Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Heroic Support – DORK TOWER, Thursday, February 10, 2011
- Government transparency doesn’t matter without accountability – Ultimately, accountabilty in a democracy depends on both representatives and public servants who actually represent and serve, and a citizenry ready to step in through the vote when they don’t.
- Cyanide & Happiness #2322 – Explosm.net
- Citing The Founders, Rand Paul Breaks With His Party And Announces He Will Oppose Extending PATRIOT Act – One of the first things Paul has said that I agree with.
- A fit, fun, unemployed guy – It will be interesting to see if we ever learn why Lee resigned while so many other GOP sex scandal stars (Vitter, Ensign) have not.
- The hard-to-execute flip-flop-flip – Not at all hard-to-execute. Just ignore or handwave away the inconsistency. The GOP leadership is great at that.
- Mitt Rewrites Himself – Talking Politics – Boston Phoenix – As in literally rewrites portions of his book for the paperback edition in order to garner some support for his presidential bid. Stay classy, Mitt!
- ‘Stuff is just made up’ – Not to lend an anonymous report about how Fox operates too much weight … but it certainly rings true.
- What makes fructose fattening? Some answers found in the brain
- Motorcycle helmets reduce spine injuries after collisions; Helmet weight as risk to neck called a ‘myth’ – We’ve done our best to teach Katherine to recognize (even mock) as unsafe folks who are riding motorcycles without proper safety equipment — of which helmets are Number One.
- A stunning commitment to odometer numerology [LOLCars] – Nice!
- Do Your Users Have Shopping Cart Abandonment Issues? – When I abandon (web store) shopping carts, it's almost always because the just-revealed shipping & handling costs are too high.
- Diet soda tied to stroke risk, but reasons unclear – Yahoo! News – Preliminary, but discouraging.
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