My friend David Broussard just posted a lengthy discussion on the subject on which I left a comment. My main point: The issue ultimately comes down to exactly this point: should the government continue to encourage, to the extent that it has done so – a rather dubious claim in its own right – traditional…
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Marc is a software developer, writer, and part-time political know-it-all who currently resides in Texas in the good ol' U.S.A.
Indian Mascots
This nonsensical faux controversy over the names of sports teams is one of my pet peeves – it’s ridiculous. On another level, the fact that a handful of malcontents can keep annoying the rest of us with this nonissue is a miniature case study of America’s legal system and the country itself. Witness: A small…
In Iraq, Athletes Killed for Wearing Shorts
Just another sign of a defective social order that, unfortunately, isn’t limited to that nation.
W’s Use of Phone Records
Apparently there are more uses for Americans’ phone records than tracking down terrorists. I can’t say I’m surprised. This is exactly why this sort of data shouldn’t be accumulated by the government in the first place. Once these archives are in place, it’s incredibly easy for them to be misused. SQL, anyone? Today we’re backtracking…
Thanks, W…
…for doing your best to make sure that it’s a quarter-century before we have another Republican president. Illegally tapping phone calls of suspected terrorists wasn’t enough for you? You had to compile a database of calls made by everyday, ordinary citizens, too? That’s just what this country needed, I think, John Ashcroft with an Oracle…
Spring, TX? No Thanks…
Some of you have undoubtedly heard about the skinheads who beat up and tortured a Mexican boy nearly to death in Spring. This happened in a reasonably nice neighborhood. Disgusting little fuckers, aren’t they? There are so many mental defectives involved in this hideous event that it’s hard to know where to begin unraveling it….
Judge: I’m Your Dictionary
From CNN.com: On Friday, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema reminded jurors to avoid looking up words in the dictionary after learning a juror researched the definition of “aggravating.” The jury is balancing “aggravating” and “mitigating” factors to determine whether Moussaoui should be executed or spend the rest of his life in prison for his role…
Why Seperation of Church and State is a Good Thing
Can you imagine a debate over whether women should be allowed into a baseball game in this country? It’s happening right now in Iran. Wacky. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to understand why people follow leaders whose objectives are so nonsensical. For the sake of logic, I almost hope its because the ayatollahs…
Funny Stuff!
This was so funny that I had to re-start the blog just to have a place to put it. Thanks to David Broussard for sending this. COWS Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that our government can track a cow born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the…
ID vs. Evolution
There’s a new movie called “Flock of Dodos” that’s beginning to make the rounds that I think I’d like to see – not that it will make it anywhere near me any time soon. Here’s another clip on it. Last year I read a book called “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson…