Saturday, December 18, 2010

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10 Years of "Whatever," Hate Mail & Practicing For The Apocalypse With John Scalzi

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 03:30 PM PST


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Radley Balko Talks Cops And Cameras on Freedom Watch

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 01:13 PM PST

Obamas Not Invited to Prince William's Wedding

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:10 AM PST


I does not matter how they try to justify the lack of an invitation; it is most definitely an intentional snub at Obama. Given the way Obama treated England thus far in his presidency; while it seems a surprising move, maybe it should not.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1339315/President-Obama-snubbed-sources-reveal-invited-Prince-Williams-wedding.html

"President Obama and his wife Michelle will not be invited to Prince William's wedding next year.

Because Prince William is not yet heir to the throne, his wedding to Kate Middleton is not classed as a 'state occasion' – and the couple feel under no pressure to fill the 2,000-strong guest list with heads of state, the Mail understands.

They are more eager to ask ordinary citizens and charity workers than foreign dignitaries and VIPs to what will be the first royal 'people's wedding', courtiers suggested.

A handful of heads of state are likely to be invited in line with previous royal weddings, possibly including France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni.

But the decision to exclude the American premier and his wife Michelle from the celebrations marks a break from tradition.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana invited then-American president Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy to their 1981 ceremony – though she came alone because the president was too ill to travel following an assassination attempt on him."

Urinal-Based Gaming Interface Lets You Pee For Points

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:08 AM PST

Business Lessons From Star Wars - Becky Anderson

Posted: 18 Dec 2010 07:00 AM PST

James Meeks (D) - 'Minority Contracts Should Only go to Blacks. Definitely Not White Women'

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 10:55 PM PST


What is wrong with a system based on meritocracy?

http://www.suntimes.com/2877318-417/women-contracts-meeks-percent-african.html (via)

"Meeks made the statement on Wednesday during an interview on WVON-AM (1690). It happened during a discussion of why African-American businesses got a 7 percent sliver of Chicago's $1 billion spending pie through Aug. 31, down from 8 percent a year ago.

"The word 'minority' from our standpoint should mean African American. I don't think women, Asians and Hispanics should be able to use that title," he said. "That's why our numbers cannot improve — because we use women, Asians and Hispanics who are not people of color, who are not people who have been discriminated against."

Hours after making those remarks, Meeks back-tracked by saying he would only exclude white women if elected mayor. The set-aside program currently earmarks 25 percent of all city contracts for minorities and 5 percent for companies owned by women.

"I don't believe white women should be considered in that count ….You have white women in the category. They receive contracts. Then, white men receive contracts. Where does that leave everybody else?" he told Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32 news."

Go Green, KILL PEOPLE! (Crowder Visits Mexico)

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:47 PM PST


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Cop Stops New Robbery While Collecting Footage From Previous One

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:30 PM PST

Obama Signs Tax Compromise Bill

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:20 PM PST


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Walden (R) Announces Chairmanship Using Morse Code Tweet

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:18 PM PST


Not the most strait forward way to make an announcement, but one of the more novel/interesting.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/gop-rep-walden-announces-chairmanship-using-morse-code

"Rep. Greg Walden (R-WA) issued the following tweet yesterday:



That sent the newspaper The Hill scrambling for answers. Using an online Morse code translator, the newspaper came up with the following announcement: ""WILL CHAIR COMM AND TECH SUB 73S W7EQI."


The first part is self explanatory, but the last part (the number and letter combination) forced some more digging. The Hill explains what it found:


The Hill needed help on the last part, and a Walden aide came to the rescue:



"73s means 'best regards' or a similar sign-off. W7eqi is his [amateur radio call sign]," he said. Walden has a long history in the radio business where he picked up the lingo.


Walden issued a follow-up tweet to clarify his announcement:


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Festivus Now Legally Considered a Holiday/Religion

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:13 PM PST


The real test will be to see if this guy can finagle some tax exempt status...

http://www.ocregister.com/news/around-279819-festivus-once.html

"When sentencing day came, King pleaded guilty to the sale or transport of a controlled substance – a felony. Two other felonies were thrown out.

But King still wanted his non-salami meals.

Judge Johnson pulled King's lawyer and the prosecutor aside and said he needed a religion to put down on the order to make it stick, explained Thiagarajah.

"I said Festivus," said Thiagarajah. The order was granted – three non-salami meals a day.

County Counsel researched Festivus, arguing the holiday was the creation of writer Dan O'Keefe to celebrate his first date with his wife in 1966. The holiday was introduced to the world by his son Daniel, a screenwriter for "Seinfeld," who wrote it into the show.

Seinfeld celebrated Festivus with an aluminum "Festivus pole" instead of a tree and traditions such as the "Airing of Grievances" and "Feats of Strength." Easily explainable events were "Festivus miracles."

"Festivus for the rest of us!" was the pseudo-holiday's motto.

Still, the judge's order stood. No salami."

Julian Assange Not Happy to be Asked About Rape Allegations

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:08 PM PST


Apparently disclosure works in one direction. Listen till the end, he has some not so kind words for the man asking the question.

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Busybodies, Babes, and Bacon! Presenting Reason.tv's 2010 Nanny of The Year

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:05 PM PST
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