{"id":13087,"date":"2008-07-26T11:18:51","date_gmt":"2008-07-26T18:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/07\/26\/potpourri-from-faerie.html"},"modified":"2014-11-06T08:24:36","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T15:24:36","slug":"potpourri_from_faerie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/07\/26\/potpourri_from_faerie.html","title":{"rendered":"Potpourri from Faerie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Catching up from a bit …<\/p>\n

The Good<\/p>\n

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  1. Scientific daydream<\/a> – DOF waxes at length on what scientific education should be, and how to bring it about.<\/li>\n
  2. Notes from the Field | Robert X. Cringely\u00ae | InfoWorld…<\/a> – Even the RIAA can’t stand before a few good mothers banding together.<\/li>\n
  3. What’s For Lunch?<\/a> – I knew there was a reason I had my Mom make me PB&Js every day for lunch when was in school.<\/li>\n
  4. Star Wars photoshopping contest<\/a> – Classic (and some not-so-classic) art given a Star Wars<\/em> theme. Some delightful bits here.<\/li>\n
  5. Wherein your host removes all dobut of his royal geekiness…<\/a> – What other former Companions could the Doctor turn to in times of need?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Bad<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Washington Wire – WSJ.com : Nevada GOP Cancels Convention,…<\/a> – It’s a bad sign when the delegates just, um, phone it in.<\/li>\n
    2. Study finds AMBER Alerts are great drama, but have…<\/a> – Have lives been saved? Very few. Has the general level of fear in the general populace been ratcheted up a notch? Yup. What’s the trade-off?<\/li>\n
    3. DRM Deja Vu: Yahoo! Music shutting down. Any music…<\/a> – Once again, unless you actually own <\/em>it, it can be taken away.<\/li>\n
    4. Michigan women must pay out of pocket for birth control…<\/a> – … while Michigan men can get insurance coverage for Viagra. Bzzzzzt!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The Ugly<\/p>\n

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      1. Ben Stein goes off the deep end. Suggests Obama is…<\/a> – Ben Stein was fun on Win Ben Stein’s Money<\/em>. Ben Stein as political commentator the last few years has been a rhetorical train wreck.<\/li>\n
      2. Tom Delay says: God made America to spread the Gospel!<\/a> – It says so right in the Constitution, right?<\/li>\n
      3. WSJ op-ed claims \u201cThe Dark Night\u201d is actually a homage…<\/a> – … to George W. Bush? As is, evidently, Lord of the Rings<\/em>. Riiiiiiight.<\/li>\n
      4. CIA memos say \u2019specific intent\u2019 of \u2018pain and suffering\u2019…<\/a> – Remember, if you weep as you torture them, not only is it not torture, but you get a full remission of your sins.<\/li>\n
      5. CNN reporter says bad things about the TSA, gets hassled…<\/a> – I feel much safer!<\/li>\n
      6. Police Infiltrating, Spying on Leftist Groups<\/a> – Didn’t they learn back in the, oh, 60s? It’s not about the actual useful intel or danger, it’s about justifying a big budget and feeling like J. Edgar Hoover (with or without dress).<\/li>\n
      7. An Interactive Guide to Bush Administration Lawbreaking<\/a> – Can’t tell your players without a program.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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