Proposition 8 Is Wrong In Ways You Might Not Expect

November 6, 2008

I’ve been hearing from friends in San Francisco that California Proposition 8—also know as Prop H8TE—has passed. California’s Proposition 8 states thus: Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Something is very wrong with this proposition, and not for reasons you might expect. The biggest issue I see [...]

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Window Shop Is A Really Nice UI from Amazon

November 6, 2008

Here’s a really nice UI design for Window Shop from Amazon. Unlike many pretty-but-useless designs I’ve seen, this actually gives you the experience you expect from the name. I’m impressed! It’s also the first solid answer I’ve seen to Apple’s Cover Flow. Check it out: www.windowshop.com

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Nanobama

November 4, 2008

This is really cool! “We can make pretty much any 2-D pattern by this technique,” Hart said. But in honor of the election, Hart’s lab applied their technique to the now-ubiquitous image of Obama’s face created by Shepherd Ferry. The only overtly political text that accompanies the images on nanobama.com is the tagline, “vote for science.” Nanobama: World’s [...]

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If Cars Could Vote…

November 3, 2008

Your choice in automobile can say a lot about your voting habits, says Kelley Blue Book. If cars could vote, what would they say? The company says that Sen. John McCain leads among owners of domestic and luxury cars, including GMC (61 percent of owners prefer McCain), Chevrolet (60 percent), Buickand Dodge (58 percent), Ford (57 percent), Lexus, BMW and Lincoln (52 percent). Kelley’s research also finds that 66 percent of [...]

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San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders Stands Up For Marriage Equality

November 2, 2008

As pointed out by a friend: This is a truly amazing, heartfelt public statement. This guy was clearly struggling with some deeply conflicting emotions in making the decision he made.  I recommend that anyone who’s still feeling that politics has degenerated into a series of cold, calculated power moves and perpetual campaigning (this can’t be [...]

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Hummer Surprise … A Story With A Happy Ending

October 31, 2008

It seems an Hummer H2 stretch limo seized in a drug raid was sold at auction, then changed hands three more times before federal officials realized it contained $8.75M and a cache of automatic weapons. In August, agents tracked down the car, looked underneath the seats and found $875,000 in cash and seven brand new [...]

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Alaska’s Largest Newspaper Endorses Barack Obama

October 30, 2008

The Anchorage Daily News, Alaska’s largest newspaper, endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Sunday after declaring Gov. Sarah Palin ”too risky” to be one step away from the Oval Office. … The newspaper said Obama “brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, [...]

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Voodoo Penis

October 30, 2008

THE VOODOO PENIS A Florida businessman was getting ready to go on a long business trip, so he thought he’d buy his wife something to keep her occupied.  He went to a sex shop and explained his situation. The salesman there said, ‘Well, I don’t know that I have anything that will keep her occupied for so many [...]

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McCain-Obama Dance-Off … Crunking You Can Believe In

October 29, 2008

Ohhhh snap! Fo shizzle, it’s off the hizzle! McCain-Obama Dance-Off

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Awesome Radiohead Video

October 29, 2008

What a sweet application of the helmet cam. How very appropriate that Radiohead would turn the camera inward for this video. Jigsaw Falling Into Place » Radiohead |MTV Music

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