Day: June 9, 2010

That’s Like So Totally Fascist, OMFG. IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-frick.the-harbor-of-dieppe-18

That’s Like So Totally Fascist, OMFG.

Chris Dierkes June 9, 2010

I just lost 8 minutes of my life I’ll never get back watching the new Gaga video...

Just in time for Father’s Day L0032151 A Soviet soldier dies of dysentery as a result of eating unw

Just in time for Father’s Day

Erik Kain June 9, 2010

Pamela Paul has a rather Slate-ish post up at The Atlantic, asking the controversial question: Are Fathers...

“Incidentally, you should know that the Ambassador takes his steak like American soccer victories – somewhat rare.” IFRL-NaPP-Asia-Hirosage-Fireworks

“Incidentally, you should know that the Ambassador takes his steak like American soccer victories – somewhat rare.”

Will June 9, 2010

Even if you have no interest in the upcoming US-UK England World Cup match, the quality of...

The Prison Guard State IFRL-NaPP-Space-nasa-kepler186f

The Prison Guard State

Erik Kain June 9, 2010

This is a pretty stunning visual: Via Sullivan Law and order types will argue that this level...

Giving BP the ACORN treatment IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-loc9

Giving BP the ACORN treatment

Erik Kain June 9, 2010

Jeremy Scahill thinks the U.S. Government should end its contracts with BP: Contrast the Congressional response to...

Grids and Neighborhoods IFRL-Mindiv-45468188212_96d394538e_o

Grids and Neighborhoods

David Schaengold June 9, 2010

The urbanist blogosphere, for those of you who don’t follow it, has been chattering about street grids...

InMD in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025True, but no death penalty in NY. I believe it's the feds pursuing it.
pillsy in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Pre-meditated murder is not, generally speaking, the kind of conduct one should engage in if one doe…
pillsy in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Sometimes actions have consequences, and inactions have consequences, and imaginary phantasms have c…
pillsy in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As a bellwether, I think it's a bit less shocking than David Brooks calling for a general strike in…
Michael Cain on From Marginal Revolution: o3 and AGI, is April 16th AGI day?As for AGI, what does the software do when no one is bothering it with questions or tasks? Does it c…
InMD in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025One never wants to predict an outcome but I would think chances are high he gets it. Message being s…
Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Luigi Mangione has been indicted with something or other that makes him eligible for the death penal…
Saul Degraw in reply to Burt Likko on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025In response to the 4th Circuit, Pam Bondi promoted Garcia to being an MS13 gang leader. They have un…
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I was there. They weren't.
Jaybird in reply to KenB on From Marginal Revolution: o3 and AGI, is April 16th AGI day?Back in 2023, I failed the Turing Test for a few minutes before figuring out that it was just auto-c…