In case you haven’t heard yet, John McCain just picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate - following Obama’s example of choosing a VP who completely negates his own core argument for being elected.
I swear, this election is becoming more a reality TV show by the second.
When I read that Obama had picked […]
Recently I was asked why comments were generally turned off here. The answer is that I get several hundred spam comments a day, and for a long while just didn’t have the time to moderate them.
I’ve settled for a compromise, at least for now. Comments will be open (but moderated) for the […]
“Lucky”
It happened back in July 2002. A guy named Charles C. Benoit in Liberty, Missouri decided to barbeque a kitten for fun.
The incident made national news for a day or so. Benoit, age 24, was entertaining a group of friends at his apartment. They were barbequing, and Benoit - apparently quite a […]
Some interesting news coming out of federal courts yesterday: a judge in Vermont ruled that forcing a criminal suspect to reveal the passwords to his computer’s encryption is a violation of his constitutional 5th amendment rights. Assuming the ruling is upheld (and it likely will), it could have wide ranging effects.
A federal judge in […]
Love Harlan Ellison, been a fan of his for a long time. In case you haven’t been introduced to the man and his works, Harlan is a rather vocal and opinionated writer, mainly of short stories and essays. He’s a champion of the idea that a writer without strong opinions (and the will […]
