If you ignore all the stuff about the Hobby Lobby ruling, this is probably the nuttiest thing you’ll read today.
[Tuesday update]
The case for libertarian populism. There are a lot of good ideas there.
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Category Archives: Weird
Leonardo Da Vinci
He wrote himself a pretty awesome CV.
Your Faith In Humanity
Thirty-eight questions that will utterly destroy it.
I think my favorite is whether or not NASA invented thunderstorms to cover up the sound of space battles.
[Via Geek Press]
To Reduce Chances Of Death By Getting Tangled In Bedsheets
…reduce your cheese consumption.
Of course, they don’t discuss how many cases involve BDSM.
Soylent
A New Yorker reporter gives it a try.
I haven’t read the whole thing yet.
[A while later]
OK, I did read it. I was amused to learn that he was hawking it at my own local Whole Foods. One concern I have is his use of seed oils. Canola has too much omega 6 for my health. I’d use olive instead, though it costs more. If you don’t use virgin, though, it doesn’t have to cost that much.
High-Speed Rail
From Beijing to CONUS? Under the Bering Strait?
I don’t think so.
My New Healthcare Plan
Well, I finally broke down and went to the web site last night, before midnight.
After all the horror stories I’d been hearing, I was shocked to get in immediately. It was surprisingly easy to navigate, just like Amazon or Kayak, just like the president promised. All the options were laid out clearly, and the prices were surprisingly affordable, even for the Gold Plan. I signed up, and I finally have the insurance I’ve been waiting for all these years, good in every state, and it allows me to keep all my doctors. It includes free fitted condoms, and I can finally get that hysterectomy I’ve been putting off all these years.
I was wrong, Mr. President, and you were right. I’m sorry I so foolishly listened to ignorant criticism of this wonderful new law these past four years, and so harshly and falsely criticized it myself. I don’t know what I can do to make amends, but I know that from here on out, I will be a Democrat right up until that day that the death panel makes what I’m sure will be the right decision for me. From the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you Mr. President.
[Update a few minutes later]
I’m a little shocked to hear that some people think I would make jokes about something as serious as health care.
Harry Reid
I think that we have indeed reached a point where we should legitimately ask if he’s suffering from dementia. I wouldn’t wish it on any one, but if it’s true, he should step aside, for the sake of his party, and country. I wonder if there is anything happening behind the scenes? Certainly Schumer must see an opportunity there.
A Scientific Breakthrough
So, it turns out that not only did early humans kill off megafauna like mammoths, but they may have wiped out the dinosaurs.
Damn you, Og. DAMN YOU TO HELL!
Note, the copy editor is responsible for that one. The story itself is OK.
The Missing Airplane
Did it shadow another triple seven through Indian air space?
[Update a while later]
Or was it an electrical fire?