September 2008
On "noticing" and how good designers, writers,... →
unicornology:
supernice:
via Kottke.
mattlehrer:
mikehudack:
I don’t know, because 55% of the American people believe it? One of the biggest problems we have as a society — as a global society — is that we don’t understand one another. Wouldn’t it be worthwhile for kids in Connecticut and New York to learn that there are millions of people elsewhere in America who understand the world differently than they do? For that matter,...
“The Denny’s closed for the night after the incident.”
– Man Attempts To Amputate Own Arm In Denny’s
mattlehrer:
mikehudack:
Unlike a great many “liberals,” Im not opposed to teaching creationism in schools. I don’t see anything wrong with it. More than half of Americans (55%) believe that God created man in his current form. It would be a sad error for our education system to ignore this fact.
(via mikehudack)
You don’t see anything wrong with teaching not-science as science?
(via...
Tumblr needs better threading support
I just tried to style my posts so that it’s obvious which part I’m responding to and which part is my response. It’s impossible, because Tumblr puts everything in a div called “source” without any further structure (besides useless paragraph tags).
This is annoying, and it makes things hard to read. Please, give me something I can appropriately blockquote.
“Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of education. Healthy debate is so...”
– Sarah Palin, 2006. McCain’s VP Wants Creationism Taught in School (via mattlehrer)
Unlike a great many “liberals,” Im not opposed to teaching creationism in schools. I don’t see anything wrong with it. More than half of Americans (55%) believe that God created man in his current form. It would...
Federal government involved in raids on protesters →
mattlehrer:
This is what scares me most about this administration: the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the rule of law are ignored in any instance that serves their interests, not the interests of the country. Thomas Jefferson spoke of this fear often.
“As of midday Saturday, slightly more than three-fourths of the Gulf’s oil...”
– Oil companies shutting down Gulf operations
Sweet. Look for oil prices to rebound even as the Republicans redouble their calls for drilling. Look for the Democrats to make fools of themselves by being insufficiently enthusiastic about drilling.
“Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of education. Healthy debate is so...”
– Sarah Palin, 2006. McCain’s VP Wants Creationism Taught in School (via mattlehrer)
Unlike a great many “liberals,” Im not opposed to teaching creationism in schools. I don’t see anything wrong with it. More than half of Americans (55%) believe that God created man in his...
“The overriding impression one has is that the only things really wrong during...”
– What’s missing from the Democratic convention? - Glenn Greenwald. The comparison to the attacks on John Kerry in 2004 are… not very comforting. (via mattlehrer)
For better or worse, these are the things the electorate are concerned about at the moment. It’s true that we’ve largely...
August 2008
“The Russian invasion of neighboring Georgia has chilled relations between...”
– NASA chief asks: Can shuttle fly after 2010? — OrlandoSentinel.com
“In 28 cases Botox users died.”
– European agency warns of possible Botox side effects
Blackwater Gearing Up for Hurricane Gustav →
melissa:
claytoncubitt:
“Blackwater Worldwide is currently seeking qualified law enforcement officers and security personnel to potentially deploy to provide security in the possible aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. This is the first time Blackwater has mobilized under its controversial Homeland Security contracts. Blackwater did deploy security personnel to assist New Orleans in wake of...
“You know, the experience that she comes from is, what she has done in government...”
– Cindy McCain on Sarah Palin’s foreign policy experience. Well, with all that experience it seems to me the ticket should be reversed, Palin-McCain. (via election08)
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WatchOne Buttock Playing from Benjamin Zander.
Tumblr themes should make long quotes more readable. Thank you.
“I’m not sure what she brings to the ticket other than she’s a woman and a...”
– Sarah Palin’s mother-in-law uncertain about how she’ll vote (via wiesen)
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“And Senator John McCain, is not ruling out the possibility that the event may...”
– The Sunday Word: Convention Suspension? - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
“When Barack Obama talks about an America as it should be, I’m guessing the best...”
– Op-Ed Contributor - Bringing Pell Grants to My Eyes - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com (via wiesen)
“So imagine my delight, my absolute astonishment, when the hokey chick flick came...”
– Vice in Go-Go Boots? - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
“The most revolutionary notion in commerce today is one of the oldest. If you...”
– The death of the credit card economy. - By Daniel Gross - Slate Magazine
Personally I’m happy that I never participated in the borrowing binge. Consumer debt in this country has been surging over the past decades, and it hasn’t been a good thing. Console yourself, though:...
“President Bush, who remains haunted by his administration’s response to...”
– Bush and Cheney Skip Convention - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
This is unfortunate. We’d be well served by having both Bush and Cheney speak at the RNC.
