbles about space bureaucracy – Wow. This is really a profoundly sad article, as penny-pinching bureaucrats impact and divide what can and should be the most international of locations.
- How to Live Your Entire Life on Facebook – Yeah. No.
- Ian Millhiser: Setting Time Bombs in Our Chests: Our Unreliable FDA – I’ll be curious to read Margie’s take on this, as she has experience in the medical equipment field. But this is an area that strikes me as ideally suited to strong government oversight and regulation — if for no other reasons than that the potential costs are so high and the profit motive to cheat is even higher.
- Bits: Microsoft to Shut Down Encarta – I like the idea of a paid, professional encyclopedia — but, honestly, Wikipedia suffices for about 95% of my information lookup needs.
- Filibusters skyrocket under Republican minority in 110th Congress. – The Party of No. And … what is it, again, with the “nuclear war” metaphors they keep using. Jeez.
- Mulch Tests: Rubber stacks up well against wood – Sorry, it just doesn’t look right. And, honestly, I’d rather have something that biodegrades.
- Wolfson: Will California Supremes strike down Prop 8 or ‘willy-nilly disregard its duty?’: Pam Spaulding
- Murkowski rips Jindal’s ‘volcano monitoring’ comments on Senate floor.: Satyam Khanna
- Rasmussen Polls On Non-Existent ‘Global Currency’ Issue, Before Admitting It’s A Non-Existent Issue: Ali Frick
- Dan Agin: How It Was: Terror and Water-Boarding the Insane in Philadelphia: Dan Agin
- Here All the Bombs Fade Away: Eric Martin
- Why the Police Must Be Videotaped – Yes. With great power must come great accountability.
- Karzai signs law that legalizes rape – The question becomes, of course, so what, if anything, can we do about it? Do we give up on Afghanistan (because that’s always worked so well), do we try to impose our values on them (because that always works so well, too) or what? Sitting back and smiling and saying that Karzai is our friend clearly isn’t the right answer, either.
- The 14 oz. Pint and Other Downsized Products — Part 1 – Ice cream has been doing this for quite some time. It’s obvious when you see the two together. Though … it’s probably better for you to be missing a few ounces of ice cream … mmmmmm … ice cream …
- Pistachios Recalled For Salmonella [Pistachios]: Ben Popken
- Ex-Circuit City Pre-Owned Consoles Include Credit Card Details, Home Porn [Rumor] – This lesson keeps getting learned again, and again, and again.
- 10 Different Timelines From The Terminator Universe [Terminator] – A demonstration of why time travel, like fire, is a powerful tool that can utterly destroy your story (and drive your fans batty), unless you’re explicitly writing about time travel.
I disagree with the bottom conclusion, btw — the (original) John Connor of the future simply must be the result of a causal loop, with Kyle Reese as his father. Nothing makes any “sense” otherwise.
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