It is 64 degrees here in Vegas today, but I still like seeing, if not freezing and shoveling snow in, winter landscapes. So, here is the safe web version. Click the link for more.
Beautiful Winter Scenes – My Modern Metropolis
Daily Archives: January 7, 2010
The Safety Net – Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades – Series – NYTimes.com
Food stamp use is up and has become more acceptable.
And yet conservatives rail against “socialism” whilst their followers rely on government assistance to put food on the table. Pathetic.
The Temple of Hume | The Daily Show
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Video: Even Better Than the Real Thing | The Daily Show
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Terror 2.0 by Yemen – Sad Libs | The Daily Show
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100 Quotes Every Geek Should Know | GeekDad | Wired.com
Alright, this isn’t a bad list necessarily. But consult the comments for damn near ANY random post and strip out the annoying Seinfeld bullshit and then you’re onto something.
Bob Cesca: The Twisted and Dangerous Republican Record on Terrorism
Bob always finds a way to say it better. Granted, this is his job and all, but here he is calling out the GOP for making the world a more dangerous place and then whining and grandstanding on the fact that it is a more dangerous place.
America: What works, and what doesn’t – latimes.com
In short, we can do better. And if we stop worrying about petty crap such as inflated lies about the “dangers” of gay marriage or “illegal immigrants”, maybe we can actually fix our damn problems and figure out how to provide freedom to all and security to all without acting like a bunch of sugar-high crazy infants.
Top Scientific Breakthroughs of 2009 | Wired Science | Wired.com
Yeah, another year end wrap-up thingy. The important thing here however, is that we now have national leadership that actually sees science as a GOOD thing. These are good things. Let’s hope there is more to come.
Best From a Decade That Changed the Auto Industry | Autopia | Wired.com
There wasn’t a lot of good news from the automotive industry in recent years, but the decade did show us now new advances and innovations, as detailed here.