{"id":22596,"date":"2011-09-10T17:30:35","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T23:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/10\/unblogged-bits-sat-10-sep-11-1730.html"},"modified":"2011-09-10T17:30:35","modified_gmt":"2011-09-10T23:30:35","slug":"unblogged-bits-sat-10-sep-11-1730","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/10\/unblogged-bits-sat-10-sep-11-1730.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits (Sat. 10-Sep-11 1730)"},"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. The last Republican presidential debate in 45 seconds.: Les<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. While McConnell Opposes Infrastructure Investment, Major Kentucky Bridge Shuts Down Over Safety Concerns | ThinkProgress<\/a> – Well, I’m sure if it’s costing some of Sen. McConnell’s corporate sponsors to have a major interstate closed, he’ll find some reason to pay attention.<\/li>\n
  3. Build the right monument \u00ab Decrepit Old Fool<\/a> – How we live is a more important memorial to our beliefs than what speeches we make or what blocks of marble we inscribe. And more lasting.<\/li>\n
  4. Is an AOL Email Address a ‘Status Symbol?<\/a> – Whenever I get an email from someone with an @AOL.com address, my first reaction is, “Wait — AOL is still in business? And people are still using it for mail?”<\/li>\n
  5. No, PBS Did Not Cover Up An “Error” in Obama’s Speech<\/a> – Don’t get in the way of our OUTRAGED HEADLINES with your commie-symp “fact-checking”!<\/li>\n
  6. On Eve Of 9\/11 Anniversary, Cantor Insists On Massive Cuts To First Responders In Exchange For Emergency Disaster Aid<\/a> – What a delightful way to mark how things have changed over the last decade.<\/li>\n
  7. Exxon Makes Billion-Dollar Bet Climate Change is Real, Here Now and Going to Get Worse But Keeps Funding Deniers<\/a> – “Exxon is a smart and savvy company, and even if its actions are reprehensible, they make sense in a political system that allows corporations to pay millions of dollars to avoid costly regulations. Blaming Exxon for these activities is like blaming a raccoon for going through your trash. They\u2019re simply responding to available opportunities. This is exactly why we should focus on actions, not words. This deal is a multi-billion dollar investment predicated on Exxon\u2019s belief that the planet is warming. It is one of the most powerful admissions of the reality of climate change imaginable. Michele Bachmann and the other Republican presidential candidates cannot blame this on disconnected academic scientists or members of a liberal conspiracy. This is the embodiment of free market American capitalism saying climate change is real.”<\/li>\n
  8. 7 Problems With Purchasing From Chinese Factories<\/a> – I’m not surprised to see China’s prices increasing, or that they’re facing the same industrial quality issues that other nations have. It will be interesting to see how that works out for them (and, downstream, us).<\/li>\n
  9. Golf Talk<\/a> – This was prior to the joint session speech that Obama gave. It’s actually kind of a fun fly-on-the-wall. I hear light braggadocio conversations like this all the time at business meetings and the like. Hell, I participate in them.<\/li>\n
  10. Over is Right, Under is Wrong<\/a> – Yes. This.<\/li>\n
  11. Regarding the Ridiculousness of In-Store HDMI Cable Prices<\/a> – Yup. Anyone who buys HDMI (or any audio-visual) cables at Best Buy (et al.) is almost certainly getting ripped off. The only thing they have to offer is convenience, and, really, is it worth a wasted $20, $50, or more for that convenience? (And, if so, go for it, but do it in an informed fashion.)<\/li>\n
  12. Watch: Red Band Trailer For \u2018The Raid\u2019 \u2013 The Best Kick-Ass Action Movie I\u2019ve Seen in Years [TIFF 2011]<\/a> – Okay, I have to confess, this looks like it has some adrenaline-and-blood-soaked potential.<\/li>\n
  13. The million dollar space pen hoax<\/a> – I actually have one of these …<\/li>\n
  14. Operation Northwoods, the 1960s government plan to fake terrorist attacks on the U.S.<\/a> – The military and intelligence involves a lot of speculative and contingency planning. Pre-WWII US military planners had “case” files involving wars with all the major powers, not because it was thought likely, but because it was the sort of thing one did (and, presumably, still does), just to be prepared. The dangers, though, are obvious, ranging from someone saying, “Hey, that doesn’t sound like a bad idea” (which has been known to happen)to the papers coming out and sending the conspiracy buffs and “truthers” into a froth.<\/li>\n
  15. Building 7 Explained<\/a> – Fascinating (in a horrifying way).<\/li>\n
  16. Man who grounded 4,000 planes on 9\/11 was on first day of his job<\/a><\/li>\n
  17. The world’s worst traffic<\/a><\/li>\n
  18. IMPORTANT: BIG CATS VS. LASERS [Video]<\/a> – Plus … many cute servals!<\/li>\n
  19. Why science questions matter for candidates : Thoughts from Kansas<\/a> – “Evolution is a shibboleth for a candidate’s general attitude towards evidence and ideology. The only basis for rejecting evolution is religious (and political) ideology, and it’s worth knowing whether a candidate is willing to toss out science and scientific testing for the sake of ideology. No question that it’s important to consider a candidate’s values, but people who don’t value evidence or expertise should not be in charge of important decisions.”<\/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 …. The last Republican presidential debate in 45 seconds.: Les While McConnell Opposes Infrastructure Investment, Major Kentucky Bridge Shuts Down Over Safety Concerns | ThinkProgress – Well, I’m sure if it’s costing some of Sen. McConnell’s corporate sponsors to have … Continue reading “Unblogged Bits (Sat. 10-Sep-11 1730)”<\/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":"","_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":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-potpourri"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39218,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/16\/for-a-major-metropolitan-airpo.html","url_meta":{"origin":22596,"position":0},"title":"For a major metropolitan airpo…","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 16-Oct-13 5:51pm","format":false,"excerpt":"For a major metropolitan airport, this place has crap for restaurants. 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