Day: July 21, 2009

For Buster Bluth fans. IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Japanwest-Watt

For Buster Bluth fans.

William Brafford July 21, 2009

Remember that superpowers thread last week? Commenter Kyle thought “CTRL-Z for life would be kind of amazing.”...

Harry Potter mini-review IFRL-Plague-Bubonic

Harry Potter mini-review

Erik Kain July 21, 2009

Okay – I’m only going to comment briefly on the latest Harry Potter movie. [spoiler alert]

A Realistic Health Care Alternative Going Nowhere IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-met.view-of-toldeo-271001

A Realistic Health Care Alternative Going Nowhere

Mark of New Jersey July 21, 2009

[N/B: See below for a significant update/clarification] One of the criticisms levied at the alternative health care...

Wired

Wired

Will July 21, 2009

David Simon implores the New York Times and Washington Post to work together to save traditional journalism:...

billions and billions of dollars and all we got was this lousy tang IFRL-TLC-Scenery-tommy-1081456-unsplash

billions and billions of dollars and all we got was this lousy tang

Erik Kain July 21, 2009

Dan Riehl points us to some of the neat technologies developed during the Apollo era. They are...

Kindle-phobia IFRL-Mindiv-GAPD-altesnational.flute-concert-with-frederick-the-great-in-sanssouci

Kindle-phobia

Will July 21, 2009

Digital readers apparently make things easier for would-be censors.

InMD in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025She may be looking at internal polling but I think one of the biggest problems with prominent Democr…
Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025Oh, and Maine is doing something freakin' *AWESOME* to stick it to transphobes. Maine's Speaker bann…
Jaybird in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025So a mere "not smart, not canny, and certainly *NOT* looking at internal polling"?
Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025Good news for High Speed Rail enthusiasts: California high-speed rail leader pushes state to support…
InMD in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025Eh I'm thinking she may just not be the astute politician, to say nothing of smooth operator, many i…
Jaybird in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025A handful of questions itching in the back of my head: 1. Is she stupid? (Quite possible!) 2. Is she…
InMD in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025It probably isn't possible to totally not engage but I wouldn't be caught hugging that guy.
Carl Schwent on Cats Are The Best: An Annotated ListAmong historical figures who loved cats, I'll add Andy Warhol and his famous 25 cats all named Sam.
Dark Matter in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/28/2025If sane people refuse to talk to Trump then everything he hears will be from inside his bubble. Whit…
Dark Matter in reply to DavidTC on Gender Critical: Legally Defining SexHowever, as neither of those proposals are on the table, I don’t know why we’re talking about them.…