July 2008
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Believe Me, It's Torture: Politics & Power, by... →
This is a very interesting article on at least two levels. First, it gives a very human, civilian view of torture. I think we all can benefit from understanding torture from this POV.
And, second, it involves Christopher Hitchens’ being waterboarded. This is an author/personality who, like a Fox News anchor (apologies, Christopher, for the simile) is both soundly loved and hated by many....
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Fliers Complain About X-Rated Security Screenings →
Maybe we all need to get our pilot licenses so we can fly out of our own private airstrips. What is it that needs to happen to make this absolute disgrace of treating people like cattle that need to be poked and prodded go away?
*angry face*
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Man from future saves woman from bus →
This. Is. Brilliant.
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“Well I haven’t quite worked that out whether I should be doing that or...”
– Peter Gabriel Plans To Cover Vampire Weekend - Stereogum
The song he plans to cover is “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” the song in which Vampire Weekend mentions Peter Gabriel by name. Hence the quote.
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Very Best of Naxos Early Music: Free MP3 download →
What a wonderful collection of early music … and free!
(thanks to http://www.twitter.com/marick for the heads up)
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“The explosion, as we now know, created a nest of giant ants that terrorized Los...”
– Making Light: Trinity
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“I’m a defense attorney. Of course I’m going to say it’s an...”
– abc7news.com: Engineer arrested for San Francisco computer network tampering 7/15/08
Really. What else is there to say?
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Patrick Smith, Ask the pilot | Salon Technology →
A pilot speaks out about the absurdity of the TSA:
Speaking in a USA Today article, TSA spokeswoman Ellen Howe said, “Some of our officers aren’t respected.” It’s not often that I laugh out loud while reading the newspaper, but that one had me going. You don’t say.
So … how long until we start battling against this? I don’t think that I cared much until I...
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“She came up behind me, grabbed my wrist with her right hand, with her left hand...”
– ‘Body Of Christ’ Snatched From Church, Held Hostage By UCF Student - News Story - WFTV Orlando
I’m sorry … what century is it? I appear to have left my dashboard calendar on my other Mac.
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“During the flight, I was asked if there was anything in my manual about this...”
– Flying Is For The Birds… — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net
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“Drunken talk isn’t meant to be printed in the paper.”
– Ray Charles, playing priest to Elvis Costello’s confessor
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“Could a colony use the water? That’s like asking the final score of a...”
– Water Found on the Moon | Wired Science from Wired.com
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“Investopedia says the best thing to do when you see a bear in the market is the...”
– Sp500: S&P 500 Enters Bear Market
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Fred Durst on TomGreen.com →
What … happened … to Fred Durst?
Drugs are bad, m’kay?
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Feature vs Bug == "Enhancement" vs. duct tape on...
At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new $214 million infectious disease laboratory in Atlanta, scientists are conducting experiments on bioterror bacteria in a room with a containment door sealed with duct tape.
The incident happened over a year ago but the duct tape is still there. Not to worry:
“It’s an enhancement,” said Patrick Stockton, CDC safety and...
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Cabinet of Wonders: San Marco Clock Tower, Venice →
A wonderful blog post about the San Marco Clock Tower in Venice. Those of you who have been to the Venetian in Vegas might recognize the clock’s face from the courtyard in the hotel’s mall.
Even if you don’t read it all the way through, be sure to check out the photos. The architecture is wonderful.
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