{"id":14115,"date":"2009-03-11T19:08:49","date_gmt":"2009-03-12T02:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/03\/11\/unblogged-bits-for-031109.html"},"modified":"2014-11-06T08:49:02","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T15:49:02","slug":"unblogged-bits-for-031109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/03\/11\/unblogged-bits-for-031109.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits for 03\/11\/09"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Links that caught my eye &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unscrewingtheinscrutable.com\/blogs\/jim-downey\/well-poisoned-dont-drink-ithttp:\/\/www.unscrewingtheinscrutable.com\">That well is poisoned &#8211; don&#39;t drink from it &#8212; Unscrewing The Inscrutable -: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/unreasonablefaith.com\/2009\/03\/11\/12-bad-effects-of-prohibition-you-should-know\/http:\/\/unreasonablefaith.com\">12 Bad Effects of Prohibition You Should Know &#8212; Unreasonable Faith: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/consumerist\/full\/~3\/NCaKrmYH9Do\/overpriced-all-caps-book-inspires-amazon-reviewershttp:\/\/consumerist.com\">Overpriced, All Caps Book Inspires Amazon Reviewers [Funny] &#8212; Consumerist: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/consumerist\/full\/~3\/XDfaN67CFog\/best-buy-goes-above-and-beyond-to-make-up-for-selling-busted-camera-as-newhttp:\/\/consumerist.com\">Best Buy Goes Above And Beyond To Make Up For Selling Busted Camera As New  [Success Stories] &#8212; Consumerist: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~r\/arstechnica\/index\/~3\/ZP1mBseAra8\/lithium-breakthrough-could-charge-batteries-in-10-seconds.arshttp:\/\/arstechnica.com\/\">Lithium breakthrough could charge batteries in 10 seconds &#8212; Ars Technica: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/03\/11\/halpin-teixeria-progressive-study\/http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\">NEW POLL: America Is Evenly Divided Between Progressives\/Liberals And Conservatives\/Libertarians &#8212; Think Progress: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/03\/10\/steele-assault-weapons\/http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\">Steele Attacks Obama\u2019s Assault Weapons Ban After Previously Calling Such Weapons \u2018Overkill\u2019 &#8212; Think Progress: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/parentingbeyondbelief.com\/blog\/?p=1842http:\/\/parentingbeyondbelief.com\/blog\">Best Practices 5: Encourage religious literacy &#8212; The Meming of Life: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Americablog\/~3\/oUbFABd7FvM\/cnbcs-jim-cramer-tried-to-fight-back.htmlhttp:\/\/www.americablog.com\/\">CNBC&#39;s Jim Cramer tried to fight back against Jon Stewart.  All he did was give Stewart more fodder. &#8211; AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/consumerist\/full\/~3\/jiqEuFAOKXs\/doctor-caught-faking-21-drug-studies-including-vioxx-and-celebrexhttp:\/\/consumerist.com\">Doctor Caught Faking 21 Drug Studies, Including Vioxx And Celebrex [Scandal] &#8212; Consumerist: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/boingboing\/iBag\/~3\/TImwvsqaer8\/secret-message-hidde.htmlhttp:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/\">Secret message hidden in Lincoln&#39;s pocketwatch &#8212; Boing Boing: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/secret-hideout.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/i-watched-watchmen.htmlhttp:\/\/secret-hideout.blogspot.com\/\">I watched the Watchmen! &#8212; House of the D.: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/entequilaesverdad.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/happy-hour-discurso_10.htmlhttp:\/\/entequilaesverdad.blogspot.com\/\">En Tequila Es Verdad: Happy Hour Discurso &#8212; entequilaesverdad.blogspot.com: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pandagon.net\/index.php\/site\/the_broad_swipe_of_censorship\/#When:10:10:00Zhttp:\/\/pandagon.net\/\">pandagon.net &#8211; these things don&#39;t just blame themselves &#8212; pandagon.net: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/obsidianwings.blogs.com\/obsidian_wings\/2009\/03\/be-like-reagan-and-thatcher-soak-the-rich.htmlhttp:\/\/obsidianwings.blogs.com\/obsidian_wings\/\">Be Like Reagan And Thatcher! Soak The Rich! &#8212; Obsidian Wings: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/03\/10\/bennett-mccain-crickets\/http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\">Sen. Bennett Lashes Out At Sen. McCain: \u2018We Ought To\u2019 Infest Arizona With  \u2018Mormon Crickets\u2019 &#8212; Think Progress: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/5167208\/live-action-star-wars-tv-show-now-casting-jedis-need-not-applyhttp:\/\/io9.com\">Live Action Star Wars TV Show Now Casting: Jedis Need Not Apply [Star Wars  TV] &#8212; io9: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/consumerist\/full\/~3\/nKX5e0WxzHA\/how-to-delete-your-online-accountshttp:\/\/consumerist.com\">How To Delete Your Online Accounts [Tips] &#8212; Consumerist: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/regretfulmorning.com\/2009\/03\/8-confessions-of-a-star-wars-galaxies-csr\/http:\/\/regretfulmorning.com\/\">8 Confessions of a Star Wars Galaxies CSR : Regretful Morning &#8212; regretfulmorning.com: <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/03\/09\/coulter-nyt-treason\/http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\">Coulter: NYT editors should have been \u2018executed for treason\u2019 for revealing warrantless wiretapping program. &#8212; Think Progress: <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links that caught my eye &#8230; That well is poisoned &#8211; don&#39;t drink from it &#8212; Unscrewing The Inscrutable -: 12 Bad Effects of Prohibition You Should Know &#8212; Unreasonable Faith: Overpriced, All Caps Book Inspires Amazon Reviewers [Funny] &#8212; Consumerist: Best Buy Goes Above And Beyond To Make Up For Selling Busted Camera As &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/03\/11\/unblogged-bits-for-031109.