Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Only 1 In 4 Americans Want Health Care Repeal; 43% Want Stronger Reform – “Republicans ran for office, and won, with the premise that Democrats were not listening to the will of the American people. Will the newly-empowered GOP now listen?” Of course not, because it’s all about waving “the willing of the people” around like a flag as a cover for doing what they want, regardless of the truth of the matter.
- Kid’s petition against school’s “No hugging” policy – Well said — and shame on the dolts running that school.
- Feature: Why you should always encrypt your smartphone – The problem is, entering a robust passcode (or even a trivial passcode) is a PitA on a mobile (speaking from experience). I’d rather see this settled legally. In the meantime, it’s useful to understand what the cops can (probably) do right now.
- The first mammoth cloning experiment is officially underway [Mad Science] – “But John, when ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean’ breaks down, the pirates don’t trample the tourists …”
- Nation of Prudes Meet Nation that Sexualizes Nearly Everything – I don’t think there’s an easy answer here — there’s certainly a measure of overlap between the groups, but not completely. Part of it may be that we’ve set certain taboos — it’s okay to show everything all sexy-sexy EXCEPT body parts a, b, or c, or actions x, y, or z. It’s not rational, but taboos usually aren’t.
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