Here are links I found interesting on September 7, 2011:
- Yes, It’s True: Ben & Jerry’s Introduces ‘Schweddy Balls’ Ice Cream Flavor – In honor of one of the best SNL skits ever.
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Interesting Links, September 5, 2011
Here are links I found interesting on September 5, 2011:
- Magician Penn Jillette Says ‘God, No!’ To Religion – Listen to Npr's Talk of the Nation interview with Penn Jillette.
- Penn Jillette’s ‘God, No!’: An Atheist Libertarian On Tricks, Bacon, And The TSA – Notes about an interview with my favorite atheist, Penn Jillette.
- Rich Lifestyles of the GOP’s Starve-the-Poor Presidential Candidates – This sheds some more light on why Republicans don't want to raise taxes on the rich.
- Jobs Will Follow a Strengthening of the Middle Class – This really sums up the entire economic situation and some of the things we could have done to prevent th troubles we're in. Excellent explanation.
Interesting Links, July 18, 2011
Here are links I found interesting on July 18, 2011:
- Nearly 100 Fantastic Pieces of Journalism – Here's a good non-fiction reading list.
- Make An OS X Lion Boot Disc – I haven't tried it yet, but it could work.
- Borders to Shut Down – Another brick and mortar bookseller goes down.
- News of the World phone-hacking whistleblower found dead – Cue the Twilight Zone theme. Things are starting to get seriously weird.
- A Sobering Look At Apple – Holy crap! BYTE magazine comes back online, launches with a rant against Apple that's clearly designed to be link bait, and is roundly blasted by the Apple community. BYTE apologizes, takes back the rant via strikethru, and the comments keep coming. Frankly, I think the author of the rant should give up writing and get a day job, perhaps flipping burgers at McDonald's. What an idiot. And I really question BYTE's decision to publish and then (at first) defend it. Read the comments; they're better than the original post.
- News and Its Critics – So incredibly sad to see Murdoch using the Wall Street Journal — of all newspapers! — as a platform to defend himself and his company against criticism.
- U.K. Tabloid Scandal: ‘Lapping At The Door Of No. 10 Downing St.’ – Will Murdock's troubles take down the British Prime Minister?
- Letting Bankers Walk – Krugman explains why we should not go easy on the banks.
- How the Guardian Broke the News of the World Hacking Scandal – THIS is why quality newspapers with investigative journalists MUST NOT DIE. If it weren't for the hard work of real journalists, the truth would never be known. Bloggers and aggregators (think HuffPo) cannot replace real investigative journalists.
- 21 Things You Can Do Today to Change Your Photography Forever – I can't say I agree with ALL of this, but there are a few good tips here.
- For News Corporation, Troubles That Money Can’t Dispel – Apparently, News Corp has been throwing money at it's problems for a long time.
- The real Rupert Murdoch exposed – This just keeps getting better and better. Sad, though, to see Murdoch using the Wall Street Journal to defend his slimy ways.
Interesting Links, April 20, 2011
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Here are links I found interesting on April 20, 2011:
- FTC Goes After Misleading ‘News’ Sites For Acai Berries Diet Products – Thank you FTC, FCC, and NPR for putting an end to and publicizing this. I wonder how many people were sucked in by these lies and scams?
Interesting Links, February 19, 2011
Here are links I found interesting on February 19, 2011:
- How to look like canyons by helicopter – What's that? you don't speak Russian? Here's the rough English translation of the blogger's page, courtesy of Google Translate.
- Страница Виртуальных Путешественников – Как выглядят каньоны с вертолета – Turns out that one of my aerial photography clients is actually a popular travel blogger in Russia. Here's the blog post he wrote about our flight. It's mostly pictures.
- This is what "pro-life" means? – House Republicans just cut off funds for abortions — and breast exams, cervical cancer screenings and STD testing. Read about it on Salon.com.
- The Right’s War on Women Continues…at the State Level – From a piece in Daily Kos: "Franklin wants to create a Uterus Police to investigate miscarriages, and requires that any time a miscarriage occurs, whether in a hospital or without medical assistance, it must be reported and a fetal death certificate issued. If the cause of death is unknown, it must be investigated. If the woman can’t tell how it happened, then those Uterus Police can ask family members and friends how it happened. Hospitals are required to keep records of anyone who has a spontaneous abortion and report it. Yup, we’ve been waiting for someone to suggest this — and Franklin has." Read more on JonathanTurley.org. My question: what gives this jackass the right to think he can investigate the tragedy of a pregnancy gone wrong?
- Sec. Hillary Clinton Defends Reproductive Rights and Family Planning – Hillary tells it like it is. I sure hope SOMEONE is listening.
- Phoenix diocese strips St. Joseph’s Hospital of Catholic status – What's more important? The outdated and unpopular policies of a religion managed by child molesters or a woman's life?
- PBS Statement on Elimination of Funding for Public Broadcasting – Planned Parenthood and now PBS. The Republicans are taking away funding for the things that Americans NEED and WANT. How about cutting tax breaks for their rich corporate friends instead?