ABC News is carrying a report from Baghdad that has more candy and kites than I’ve seen since Fahrenheit 9 We will obviously need sustained coverage on these developments in order for the general public to start realizing that Iraq…
Via Best of the Web we have word of a troubling development in the world of outdoor food preparation: The government of Belgium’s French-speaking region of Wallonia, which has a population of about 4 million, has approved a tax on…
Those JibJab cats (the ones that brought you the memorable This Land Is Your Land spoof during the ’04 elections) are back with another catchy video called “What We Call The News“. Check it out:
Via Slashdot, I saw a story about Richard Stallman convincing Cuba to adopt Linux. Linux companies and Linux advocates have been struggling against a reputation as mere software Communism – good thing Open Source Software’s strongest “advocate” (RMS) has gone…
…Or so a certain New York state senator apparently believes, as NYC residents apparently can’t be trusted to cross the street while listening to an iPod without getting all squishified ala the Frogger cabinet in that one Seinfeld episode. Sounds…
John Street, political philosopher and student of history claimed last week that the Iraq war is a contributing factor in the frustrating increase in gun violence and homicides on the streets of the city. That’s nice, John. It couldn’t possibly…
I agree with WIRED: earth to Safety Nazis – life is “distracting”; get over it already!
I’ve had time to mull over the implications of my previous post on technological solutions to what ails journalism and have come to the conclusion that a solution based on high technology would ultimately fail for the same reason that…
Tycho over at Penny Arcade pointed out a trailer for a forthcoming scaremongering “vidjyo games is the DEVvill!” “documentary” called (are you ready for this?) “Moral Kombat”. Utterly irresponsible and disgusting, in the span of two short minutes this trailer…
The diarists over at RedState have pointed out that Dianne Feinstein Hates You And Everyone You Care About, or, in other words, The Federal Law Making Pseudoephedrine An OTC Drug Is Cosmically Stupid. To wit: I don’t know what I…
