December 2011
69 posts
http://m.techcrunch.com/2011/12/31/the-only-normal-... →
Gotta love Normals.
Bishops Say Rules on Gay Parents Limit Freedom of... →
Let’s say my church says black people suffer the Mark of Cain and are easily influenced by the Devil. My adoption agency disqualifies parents of color. Will the Catholic Church defend MY religious liberty?
WATCH: AbFab Is Back! See The New Full Episode →
queerty.com
Two weeks before its official U.S. premiere on BBC America, Absolutely Fabulous‘s new episode is currently viewable in full online, thanks to the fine folks at Videodrome Discothèque. (At least until British network heavies get…
Digital content: Take it all off →
G.F. | SEATTLE, economist.com
DIGITAL rights management (DRM), as wrapping video in encryption that may only be decoded by licensed hardware or software is known, is the only way to prevent widespread piracy of films and television shows. That, at least, is what …
@RIAA @MPAA This is how you fight piracy effectively!
http://m.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/12/ts... →
“The only useful airport security measures since 9/11,” he says, “were locking and reinforcing the cockpit doors, so terrorists can’t break in, positive baggage matching”—ensuring that people can’t put luggage on planes, and then not board them —“and teaching the passengers to fight back. The rest is security theater.”
Can You Make It Through This Entire... →
gawker.com
Mountain biking down a track barely as wide as your tire on the side of a towering cliff is “fun” to some people. It looks more like an elaborate failed suicide attempt to me. Watch it full-screen for extra nausea. [via Kottke]
I am not comfortable with my ability to walk this trail let alone bike it.
This is the weirdest effin thing you will ever... →
Check out this video on YouTube:
Google's Siri Clone Might Be Ready by New Years →
gizmodo.com
Abortion-finding aside, Siri is pretty awesome. That’s why Google is reportedly feverishly working on its own version of the voice-activated, natural-language assistant, code-named Majel. It’s named after Gene Roddenberry’s wife—the vo…
Literally screamed “yeahhhhhhhh” upon reading the android version of Siri is codenamed Majel. Awesome
PHENOMENAUT AEROSPACE: Could Netflix Bring Firefly... →
bernardin:
Ever since Joss Whedon’s space western was canceled back in 2003, its fans — at first, a relatively small contingent, but as time and DVD sales grew, so did the ranks swell — have wondered what could possibly rescue it from the tightly clenched jaws of death. And until now, nothing could….
Lost homework leads to NY boy's burglary arrest -... →
IS THIS YOUR HOMEWORK, DONNY?
Muggers With a Fake Gun Thwarted by Polyamorous... →
“I would love yo make more movies. That is a FUCKING HARD JOB though, dude. Just...”
– Hi I’m Louis C.K. and this is a thing (via mattlehrer)
Gay Vietnam Veteran Grills Romney On Marriage... →
Mitt Romney tells a legally married gay Vietnam veteran that not only does his husband not deserve benefits but that he should be forcibly divorced.
Now that’s what I call “family values.”
I particularly don’t like the smirk on Romney’s face when he says the Founding Fathers “obviously” wouldn’t have supported marriage equality (unlike the noble...
Christopher Hitchens Takes on Nietzsche: Am I... →
I only had to look up two words in this Hitchens piece (a record!).
Poor guy. He’s the Atheist Job, as if God were testing his lack of faith with such trials not to see if he will embrace religion in his final hours but to see that he does not.
Technology News: M-Commerce: Backlash Against... →
If a customer is willing to go to your store and NOT buy something because it’s 5% cheaper on Amazon, you probably have terrible customer service and deserve to go out of business.
27-year-old Laura Martinez becomes East Palo... →
This is the most famous thing someone from my graduating class has done that doesn’t involve autoerotic asphyxiation.
Congrats, Laura!
Why Pay For Channels You Don't Watch? Ctd - The... →
Or, “Everything You Need To Know About Why You Fucking HATE Your Cable Company.”
“Too much cannot be said against the men of wealth who sacrifice everything to...”
– Teddy Roosevelt, on the 1% of 1895.
“I tell you, friends, most charitable care
Have the patricians of you. For your...”
– Menenius to the 99% of Ancient Rome