“You need to be concerned and you need to get your butts moving and out of New...”
– New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, in the face of Hurricane Gustav
“The Palin pick says much more about McCain than it does about Palin (all it says...”
– The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (via wiesen)
“You have to build a service with the user/reader in mind or you won’t get any...”
– Fred Wilson (via betaworks)
“Enough about our feelings: What’s it like to be a jellyfish? Is it boring...”
– The life story of a jellyfish. - By Constance Casey - Slate Magazine
SpaceWire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
Is this really a good idea? A physical and data-link standard specific to space?
This strikes me as the kind of thing that leads to extraordinarily expensive special-purpose computing. Ten years from now we’ll all be using three gigabit links for our home computers while these guys are stuck with 200 Mbps. And they’ll cost 20x more because they’re only used for space.
...
fun fact about Wasilla, Alaska, where Sarah Pallin...
wiesen:
spiegelman:
Its population is roughly 60% of the size of the undergraduate student body of my alma mater. I served in student government — maybe I should be the VP candidate. My constituency was bigger.
Also, if the entire city of Wasilla went to a Dodger game there would be 50,000 empty seats.
It's not her child →
spiegelman:
cajunboy referred to this yesterday … I thought he was nuts. Do VP candidates generally release medical records during their candidacy? I don’t remember. Not many have been accused of faking a pregnancy.
Is this really appropriate? I don’t think that Sarah Palin is a qualified vice presidential candidate. I don’t believe that this country would be well-served by a...
“Senator John McCain spent the summer arguing that a 40-something candidate with...”
– News Analysis - Choice of Palin Is a Bold Move by McCain, With Risks - News Analysis - NYTimes.com
“If you happened to check Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia entry Thursday, you might...”
– Palin’s Wikipedia Entry Gets Overhaul : NPR
“Katrina was a natural disaster that turned into a political one for the Bush...”
– New hurricane brings opportunity and risk for Republicans - International Herald Tribune
In Russia, sometimes it rains cement →
notthatkindagay:
mikehudack:
worshipthe:
Russian air force planes dropped a 25-kg (55-lb) sack of cement on a suburban Moscow home last week while seeding clouds to prevent rain from spoiling a holiday, Russian media said on Tuesday.
I’ve often wondered why the United States doesn’t do this. Russia and China routinely cloud seed and take other weather control measures. Why don’t we?
We...
In Russia, sometimes it rains cement →
whitneymcn:
mikehudack:
worshipthe:
Russian air force planes dropped a 25-kg (55-lb) sack of cement on a suburban Moscow home last week while seeding clouds to prevent rain from spoiling a holiday, Russian media said on Tuesday.
I’ve often wondered why the United States doesn’t do this. Russia and China routinely cloud seed and take other weather control measures. Why don’t we?
Because...
“He’s desperate. Let’s stop pretending this race is as close as national polling...”
– 6 things the Palin pick says about McCain - Jim VandeHei and John F. Harris - Politico.com
“On his 72nd birthday, this is the guy’s judgment of who he wants one heartbeat...”
– Rahm Emanuel
“Mr. McCain’s environmental policy accepts that global warming is driven by...”
– Alaskan Is McCain’s Choice; First Woman on G.O.P. Ticket - NYTimes.com
In Russia, sometimes it rains cement →
worshipthe:
Russian air force planes dropped a 25-kg (55-lb) sack of cement on a suburban Moscow home last week while seeding clouds to prevent rain from spoiling a holiday, Russian media said on Tuesday.
I’ve often wondered why the United States doesn’t do this. Russia and China routinely cloud seed and take other weather control measures. Why don’t we?
“Ms. Palin appears to have traveled very little outside the United States. In...”
– NYT (via pile) (via jstn)
“She’s going to learn national security at the foot of the master for the next...”
– Charlie Black, senior adviser to John McCain, on McCain’s VP selection. They are betting that voters are ready to make this bet. What the hell happened to “ready on day one?” (via election08)
“Britain is facing ‘arguably the worst’ economic downturn in 60 years...”
– Economy at 60-year low, says Darling. And it will get worse | Politics | The Guardian
Anyone not see this one coming? Britain actually has worse consumer debt load issues than America does.
“Israel will not allow Iran to attain nuclear capability and if time begins to...”
– Report: Israel won’t allow a nuclear Iran | Jerusalem Post
Sweet. Do we really believe that the Iranians are more likely to use nuclear weapons than the Russians? More likely to use them than the DPRK? More likely to use them than India and Pakistan? Than America?
The consequence of...