Participating in the Grand Democratic Experiment, one post at a time.
Link time: Judge: Parents can’t teach pagan beliefs ‘There is a discrepancy between Ms. Jones and Mr. Jones’ lifestyle and the belief system adhered to by the parochial school. . . . Ms. Jones and Mr. Jones display little insight into the confusion these divergent belief systems will have upon (the boy) as he ages,’ […]
Probably the most important story published in Wired in the last 5 years: “How four underdogs from the mean streets of Phoenix took on the best from M.I.T. in the national underwater bot championship…” And won. My favorite parts: Szwankowski was impressed by Oscar. He launched into an in-depth explanation of the technology, offering details […]
Feeling worse before I’m feeling better, I suppose. Ugh, usually I’m at least feeling OK enough to fit some work in from home (for half-credit on the day where applicable…) but this has really knocked me on my ass. It’s not even like full-blown “Hi! My name is Severe Nausea!” or “I’m Major Nasal Congestion, […]
Filing under the “story ideas” department: “Hell is other people removing your cigarette…” Historical revisionism at its worst? currently playing: Mmm… bagels.
Via Boing Boing: Student gets suspension but teacher gets off w/o a hitch? Details here. Short version: “Freedom of speech” means standing up for the Pledge of Allegiance; “punishable abuse of power” means getting evidence of someone violating your Constitutional rights. currently playing: Meat Beat Manifesto “Mindstream” (Orbital’s “Mind the Bend the Mind” mix)
“Grounded…” is a decent article in the Post-Gazette of Pittsburgh, PA about John Gilmore and his fight against being required to show photo ID to board planes. I’ve said here before how there are parts of Gilmore’s argument with which I do not agree — mostly that I don’t think personal privacy should (and this […]
Via tuaw: re: EFF’s lawsuits against Apple against blogger-spoilers… /sigh The thing that strikes me as holier-than-thou and self-righteous is how the EFF goes straight for the throat and likens the situation to Deep Throat. A more suitable comparison could have been found, I’m sure. Nothing springs instantly to mind but let’s be honest here, […]
Ten Things President Bush Doesn’t Want You To Know About Scalia and Thomas Short version: SCALIA OPPOSES EFFORTS TO DESEGREGATE SCHOOLS THOMAS FAVORS STATE-SPONSORED RELIGION SCALIA SUPPORTS SEX DISCRIMINATION THOMAS WOULD ALLOW THE PRESIDENT TO EFFECTIVELY WAIVE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS SCALIA AND THOMAS OPPOSE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE SCALIA AND THOMAS SUPPORT EXECUTING THE MENTALLY […]
Apparently, despite record debt, the White House still managed to find enough money to buy Time magazine.
Via Boing Boing, we hear of one man’s quest to get vinyl ripped to MP3 and out onto the P2P nets since most of it is now apparently public domain. First problem that jumps out is: …need a record player with component outputs… …which just says (to me at least) that this guy doesn’t know […]