Yet more ramblings

We, The People, Are Sarcastic And Not Easily Mollified By Bland Political Non-Answers

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:40:16 -0800

We, The People, Are Sarcastic And Not Easily Mollified By Bland Political Non-Answers

vja2: via Jon Hicks

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:21:56 -0700

vja2:

via Jon Hicks

Damn, science!

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:51:08 -0800

Damn, science!:

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Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators | Rolling Stone Politics

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:06:00 -0800

Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators | Rolling Stone Politics:

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Wow…

The U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in psychological operations to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding…

The New Jasper Fforde: A Brave New BookWorld!

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:49:07 -0800

The New Jasper Fforde: A Brave New BookWorld!:

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If you haven’t tried the Thursday Next series (starting with The Eyre Affair), I highly recommend it. They’re smart, funny, and extremely creative. Unfortunately, I suspect this…

fshapps: Income inequality in America: reality vs. fantasy

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:11:54 -0800

fshapps:

Income inequality in America: reality vs. fantasy

Musician/Comedian Faces 20 Years In Jail For Silly Video No Different Than Done On TV & In Movies

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:53:56 -0800

Musician/Comedian Faces 20 Years In Jail For Silly Video No Different Than Done On TV & In Movies:

Slashdot points us to yet another example of overzealous prosecutors going after someone with felony charges for a joke (perhaps done in poor taste). In this case, it involves 21-year-old…

ICE Finally Admits It Totally Screwed Up; Next Time, Perhaps It'll Try Due Process

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:34:28 -0800

ICE Finally Admits It Totally Screwed Up; Next Time, Perhaps It'll Try Due Process:

While the folks at Homeland Security refused to even admit that they had totally screwed up and seized a domain with 84,000 (mostly legal) websites last week, apparently someone at Homeland…

Circumstances Under Which I Will Remember Your Birthday

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:28:17 -0800

notveryraven:

We’re related

It’s close to mine

I have devised a mnemonic

We’ve made out

I really really wish we had made out

It’s in the corner when I log into Facebook

That’s it

The Big Tell

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:18:51 -0800

The Big Tell:

In all the swirl and drama of events in Wisconsin and all the competing fiscal accounts, one thing is pretty undeniable: the crux of the fight isn’t about reductions in benefits, it’s about the…

Mrs. Bush, Abstinence and Texas - NYTimes.com

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:52:39 -0800

Mrs. Bush, Abstinence and Texas - NYTimes.com:

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For the love of god, people: quality schools are GOOD.

Tortolero, who lectures around the country on effective ways to prevent teenage pregnancy, once testified before a…

Revealing Her Own Abortion, Rep. Speier Criticizes Conservatives For Failing To Empathize With Women

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:57:36 -0800

Revealing Her Own Abortion, Rep. Speier Criticizes Conservatives For Failing To Empathize With Women:

Since gaining the upper-hand in the House, Republicans have led what Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called “the most comprehensive and radical assault on women’s health in our lifetime.” Blindly…

The Return Of COICA; Because Censorship Is Cool Again

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:48:12 -0800

The Return Of COICA; Because Censorship Is Cool Again:

As expected, Congress is holding hearings as it prepares to reintroduce COICA, a horribly written piece of legislation that effectively gives the US government more powers to censor websites (even…

Stories About Girls, Part 5

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:52:13 -0800

Stories About Girls, Part 5:

Welcome to Part 5 of Stories About Girls!

Image: Ms. Yingling, used with permission.

Today I just read a wonderful blog post from Ms. Yingling Reads entitled “Boys Read Pink.” Ms….

Obama Administration Says It Can Spy On Americans, But Can't Tell You What Law Allows It

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:34:15 -0800

Obama Administration Says It Can Spy On Americans, But Can't Tell You What Law Allows It:

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Ugh, despicable.

Remember how President Obama, while campaigning, promised to reject the questionable spying practices of the federal government of President Bush? Yeah, forget…

I love the zombie & Dr Who ones. wilwheaton: …in case...

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:00:08 -0800

I love the zombie & Dr Who ones.

wilwheaton:

…in case there is still a tiny, microscopic neutron inside of you that feels an urge to do something, even something weird, snarky, or slightly mean, then here are some (mostly) printable Valentine’s Day cards just for you, lovingly scraped from a few corners of the Web.

Valentine’s Day can eat a bag of dicks. These cards are still clever, though.

Free Printable Valentine’s Day Cards | Geekosystem

A Musical Request to Have Stephen Fry’s Baby

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:20:42 -0800

A Musical Request to Have Stephen Fry’s Baby:

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This song cracks me up.

Molly Lewis has been kept a secret from me.

Until now, of course, because this song proposing to Stephen Fry that he father her child is geek…

Lip Paint

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:37:31 -0800

Lip Paint:

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That’s pretty creative.

via Alison.

What have you seen, lively crabs, smart foxes, cute pandas, and other kinds of animals? Not exactly, because what is shown here is…

Failbook: Chemistry Zinc-ers!

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:11:22 -0800

Failbook: Chemistry Zinc-ers!:

Too funny to un-friend, Failbook.

Stories About Girls, Part 4

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:48:21 -0800

Stories About Girls, Part 4:

Alice and the Cheshire Cat by Meg Hunt of PictureBookReport.com. Used with permission.

Welcome to another edition of Stories About Girls! As I’ve mentioned before, my goal with these…