Thanks to IzaakMak at I Want Ice Water for bringing this video to my attention. The following is Rachel Maddow’s commentary last night about political spending in this year’s presidential campaign. Arguably one of the smartest analysts on television today, Maddow explains where the money is coming from. If you care at all about Joe … Continue reading Maddow does the math
Note the ugly truncated titles in my “Current Bestsellers” widget. It wasn’t that way yesterday, and I didn’t do anything to change it. WordPress did it, of course. They’ve changed the Top Posts & Pages widget to enable the addition of images. Another “improvement” for us that WordPress was neither proud enough of nor considerate … Continue reading WordPress strikes again
Does a pregnant woman carry a “fetus” or a “baby”? It depends on where you are, who you are, and who’s answering the question. Last Thursday in Longmont, Colo., a drunk six-time DUI offender ran a red light and struck another car before fleeing the scene. Heather Surovik, the pregnant driver of the second car, … Continue reading Semantics: ‘Unborn baby’ or ‘fetus’?
ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, was voted down yesterday by the European parliament, 478-39. The international agreement would have had much broader effects than America’s SOPA/PIPA and was being negotiated in secret, raising the suspicions, ire, and opposition of the Internet community. Not a good idea in the 21st Century. Chalk up another victory for … Continue reading Down goes ACTA
I don’t like Jay Leno and never watch his show, which means I’d have missed this if Meet the Press hadn’t run it this morning. Hilarious! Continue reading Leno spoofs Obama reaction to SCOTUS decision
If you’re a fan of Aaron Sorkin (I’m a huge fan), or even if you’re not, you’ll find this interesting. Now that I’ve seen it, however, I’m wondering if I’ll ever be able to watch another Sorkin production without being totally distracted by the Sorkinisms. Continue reading And now … Sorkinisms
