Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Official First Family Portrait Released [Picture Perfect] – Nice photo. Though I’m sure someone will criticize it or trump up charges about it (“He’s slouching!” “Her smile looks fake!” “Wait, her hand’s been photoshopped!”)
- Mozilla’s Raindrop Looks To Make Your Inbox Personal Again – I think aggregation of messaging streams in this fashion is going to become a real battle in coming years — as individual messaging systems add features and aggregators try to demonstrate their (very real) value in pulling together this sort of data.
- BBC NEWS | Technology | Universal phone charger approved – Unfortunately, it’s not likely to be a primary reason for phone selection, but hopefully it will be a factor. Esp. if governments put a surcharge on those phones that don’t use it (to cover waste/energy costs).
- BBC NEWS | Middle East | Lashes for Saudi woman journalist – So, am I wrong in thinking that there are those in this country who would probably think this a good idea?
- BBC NEWS | Service for last Titanic survivor
- BBC NEWS | Europe | Rich Germans demand higher taxes – COMMIES!
- Language Map of Europe – Very, very cool.
- FW: Why Dogs Don’t Like Halloween – I’d say “long-suffering” fits the expression on most of these faces.
- PRELUDIUM: Let me get this straight… South Carolina did what? – So glad the Episcopal Diocese of S. Carolina has their priorities straight. [rolls eyes]
- Dallas police ticketed 39 drivers in 3 years for not speaking English | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News – Yeesh.
- Obama Gets Tough Question From Fourth Grader
- Uninformed Hannity Tries To Provoke Culture War Over NYC Subway Atheist Ads – Sean Hannity misspeaking about something he has no experience with or knowledge about. Shocking, I know.
- John McCain — ‘Tech Troglodyte’ And Top Recipient Of Telecom Cash — Unveils Bill To Block Net Neutrality – For too many on the Right (ironically, including folks who are darlings of the “tea bag” set), freedom of expression means freedom for those who own the printing press — or, in this case, the “Internet (Provider) Freedom Act.”
- John McCain vs. the Internet – McCain seems determined to continually tear down any good will (or reputation for independence) anyone feels for him.
- Drama queens in South Carolina – Ah, South Carolina — in religion or in politics, a “peculiar” institution indeed.
- Badass Quote of the Day [Dispatches from the Culture Wars] – There are some very cool things about our country, things worth protecting and even worth promoting. But, yeah, American Exceptionalism is not only bad diplomacy, it’s a great way to deny the many things about our country that are not “the greatest* (and to deny the difference between the best and the best that could be). If no human can be perfect, how can any society of humans be perfect?
- Mikey Weinstein Gets Mail : Dispatches from the Culture Wars – That’s just delightful, folks. And an odd cherry-pick (let alone calling it a “commandment”) from a parable in Luke.
- Ad Placement Fail – Heh.
- Thousands Protest Global Warming – Think of the children!
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