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SCOTUS Kiddie Porn Decision
New York Times ArticleA 7-2 split, which is pretty rare for the modern court. (Note to self: you really do need to do the research for that graph of Supreme court decision majorities over time ( Read more... ) -
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On the T last night, there was this woman. I'm almost certain she was younger than me. She reminded me a great deal of saxchicbeth, only more buxom. She was obviously tired, so I showed her a seat when it opened up. She had a cute green ipod sock for her cell phone. I talked to her a little bit. She had a sort of energy to her even when she was that tired, ( Read more... ) -
Linky Linky
Here's a freakonomics blog post on how we maybe value American suffering of a few far more than foreign suffering of many, how we almost certainly spend more according to how often we're told "people are dying", and how women solicit donations way better than men in our culture. -
Finder's Remorse?
As most of you know, I've been a fan of Neil Gaiman's works for a long time. I suppose I didn't really start getting exposed to anything outside of Good Omens until college, but it was pretty early in college. And I tend to read biographies on the back pages of books and such, so I've always known he lived near Minneapolis. I've been talking to a ( Read more... ) -
Today's Thought
I've been reading through the comments on a lj post about a particular exercise in physical contact at a recent fandom con. It has, unsurprisingly, led me to think. I am, of course, sympathetic with the position of theferrett: our culture likes to wrap up the human body in claims that it's a sexual thing, even though it doesn't have to be so, and that ( Read more... ) -
Weekend Update
This past weekend, pirate_rah85 came to visit. It was the first time I'd seen her in over a month. It was fun. There was snuggling. There were hamburgers. There were cookies. I got her to play Portal, and she rammed through it faster than I did, I think, and also tended to solve some problems (especially involving the bots) in ways completely different (and, I ( Read more... ) -
Today's Thought
Utah polygamist supports rally for Texsas ChildrenI think it would be really nifty if the ACLU and the queer community came out in big support of the Texas polygamists. This is a situation where turning the other cheek to a group that likely votes against them at every opportunity could be politically and pragmatically useful. At the worst, the ( Read more... ) -
Boston Data
05.23.08 | 7-10 PM | Kresge Auditorium ( Read more... ) -
Thought of the Day
If I fix cars in exchange for cookies, isn't it fair to call me a mechanic?
If I write software for friends just because I enjoy programming, isn't it fair to call me a programmer?
If a lawyer takes a job pro bono, he's certainly still a lawyer practicing law ( Read more... )