-
Nixon: Abortion is necessary... when you have a black and a white
Can't say I'm particularly shocked, but...
On Jan. 23, 1973, when the Supreme Court struck down state criminal abortion laws in Roe v. Wade, President Richard M. Nixon made no public statement. But privately, newly released tapes reveal, he expressed ambivalence ( Read more... ) -
Amazon
When will people learn that you shouldn't believe stuff you see on the internet? Especially when it involves a very savvy, modern internet company supposedly doing trogdolyte-backwards things? By all accounts Amazon's been pretty damn well-behaved. They have great customer service, they're successful, smart to emerging web technologies... Why ( Read more... ) -
Friday TV watching
I will not be watching the BSG finale for another 12 hours. Don't spoil me please! :) My BSG-watching group/frak party is going to do a marathon of Part 1 and Part 2 of Daybreak together tomorrow afternoon ( Read more... ) -
What a waste of money, brains, and time (autism vaccine "controversy")
A British reporter has finally gone back through the data from original "paper" that supposedly showed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism ( Read more... ) -
Quality Asimov fanfic?
After reading mctabby's Yuletide recommendations, I found my way to a few really good Asimov (particularly I Robot) fanfics...
If I was looking for more quality fics in that vein, is there a particular place to look? Ff.net, as always, has quantity but not necessarily quality (or completed) -
post-election
Those of you who know me have heard that I live in Hyde Park, just a couple blocks south of Obama. I live on the 16th floor of my building and I can hear *all* the cars on the road honking in celebration.
In other news, I can now be hopeful that there might be jobs waiting for me in science after I graduate. -
Suggestions for history books
I'm trying to figure out what to get my dad for his birthday this year... this is the first year I'm really mostly on my own now that I'm out of college and I can actually afford a decent gift. You all are very intelligent and I figure there's a decent chance some of you might help be able to give me some advice ( Read more... ) -
Need some votes
So the bf and I entered a contest (best Spore creature), based around Will Wright's next big game called Spore. We're in the top 10 right now and the final winners are selected based on number of votes from visitors to the site. Sooo... if you happen to have some free time and feel like voting ;) our creature is called "Telaridite." You vote by ( Read more... ) -
Ah Chicago
Gotta love Hyde Park, Chicago when most of the undergrads have gone home for the summer ( Read more... ) -
Arthur C. Clarke is dead
Arthur C. Clarke is dead as a result of post-polio syndrome.
*sad*
I really liked 2001 and 3001 when I was a teenager.