I'm reasonably sure it was unintentional, but at least one part of SCOTUSblog's summary of the Landrigan execution in Arizona was a truism:Chastising a federal judge for delaying an execution based on “speculation” about the lethal drugs to be used, the Supreme Court by a vote of 5-4 on Tuesday night cleared the way for Arizona to carry out the ( Read more... )

Okay, so one other thing: one of the things they mentioned when I had my knee surgery was that one of the possible, and fairly common, side effects of getting your cruciate ligament fixed this way (maybe also other ways, I dunno) is a sensation of numbness in the lower leg. Generally men have less of a problem with this; it's usually women who ( Read more... )

sioneva says I don't post enough personal stuff, so here's a personal post.

We're going to see Mumford & Sons on Sunday!

Arcade racers as a genre are frequently lacking in depth but big on replayability, and I inevitably get hooked. There are fewer games I've played more than Wipeout and Super Mario Kart. With that in mind, I was interested to discover, courtesy of the Indie Games Blog, a couple of cool indie racers that are in the pipeline and worth keeping an eye ( Read more... )

One of the podcasts I listen to regularly is the BBC's Americana, a half-hour show that describes itself as "an insider guide to the people and the stories shaping America today" and is worthwhile because it provides a view of and into the US that's generally quite novel. Occasionally, though, and despite itself, it ends up reinforcing the ( Read more... )

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Comments on my journal, such as it is, continue to not be blocked.

Because I'm not fucking paranoid.

kuangning, the new connect does not, in actual fact, "allows commenters to repost the content of protected entries to FaceBook and Twitter ( Read more... )

This is a recipe I got from my aunt. I'm not sure where the name came from exactly, given it's used wholly unironically and yet has absolutely nothing to do with California, but it is actually pretty tasty, if luridly pink. I'm putting it here mostly for reference. It's supposed to be 4-6 portions, but based on the last time I made it you'd have ( Read more... )

Are any of you familiar enough with Mexico's towns and cities to be able to decipher what the two places underlined in red are in this image? (click to enlarge)


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