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Unblogged Bits for 03\/11\/09&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[35,36,77,12,22,20,41,9,16,27,6,372,40,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-big-business","category-media-books","category-economy","category-fourth-estate","category-gaming","category-hi-tech","category-media-movies","category-politics-law","category-potpourri","category-religion","category-science","category-star-wars-media-movies","category-media-tv","category-zt-pc"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10297,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2007\/02\/21\/i_love_the_java_jive_3.html","url_meta":{"origin":14115,"position":0},"title":"I love the Java Jive","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 21-Feb-07 10:44pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Kudos to Pepsi for disclosing how much caffeine is in their sodas. Truly discriminating consumers will want to maximize their caffeine-per-calorie intake. (via Consumerist)...","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Coffee&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Coffee","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/food-drink\/coffee"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15059,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/06\/19\/unblogged-bits-for-friday-19-june-2009.html","url_meta":{"origin":14115,"position":1},"title":"Unblogged Bits for Friday, 19 June 2009","author":"***Dave","date":"Fri 19-Jun-09 6:00pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries .... Follow The Developments In Iran Like A CIA Analyst - The Atlantic Politics Channelpolitics.theatlantic.com: Mieville says neat stuff.The Book of Judd: 'Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed' inventor dies at 92 - Yahoo! Newsnews.yahoo.com: Orlando Sentinel\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Animation \/ Cartoons&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Animation \/ Cartoons","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/media\/media-cartoons"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9325,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/07\/27\/like_ants_in_th.html","url_meta":{"origin":14115,"position":2},"title":"Like ants in the air","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 27-Jul-06 10:03pm","format":false,"excerpt":"All the airplanes being tracked by ATC over the United States (delayed 5 minutes). Okay, they are definitely not paying Air Traffic Controllers enough ... You can also see activity...","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Travel&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Travel","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/travel"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":23950,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/21\/wwjd-not-this.html","url_meta":{"origin":14115,"position":3},"title":"WWJD? Not this!","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 21-Nov-11 6:53pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Jesus suggested caring for the poor. Taunting them with fake money makes for a very poor evangelical moment. #ddtb Embedded Link This $10 Tip Is Not The Best Way To Show Your Gratitude To Your Server - The Consumerist For a waiter who depends on tips to earn more than\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":31529,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/28\/the-dangers-of-grapefruits-and-limes.html","url_meta":{"origin":14115,"position":4},"title":"The dangers of grapefruits (and limes)","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 28-Nov-12 10:05am","format":false,"excerpt":"Hmmm. I hadn't heard this one before -- apparently grapefruits (and limes!) have an effect on the enzymes that control the metabolization of meds, potentially giving you an overdose of some drugs. \u00a0Yikes! Embedded Link Number Of Drugs You Shouldn\u2019t Mix With Grapefruit Climbs From 17 To 43 \u2013 The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27558,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/25\/best-health-care-system-in-the-world.html","url_meta":{"origin":14115,"position":5},"title":"Best health care system in the world!","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 25-Apr-12 9:53am","format":false,"excerpt":"Because, of course, folks in the emergency room should be spending their time being dunned by debt collection agencies. That's the American Way! Embedded Link Report: Debt Collectors Work In Emergency Rooms, Demand Payment Before Patients Receive Care - The Consumerist One of the nation's largest medical debt collection companies\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46905,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14115\/revisions\/46905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}