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I mentioned Schneier on security theater recently.
Via Pavel, I see that Schneier notes that a
five-year-old was detained at SeaTac because
his name appeared on a no-fly list.
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Male fruit flies, when drunk, become much more likely
to court other male fruit flies.
Or, Oh God, I was so drunk ...
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Health insurance companies are making out like bandits in Washington
state.
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Here's a damning RIAA interview, via Gabriel:
When asked why the RIAA is going after an easy target--college
students--the response made me cringe: "College students have reached a
stage in life when their music habits are crystallized," Duckworth
said. "And their appreciation for intellectual property has not yet
reached its full development."
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A useful, non-partisan guide to the caucus process in Washington state,
via Will and Amy.
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From Charlie Stross, fundies say the darndest things:
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"Everyone knows scientists insist on using complex terminology to make
it harder for True Christians to refute their claims. Deoxyribonucleic
Acid, for example... sounds impressive, right? But have you ever seen
what happens if you put something in acid? It dissolves! If we had all
this acid in our cells, we'd all dissolve! So much for the Theory of
Evolution, Check MATE!"
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"A woman wants to abort a rape child? She should have thought of that
before she walked down that dark alley without a male prescence, not to
mention she should have thought before putting on revealing attire."
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"Apes are just creatures twisted by Satan to mock Jesus by giving
EVILolition credibility. Further more they are naturally lust crazed
for human women. Since they are not natural creatures they should be
exterminated forthwith as the tools of evil they are."
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From the comments on Charlie's post,
a very long set of answers from
much more thoughtful people on what they've changed their minds about.