why she banned Paris
A prominent and rich family. A drunk-driving arrest. Serious doubts about intelligence. A misspent youth. Sudden inspiration through the Bible. It's interesting how two of the most unpopular and divisive figures in America today—George W. Bush and Paris Hilton—have so much in common. And on Wednesday, June 27, they found themselves in an unusual competition: Whose legal crisis would dominate the news cycle?The editor of Us Weekly explains why she banned Paris Hilton from its pages. - By Janice Min - Slate Magazine
The less Paris the better.
A Programming Language Like Playing With Blocks
Scratch is a creativity tool from the M.I.T. Media Lab that turns abstract programming concepts like recursion into snap-together puzzle pieces. It is like a multimedia sandbox, where children 8 and up are welcomed as media producers, following the same philosophical blueprint that inspired software projects like Logo and Squeak.A Programming Language Like Playing With Blocks - New York Times
I played with scratch last night and was totally amazed at how good it is. First off, it doesn't just teach "programming". It teaches much of the principals of Comp Sci. Second, you don't need to know anything about computer programming to pick it up.
schizodonniedarkosis
I think I invented a new type of mental illness. schizodonniedarkosis. A form of Schizophrenia induced by the mental stresses of time travel.
Subpoenas Sent to White House on Wiretapping
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday issued subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney’s office and the Justice Department after what the panel’s chairman called “stonewalling of the worst kind” of efforts to investigate the National Security Agency’s policy of wiretapping without warrants.Subpoenas Sent to White House on Wiretapping - New York Times
So what happens now when the VP claims executive privilege a few scant days after claiming he isn't in the Executive Branch?
Behold the Creation Museum
Save yourself (and your money) by browsing through my images rather than attending the museum. I've documented the entire thing right here, with the exception of a few videos.From: Behold the Creation Museum - a photoset on Flickr
Funny, sad, creepy. Take your pick. No where near as fun as the eventual Ptolemy Planetarium they'll add.
Dvorak on the iPhone
John C. Dvorak on the iPhone: Hitler got less coverage when he invaded Poland.
Everyone take a deep breath and remember, its just a phone. It isn't the second coming. And it isn't Hitler. Its a $500 phone that also plays music. Everyone get a grip already.
Lieberman Backs Limited U.S. Attacks on Iran
“I think we’ve got to be prepared to take aggressive military action against the Iranians to stop them from killing Americans in Iraq,” Mr. Lieberman said in an interview on the CBS News program “Face the Nation.”Lieberman Backs Limited U.S. Attacks on Iran - New York Times
This could be achieved mostly with air attacks, Mr. Lieberman said, adding, “I’m not talking about a massive ground invasion of Iran.”
Lieberman's plan to improve the situation in Iraq is to open another front. Great idea. What could go wrong? And I really hope that Iran respects our decision to keep this military act limited. I would hate to think that Iran would get the wrong idea and think our bombing them should lead to an escalating conflict where they mobilize a couple hundred thousand troops to attack our troops and bases in Iraq or Afghanistan. And yes, I'm being sarcastic.
Jihad Etiquette
This jihad etiquette is not written down, and for good reason. It varies as much in interpretation and practice as extremist groups vary in their goals. But the rules have some general themes that underlie actions ranging from the recent rash of suicide bombings in Algeria and Somalia, to the surge in beheadings and bombings by separatist Muslims in Thailand.From Terrorism - Jihad Etiquette - Islam - Militants - Middle East - Iraq - Jordan - Lebanon - New York Times
Interesting yet disturbing story on the rules of Jihad. This is a wonderful example of how the letter of the law can be used to circumvent the spirit of the law as Jihadists turn prohibitions on violence against civilians into permission.
real conservative
The great fraud being perpetrated in our political discourse is the concerted attempt by movement conservatives, now that the Bush presidency lay irreversibly in ruins, to repudiate George Bush by claiming that he is not, and never has been, a "real conservative." This con game is being perpetrated by the very same conservatives who -- when his presidency looked to be an epic success -- glorified George W. Bush, ensured both of his election victories, depicted him as the heroic Second Coming of Ronald Reagan, and celebrated him as the embodiment of True Conservatism.Glenn Greenwald - Salon
I agree with Greenwald. A while ago I pointed that when the first conservatives (Sullivan comes to mind) broke from the Bush camp, movement conservatives started calling them liberals. Once Bush's approval rating dropped to the point that he was only a burden to the movement, they've started calling Bush a liberal. Greenwald does a nice job showing how some of the same people who are claiming that Bush isn't a real conservative supported the disastrous Bush tax cuts, the disastrous Bush foreign policy choices, the incompetents Bush appointments and much of the other Bush policy debacles. And now they realize that Bush wasn't a conservative after all. How convenient.
What is really silly is that so many of what Bush has done comes from the Reagan play book. Tax cuts. Deregulation. Having industry insiders run the departments that regulate them. Cozy relationships with industry. Privatizing government functions. I see very little that Bush has done that Reagan wouldn't have done. Or didn't try to do.
I'm reminded of this quote:
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. - Groucho Marx
paris versus libby
If you click on
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Results 1 - 10 of about 8,718 for paris hilton jail. (0.03 seconds).
If you click on libby jail you get:
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This is the sad state of the media. Why a drunken heiress being sent to jail for less than a month gets almost six times the coverage of a senior member of the administration being sent to jail for a couple of years is beyond me.