{"id":20547,"date":"2011-03-24T17:31:16","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T23:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/03\/24\/unblogged-bits-thu-24-mar-11-1731.html"},"modified":"2011-03-24T17:31:16","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T23:31:16","slug":"unblogged-bits-thu-24-mar-11-1731","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/03\/24\/unblogged-bits-thu-24-mar-11-1731.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits (Thu. 24-Mar-11 1731)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/H-j9VDpztWg\/\">Whats after Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare? \u2014 Its Color!<\/a> &#8211; Um &#8230; no.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/PvhhpWyihhU\/the-kings-speech-leaves-theaters-and-is-replaced-by-asterisks\">&#8216;The King&#8217;s Speech&#8217; Leaves Theaters And Is Replaced By Asterisks<\/a> &#8211; That&#8217;s &#8230; fucked. I actually was interested in seeing that scene (since it was &#8220;silenced&#8221; for the in-flight version), and had no qualms about my daughter hearing it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/4ymHW6We8Ks\/028610.php\">When gimmicks sound better in a focus group than in practice<\/a> &#8211; HA!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/5Yw2sLe-mIk\/028609.php\">Vastly improved global standing<\/a> &#8211; Not all that surprising, since Obama actually seems to pay attention to what the rest of the world thinks.  Oddly enough, that makes him more of a leader.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/V5cLzqshkt8\/\">WPTavern: A Better Way To Link To Previous Content Via Insights<\/a> &#8211; Ooh, that looks fun.  Plus &#8212; need to install WP 3.1.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/O6yusJc1vpg\/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-doctor-who\">10 Things You Probably Didn&#8217;t Know About Doctor Who [Daily 10]<\/a> &#8211; Like Stan, I knew 2, 8, and 9. Number 6 is kind of fun, too (as it&#8217;s one of my favorite eps).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/6-y7ZOVjhGs\/\">Move Over, Barbie! New &#8220;Waxing, Plucking, and Shaving&#8221; Monster High Doll is Tops with Young Girls<\/a> &#8211; Yeesh.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/yjbKgzH8qp0\/\">EDUSolidarity Day After, Part 3: Why would a teacher like me hang with a union? \u00ab Millard Fillmore&#8217;s Bathtub<\/a> &#8211; I can tell you any number of stories about bad workers abusing ludicrous union contracts for ridiculous ends, where sloth and greed (among other sins) trumped responsibility and loyalty and providing value for the paycheck.  But I can point to any number of cruel and uncaring employers who would gladly make folks work 12 hour days, 7 days a week, for a pittance, if they could get away with it.  We don&#8217;t outlaw the billionaires who gained or retained their money on the backs of their workers; why should we outlaw collective bargaining because of those cases where it, too, has been abused?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;. Whats after Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare? \u2014 Its Color! &#8211; Um &#8230; no. &#8216;The King&#8217;s Speech&#8217; Leaves Theaters And Is Replaced By Asterisks &#8211; That&#8217;s &#8230; fucked. 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