Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Al Qaeda threat involving hotels buffets ‘credible,’ report says – USATODAY.com – See, there’s an effective idea. There’s lots of nefarious things that could be done in this way, restricting services, eroding public trust … and, even better, even if nothing is actually done, it just ramps up the fear, esp. if a real food poisoning outbreak occurs. That’s why it’s called terrorism.
- Senator Tom Coburn Vows To Hold Up 9-11 Health Care Bill – “You can only help these people if you hurt those other people over there.” Stay classy, Sen. Coburn!
- A subway spelunker’s guide to Paris’ abandoned Métro stations [Mad Urbanism] – Kids, don’t try this in your home town.
- The Associated Press: Ariz. hospital loses Catholic status over surgery – Sounds like the hospital (and its patients) will be better off without them, though it’s a shame they’ll no longer be able to have Mass at the chapel.
- SpyTalk – WikiLeaks “no threat,” top German official says – A remarkably sane and calm response.
- What High Maintenance Girlfriends Want for Christmas This Year
- Apple Bans Wikileaks App from iPhones
- How do I force Windows to assign a drive letter to an external hard drive when attached? | Microsoft Windows | TechRepublic.com – Noting this for future (re)reference.
- Nasa captures stunning images of the far side of the moon – Cool …
- The rare Thor movie poster that only the cast and crew got to keep | Blastr – That is pretty darned awesome. And the others in the gallery are cool, too.
- AOL acquires About.me – Holy Kaw! – Huh. Well, so much for About.me.
- Total Lunar Eclipse, The View From Palmer, Alaska – Cool.
- Quote of the Day – Stay classy, Sen. McConnell!
- Ignorance comes with consequences – And those are the people most loudly proclaiming American divine exceptionalism, because they’re too tied to their comforting ignorance to actually make this country exceptional.
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