Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Hagee: Harry Potter, Secular Humanism Ruining America – Can you find me a case of a kid being “taught witchcraft” by Harry Potter? Because I keep trying all those spells in the books, and I just can’t seem to get them right.
- Robert Reich Debunks the Six Big Lies About The Economy – “The greatest enemy we have is mass cynicism. When people really get to the point where they think nothing can be done, the other side wins.”
- If You Already Hate Windows 8 Then You Hate Technology [Windows 8] – “If you’re not intrigued by Windows 8 and Metro, if you can’t recognize that it’s a big leap forward, if you’re not excited about what it means for you, personally then you don’t really care about technology; you care about brands. You care about platforms. You care about politics. You’re a fanboy.”
- Update on the Cranston West High School God Banner Lawsuit – I, for one, marvel at the cognitive dissonance of one school committee member asserting (favorably) it’s an explicitly moral and religious expression, and the others trying to argue that, no, it’s just “tradition.”
- Superman is a profane dick – Wait, “as a Christian” this guy is okay with Batman or Green Arrow or Green Lantern taking the Lord’s name in vain, but he “draw the line” at Superman? (And a just-off-the-farm pre-classic Supermman at that?) That’s just … silly.
- Perry, Texas and Stimulus Spending – “You can argue over whether the stimulus bill created enough jobs given the amount of money spent. You can argue over whether the cost of those jobs was too high because of the debt increase that resulted from the spending. But to argue that the spending didn’t create a single job is so mind-numbingly idiotic that it could only be said by a Republican presidential candidate.”
- Metro-style Internet Explorer 10 ditches Flash, plugins – While it’s an interesting idea, I’m not particularly interested in living without my LastPass or my Xmarks. Sorry, IE10Metro.
- Dr Oz crosses the line – Don’t let your fancy-schmancy chemistry get in the way of my big publicity moment!
- Do users change their settings? » UIE Brain Sparks – I’m one of those obnoxious types who makes a beeline to the Options / Preferences menu. I learn a lot about a program that way.
- You Don’t Make Social Security More Solvent By Eliminating Its Funding Base | ThinkProgress
- Perry Once Bashed Financial Industry For Being ‘Run On Greed,’ Now Wants To Repeal Wall St. Reform | ThinkProgress – Sorry, “overregulation” of the finance industry is part of what “problem,” Rick? Certainly not Wall Street bank profits, which are looking extremely healthy.
- Texas School District Looks To ‘Abstinence-Plus’ Curriculum After ‘Abstinence-Only’ Proves Ineffective | Mediaite – Well, there’s a bit of sanity for a change. Personally (and as the father of an 11yo girl), I think abstinence is a fine goal, but including realistic info on contraception and safe sex is critically important, too.
- The Colbert Report doing a segment on DIA’s conspiracies | The Spot — Denver, Colorado politics and government news — The Denver Post – Exxxxxcellent. (And, btw, that’s the first pic of the Demon Horse of DIA that actually looks halfway decent.)
- Epic fight choreography: Kirk vs. Gorn – Boing Boing – Ha! We actually just watched this ep last night. The sad thing is, this is the best action sequence in the episode.
- Colorado’s 300 days of sunshine claim: It’s a myth, and state’s climatologist tells us why – Denver News – The Latest Word – But I still like the weather here. 🙂
- Google LatLong: South Sudan is now official on Google Maps
- John Lewis And 50 Other Congressmen Ask Georgia Parole Board To Grant Troy Davis Clemency | ThinkProgress – Nobody’s suggesting setting the guy loose (which is a completely different question), but there seems way too much doubt to morally support an execution in this case.
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1. Well, of course you can’t cast the spells, Dave. You don’t have a wand!
Regarding (one of…; I’ll ignore the rest) Hagee’s comments, didn’t Christians already “substitute Christmas for a midwinter holiday”?
Yes, but that’s different, because it’s REAL!