Politics
Friday Fun: Quip Hits
A number of short statements, commentaries, and useless insights collected over the last mumble-mumble months.
On Technology
Top Facebook group: “I’m not yelling…I’m Italian…thats how we talk.”
Top Facebook group that someone ought to start: “Walking around naked makes me feel sexy.”
Some weeks ago, I posted “Coconut” to my Facebook status, and no one noticed. Do you know [...]
The Asshole vs. the Nicest Man You’d Ever Want to Meet
A very old friend of mine pointed me to this article at the Boston Herald, about Paul Keigan and his story of how the American dream is over.
Long story short: Paul Keigan started out as a Canadian immigrant 48 years ago, with $96 and the American dream. He got into sales at a car dealership, [...]
Lie Detecting: A Bullshit Episode Penn & Teller Should Do
Penn & Teller haven’t yet done an episode on lie detecting for their Emmy-nominated series Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (which you can get on DVD). On Bullshit Penn & Teller expose, rip apart, and generally make fun of nonsense from talking to the dead to alien abduction to alternative, new-age medical mumbo jumbo to conspiracy [...]
Don’t Underestimate the Objects of Our Thanks
The following was originally published at Dad-o-matic.
As we approach this holiday season, it seems we have little to be thankful about.
Still topping the news are stories of death and dire.
Abraham Biggs, a Florida teenager blogs that he will commit suicide and then webcasts a video of the event, live, while viewers on the Internet wonder [...]
Would I Run? (If you’ve read this viral email…)
An old friend of the family forwarded a viral email that asks the question “Would you run?” I’ll tell you how I answered it, but first let me reprint the relevant part of the email.
Imagine this happening to you…
One Sunday morning service, a 2,000 member congregation was surprised to see two men enter, both covered [...]
Convicting Anyone of Anything
A jury convicted Lori Drew of breaking MySpace’s terms of service, possibly sending her to prison for years, if the verdict stands up on appeal.
Why? Because she was involved in setting up a fake MySpace account, posing as a teenage boy, in order to mess with the emotions of a psychologically fragile teenage girl who [...]
Not “Global Warming” Anymore; It’s the Global Climate Crisis!
Holly Lisle posted about a link to an article on the recent global warming data blunder, and her take on it.
There are actually four separate questions to global warming: 1. Are world temperatures rising? 2. Are humans causing it? 3. Can we do anything to stop it? 4. Should we do anything to stop it?
First, [...]
7 Warning Signs of Bogus Politics (and Science)
An article back from January 2003, but still being linked to from various blogs, and with good reason. Robert Park presents 7 warning signs that a claim might be B.S. (instead of science).
Some of these signs revolve around how the scientist himself approaches the claim, such as whether he submits it to rigorous study and [...]
In a Truly Free Market, Small Businesses Would Rule
Another interesting post on the Cato Institute blog, this time by Timothy B. Lee, commenting on an essay by Roderick Long, which argues that corporate welfare, government-imposed barriers to entry, and the like favor big business, and businesses would be smaller in a truly free economy.
What caught my eye about Long’s article was his claim [...]
Feeling Sorry for the “Impeach Barack Obama” Group Creator
I really felt for Ellen Finnigan, because of her recent article on the “Impeach Barack Obama” Facebook group that she created. I mean profanity-laced hate-email is one thing, but when the jerk sunk to calling her a “Republican,” them’s fightin’ words. I honestly felt bad for her, felt offended on her behalf.
-TimK
P.S. Ellen is also [...]