Unfuckingbelievable.
Literally. If I hadn’t seen the video myself, I would’ve thought this
was the left-wing spin machine blowing things out of proportion.
Yeah, I know C&L is on the left, but ignore the title and
commentary and just watch the video.
Summary: House GOP leaders said that the bailout bill failed because
of a “partisan speech” by Nancy Pelosi. Quoth [...]
(Explanation for anyone who isn’t a political wonk with no life and doesn’t get it. And for those who don’t remember history.)
For those who weren’t paying attention, today’s the day of the
Alliance Defense Fund’s
Pulpit Freedom Sunday,
in which pastors are protesting the fact that their churches’
tax-exempt status comes with strings attached, namely rules against
endorsing political candidates, same as any other non-profit
organization.
From what I’ve seen, the news coverage is mostly unsympathetic. The
Post’s On Faith column has a
guest post
in [...]
According to
this story
in the Post, the Virginia police superintendent issued a directive
saying that police chaplains have to conduct non-denominational
services, i.e., not invoke Jesus’ name. This is in response to a
federal court ruling about prayers before city council meetings.
Del. Charles W. Carrico Sr. (R-Grayson), a former state trooper, said he is organizing an online petition to [...]
By newly-enacted federal law, everyone on the blagotubes has to write
a post about the ongoing financial meltdown before civilization (and
the Internet) collapses, so here’s mine. Of course, since I wouldn’t
know a 401(k) from a 386zx, take my uninformed ramblings with a big
rock of salt.
I’ve compared
free market capitalism to natural selection
before. They’re both powerful forces that [...]
PDAs have solved or simplified a lot of the problems I used to have
before I started carrying around a backup brain. But there’s one type
of reminder that they still can’t deal with: “do X under when Y
happens”. E.g., “Return Paul’s book next time I see him” or “Look up
Janice if I’m ever in London.”
One of the ID creationists’ favorite words is “front-loading”. From
context, I gather that it means that the output of an algorithm is
inherent in the algorithm itself. In other words, if you write a
detailed program that calculates the square root of 16, then that’s
just a long-winded way of having it print “4″. You could have saved
yourself [...]
Ed Yong has an
article
up at
Not Exactly Rocket Science
about a researcher who found a correlation between involuntary startle
responses and support for various political/social programs:
When we’re suddenly confronted with a shocking image, our skin becomes moist and we blink strongly. These actions are automatic and unintentional; they happen without conscious thought. So it may come as a [...]
This
is fucked up:
GHUMUSAR UDAYAGIRI, India — Babita Nayak was cooking lunch for her pregnant sister when a mob of Hindu extremists wielding swords, hammers and long sticks rampaged through their village, chanting “India is for Hindus! Convert or leave!”
The gist of this depressing article is that Hindu fundies are killing
Christians, burning their homes, destroying their [...]
I Am the Rain, Assemblage 23
I Am You, Depeche Mode
I Am Your Robot, Elton John
I Am Not Your Gameboy, Freezepop
I Am the Resurrection, The Stone Roses
I Am Your Conscience, Leæther Strip
Hello, I Am Your Heart, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
I Am the Walrus, The Beatles
I Am Not Your Broom, They Might Be Giants
I Am a [...]