January 2009
9 posts
Why Google Employees Quit →
The Actual Facts about the Mcdonalds' Coffee Case →
“It struck me that I had an unusual taste on my lips and in my mouth. I asked...”
– The Human Impact: What TVA Isn’t Saying about the Coal Spill Disaster | Water | AlterNet
December 2008
56 posts
“Imagine knowing a person who feels a need to be worshipped by an ant colony in...”
– Is bible god pathetically insecure? - Yahoo! Answers
Op-Ed Columnist - Time to Reboot America -... →
“Landing at Kennedy Airport from Hong Kong was, as I’ve argued before, like going from the Jetsons to the Flintstones.”
FLOSS Manuals (en) →
manuals for Open Source software - nice!
Cats keep lost boy warm - UPI.com →
“The boy’s father, who is homeless, said his son vanished several days ago and that cats had always been protective of the boy, Lindgvist said.” So sad.
Bloomberg.com: News →
Shoe Hurled at Bush Flies Off Turkish Maker’s Shelves
The Atlantic Online | December 2008 | “Be Nice to... →
“In his first interview since the world financial crisis, Gao Xiqing, the man who oversees $200 billion of China’s $2 trillion in dollar holdings, explains why he’s betting against the dollar, praises American pragmatism, and wonders about enormous Wall Street paychecks. And he has a friendly piece of advice:”
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“We imprison more of our population than any country in the world. We have less...”
– Glenn Greenwald Talks To Bill Moyers About The Rule of Law | Crooks and Liars
“Vatican State - There is an equal age of consent set at 12 years of age in Art....”
– Ages of consent in Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WTF? The Vatican has the lowest age of consent in the world.
WatchThe Best Viral Videos Of 2008: A Retrospective - Viral Video - Videogum
Watch“The two boys were detained in approximately six-by-six feet isolation cells, naked, and without access to bathrooms. Hospital staff said the boys have been detained in these conditions for the past four years.” (via BBtv WORLD + WITNESS.org: 60 Years of Declaration of Human Rights, and Rights of The Mentally Disabled - Boing Boing)
This “hospital” is in Paraguay. George...
MotherJones Blog: George Bush's New Neighborhood... →
“Until 2000, the neighborhood association’s covenant said only white people were allowed to live there, though an exception was made for servants.”
Christian Worldview Network - SWAT Team Like Raid... →
“… holding the Jacqueline and John Stowers and their son and young grandchildren at gunpoint for nine hours. During the raid the Ohio Department of Agriculture and police confiscated over ten thousand dollars worth of food, computers and cell phones. The Stowers’ crime? They run a private, members-only food co-op.”