Read this comment today. Figured it was pretty honest about the whole thing, and certainly reflects what I would feel. So congrats, assholes hoping for a generations long war against most of the world, you are one step closer to that goal. Nudge 2010-08-23 07:06:58 AM I’m a Muslim American, and the nationwide attempt to [...]
Desktop clearing link dump re: Ground Zero Mosque
Well I’ve got some bad new for y’all. Looks like I’m backing to selling my skills on the open market, which means *much* less posting (if history is any indication). That being said, here’s the stuff that I found interesting lately and some quick blurbs and all that. You know the drill. First up is [...]
Big Brother loses one, ‘Jailbreaking’ iPhones legal, not felony
Apple loses bid to criminalize iPhone jailbreaking – Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179694/Apple_loses_bid_to_criminalize_iPhone_jailbreaking – “When one jailbreaks a smartphone in order to make the operating system on that phone interoperable with an independently created application that has not been approved by the maker of the smartphone or the maker of its operating system, the modifications that are made [...]
LeWho? What happens when billionaires gets persnickety
Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight; As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier. This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV [...]
The Long and Slow Recovery Continues
At this rate, it’s going to take about 10 years to recover. Which is about right, considering how many jobs we’ve lost and how big the economic catastrophe was (don’t fool yourself, it was huge and Bush’s). Anybody who says we’ll be “fine” before then is probably selling something, or running for something. That doesn’t [...]
72% of Fox Viewers Reject Civil Rights Act
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/36420_SC_GOP_Voters-_15_Oppose_Civil_Rights_Act_27_Not_Sure_-_Update-_72_of_Fox_Viewers_Reject_CRA This doesn’t surprise me, although it does sadden me a tad.
Existing home sales soar 8% in April
http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/24/real_estate/existing_home_sales/?postversion=2010052412 “The upswing in April existing-home sales was expected because of the tax credit inducement, and no doubt there will be some temporary fallback in the months immediately after it expires, but other factors also are supporting the market,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist. “For people who were on the sidelines, there’s been a [...]
Right Now – Rand Paul cancels Meet the Press appearance
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/05/rand_paul_cancels_meet_the_pre.html Aaaww, shoot. I wanted him to keep talking his (Ayn) Randian nutjobbery. UPDATE: Turns out only two other people have done this, Louis Farrakhan and the Saudi Prince Bandar. Pretty rarified company there Randy.
Rand Paul: Obama’s Criticism of BP ‘Un-American’ – ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/m/screen?id=10708648 Paul’s defense of the oil company came during an interview as he tried to explain his controversial take on civil rights law, an issue that has overtaken his campaign since his victory in Tuesday’s GOP primary. “What I don’t like from the president’s administration is this sort of, ‘I’ll put my boot heel on [...]
Austin cuts ties with Arizona over immigration crackdown
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7004482.html Austin follows L.A. against AZ.
Clearing off the desktop…
…sometimes I fall behind. So to catch up, I just dump a lot of stuff with short commentary and reboot the browsers so my computer can think again. Here goes… First up is an acknowledgement of the change to Arizona law. This took away the worst of it, but I’d expect the rest to be [...]
Dutch Marines vs. Somali Pirates
Not quite the World Cup, but pretty interesting nonetheless. [via kottke, in dutch]
