Monthly Archive: November 2014

Tod Kelly

/// November 19, 2014

Tasty Pics for Food Flix

Tod and Russell’s nominees for the best food movies.

Tod Kelly

/// November 19, 2014

Saying Grace: An introduction

The OT Food Symposium starts right now.

Glyph

/// November 18, 2014

The Internet Has Solved The Problem With Music.

Via esteemed OT commenter and occasional guest contributor dhex.

Nob Akimoto

/// November 18, 2014

Senate Bill 2685, the “USA Freedom Act” which would have placed significant new safeguards into electronic surveillance and ended the NSA’s meta-data collection program came up for a cloture vote today….

Glyph

/// November 18, 2014

Sad!

Truth in advertising.

Vikram Bath

/// November 18, 2014

The Gatekeepers and the Service Providers

Service providers need to decide whether they are impediments or helpers for their customers.

Rufus F.

/// November 17, 2014

Fue el Estado

In the L.A. Times, Professor Rubén Martínez offers a horrific tale from Guerrero State, Mexico, of 43 students disappeared into the abyss via “a thoroughly contaminated state, one in which the narco is the...

Dave

/// November 17, 2014

Comment Rescue – The Regulation Edition

Alternatively titled “If you want regulations, make sure the rules are crystal clear” zic gets the honor of today’s comment rescue: Pointing out the good side of regulation — how it protects small people (despite the...

Sam Wilkinson

/// November 16, 2014

A Meathead Watches Gilmore Girls (“Rory’s Dance” and “Forgiveness and Stuff”)

Notes I was asked already if I’m even enjoying doing this. Through eight episode’s worth of reviews, it is apparently becoming clear to at least some readers that this might not be my favorite...

Saul DeGraw

/// November 16, 2014

Serial: Guilt, Innocence, Viewpoints, and Motivation

Saul Degraw admits this was not his best piece of work.

Guest Authors

/// November 16, 2014

Babylon!

Katherine gets us back on track and breaks down “Passing Through Gethsemane” for us.

Jaybird

/// November 16, 2014

Sunday!

A moment spent remembering the days of UHF Kung Fu movies.

James Hanley

/// November 16, 2014

Crisis in Norstrand

James Hanley updates you on the international political conflict in Norstrand.

James Hanley

/// November 16, 2014

There were two economics reports, and you won’t believe what happened next (shocking!)

James Hanley relays economics news sure to wholly satisfy nobody.

Glyph

/// November 15, 2014

Saturday Night’s Alright…

…for staring at your shoes.

Jaybird

/// November 15, 2014

Saturday!

Ubisoft looks at EA, says “I can top that.”

Jaybird

/// November 14, 2014

Fantasy Football Week 10 In Review And NFL Open Thread

How in the heck are we in Week 10 already?

Jaybird

/// November 14, 2014

So Scott Walker is proposing drug testing Food Stamp recipients…

And while that in itself isn’t particularly surprising, given that there are 11 states with testing/screening for folks on public assistance, the fact that Scott Walker is on a lot of Republican short lists...