Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Judging, Judges and Prop 8 – “The unspoken offensive presumption at work here is that people who come to the law with a life experience that is considered ‘normal’ – say, straight white male Christian – are inherently unbiased, or that their life experience somehow gives them a singularly correct way of viewing the law. Others are suspect.”
- Online Software Reseller Battles Bogus Infringement Allegations – “What’s at stake in this case is the ability of consumers actually to own the things they pay for.”
- A simple explanation that nails it. – Making a note on this to help explain the differences between the “Abrahamic” religions.
- Historical figures in modern times – But … but … THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
- Wonk Room » Missouri Lawmaker: Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell And The Terrorists Win – Even his immediate comment to the post simply digs in deeper. His argument is that folks in a Muslim country that is culturally anti-gay will be further offended by the US military accepting (open) homosexuals. One might suggest they are offended by women serving, or Jews. Or, heck, Christians.
- Google Maps Get Labs With Nine Cool New Features – Aha! LatLong features for the win!
- No joke: South Carolina now requires ’subversives’ to register | Raw Story – I wasn’t aware that “controlling” or “conducting” the government of the United States was a “subversive activity.” Isn’t that what most (national) political parties do?
- Studio 360 Challenge: Redesign Valentine’s Day – They had me until the okra part …
- 30 Unintentionally Hilarious Political Signs – It is very easy to leave out a letter when doing up a sign. It’s also very easy to proofread it before going out in public with it.
- 10 fake Simpsons words that belong in the dictionary – I’m actually a bit stunned that some of these are originally from the Simpsons. Talk about pop culture influence …
- Tennessee Mosque Vandalized After Local TV Station Airs Irresponsible Report On ‘Homegrown Jihad’: Amanda Terkel
- Obama ‘wins showdown’ with Republicans as the Senate confirms 27 of his high-level nominees.: Amanda Terkel
- How does it feel to be a shia Muslim in Saudi Arabia? – An interesting view into another part of the world.
- Evolution Fucked Your Shit Up: The World’s 50 Freakiest Animals | JamesGunn.com – Official Website for James Gunn – Yikes!
- The Complete List Of Sources Avatar’s Accused Of Ripping Off [Triviagasm] – The bottom line: Avatar is not, story and plot element-wise, all that original. But everyone already knew that. I don’t think Cameron intentionally ripped anyone off; he just chose some very popular tropes.
- Millions of Buzz users, and improvements based on your feedback – Excellent. While I think the privacy concerns were overblown for most folks, Google’s quick response to the issue is very reassuring.
- Loudon Wainwright’s ‘Charlie Poole Project’ : NPR – Love Loudon Wainwright, and this album is definitely going on my wish list.
- Security patch results in BSOD, stops Windows from booting – Yikes!
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