I’ve about had my fill with the whole politics thing. Everything I see just convinces me further that both major-party candidates are unfit to lead the country, if for no other reason than they want the job far too badly.
Anyway… the point is that I’m going to try and find links that are less political for the next week. I don’t know if you’re as tired of the politics as I am, but it doesn’t really matter. I’ve had enough, and unless something that really winds me up comes along, I’ll be looking for things that fall into the …and now, in other news…
category. You can help, too. Send ’em in!
- Bruce Schneier talks about World Series Security, and points out that the one thing that works reliably for security in a venue like a ballpark is smart people on the ground, keeping an eye out for trouble. Who’d a thunk?
- Want a source of stupid quotes from real clients? Clientcopia has a collection of over a thousand. I should point out that I have not (yet) contributed to this. [papascott]
- Ever wonder whether cats would be able to
land
on their feet in zero-G? Well, the Air Force did, and made this movie of their experiment. If that link doesn’t work, try this mirror. [boing boing] - The Curtain goes up on Scientology, as a bunch of nine-year-olds put on A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant in L.A. and get threatened by actors like Travolta and Cruise. I can hear the voice now:
You’ll never work in dis business again!
[jwz] - Are you a geek? Dorkstorm: The Annihilation lists the ten geekiest hobbies and ranks them according to how badly they’ll humiliate you in public and the amount of damage they’ll do to your sex-life. Meanwhile, in Gallivespians, Paul Ford asked,
Why are so many of the things I love so embarrassing?
which seemed to fit right in. [fark!]