March 2010
President Obama Signs One-Year Extension of... →
—via ericmortensen: Arg.
vruz: and what’s the “rationale” ?
Good News About the WSJ →
by Paul Krugman, The New York Times
Brad DeLong and Felix Salmon both point to evidence that the Murdoch effect is degrading the Journal’s news coverage. Indeed.
Frankly, there was a time when I thought the Journal was better on business/economic news than the Times. But no longer; and it’s not just things like referring to the estate tax as the “death tax” in news stories. Overall, coverage is...
In new video, CIA bomber says he lured targets... →
by Joby Warrick, The Washington Post
—via thedaytheytriedtokillme
The suicide bomber behind the Dec. 30 attack on a CIA base in eastern Afghanistan claims in a posthumously released recording that he lured U.S. and Jordanian intelligence officers into a trap by sending them misleading information about terrorist targets as well as videotapes he made of senior al-Qaeda leaders.
The...
Roger Ebert Speaks in a New Voice →
by Lauren Le Vine, Tonic. h/t Groklaw
[…] Some movie mavens write their reviews, but it’s rare for a critic to broadcast on-screen charisma. Recently the witty Ebert seemed destined to a life of writing when he lost the ability to speak after a bout with cancer. […]
But on Feb. 26, great news has emerged from Ebert’s column in the Chicago’s Sun Times timed with...
February 2010
Apple admits using child labour →
—via robmandu
first. Now that they know, I hope to see them act responsibly and publicly. Apple’s not my friend. Never said they were. But neither is the company a scourge upon the Earth. And all your Machater vim and vigor won’t make it so.
vruz: I am unable to tell from your commentary whether you have really read anything I’ve reblogged. You don’t really seem to be...
Apple admits using child labour →
robmandu:
vruz:
Apple has admitted that child labour was used at the factories that build its computers, iPods and mobile phones.
At least eleven 15-year-old children were discovered to be working last year in three factories which supply Apple.
The company did not name the offending factories, or say where they were based, but the majority of its goods are assembled in China.
—via...
Apple admits using child labour →
Apple has admitted that child labour was used at the factories that build its computers, iPods and mobile phones.
At least eleven 15-year-old children were discovered to be working last year in three factories which supply Apple.
The company did not name the offending factories, or say where they were based, but the majority of its goods are assembled in China.
—via The...
“Sigo siendo socialista y sueño con una sociedad menos egoísta”
– President-elect Mujica of Uruguay. (who will be taking office tomorrow march 1st 2010)
my translation: “I’m still a socialist and I dream of a less selfish society”
KA-CHING… 5 years of total pain for the conservatives.
“Watching [Eric] Schmidt rejoice at Google’s new business model should cause us...”
– Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters (via azspot:buffleheadcabin)
Banksy Interview + Video →
—via brain-food:
Banksy has done an interview with the Sunday Times, which is an interesting read:
“I have a large collection of famous art at home, but they’re all fakes. I make them myself. If I like a picture I grab a photo, project it up and paint it. Sometimes I change the colours to fit with the curtains. I do it partly because I’m tight and partly because if the Basquiats and...
“Representative Steve King, Republican of Iowa, even rationalized Stack’s crime....”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Axis of the Obsessed and Deranged - NYTimes.com
—via notemily
vruz: ditto. it’s not a simple matter of political taste or philosophy. when you’re unable to agree on a common reality, it’s a kind of derangement.
MSNBC - Big quake question: Is nature out of... →
—via notemily:purpleprimate:kelsium:
What an odd headline. Isn’t nature always out of the realm of human control? Isn’t that what an “act of nature” *is*? Even if there had been fewer quakes in the past, it doesn’t mean humans had more control over nature, back in the good ol’ days before the gays and the socilaists.
vruz: is MSNBC out of control ? welcome to mainstream...
“The scene has become familiar in the U.S. Senate: A nominee for a federal...”
– Senate Republicans Wage Stealth War Over Judges (via ryking)
“Speaking to the Toronto Sun Conservative MPP Peter Shurman stated that “I want...”
– Ontario Government Bans Use of “Israeli Apartheid” | Mostly Water (via clingtomymouth:iisabelle)
vruz: israeli apartheid. israeli apartheid. israeli apartheid. israeli apartheid. israeli apartheid. israeli apartheid. israeli apartheid. israeli apartheid.
there was a guy called orwell who thaught...
“This [earthquake in Chile] is much more powerful than the Haitian...”
