Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- My son is gay « Nerdy Apple Bottom – “… Or he’s not. I don’t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don’t want to know you.” Excellent article.
- The New Tax Man From Ancient Rome – Remember how despised “tax collectors” are in the New Testament? That’s because they were essentially collecting a personal profit on the side, and could draw on the local constabulary as needed to enforce it. And it sounds like that’s just the private taxing system the financial industry is getting involved in here in the US …
- ‘Hobbit’ money sought as MGM files for bankruptcy – Yahoo! News – Jeez, this production could only be cursed worse if it were being done by Terry Gilliam …
- Apps to Manage Your Cluster of Passwords – NYTimes.com – LastPass rocks. And it now integrates with the Dolphin browser on Android, which is even better.
- A Tale Of Two Cities: N.J. And Calif. Towns Take Different Approaches On Prayer – “The problem is, some politicians seem to believe a prayer really doesn’t count unless it is recited out loud and backed by the full power and authority of the government. It’s especially odd to hear this view coming from Christians. After all, the founder of that faith had a few things to say about public prayer in the Book of Matthew – and he didn’t seem to be a fan.”
- Behind the GOP smiles in the Senate – Given that Colorado was “blessed” with more outside money in its Senate campaign than any other state, I doubt more formal GOP investment would have helped much. Watching the dynamic of the GOP over the next year or two will be interesting, though — the professional pols trying to take back (or resolidify) their control over the process, vs. the purist conservatives / TPers trying to keep from being another pet constituency like the Religious Right.
- Americans – Heh.
- Midterm Elections 2010: It’s not all bad news for Barack Obama – Telegraph – As a friend of mine put it, “Now the Republicans own this depression, too.” I disagree with the analysis of what Obama should be doing next, though I suspect that’s the direction he’s going to take.
- Why Japanese Love Robots (And Americans Fear Them) – Technology Review – “Given that Japanese culture predisposes its members to look at robots as helpmates and equals imbued with something akin to the Western conception of a soul, while Americans view robots as dangerous and willful constructs who will eventually bring about the death of their makers, it should hardly surprise us that one nation favors their use in war while the other imagines them as benevolent companions suitable for assisting a rapidly aging and increasingly dependent population.”
- Cameras in the High Court: It’s About Time – Agreed.
- Zebras Photo, Animal Migration Wallpaper – National Geographic Photo of the Day – Pretty.
- Very nice Chis Samnee JLA. thewhitesoftheireyes: Minimalist… – Ooooh, nice.
- 40 People Who Changed the Internet – A very cool and interesting list. And, sadly, only one of them is a woman.
- Russian Hill, San Francisco – Heh.
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