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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Funny bit of the day
Joe Cocker at Woodstock in 1969–with subtitles!
Posted in Humor, Music
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California’s Prop 8 stands; look for Equal Protection challenge
Opponents of California’s biggoted Proposition 8, which bans equality for same-sex couples in the state, have lost an important battle, but may yet win the war.
Posted in Family, Freedoms / Rights, Politics, Religion, Social Commentary
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Will Polaroid instant film survive?
Polaroid Lovers Try to Revive Its Instant Film:
“This project is about building a very interesting business to last for at least another decade,” said Florian Kaps, the Austrian entrepreneur behind the effort. “It is about the importance of analog aspects in a more and more digital world.”
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Mr. Kaps is, if anything, enthusiastic despite the hurdles [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Miscellaneous, Technology
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Nashville schools sued over block on gay web sites
Metropolitan Nashville and Knox County school districts are being sued for blocking so-called “pro-gay” web sites. The school districts do not block so-called “anti-gay” websites.
Assuming the goal is to tick off everyone…
More science humor from Wiley Miller–today’s Non Sequitur is quite apt.
Posted in Entertainment, Humor, Internet, Religion, Science
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Tennessean: Veto the gun bill, Governor
The Tennessean:
The bill proponents will tell you, Governor, that more guns make bars and restaurants safer, but they have no data to back up these claims.
The data is solid when it comes to police reports, which can tell you what happens when people enter drinking establishments with a gun.
Governor, Tennesseans are outraged that this bill [...]
Posted in Family, Freedoms / Rights, Government / Law, Nashville, Politics, Social Commentary, Tennessee
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Goodbye Seinfeld +11 years
The Seinfeld finale aired eleven years ago tonight.
I’m a big fan–always have been–but I don’t watch the show in syndication, probably for two reasons. First, there’s not a single episode I haven’t seen at least a few times, and second, the show really is much better when watched sequentially. Yes, it’s an episodic sitcom and [...]
Posted in History, Television
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40 million non-believers in America
40 Million Nonbelievers in America: The Secret is Almost Out
Secularists have very quietly become one of America’s largest minorities — how long before they use their power?
[via Internet Infidels News Wire]
Posted in Religion, Social Commentary
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Maine joins ranks of States recognizing equality in marriage
I’ve been out of town and/or out of the loop for the better part of the last two weeks, so it’s no surprise that I missed this: Maine has become the 5th state to allow same sex marriage.
Governor John Baldacci:
“In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions,” Baldacci said [...]
Adventures in Math & Marriage
Excellent article in the Skeptics Society’s eSkeptic for Wednesday, May 13th, 2009, Adventures in Math & Marriage or, Why Gay Marriage Does Not Decrease Straight Marriage.
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Today’s Non Sequitur is priceless on multiple levels…
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Bush-Gore lawyers work together to overturn California’s Prop 8
CBS News:
Opposing attorneys in the 2000 election fight for Florida – David Boies, who represented Al Gore, and Ted Olson, George Bush’s lawyer and later the U.S. Solicitor General – are teaming up to ask a federal court to throw out California’s ban on same-sex marriage.
The two filed a lawsuit Friday on behalf of two [...]