January 2012
21 posts
“It’s the primary function of the mass media in the United States to mobilize...”
– Noam Chomsky (via noam-chomsky)
“We’ve become the victims of our own success” →
Developers in the last half-century called it progress when they built homes and shopping malls far from city centers throughout the country, sounding the death knell for many downtowns. But now an alarmed cadre of public health experts say these expanded metropolitan areas have had a far more serious impact on the people who live there by creating vehicle-dependent environments that foster...
Just how rich is Mitt Romney? Add up the wealth of... →
Meanwhile, Bill Gates is pledging $750 million to... →
Simplified Source | A Web Development Blog:... →
codeclarity:
Last year I was working with a client who was using Adobe PDFs like no other and Adobe Flash Videos that were on multiple domains and finally found a good use for cross-domain.xml. It was not until then that I realized the importance of that file. Well, I’m working with that file again right now…
“When Ellie Cachette started pitching her tech start-up to West Coast investors...”
– The New York Daily News, “Female Entrepreneurs Find Funding, Community In New York” (via inothernews) West coast tech is full of pompous assery.
For some reason, some people think being geographically close to industry giants endows talent and intellect.
Like studying by putting textbooks...
< < TANK FLYNN > >: Newt Gingrich commited a... →
tankflynn:
Newt Gingrich committed a crime when he stated he would reward Sarah Palin’s endorsement (for the SC primary only) with a “major role” in his administration. “I was honored and delighted last night when she said if she were in South Carolina, she’d vote for Newt Gingrich” <> “…I would ask her to…
Presidential Conduct FAIL
“One of the most common biphobic narratives is that the penis is what counts. A...”
– Bisexual Men, Like, Exist And Stuff | No, Seriously, What About Teh Menz? (via a-blog-called-everything)
Agent 3Z: The top ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of... →
lickypickystickyfree:
•Convict sues couple he kidnapped for not helping him evade police
•Man illegally brings gun into bar, gets injured in a fight, then sues bar for not searching him for a weapon
•Young adults sue mother for sending cards without gifts and playing favorites
•Woman disagrees with store over…
Coke Talk: Coke Talk Predictions for 2012 →
coketalk:
• Hugh Hefner will renew his contract with Satan.
• A cast member from Jersey Shore will be permanently disfigured during cosmetic surgery. No one will notice.
• The iPad 3 with Siri will be released in March. Siri will learn at a geometric rate, becoming self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time,…
December 2011
48 posts
Butterball turkey farm raided after abuse claims →
The raid Thursday came after the nonprofit Mercy For Animals provided law enforcement with secretly recorded video footage that showed live turkeys being kicked, thrown, dragged by the neck and wings, and hit with some sort of stick or bar.
The video was collected during several weeks in November and December by an activist who got a job at the company’s turkey semen collection facility in...
Tumble DC 25: You know that's what they're scared... →
abaldwin360:
So, I just shared that article about how Louis CK made a million dollars in twelve days with DRM-free downloads.
Then, earlier this month, Universal had a video Megaupload owned taken off of youtube, then claimed that they couldn’t be sued for it.
I wonder how much of the…
And honestly, what good are most of these middlemen that maintain high cost and unfriendly DRM on a...
Saying ex-christians never really were true... →
friendlyatheist:
Excellent analogy…
cognitive dissonance is a helluva drug.
“At the end of the day, we are a family and that’s important. The catch is that...”
– CANDACE GINGRICH-JONES, the half-sister of Newt Gingrich and who is gay, on why she will “work really, really hard to make sure President Obama is re-elected” in 2012.
She made the remarks during last night’s Rachel Maddow Show.
(via the New York Daily News)
Cops Losing their Jobs for Criticizing the Drug... →
jonathan-cunningham:
“I was terminated not because my service was inadequate, but because I hold certain opinions that are shared by millions of my fellow Americans,” [former border patrol agent Bryan] Gonzalez is quoted as saying in an ACLU press release. “I am no less patriotic or dedicated to excellence in my work because I respectfully disagree with some of our current border enforcement...
“The Senate blocked President Obama’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial...”
– The New York Times, “Senate Republicans Block Obama’s Choice for Consumer Protection Panel.”
Of course they did. (via inothernews)