December, 2014 archive
How To Talk to Crazy Uncle Liberty* 0
Torquemadas 0
Jon Stewart on those who would defend the indefensible.
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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness protects progeny.
Relatives say the little girl was visiting her grandmother, who kept the gun that was used for home protection.
Stray Question 0
Will the time come when industrial designers realize that users would like control buttons and knobs that can be read without a flashlight? Eight-point light grey letters on black doesn’t cut it.
Also, get off my lawn.
The Fee Hand of the Market 0
If you want to flee from danger, you’ve got to pay for it. It’s simply supply and demand: they have the supply, so they make the demands.
The soaring fares prompted a backlash on social media, and the online car sharing service quickly reversed its position, offering free rides and agreeing to refund users up to $200 Australian dollars ($165).
At this rate, Uber will make regular gypsy cabs look like limo services.
Village People 0
Pap and Thomas Franks discuss the punditocracy’s pablum.
Torturous Reasoning 0
Robert Klose explodes torturous reasoning at the Bangor Daily News. A snippet:
My God. Slavery worked — for the slaveholders.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness marches on.
‘Splain me, Lucy, why this sort of stuff is an “accident” and not “negligent homicide”?
Chartering a Course for Disaster 0
The Philadelphia Daily news editorializes about yet another example when you let persons interested in profit loose to dine at the public’s table.
ASPIRA has not responded to requests for documentation on the job, and attempts by the Daily News to contact Lyon Contracting were unsuccessful. Their phone number is no longer in service. Meanwhile, the district’s Office of Inspector General has begun an investigation.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
More holster hijinks:
Note how the gun fell, all on its ownsome. Heaven forbid that some real person with agency could have, like, you know, dropped it.
Double-Dipping 0
See what happens when the fee hand of the market meets the privatization scam.
