[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Job opportunities with Administration on Aging [Elder Law Prof Blog] The Administration on Aging (AoA) has two new staff positions for which it is recruiting that will be involved in the direct implementation of Affordable Care [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Space Photos This Week: Odd Aurora, Solar Flare, More [National Geographic News] Astronauts see a shifted aurora, two Saturn moons align, the sun sends up a bright eruption, and more in the week's best space pictures. [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] xkcd: Seismic Waves Adobe Illustrator: Adding Order to Effects [Adobe Creative Suite 4 Learning Center] [video] The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Daleks [io9] Given their penchant for pan-galactic reigns of terror, Doctor Who's immortal villains clearly [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Two Workers Dead in BP Oil Disaster Recovery Effort [Firedoglake] MSNBC reported this hour that two workers involved in the recovery effort of the BP oil disaster have died. Details are sketchy at this time; the [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Trans woman Delphine Ravisé-Giard's breast size dictated by French civil court [Deeply Problematic] Delphine Ravisé-Giard is a long-serving member of the French Air Force who transitioned in 2007. The Air Force has been respectful and reasonable [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Remembering the Korean War, 60 years ago [The Big Picture] This Friday, June 25th, it will have been sixty years since the beginning of the Korean War in 1950. After decades of Japanese occupation, Korea was [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Keepnote – Cross platform tote taking and Organization application [Ubuntu Geek] KeepNote is a note taking application that works on Windows, Linux, and MacOS X. With KeepNote, you can store your class notes, TODO lists, research [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Summer Solstice 2010 Pictures: Fire Rites, Druids, More [National Geographic News] Pagans play with fire, druids flock to Stonehenge, and revelers build a "friendship nest" to mark the first day of summer 2010. Barny’S Nap Attacks [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Arizona illegal immigration crackdown getting support from more California cities [L.A. Times] [Oh, crap. -L.] What America spends on gas and auto [FlowingData] In a follow-up to their graphic on what America spends on food and [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Mythbusting the Attack on Public Workers [Calitics] Skelton's mythbusting of the "pensions are the problem" argument is truly epic. He deserves a ton of credit for writing it. But even though he has destroyed the myth [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] i iz shaolin paws of fury [I Can Has Cheezburger] Embrace the Inevitability of Being Wrong to Boost Workplace Productivity [Lifehacker] We all make mistakes and most of us feel bad about our screw ups, miscalculations, [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] ssj10: These Are My Colours [Signal boost on the topic of The Last Airbender movie = massive racefail = please boycott. -L] If you think that stories are not important, if you think a movie that [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Wrong Number Flirt [Matt Mullenweg] [Facebook privacy reminder. -L] on language, and body, and fear [Feministe] I wanted to say: No, stop, you misunderstood, I want you to tell me how to stop wanting a flat [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Kitten rescued from razor wire, seeks home [Orange County Register] CYPRESS – A kitten trapped in razor wire was rescued by firefighters Monday morning after a resident heard the cat crying between two walls… Hear the [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Zombie Curmudgeon —- Alan Simpson lets the catfood out of the bag [Hullabaloo] Here are two important pieces today about the Alan Simpson comments from last week on social security. The first is from Krugman, who [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Solidarity Through Bigotry — bringing us all together [Hullabaloo - Digby] I'm hard on journalists, but sometimes a reporter writes something sublime and it deserves to be complimented. This article appeared in the Denver Post about [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Dazed and confused — archaic institutions trying to change. [Hullabaloo - Digby] This is one of the most hilariously confusing controversies ever, filled with anachronisms and enlightenment in varying degrees of irrelevance . The short version [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Fighting back against web attacks [BBC News] The tools which hi-tech criminals use to attack websites can themselves be attacked, suggests research. Prisoner helicopter escape foiled [BBC News] A murderer's plot to escape from jail using [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Solidarity — Trumka's lovely speech [Hullabaloo - Digby] A truly wonderful speech from Richard Trumka today, showing solidarity with all workers, even the undocumented. It's an inspiring sea change for the unions, which have long been [...]
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] Why is the sky blue? It's not the reason you think. [io9] The absence of light in the sky leaves it black. The sun is a pale yellow. Where does the sky's blue color come from? [...]