Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- The Little, but Real, Effects of Unemployment « Rortybomb – But, for God’s sake, let’s be sure we make cutting the deficit our number one priority.
- Pam’s House Blend:: Removing shoes for the TSA is the least of our problems in new documentary – Something that it sounds like everyone should see. Except me, because I’m not sure my blood pressure can stand it.
- Are Juvenile Courts Manufacturing Criminals to Feed the Prison Industrial Complex? – Ironically enough, there was an episode of “Leverage” a few weeks back that touched on the problem of private prisons doing whatever they can to make a profit. That plot was neatly resolved in 60 minutes. The real problem will take take decades to resolve, even if we were willing to start now.
- Stoning Sakineh – There are things that take my words away, so great is my revulsion and abhorrence of them. Sakineh has my prayers, and my words of support, what little they can do for her. I will not let myself say what I think of her judges and executioners, nor the people in her country (and elsewhere, perhaps even here, amongst different faiths) who support this barbarity.
- Reading E-Books Takes Longer Than Reading Paper Books: Soulskill
- Punishing the Unemployed – NYTimes.com – There may be some clueless and confused out there about whether the deficit is more important than present unemployment, but I do think the majority of those in congress arguing this are doing so in a very calculated, cruel fashion, willingly destroying lives they don’t value in order to retain or expand their political power. Shame.
- No one could have imagined — Barbour Edition: Steve Benen
- YouTube – I Am Not A Pornographer – Wow. I might have to go out and get a copy of this book. (Also, I love it when moralistic busybodies demand that parents should get to choose what their kids should read, except when the parents choose “wrongly,” in which case the moralistic busybodies should get to override the parents.)
- Gallagher Is a Paranoid, Right-Wing, Watermelon-Smashing Maniac – The Stranger, Seattle’s Only Newspaper – Wow. I never really got Gallagher in the first place but … um … wow.
- Beyond Art And Ego – “It’s okay to love your mistakes. It’s not okay to be blind to them.” And that seems to have been MNS’ problem with The Last Airbender.
- WordPress Now Lets You Phone in Your Blog Posts – This is pretty interesting. I can see some times when this would be a handy feature for my blogging (though I prefer the searchability of text). Alas, not available outside of the hosted wordpress.com as of yet.
- End the Liberal Bias Against Slavery – I’d not been aware that the Catholic Church was (to judge by the blurbs on the book cover and in the text) so pro-South at the time. It’s an interesting side story in what looks like a generally reprehensible book here.
- Are Lolcats a Sign of Human Progress? – That, or the Impending Apocalypse. Maybe both.
- Technology Review: Blogs: Guest Blog: AI That Picks Stocks Better Than the Pros
- Europol Report: All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 99.6% that Aren’t | loonwatch.com – The link back to terrorism in the US is also fascinating. But don’t let the facts get in the way of your demagoguery, Wingnutties!
- New from Japan: Breast Bowling – So. Very. Japanese.
- A Very Scary Fireworks Show: Exploding H-Bombs In Space : NPR – Wow. That’s … zany.
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Have you seen “The Stoning of Soraya M.”? If not you should. Definitely not a Margie flick though. If you have Netflix you can watch it streaming on-line.
You know, I don’t think it’s a Dave flick, either. But thanks for the reference.