{"id":20511,"date":"2011-03-21T23:30:49","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T05:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/03\/21\/unblogged-bits-mon-21-mar-11-2330.html"},"modified":"2014-06-17T09:33:13","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T15:33:13","slug":"unblogged-bits-mon-21-mar-11-2330","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/03\/21\/unblogged-bits-mon-21-mar-11-2330.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits (Mon. 21-Mar-11 2330)"},"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. Much needed cute animal break<\/a> – Say what you will about the browser wars, there’s no doubt which one has the cutest namesake.<\/li>\n
  2. How quickly he forgets<\/a> – And anyone expects McCain to be in the least bit consistent (or even coherent) because … why?<\/li>\n
  3. Pondering the ‘How Dumb Are We?’ question<\/a> – “The problem goes beyond voters rewarding the wrong candidates or parties; ignorance undermines the entire process. When voters are ignorant, candidates are more likely to lie, confident in their ability to get away with it. When the electorate is disengaged, policymakers feel less pressure to exercise good judgment, knowing they can just pull the wool over the public’s eyes later.”<\/li>\n
  4. Too ‘broke’ for immunization programs?<\/a> – “I would assume that GOP leaders would defend these cuts with the same line they always use: ‘We’re broke.’ But we’re not, and if Republicans believe we can afford tax cuts and wars, but not immunizations for low-income children, that’s pretty twisted.” Yeesh.<\/li>\n
  5. DORK TOWER, Tuesday, March 15, 2011<\/a> – Sample Zero …<\/li>\n
  6. Apple Sues Amazon.com, Seeks Order to Stop Use of \u2018App Store\u2019 Trademark – Bloomberg<\/a> – (Rolls eyes.) Apparently not only does Apple claim to own “App Store,” but also, it sounds like, “Angry Birds.” Yeesh.<\/li>\n
  7. The paradox of pitchforks, a devilish problem<\/a> – I’m tickled by the damnationist concept of Hell being God’s “extraordinary rendition.”<\/li>\n
  8. Man Tattoos Leviticus 18:22 That Forbids Homosexuality On His Arm, But Leviticus 19:28 Forbids Tattoos [PIC]<\/a> – But … but … Bryan Fischer don’t never say nothing about tattoos!<\/li>\n
  9. The Wild Hunt \u00bb The Third Wave\u2019s Predictable Wallowing in Japan\u2019s Tragedy<\/a> – “Many of us would like to believe that those who disagree with us on various issue are, at heart, decent people with different philosophies about the world. In most cases this is true, but any group that would welcome mass death and destruction as a method to changing minds is spiritually, emotionally, and mentally bankrupt.” Amen.<\/li>\n
  10. VIDEO: As U.S. Launches Military Action In Libya, Fox Pundits Rip Obama For Going \u2018On Vacation\u2019<\/a> – Don’t let the facts interfere with our bloviating!<\/li>\n
  11. Fort Bragg Bias: Military Fails To Keep Promise To Support Secularist Event<\/a> – Sounds like law suit material to me.<\/li>\n
  12. 505 – United Diagrams of Europe<\/a> – Ah, Venn diagrams …<\/li>\n
  13. 506 – Where No Map Has Gone Before: A History of Science Fiction<\/a> – Very cool.<\/li>\n
  14. Production under way on ‘The Hobbit’ | Nerdvana<\/a> – Woot!<\/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 …. Much needed cute animal break – Say what you will about the browser wars, there’s no doubt which one has the cutest namesake. How quickly he forgets – And anyone expects McCain to be in the least bit consistent … Continue reading “Unblogged Bits (Mon. 21-Mar-11 2330)”<\/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":[382,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lord-of-the-rings","category-potpourri"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":138307,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2019\/03\/14\/a-rank-choice-demonstrates-the-need-for-ranked-choice.html","url_meta":{"origin":20511,"position":0},"title":"A rank choice demonstrates the need for ranked choice","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 14-Mar-19 7:22pm","format":false,"excerpt":"It's a voting process that makes a lot of sense","rel":"","context":"In "Politics & Law"","block_context":{"text":"Politics & Law","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/politics-law"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ranked-choice-voting.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ranked-choice-voting.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ranked-choice-voting.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ranked-choice-voting.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ranked-choice-voting.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3503,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/11\/06\/i_still_have_is.html","url_meta":{"origin":20511,"position":1},"title":"I still have issues …","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 6-Nov-02 6:22am","format":false,"excerpt":"Unfortunately, they're with the voters of beeyooteeful Colorado. 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