Gothamist: Google Mashup: Krispy Kreme Donuts Burgers
Topic: Miscellaneous
2:02 pm EST, Feb 18, 2007
The city may be fighting a war on trans-fats but Google's NYC cafeteria might as well be Switzerland from the looks of some photographs of what's being served up. Today, a Bacon Krispy Kreme Burger (whose sign also says "wrong on so many levels") was on the menu. Not only is the Krispy Kreme bun grilled, but the burger had cheese, too.
Which (with great linear narration) brings us to right now. And as I dip my plaid-cut crystal tumbler back n' forth to the terrible, terrible music of Phillip Glass, I'm reminded not only of how much I dislike minimalist three-tonal medleys, but that I love whiskey - A four-inch ankle boots on Michelle Trachtenberg kind of love. Ah, the warm embrace of Whiskey! Tis the will o' the wisp of my heart! It is the best friend a man with hundreds and hundreds of friends could have.
Excellent quote (and Oh, how true)... I'll drink to that!
Making a Name Change or Choosing a Baby Name - What you need to know about name meanings
Topic: Miscellaneous
12:25 pm EST, Feb 16, 2007
A site which presumes to analyze your personality on the basis of your name. While I don't believe it at all, like many such things, some of the (presumably very general) things it says are actually perversely accurate for me :
- Although the name Kerry creates an active mind and a restless urge to explore new ideas, we emphasize that it causes a restless intensity that defies relaxation.
Overactive brain, check.
- You can work intently at whatever is new and holds your interest at the moment, but your interest wanes quickly when drudgery and monotony set in.
Holy hell, yes, check.
- Obstacles to your progress or restrictions on your freedom to act create a sense of frustration which may cause you to feel resentful and even rebellious.
Yes. Stay out of my way. That includes you, Self!
- You can then become intolerant of others, and caustic and belittling in your expression, thereby imposing stress on your personal relationships.
*sigh* Check. But I try my best to be caustic without being belittling.
Google Said to Violate Copyright Laws - New York Times
Topic: Miscellaneous
12:06 pm EST, Feb 14, 2007
Google believes that pointing to content on the Web is legal under copyright law, Mr. Elkaim added. “We have always explained that any licensing agreements Google does with content providers is for use that goes beyond indexing or referencing,” he said.
I thought so too. I suppose that was here in the U.S., but I still think the argument that linking to a site is an infringement is silly.
But, hey, if they want me not to read their content, that's fine. I'll never find it via a search engine, and I'll never read it. That's how it works with the web.
Boing Boing: Ballot initiative would require married couples to
Topic: Miscellaneous
2:06 pm EST, Feb 11, 2007
The Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance seeks to defend equal marriage in this state by challenging the Washington Supreme Court’s ruling on Andersen v. King County. This decision, given in July 2006, declared that a “legitimate state interest” allows the Legislature to limit marriage to those couples able to have and raise children together. Because of this “legitimate state interest,” it is permissible to bar same-sex couples from legal marriage.
The way we are challenging Andersen is unusual: using the initiative, we are working to put the Court’s ruling into law. We will do this through three initiatives. The first would make procreation a requirement for legal marriage. The second would prohibit divorce or legal separation when there are children. The third would make the act of having a child together the legal equivalent of a marriage ceremony.
... If passed by Washington voters, the Defense of Marriage Initiative would:
add the phrase, “who are capable of having children with one another” to the legal definition of marriage;
require that couples married in Washington file proof of procreation within three years of the date of marriage or have their marriage automatically annulled;
require that couples married out of state file proof of procreation within three years of the date of marriage or have their marriage classed as "unrecognized;"
establish a process for filing proof of procreation; and
make it a criminal act for people in an unrecognized marriage to receive marriage benefits.
HA! There are so many things wrong with this, I'm not even going to begin to enumerate them. Sweet jesus, people are insane.
It is true that the President sometimes needs to make threats that he does not intend to carry out in order to be a credible bargainer on the international stage. But to do this he must also have credibility at home-- people have to trust that he will act reasonably and not get the country into a disastrous conflict-- as he has before-- and disregard wise counsel and recalcitrant evidence-- as he has before. The President must regain the trust of Congress before he can usefully engage in saber rattling. Until he does so, Congress must rein him in. The current Democratic strategy of nonbinding resolutions, I fear, will not be enough. They will be too easily disregarded. The Democrats have assumed that nonbinding resolutions will signal to the President that he is isolated politically. That will do nothing. This President already knows that he is isolated politically. He already knows that the public is against him and he plans to proceed in any case. Like any headstrong individual, this President needs to understand that there will be real consequences for not acting responsibly.
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