Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Ed Driscoll » TSA Agents Gone Wild! – “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” (Note: only one of the couple is a TSA agent — the other is a cop.)
- Breweries to launch joint venture – The Denver Post – Mmmmm … beer foamy …
- Don’t type, write! – This is very cool. I became pretty slick with Graffiti when I had my original Palm. Question is — is it really faster?
- Asshat Eric Cantor readies troops for a guerrilla war on science : Thoughts from Kansas – Another step in the decline and fall of the American Empire.
- Baby Names Reveal More about Parents than Ever Before | Choosing a Baby Name | LiveScience – It’s not the diversity of names that bothers me (though I find it fascinating some of the implications described here) as much as how many of them just strike me as strained misspellings (“I really want my daughter to be named Mary, but I want it to be unique, so I’ll name her M’haerrhI, and teach her to dot the I with a heart, even if it’s a capital letter”).
- From WikiChina – NYTimes.com – Yup. That sounds about right.
- Schools’ limit on lip balm irks some parents – Local/State – NewsObserver.com – Chapstick … as OTC medication … because kids might share it and cause allergic reactions …? Jesus wept.
- Censorship-Advocate Bill Donohue’s History of Right Wing Demagoguery | Right Wing Watch – Ah, good ol’ Bill — never met something he could take personal, righteous, Catholicism-wide offense to.
- Yearbook Blacks Out Kids’ Eyes for Fear of Porn Potential – ParentDish – sigh
- Media Pushes Narrative That Arabs Want War With Iran, Ignores Cables That Show Arabs Urging Restraint – Worth noting.
- Warner Bros. Graciously Offered Whedon the Buffy Reboot – Now, if only they’d offer him Firefly (again) …
- Ready… set… track Santa! – Fun.
- WIKILEEKS – Heh.
- Do Not Stack – Heh.
- Good News: Chrome Now Sandboxes Flash for More Secure Browsing [Security] – A fine idea.
- Now Dead: The Disturbed Man Who Created the Neutron Bomb [Nukes] – In an era where we were seriously planning to use tactical nukes in Western Europe to counterbalance a huge Soviet advantage in tanks and troops, the idea of the N-bomb — something we could use to destroy those troops (plus some unfortunate collateral damage civilians) without devastating W Europe as well — was seductive. And illusory.
- Secretary of Defense: Let’s Stop Freaking Out Over WikiLeaks, Nobody Trusted Us Anyway [Blockquote] – Actually, that’s remarkably refreshing. And it’s very in keeping with the underlying message of George Washington’s “no foreign entanglements” speech. I think the WikiLeaks impact is more personal — particular foreign potentates ticked off over their characterizations in cables — and domestic — American citizens getting a glimpse of the shadows behind the curtain.
- Satellite Image Shows Star of David on Iranian Airport Building’s Roof – FoxNews.com – For those mocking Iran for being so zany about this, I have two words: “Freedom Fries.”
- Graph: What Really Happens When A Product Says “Easy Open!” – Yeah, just about.
- After A Four Year Run, Firefox Is No Longer The Top Browser On TechCrunch — Chrome Is – I still find Firefox friendlier to use — but Chrome is distinctly more stable. Currently using Chrome at home, Firefox at work.
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