{"id":19110,"date":"2010-11-04T11:30:48","date_gmt":"2010-11-04T17:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/11\/04\/unblogged-bits-thu-4-nov-10-1130.html"},"modified":"2014-06-17T09:36:57","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T15:36:57","slug":"unblogged-bits-thu-4-nov-10-1130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/11\/04\/unblogged-bits-thu-4-nov-10-1130.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits (Thu. 4-Nov-10 1130)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries …. <\/p>\n
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  1. My son is gay \u00ab Nerdy Apple Bottom<\/a> – “… Or he\u2019s not. I don\u2019t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned above, I don\u2019t want to know you.” Excellent article.<\/li>\n
  2. The New Tax Man From Ancient Rome<\/a> – Remember how despised “tax collectors” are in the New Testament? That’s because they were essentially collecting a personal profit on the side, and could draw on the local constabulary as needed to enforce it. And it sounds like that’s just the private taxing system the financial industry is getting involved in here in the US …<\/li>\n
  3. ‘Hobbit’ money sought as MGM files for bankruptcy – Yahoo! News<\/a> – Jeez, this production could only be cursed worse if it were being done by Terry Gilliam …<\/li>\n
  4. Apps to Manage Your Cluster of Passwords – NYTimes.com<\/a> – LastPass rocks. And it now integrates with the Dolphin browser on Android, which is even better.<\/li>\n
  5. A Tale Of Two Cities: N.J. And Calif. Towns Take Different Approaches On Prayer<\/a> – “The problem is, some politicians seem to believe a prayer really doesn\u2019t count unless it is recited out loud and backed by the full power and authority of the government. It\u2019s especially odd to hear this view coming from Christians. After all, the founder of that faith had a few things to say about public prayer in the Book of Matthew \u2013 and he didn\u2019t seem to be a fan.”<\/li>\n
  6. Behind the GOP smiles in the Senate<\/a> – Given that Colorado was “blessed” with more outside money in its Senate campaign than any other state, I doubt more formal GOP investment would have helped much. Watching the dynamic of the GOP over the next year or two will be interesting, though — the professional pols trying to take back (or resolidify) their control over the process, vs. the purist conservatives \/ TPers trying to keep from being another pet constituency like the Religious Right.<\/li>\n
  7. Americans<\/a> – Heh.<\/li>\n
  8. Midterm Elections 2010: It’s not all bad news for Barack Obama – Telegraph<\/a> – As a friend of mine put it, “Now the Republicans own this depression, too.” I disagree with the analysis of what Obama should be doing next, though I suspect that’s the direction he’s going to take.<\/li>\n
  9. Why Japanese Love Robots (And Americans Fear Them) – Technology Review<\/a> – “Given that Japanese culture predisposes its members to look at robots as helpmates and equals imbued with something akin to the Western conception of a soul, while Americans view robots as dangerous and willful constructs who will eventually bring about the death of their makers, it should hardly surprise us that one nation favors their use in war while the other imagines them as benevolent companions suitable for assisting a rapidly aging and increasingly dependent population.”<\/li>\n
  10. Cameras in the High Court: It’s About Time<\/a> – Agreed.<\/li>\n
  11. Zebras Photo, Animal Migration Wallpaper \u2013 National Geographic Photo of the Day<\/a> – Pretty.<\/li>\n
  12. Very nice Chis Samnee JLA. thewhitesoftheireyes: Minimalist…<\/a> – Ooooh, nice.<\/li>\n
  13. 40 People Who Changed the Internet<\/a> – A very cool and interesting list. And, sadly, only one of them is a woman.<\/li>\n
  14. Russian Hill, San Francisco<\/a> – Heh.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries …. My son is gay \u00ab Nerdy Apple Bottom – “… Or he\u2019s not. I don\u2019t care. He is still my son. And he is 5. And I am his mother. And if you have a problem with anything mentioned … Continue reading “Unblogged Bits (Thu. 4-Nov-10 1130)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_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":[25,382,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gay-stuff","category-lord-of-the-rings","category-potpourri"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28910,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/13\/the-fiendishly-clever-romney-tax-plan.html","url_meta":{"origin":19110,"position":0},"title":"The Fiendishly Clever Romney Tax Plan","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 13-Aug-12 8:45am","format":false,"excerpt":"Is fiendishly clever because, aside from some platitudinous generalities, Romney refuses to discuss it. \u00a0\"Cut social programs,\" but not which ones. \"Close tax loopholes,\" but not which ones. \"Reduce taxes,\" but not which ones or by how much. So analysts are forced into guesswork -- and even there, the results\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":30196,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/10\/romneys-tax-plan-trust-me.html","url_meta":{"origin":19110,"position":1},"title":"Romney's tax plan: "Trust me!"","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 10-Sep-12 8:47am","format":false,"excerpt":"Is it that he's just sure that, on principle, he can net-net cut taxes for everyone, or that he just doesn't know what sort of cuts and deduction changes he will propose, or that he's afraid if he gets specific then people will get angry with him?'Mr. Romney\u2019s tax proposal\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28914,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/12\/tax-returns-for-me-but-not-for-thee.html","url_meta":{"origin":19110,"position":2},"title":"Tax returns for me but not for thee","author":"***Dave","date":"Sun 12-Aug-12 1:09pm","format":false,"excerpt":"So, Mitt, please 'splain: \u00a0if tax returns aren't important, and a big ado about nothing, and certainly nothing that the electorate need to see ... then why did your team vetting VP candidates examine \"several years\" of tax returns from those candidates. \u00a0Not just last year's and estimates of this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":33178,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/14\/iiiiiiiits-tax-time-woo-hoo.html","url_meta":{"origin":19110,"position":3},"title":"Iiiiiiiit’s TAX Time! Woo-hoo…","author":"***Dave","date":"Sun 14-Apr-13 12:41pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Iiiiiiiit's TAX Time! Woo-hoo!","rel":"","context":"In "~Tweets"","block_context":{"text":"~Tweets","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/tweets"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":30248,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/13\/tax-return-revelations-for-thee-but-not-for-me.html","url_meta":{"origin":19110,"position":4},"title":"Tax return revelations for thee, but not for me","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 13-Sep-12 9:08pm","format":false,"excerpt":"So VP applicants had to show Mitt's vetting team a decade of tax returns, but for Mitt to show more than last year and this year's return would be too controversial and privacy-destroying.Um ... got it, Mitt. Embedded Link Romney Asked VP Shortlisters for Ten Years of Tax Returns Romney\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":24720,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/21\/douglas-bruce-found-guilty-of-tax-evasion.html","url_meta":{"origin":19110,"position":5},"title":"Douglas Bruce found guilty of tax evasion","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 21-Dec-11 3:07pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Good. #ddtb Embedded Link Douglas Bruce convicted on all counts in tax evasion trial - The Denver Post A Denver jury found small-government champion Douglas Bruce guilty on all counts today in his tax fraud trial after an eight-and-a-half day trial.","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","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\/19110","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=19110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43082,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19110\/revisions\/43082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}