– Matt Yglesias, underlining the degree to which poverty amplifies the negative effects of pretty much anything, including natural disasters. (via abbyjean)
vruz: and charity and relief are never the good thing. they are second or third best, which we shouldn’t aim for. the only good thing is...
“You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time; all else is...”
– Bukowski (via yesyes)
TwentyFourBit: BBC 6 Music Closing: David Bowie... →
It has only been a day or so since the revelation that the BBC is planning to close down their beloved BBC 6 Music radio station hit the wires, but campaigns hoping to persuade the UK-based broadcasting network to reverse the decision are already underway, not to mention a plea from a certain music icon…
“6Music keeps the spirit of broadcasters like John Peel alive,” said David Bowie...
“Never accept and be content with unanalyzed assumptions, assumptions about the...”
– Catholic missionary and Spiritan priest Fr. Vincent Donovan (via azspot)
Bill O'Reilly: 'Sarah Palin Needs To Go To... →
vruz: and stop procreating ignorami
Liberalism, Atheism, and Male Sexual Exclusivity... →
—via afghanibanani:
The reasoning is that sexual exclusivity in men, liberalism and atheism all go against what would be expected given humans’ evolutionary past. In other words, none of these traits would have benefited our early human ancestors, but higher intelligence may be associated with them.
vruz: on the other hand, we’re fucked if the ones who follow this evolutionary...
Chile Earthquake 8.8 -- Hawaii Tsunami Warning at... →
—via azspot:
There are Tsunami warnings from South America to Hawaii, to Asia. A small Tsunami has already been reported.
Over 80 people have already been reported dead by the Chilean Interior Minister. There is wide-spread structural damage. UPDATE 8:20 AM PT: The number reported dead has been increased to over 120, according to the President-Elect of Chile.
I’ve been watching Live...
USGS: 6.3 magnitude quake hits Salta, Argentina. →
Steve Jobs says Apple must 'think big' with $40... →
—via Appleinsider h/t shaneguiter
Shareholders also voted down proposed environmental measures that were intended to make the company do more to analyze its impact on the environment. The two plans would have had Apple do thorough annual reports and form a committee to focus on environmental sustainability.
vruz: think big and not give back shit to the world.
4 tags
Yes - I’ve Seen All Good People
“Don’t...
WatchThe Century Of Self
—via azspot:morningstar
David Cameron TED talk →
vruz: the scary thing about UK politicians is they’re not as obviously stupid, with millennia of experience in their track record overthrowing kings, killing/poisoning/lynching whatever competition they had in their space, all of that controlling India-sized countries over sipping tea at the same time.
best idea Cameron talked about: certain politicians would greatly help the world by...
“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether...”
– Mohandas Gandhi (via thetimelime:buffleheadcabin)
Wah.
monkeyfrog said something stupid but she/he ACTUALLY meant:
I’m a little sick of ACCOUNTABILITY
At least hold it in until you aren’t talking to ME.
Thank you, oh VRUZ with manners so much better than MINE that you think it is actually acceptable to CRITICISE ME all the time.
Jesus I hate the VRUZ today.
Also, cancer.
(Also, you will be tempted to think I am talking BULLSHIT. I INDEED am . I...
obama to mccain: you're tasked with making boehner...
“I think maybe it’s time we all show a little gratitude to John McCain. I know...”
– John McCain Helps Heal Some Wounds | The Awl (via peterwknox:apsies)
“Since ancient times, the philosophers’ secret has always been this: we know that...”
– Robert J. Sawyer (via ageofreason :bildungsroman :cocknbull:danielholter)
vruz: and if the state of affairs of the world is anything to go by, god’s stick and carrot are not working too well as of late.
Radiohead's Thom Yorke Names New Band Atoms For... →
—via shaneguiter:
Radiohead front man Thom Yorke on Thursday revealed the name of his new band — Atoms for Peace — and announced a series of U.S. tour dates.
The British alternative rock singer first introduced the band late last year. It features Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, drummer Joey Waronker of R.E.M. Mauro Refosco of Forro in the Dark, and Radiohead producer Nigel...
President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation... →
—via WhiteHouse.gov
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Montevideo, Uruguay, to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Jose Mujica, President-elect of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay on March 1, 2010.
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, will lead the delegation.
MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL...
Citibank Blocks Bank Account of Startup Fabulis,... →
—via @gruber
Very odd, since (a) there doesn’t seem to be anything even vaguely “objectionable” anywhere on the company’s weblog, and (b) even if there were, what business is it of Citibank’s?
Fabulis describes itself as a “network that connects gay men with amazing experiences down the block and around the world”.
vruz: citibank thinks that amazing experiences are objectionable? not...
