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Aside from some differences in opinion over how a Navy ship is run (which can be ascribed to artistic license, differences between sea-faring and space-faring Navies, and the oddities of a monarchy-driven civil and military structure), quibbles over his descriptions of the ships in question and how the technology permeating … [...] While we Americans are (rightfully) celebrating our (admittedly small-step) victory in McDonald, it would be good to remind ourselves of the reality that basic human rights are being constantly and incessantly infringed upon, abridged, and otherwise ignoerd throughout the world, sometimes for so long that no one thinks anything … [...] It is probably just as well that I spent my pocket money for the next… oh… twenty years on the Bullitt (which, by the by, is still in the shop, a month after the accident… *sigh*), because I had only one coherent reaction to seeing this. Want. Wantwantwantwantwantwantwantwantwant. Yes, … [...] These days, it seems there is absolutely no shortage of online material that can suck you in and coerce you into losing countless hours of your life, but if you wanted something else to give a little time to today, I would suggest the new-to-me weblog “Seconds Matter“. … [...] We have examined the fallacious blanket-statement that “guns are ‘bad news’ for women” a few times before at this weblog, but it never hurts to pound a few more nails into any argument’s coffin, just to be sure (remember Rule #2). In this particular case, though, the … [...] Yesterday, I put forward my personal belief that, no matter how close the vote was, and no matter how weak of an opnion it might be, we should still be celebrating our success in McDonald v. Chicago simply and primarily because this win will be used as a springboard for … [...] I attended a Roman Catholic high school for my pre-college education (despite my family not following the doctrine of the Pope – it was the only high school in the area that did not have weekly shootings/stabbings), and while their population had diminished considerably over the years, the school still … [...] This took a hell of a lot of typing, but I think it was worth it. This weekend, over at his inimitable Day By Day webcomic, Chris Muir penned the Declaration (2.0). One of his main characters, Sam, commented, “It’s eerie how close this is to the original,” and … [...] So last week, some residents of Rutherford County (considered “mostly rural” and “backwater” by Nashville residents, despite bordering Nashville and having only half as many residents as Nashville Proper) voiced opposition to a 52,000 sq foot Mosque. The Tennessean described the opposition thusly:
[...] Last weekend, 25 year old off-duty deputy Mike Claiborne was killed in Franklin County, TN. The TBI is currently investigating the circumstances because they are quite odd. You see, Claiborne was shot and killed while househunting with his girlfriend and two other people. They were (apparently) examining a property the … [...] If you’re so upset about my deficit spending, you should raise taxes to pay for it. See, then I won’t be spending in deficit. If you don’t raise taxes, it’s proof that you only oppose me because you’re racist. Oh, but not until after elections. Via Insty… [...] A few days ago, we talked about the waste of metal and plastic that is the “Smart” car, and how its name is a misnomer in every definition of the word. Today, Tam points us to an example of what that midgetized little car should have been. Really, … [...] Even in this day of instantaneous electronic communication across the globe, it is sometimes better to put pen to paper (if only for your signature), pay for the stamp, and send a real, honest-to-God letter. Back on the first of this month, I sent an email to Earth Fare regarding … [...] I found out this morning that noted Kleagle, Exalted Cyclops, and Democratic Senator Robert Byrd died earlier today. As I mentioned to Better Half, this ranks slightly lower on my “Give-a-Gos-Se Meter” than a noted drunkard, womanizer, and reckless driver who also happened to occupy a seat in the … [...] Damn near every other active pro-rights weblog on my blogroll and RSS reader has covered it by now (as has my co-author), but in case you were living under a rock for the past 8 hours or so, and just now got to your computer, the Supreme Court, in a … [...] McDonald Decision issued – 2nd Amendment applies to States through 14th Amendment In what was largely perceived by many as a foregone conclusion, the United States Supreme Court has released on June 28, 2010, its opinion in the McDonald v. City of Chicago case. It is a 214 page PDF … [...] And in a couple of hours, we get to find out if it’s okay to violate constitutional rights just because a lot of people live in a geographically small area.… [...] Can anyone with a better grasp of the Apache code than I have explain to me why the following snippet from my .htaccess file is not doing what it should be doing?
It … [...] It was a staged publicity stunt, performed under carefully-controlled, specifically-engineered, highly unrealistic conditions, but a 2011 V6 Mustang just got 48.5 miles per gallon on the Bristol Speedway while driving 776.5 miles on a single tank of gas. Of course, the car only averaged about 44 miles an hour, … [...] Apple to consumers: ur doin’ it wrong. Consumers to Apple: ur doin’ it wrong. *giggles uncontrollably* Given my own experiences with Apple hardware that did not work with the software it was bundled with, I am hardly surprised at the rainbow-fruit’s reaction to the public exposure of … [...]  |
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