Participating in the Grand Democratic Experiment, one post at a time.
Via Neil Gaiman: The 139 page PDF draft of Judge Jones’ ruling in Kitzmiller et al. vs. Dover Area School District et al. This word substitution is telling, significant, and reveals that a purposeful change of words was effected without any corresponding change in content, which directly refutes FTE’s argument that by merely disregarding the […]
Via 802 Online: “Weren’t You Supposed to be in Washington, Senator?” As he left the checkout line, a woman in the aisle spotted him [Sen. Patrick Leahy], and started clapping loudly. Soon the entire store erupted into cheers. I’ll bet you that most senators in the country don’t get that kind of a reception while […]
Via Boing^2: Senate rejects extension of Patriot Act! In a crucial vote early Friday, the bill’s Senate supporters were not able to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster by Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and their allies. The final vote was 52-47. Breathe a little easier, folks! currently playing: […]
George Monbiot writes: The idea that we can simply replace this fossil legacy […] with ambient energy is the stuff of science fiction. There is simply no substitute for cutting back. […] The last time I drew attention to the hazards of making diesel fuel from vegetable oils, I received as much abuse as I […]
What I really want for Xmas: the official FUH2 poster (WARNING: Flash link…) – – And if you browse the submissions, you’ll find our contribution. July 31, 2005.
Via Boing Boing: “Driving the argument home” – – a piece from BBC news re: some civilians that set up “traffic-calming happenings” in their neighborhood in an effort to take back the roads and stop motorists from zooming up/down the streets with reckless abandon. “With the living room, it was the most direct way of […]
Washington Post article “Omen on the High Court?” remarks on the recent damage to the “Authority” statue on the Supreme Court’s building yesterday (28-Nov): At the foot of the Supreme Court steps, where engineers were photographing the remains of the Vermont marble pieces and carefully loading them into crates, one onlooker nudged a friend: “Notice […]
“The Bad Lieutenant” is an interesting article about video game violence by Clive Thompson: Consider our gaming history […] anti-gaming critics didn’t really explode with indignation until Grand Theft Auto 3 came along — the first massively popular modern game where the tables turned, and you finally played as a cop-killing thug. […] Why weren’t […]
Via Boing Boing: Cartoon Aliens re-enact Tom Cruise anti-psychiatry rant What I find particularly interesting here is how much Cruise’s knowledge of the subject rather unfortunately parodizes his position. Wait, allow me to rephrase: His passion for the subject matter combined with his confusion over specific terms parodizes his position. Tom: “Psychology” and “psychiatry” are […]