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Date with a brogrammer
Yesterday a coworker who I generally like had over the founder of a local ( Read more... ) -
Impromptu Social Justice-How one person really can make a small difference
Whew! Just recovering from an unexpectedly exhausting and emotional afternoon of counter-protesting some pretty egregious anti-abortionists associated with AbortionNO.org and probably other such hate groups ( Read more... ) -
So much spam...
I finally went ahead and completely disabled anonymous comments on my LJ ( Read more... ) -
DIY plumbing win!
Just completed my biggest ever plumbing project, in that it's the first time I ever had to cut into the main water supply, which was a little nerve-wracking ( Read more... ) -
Beware crème brûlée
Given the opportunity it will try to kill you. And I don't mean slowly, by clogging your arteries either ( Read more... ) -
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Dear Bank of America,
I find it ironic that, in the process of calling me (unsolicited) to sell me your identity security services, you would ask me various personal questions, despite the fact that I did not call you and I have no way of confirming your identity. Way to go ( Read more... ) -
I can't believe I'm actually saying this but...
...I think people should lay off Sarah Palin a bit. That's not to say that she doesn't have responsibility for promoting eliminationist rhetoric to a large audience. And there is of course the now infamous crosshairs map, which I was angry about when it first came out. It's just that while this was a right wing politically motivated killing, ( Read more... ) -
Open Source Games
Does anyone know of any good open source games that need or want some help ( Read more... ) -
"Militant" Secularism
I'm going to headdesk forever next time I hear someone whining about "militant secularism" or "militant atheism". I understand what they mean by it, and I understand that they only mean the "militant" part as "confrontational" or "outspoken". But I don't think it's a very fair characterization, considering the nature of militant religionists. ( Read more... )