I was wrong. President Obama shouldn't have to watch "Let Bartlet be Bartlet" until he gets it. He should have to watch "On the Day Before." It's all about negotiation. It's also all about not letting people get away with abusing you ( Read more... )

A Russian computer scientist named Dmitry Sklyarov likes to crack systems to show that they're not reliable. Recently he did this to a system used in some Canon digital cameras. The cameras use a digital signature system to prevent tampering with photographs; thus, the photos are admissible as evidence. Sklyarov has now proved that they should not ( Read more... )

I am Mr. Peanut, and I can be silent no longer. While I have only the greatest respect for Mr. Levine, who is the senior director for marketing at Planters, I cannot live a lie. I'm a gay nut, and Benson and I are in love.

And much, much more, all screamingly funny.

NUTTY

In the course of requesting suggestions for holiday gifts:

Isn't there anything else besides books that you would like to have?My reply ( Read more... )

My Dad had a birthday last month ( Read more... )

I suspect aspies would be one group with a much higher than usual rate of asportuality. I'm certainly not interested, and with one exception, I can't recall knowing any other aspies who are. The exception is an engineer I work with, who seems pretty aspie-ish to me, and who is at least somewhat interested in sports -- I know he was following the ( Read more... )

A strong and very well-written statement in support of liberal education, in response to a foolish and shortsighted decision, by the president of SUNY Albany, to suspend and eventually close five humanities departments for budgetary reasons ( Read more... )

Was just browsing Google News. Ever notice the overuse of the phrase "brutal murder"?

Is there such a thing as a murder that isn't brutal?

Today, children, we will learn how to be deliciously snarky about a fool and her new TV show (and, in passing, assorted other current foolishness), while simultaneously remaining entirely cultured ( Read more... )