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⌘ “After the disastrous Bush presidency the GOP had the option to go crazy or rethink. Guess which one they chose.
Meanwhile, if Pakistani terrorists had done to New Orleans what Bushs hapless FEMA appointees did after Katrina, he’d have invaded Iran.
⌘ Firework Art by Rosemarie Fiore
Love seeing people push the envelope.
⌘ Could America be more wrong about the Information Economy?
The information economy is about selling everything except information.
via How Hollywood, Congress, And DRM Are Beating Up The American Economy — Intellectual Property.
⌘ No cross-dressing at Morehouse College
Morehouse College has added a new item to its dresscode, which prohibits students from wearing pajamas in public, sagging pants, and do-rags. The all-male, private college has now banned crossdressing.
⌘ Fox News isn’t even pretending anymore
Fox News isn’t even pretending anymore | Salon
Appearing on CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” the White House’s Dunn made it clear that the Obama administration intends to deal with the network as a political enemy. “We’re going to treat them the way we would treat an opponent,” she subsequently told The New York Times. “As they are undertaking a war against Barack Obama and the White House, we don’t need to pretend that this is the way that legitimate news organizations behave.”
⌘ Top 5 Beginning-of-Fall, Bust-Out-the-Jackets songs
- Blacking Out the Friction – Death Cab for Cutie
- Bird Song – Ryan Adams & The Cardinals (Grateful Dead cover)
- Jacket – David Vandervelde
- The Cold, The Dark and The Silence – Sea Wolf
- Stormy High – Black Mountain
⌘ Henry Rollins – The Death of Joe Cole
The first time I heard this on the CD I had to pull over and catch my breath.
⌘ Migraines and Me
I started tracking my migraines. It seems they are coming frequently enough again that keeping a record of my eating habits, sleeping patterns and stress levels is the next step in finally conquering these damn things.
The last time I did this though, turned up nothing conclusive. The closest correlation seemed to be caffeine, but when I substantially lowered my intake of it, there was no discernible difference in the frequency or intensity of the subsequent migraines. This time around I plan on recording much more detailed notes.
Ma has also been researching some homeopathic remedies that seem to always turn up recommendations for magnesium chloride. The Internets offer no real concrete evidence either way, so I think I’m just going to pick up a natural magnesium supplement and see how it goes.
⌘ Michael Nugent’s Poll of Favorite Books on Atheism
On Wednesday I asked on Twitter and Facebook about your favourite atheist-related books, and why. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins was recommended as many times as the next three books combined. The Bible took second place, with its power to convince people of atheism edging it ahead of God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens.