Category Archives: Rants ‘n’ Whines

Apparently, the President and others of his persuasion are not well-pleased with the Massachusetts supreme court approving gay marriages. In fact, the calls for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage are growing more and more frantic, as those evil … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This terribly insightful article is for all you “latte-sipping, iMac-using, suburban-living, tertiary-industry-working WASPs”: Why your Movable Type blog must die. Go for the article. Stay for the precocious banter. My favorites: “I’m sick of seeing some pretentious moron post their … Continue reading → Continue reading →

WALLACE: Dr. Kay, in the end, though, what you’re saying is that Congress approved the use of force, and the president sent more than 100,000 young men and women into war, based on bad information. Isn’t that terribly disturbing? via … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So, firing all the animators, because “2-D is dead” and having the real Disney pissed off at you isn’t bad enough? How about having the source of your best 3-D animation give you the finger? Yep. Pixar has decided that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In 1999, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for fileswapping. They promptly escaped from a maximum security penthouse to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the EFF, they survive as soldiers of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And I think it’s coming from Washington… From the Treasury Department in the Federal Register: For the convenience of the public, we will also post comments received in response to the notice on the TTB Web site. All comments posted … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We reported this months ago, but it takes a while for the big boys to make it down to our little corner of the blognetisphere… better late than never! Apparently, there is outrage and debate in the conservative community over … Continue reading → Continue reading →

NJ.com: Security alert halls mall walkers Gotta watch them retirees. They’s a wiley bunch! It’s not that I don’t think we shouldn’t watch out for terrorists, but can we use a bit of common sense? How are old people and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Grump: First knives. Grump: Then box cutters. Grump: Now almanacs. Grump: CNN.com – FBI urges police to watch for people carrying almanacs – Dec. 29, 2003 Solonor: Oh. My. God. Grump: Watches are next; terrorists can use them to coordinate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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