The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Stories don’t need morals or messages
A “stupid” test shows that the Puritan ethic lives on. Why do we insist on learning lessons from the books we read?
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/31/stories_dont_need_morals_or_messages/singleton/
Some good stuff on Salon today.
While I am all over …
I have commented on the looming war with Iran a number of times and much like drone on and on about our police state it seems I am destined to drone on about the idiotic war we are about to …
Cyberwar Is the New Yellowcake, Fueling a Cybersecurity-Industrial Complex
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/02/yellowcake-and-cyberwar/
We do have a “Cybersecurity-Industrial Complex” exactly like the military industrial complex with the revolving door between the government and the companies sucking on its tits. However, the problem potential …
Polls: All knotted up between Romney & Santorum
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/13/polls-all-knotted-up-between-romney-santorum/?hpt=hp_bn3
I have yet to read anything about Santorum that would make me look past his evident desire to push women back into the stone age. Indeed, pretty much everything I have …
America’s failed promise of equal opportunity
To achieve a truly fair society, we need to look to Lincoln, not Jefferson
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/12/americas_failed_promise_of_equal_opportunity/singleton/
I read this article thinking that I have always been an ‘and’ sort of guy. The article’s author implies …
An ominous silence on the Supreme Court
Justice Elena Kagan should explain why she’s not heeding the calls to recuse herself from the soon-to-be-heard Obama healthcare case.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-segall-kagan-recusal-20120212,0,4442652.story
I guess since it is cool that our Great President can assassinate …
Of our police state oligarchy…
Israel, MEK and state sponsor of Terror groups
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/10/israel_mek_and_state_sponsor_of_terror_groups/singleton/
I am waiting for (dreading) the day that Glenn is declared a terrorist and hustled off to Guantanamo. I guess it will be my signal to …
Zebra stripes evolved to keep biting flies at bay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16944753
And now, for something completely different: a man with three buttocks. (Monty Python didn’t always fire on all cylinders, but they did provide some highly memorable lines!)
While the conclusion …
The Real Trouble With the Birth-Control Mandate
Critics are missing the main point. There are good reasons that your car-insurance company doesn’t add $100 to your premium and then cover oil changes.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204136404577210730406555906.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Because I keep coming across articles like …
Can the 1 percent accept “enough”?
The rich can’t stop trying to justify exorbitant salaries for everyone from Wall Street bankers to college coaches
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/10/can_the_1_percent_accept_enough/singleton/
I have always felt that there is a very low value on the upper limit …