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Caffeinated Beer

Greatest invention since sliced bread or the end of civilization as we know it? Discuss.

Law to Bar Junk E-Mail Encourages Flood Instead

This is one of the dudes I've been a part of suing. ExCITing.

Fear for the Future: Next Gen is full of Authoritarians

The way many high school students see it, government censorship of newspapers may not be a bad thing, and flag burning is hardly protected free speech.

It turns out the First Amendment is a second-rate issue to many of those nearing their own adult independence, according to a study of high school attitudes released Monday.

Idiots. I hope I'm dead before that group comes to power.

I'm with Juan on this one

We're both appalled by the tone and content of American coverage of the "election" in Iraq.

So if it had been up to Bush, Iraq would have been a soft dictatorship under Chalabi, or would have had stage-managed elections with an electorate consisting of a handful of pro-American notables. It was Sistani and the major Shiite parties that demanded free and open elections and a UNSC resolution. They did their job and got what they wanted. But the Americans have been unable to provide them the requisite security for truly aboveboard democratic elections.

With all the hoopla, it is easy to forget that this was an extremely troubling and flawed "election." Iraq is an armed camp. There were troops and security checkpoints everywhere. Vehicle traffic was banned. The measures were successful in cutting down on car bombings that could have done massive damage. But even these Draconian steps did not prevent widespread attacks, which is not actually good news. There is every reason to think that when the vehicle traffic starts up again, so will the guerrilla insurgency.

The Iraqis did not know the names of the candidates for whom they were supposedly voting. What kind of an election is anonymous! There were even some angry politicians late last week who found out they had been included on lists without their permission. Al-Zaman compared the election process to buying fruit wholesale and sight unseen. (This is the part of the process that I called a "joke," and I stand by that.)

Global Warming: Glaciers 100 years ago v. Today

Um, yeah. Nothing to be alarmed about here. Move along, move along.

One Hundred Interesting Math Calculations

Cool, fun stuff. Even for adults.

Researchers Map The Sexual Network Of An Entire High School

Very interesting. As opposed to adults, there aren't clusters of highly sexed people and a lot of vertical lines. Fewer partners, bigger circles; as you can see in the graphical representation.

Outside of the one dude with 7 partners and the one gal with 6, it looks pretty serially monogamous. I see a couple same-sex partnerings … but no celibate numbers. :shrug:

War on Iran

Brace yourselves. The power-mad, bloodthirsty administration is preparing to attack Iran.

All of the noise and plans you heard? Have a basis in reality. If we don't do it, we're going to get Israel to do it for us. Then what? A draft, almost certainly. Massive terrorist attacks here at home, quite likely. Coup d'etat by fundamentalist theologians ensconcing puppet Caligula for life? I could see that being possible.

Welcome to your New World Order.

Man peed way out of avalanche

"A Slovak man trapped in his car under an avalanche freed himself by drinking 60 bottles of beer and urinating on the snow to melt it."

Most Offensive Game Ever?

um, yeah. Probably.

Koufax Awards: Most Humorous Post

Vote for your fav!

Feith out at DoD

The "stupidest fucking guy on the face of the earth" (not to mention one of the most venal, corrupt, evil, and mendacious) is out of a job. For about 48 hours, I'm sure.

Good riddance.

New Education Secretary's First Act? Complain About Gay-Friendly Cartoon

Finally, some fallout. The new secretary (Margaret Spellings) sent a letter to PBS on her second day of work complaining to PBS "for spending public funds to tape an episode of a children's program that features Pike, a lesbian, her partner, Gillian Pieper, and their 11-year-old daughter, Emma." (The cartoon is really about the state and features more cows and maple syrup-making than lesbian parents)

After Spellings' complaint, PBS refused to distribute the episode. They said it had nothing to do with Spellings.

Right.

Glad to see Spellings has her priorities in order. At least McAuliffe came out swinging, saying that Spellings is "confined to a very narrow and selfish agenda if her first action in office is to threaten an American institution like PBS. While America's schools are crumbling and our students are falling behind in basic skills, Republicans in Washington are too busy pursuing an intolerant agenda to try to solve the real problems."

Disc Writers Now Print the Label Too

Ooooh. Want one.

Mac Mini's Goal: Get Chris to Buy a Mac

… because it's all about me, baby. That's right, me.