• Hot Off The Presses

    Del.icio.us Links: November 17th – November 18th

    WordPress now accepts bitcoins | PCWorld Blender 3D: Noob to Pro/Blender Glossary – Wikibooks, open books for an open world Compatible Viewers – OpenSim m.guardian.co.uk Chicago Tribune – Hostess shuttering doors, ending era of iconic brands The union accused Hostess in a statement of making unreasonable demands, including wage and benefit cuts of roughly 30 percent for workers, while top executives of the company received large pay raises. BBC News – Salt Lake City police join rush to adopt headcams BBC News – Verizon to choke pirates’ browsing speeds Mental Disorders And Evolution: What Would Darwin Say About Schizophrenia? :…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Del.icio.us Links: September 15th – November 11th

    Ashley Judd Floated As Kentucky Senate Candidate, Would Challenge ‘Vulnerable’ Sen. Mitch McConnell – The Huffington Post If the worst obstructionist of them all could be picked off by a native daughter famous actress. Alternatively, watch for McConnell being primaried from the Tea Potty frothy mixture wing of the GOP The Romney "Landslide" That Wasn’t | Blog | Media Matters for America Ros Hommerson Women’s Brooke Super Plus Wide Calf™ Boot (Black) – Riding Boots Introduction & Getting Started – Second Life Clothing « Chimera’s Fire CLOTHING DESIGN RESOURCES Make Your Own Fabric • GIMP Chat Second Life Forums Archive…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: January 3rd – January 9th

    FOX News cuts away from ‘Giffords vigil’ when Sarah Palin’s name is mentioned | Crooks and LiarsWhy did Shepard Smith urge viewers to stay tuned for the press conference coming up, only for FOX to cut away abruptly in mid-sentence after they showed a man at the vigil invoke Sarah Palin? DonationsPossible ethics violation, attending fundraiser on Capitol grounds and specifically calling it “swearing in” Social Security 101 | Crooks and LiarsNeed to listen to the Crazy 8’s song “Johnny Q” NPR.org » New Medical School Model: Adopt A Family To TreatHeard this story, like the concept of community medicine.…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: November 28th – December 2nd

    Qantas begins legal action regarding Rolls-Royce A380 engines – USATODAY.com Nixon with Lipstick | Crooks and Liars Chaplain to be ordained priest in hospital she serves Creepy Christian Patriarchy Movement Shackles Daughters to Their Fathers and Homes | Reproductive Justice | AlterNet Two words: Cree, and pee. Events — Schaumburg news, photos and events — TribLocal.com

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Fun Definition!

    Hypocritic Oath: The unspoken agreement that pundits and their followers will all make the same points repeatedly. When broken, the transgressor becomes a member “in name only.” It requires that similar tactics by the opposition be dismissed as a mere “echo chamber.”

  • Politics, Schmolitics

    Obama’s War Chest Drives a 50-State Strategy – NYTimes.com

    Obama’s War Chest Drives a 50-State Strategy – NYTimes.com Less than three weeks after securing the Democratic nomination, Mr. Obama is already dispatching paid staff members to all 50 states, an unusual move by the standards of modern presidential campaigns so often fought in just a contained group of contested territories. His aides and advisers said they did not believe Obama necessarily has a serious chance of winning in many of the traditionally Republican states, but rather that he can at least draw Mr. McCain into spending time and money there while also swelling the rolls of Democratic voters and…

  • Mini-Posts - Politics, Schmolitics

    The “Rally Base” Button Is Broken

    Democrat Wins House Seat in Mississippi – New York Times They sent Cheney. They sent Barbour. They sent Huckabee. They had Bush and McCain record robocalls.  And still the Republicans lost the Mississippi special election, the third “bellweather” election they’ve lost this year.  It appears the vaunted Republican “rally base!!1!” button must be broken.