Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Pam’s House Blend:: Florida Hospital Changes LGBT Policies After Denying Lesbian Right to Visit Her Dying Partner – And I’m sure the hospital did just what Jesus would have done. (I’m glad they are adjusting their policies, but how tragic that it took this sort of event — and publicity — to cause them to do so. Remember this the next time someone says that gay marriage is unnecessary because they just need to do all the right legal paperwork to have power of attorney …)
- Facebook (and Twitter) Killed the Blogging Star – For quick notes, Twitter is certainly more convenient. Facebook still feels like too much of a walled garden for me. I actually spend a lot more time in (ahem) Google Reader, commenting on feed items (which then get routed to my blog) … but my blog remains where I can talk at length about those things I would talk at length about.
- » Streuli: It was a rose by just the right name
- Nine Myths about Socialism in the US | CommonDreams.org – I would be inclined to agree that Centralized Planning and Bureaucracy is bad. But Social Darwinism and “everyone for himself” is also bad. Not to mention immoral.
- Please Do Not Change Your Password – The only basis for password-aging policies is the idea that folks share their passwords, and therefore if one of the people who knows Fred’s password leaves, the window of vulnerability is limited by the policy. I’m not sure how valid that assumption is, to be honest, but try telling that to your security people.
- Dr. Who’s “regeneration” meant to be like bad acid trip – That explains a lot about the Fourth Doctor, at least.
- CEO who led WaMu into failure made over $25 million in final year – Nice work, if you can get it.
- Wrong way planets screw up our perfectly good theories – “Who wants a Universe we understand completely and utterly? How boring that would be! Science is all about peeking around the next corner and seeing what’s there. And there are always more corners. Always.”
- Organizing for America | BarackObama.com | See how much you could save thanks to the Recovery Act – What? What? I was very clearly told that the Democrats were all about increased taxes! Glenn Beck said so! (Aha! I’m making too much money to qualify! So there, Mister “Tax Break” Man!)
- Birther In Military Under Investigation After Refusing To Obey Orders – It is certainly his prerogative to act according to his conscience — and face the consequences for said actions.
- HOUSTON: Arson Destroys Gay Church – Some folks who need some support — a worthy cause, I think.
- The American Family Association Tells Muslim-Americans To “Convert To Christianity” Or Leave – Wow. It’s like the Spanish Inquisition, only with Muslims instead of Jews. What next? The auto-de-fe?
- Sarah Palin Speaking Contract Demands: Big Jets And Bendable Straws – Ah, truly a fine representative for the common folk …
- Westboro Baptist Church: Denver schools warned about gay-hating protest — but will the group actually show? – Denver News – The Latest Word – Hmmmm … I might need to add doing something about this to my schedule that weekend …
- The Ghost of Bobby Lee – National – The Atlantic – Yes, it was about slavery. And pretending it wasn’t keeps us from recognizing and overcoming that legacy in our common humanity.
- WaMu’s Gruesome Autopsy | Mother Jones – Thank you ever-so-much, greedy bastards in the executive suites (who made tons of moolah) for driving a bank I actually enjoyed doing business with out of business (and into the arms of the dreaded Chase).
- Supreme Court Handicapping | Mother Jones – The Right is going to have kittens over whomever gets nominated. Nominating to the center might be vaguely useful for continuing to marginalize the Right as extremist, but a SCOTUS seat is not something to build up your chips with — it’s something to spend your chips on.
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