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Quote of the Day 27 Aug 2013 | 06:05 am
It’s seriously time for a little girl from Kansas to drop a house on these people. —John Aravosis on the anti-gay bigots who are trying to ban "teh ghey" in Russia
Remember When I Said that It's Not the Cost of Healthcare, It's the Price of Healthcare* 27 Aug 2013 | 05:48 am
Well, the New York Times just looked at the price of a 1 liter bag of saline solution, and it ain't pretty: It is one of the most common components of emergency medicine: an intravenous bag of steril...
Obama’s "Independent Panel" to Review Domestic Spying Isn't 26 Aug 2013 | 07:31 am
Outside experts, you say? Note: this is the actual caption of the photo used in Washington Post story As you may be aware, Obama has promised to bring in "Outside Experts." What will surprise no one...
Burying the Lede 25 Aug 2013 | 07:30 am
In an article on Korean fighter purchase plans, there is a lot of discussion about their next fighter purchase: Boeing's F-15SE Silent Eagle has been selected as the only qualified bidder in South Ko...
How I Vanquished the RP! 25 Aug 2013 | 06:56 am
RP is now in custody. How I constructed the cat-trapinator, the video How the motion detector works My readers may recall my travails with RP the Cat. Well, I have finally defeated RP, an animal wi...
Linkage 25 Aug 2013 | 03:48 am
How to Keep the NSA Out of Your Computer A good primer on mesh networks (Mother Jones) BBC News - Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to believe (BBC) German Government Warns Key Entities...
It's Bank Failure Friday!!! 24 Aug 2013 | 06:12 am
And here they are, ordered, and numbered for the year so far. Community South Bank, Parsons, TN Sunrise Bank of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ Full FDIC list Nothing for 7 weeks, and then 4 in the past 4 w....
Obama Claims that the Reports of NSA Spying on US Citicens Show that the System Works 24 Aug 2013 | 05:20 am
Inadvertent, My Ass The fact that Barack Obama is being sent out to tell blatant lies by the state security apparatus like some sort of poodle does not fill me with confidence. No I'm serious. He is...
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot???? 23 Aug 2013 | 07:44 am
The NASDAQ exchange shut down for 3 hours today: The United States stock market showed again on Thursday that it remained vulnerable to technological breakdowns even as regulators and market operator...
I Think that People are Finally Sick and Tired of Michael Bloomberg's "Making the Trains Run on Time" Act 23 Aug 2013 | 06:40 am
The New York City Council just overrode Bloomberg's veto of police reforms: The City Council voted Thursday to greatly increase oversight of the New York Police Department and of its widespread use o...
