Monthly Archives: July 2010
Political snark of the day
I stole the tagline from a commenter at Political Animal and the picture from a public domain image at Flickr, and put it together using the motivational poster generator at Big Huge Labs.
Quote of the Day
Why did the stimulus go wrong? In the end, we took a soapbox racer to a go-kart track and then realized we were competing against actual cars. Great analogy — and better analysis — by Ezra Klein.
Review: Metatropolis
Metatropolis Edited by Jack Scalzi Rating on an arbitrary 5-point scale: 4 out of 5 Metatropolis is a science fiction anthology exploring, as it claims, the “future of cities”. That’s not strictly accurate. It’s really a collection of stories that … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
From a post by Steve Benen over at Political Animal: In human history, it’s never been easier to get — and stay — well informed. Folks just have to take some responsibility. If they don’t, the result can be a … Continue reading
Review: Inception
Inception a Christopher Nolan Film Arbitrary 5-Point rating: 5 out of 5 Inception is a weird, ambitious, action-packed sci fi thriller-cum-heist flick. It is, in its own way, as ambitious as The Matrix and suffers from the comparison only in … Continue reading
Wow. Just… wow.
http://www.marktalk.com/blog/?p=10387 (Also hosted at Political Correction, in case the original gets “disappeared”, and reproduced below the fold here — although apparently it’s already been edited.) I don’t really know really even to begin to comment on this “letter” from Tea … Continue reading
The Political Asymmetry of Weather
So, the East Coast is in the middle of a record heat wave. How come we haven’t heard any hyperventilating media types announce that this “proves” global warming is true? After all, when we had a little snow in February, … Continue reading
The Perils of Positive Thinking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5um8QWWRvo I think the major point — that a unquestioning devotion to “positive thinking” is both dangerous and immoral — is a good one. We definitely allow suffering because we think everyone has a shot, so if they’re suffering, it … Continue reading
Classic no-win situation for the President
Apparently, the Pentagon has recommended that a Medal of Honor be given to a living soldier, for the first time since Viet Nam. The Washington Post article speculates that The presentation of a Medal of Honor to a living soldier … Continue reading
A little political humor, a little late
As soon as I read John Boehner’s characterization of financial regulation reform, I was inspired to make the following. Unfortunately, this-and-that kept me occupied until today. Here’s a link (http://www.adfinemfidelis.net/mongrel/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/poster.jpg) since Facebook inexplicably strips images(!) from imported RSS feeds… I … Continue reading