11% of Austin has outstanding warrants! That's not just overcriminalized, that's the kind of bizarro figures one expects to hear in true totalitarian states.
http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/jul/22/more-10-texans-currently-wanted-police
Sunday, May 31, 2009
There Are Already 355 Terrorists in American Prisons
It makes one wonder: Do any of these legislators know who's in their backyards already, with no apparent detriment to their constituents' daily lives, much less the nation's security?
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Google Wave Preview
Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
20 Biggest Car Fails of All Time
A hideous body styling that is simply painful to look at has made the Aztek one of most hard-to-sell cars ever produced.
http://www.manolith.com/2009/05/26/20-biggest-car-fails-of-all-time
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
U.S. holds journalist without charges in Iraq
Reuters cameraman Ibrahim Jassam has been held since September. The U.S. military rejected a court order to release him, saying he is a "high security threat." No evidence has been presented.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-journalist24-2009may24,0,2581320.story
Monday, May 25, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
The Future of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is already used to automate and replace some human functions with computer-driven machines. These machines can see and hear, respond to questions, learn, draw inferences and solve problems.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/weekinreview/24markoff.html?_r=2
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Baucus Flees From Single Payer Advocates
According to a recent analysis by the group Consumer Watchdog, Senator Baucus, the leading architect of health reform in the Congress, has received more campaign contributions from the health insurance and pharmaceutical corporations than any other current Democratic member of the House or Senate.
Joke Review Boosts T-Shirt Sales
A T-shirt has become one of the most popular items sold by online retailer Amazon in the past few weeks.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
High School Student Allegedly Used Snake As Jump Rope
Police say the 17-year-old stole a snake from the biology room at Allderdice High School Monday and began using it as a jump rope,
NBC Cancels 'My Name is Earl'
Sources also say there's some potential silver lining: "Earl" studio 20th TV is talking to Fox and ABC about one of the networks possibly picking up the comedy.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Ancient Gem-Studded Teeth Show Skill of Early Dentists
The early dentists used a drill-like device with a hard stone such as obsidian, which is capable of puncturing bone.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090518-jeweled-teeth-picture.html
Weird New NASA Rovers Really Get Around
At some point on their five-year journey, Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity have both gotten their feet stuck in the soil, and NASA is taking notes for the design of the next generation of rovers.
Atheists respond to Charlotte Allen's Op-ed in Los Angeles Times
As expected, there has been plenty of atheist blowback in the blogosphere.
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2009/05/atheists-respond-to-charlotte-allen.html
Friday, May 15, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The Next Detainee Photo Scandal: Get Ready for Abu Ghraib, Act II
A new batch of photographs, perhaps hundreds of images, of prisoners being abused is about to be made public.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1897203,00.html
Idiot America
No longer do kooks have to work to get their voices heard, but the more insane their claims, the more likely they will be given media attention, promoted and passed around, given the imprimatur of authenticity because, well, Larry King featured them on his show.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/05/idiot_america_new_and_expanded.php
Monday, May 11, 2009
Greg Pritchard: 'Britain's Got Talent' Reaches New Heights
Blimey, this "male soprano" was a whole lot prettier than Susan Boyle.
Hersh: Children Sodomized at Abu Ghraib, On Tape
After Donald Rumsfeld testified on the Hill about Abu Ghraib in May, there was talk of more photos and video in the Pentagon's custody more horrific than anything made public so far.
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2004/07/15/hersh/index.html
Sunday, May 10, 2009
The Abstinence Clowns are FREAKING OUT
The independent government-funded Mathematic study revealing the failure of abstinence-only programs? Rigorous reviews from both Advocates for Youth, and the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, have identified which sex education programs are effective – and not one abstinence-only program made the cut. So the NAEA has been in panic mode.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/5/8/729365/-The-abstinence-clowns-are-FREAKING-OUT
Saturday, May 9, 2009
US Ex-Soldier Convicted of Iraq Rape and Killings
A federal jury convicted a former soldier of raping and fatally shooting a 14-year-old girl after killing her parents and younger sister while he was serving in Iraq.
Republicans in Distress: Is the Party Over?
The party's ideas — about economic issues, social issues and just about everything else — are not popular ideas. They are extremely conservative ideas tarred by association with the extremely unpopular George W. Bush, who helped downsize the party to its extremely conservative base.
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1896588,00.html
Top 7 States with Highest Incarceration Rates All Southern States
The level of overcrowding in prisons and jails throughout the South is inherently dangerous.
The Six Most Expensive Alcohol That Ever Existed
At a whooping $75,000 dollars a bottle, The Macallan 1926 Fine and Rare steals the show as the most expensive whiskey of all time.
http://cognac.com/the-six-most-expensive-alcohol-that-ever-existed
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
40 Million Nonbelievers in America? The Secret is Almost Out
Nonbelievers amount to more than the highest estimates of African Americans or gays. Secularists are one of America’s largest minorities.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/139788/40_million_nonbelievers_in_america_the_secret_is_almost_out
Monday, May 4, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Out of Touch
The economy has imploded, the auto industry is in danger of being vaporized and more than half of all working Americans are worried that they may lose their jobs in the next year. So what’s the Republican response? To build a wall of obstruction in front of efforts to get the economy moving again, and then to stand in front of that wall chanting gibberish about smaller government, lower taxes, spending cuts and Ronald Reagan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/opinion/02herbert.html?_r=2
Kentucky High School Principal Refuses Gay Students Access to Restroom During Class
Outside of Franklin County High School in Kentucky, students protested an email sent to their teachers instructing them not to allow homosexuals to use the restroom during class.