Outstripping the master

I tend to read more Ask MetaFilter than the venerable MotherShip (mixing metaphors, now). It's nice to have questions instead of rhetoric. The signal to noise ratio seems a lot higher.

oops

Oops. Accidentally posted here instead of 'interact'. But, just in case you're feed reader got you all excited, I'll give you another one I found in the drafts.

Has Bin Laden just handed the election to Bush?

Terror fears usually favour the incumbant and in such a closely contested race that could be just enough to get him over the line. Of course this Return of the Phantom should also remind people about what a bad job the President has actually done in fighting Al Qaeda.

Bush famously said that he "doesn't do nuance". How about the American electorate?

Militants ‘Google’ reporter, then release him

Not my promised flying car but nevertheless a certifiable piece from my Jetsons future.

Consequently, I have an irrational desire to own one of these.

Stupified

There was an entire Jeopardy! category devoted to blogs? Did any of you all catch this? Is it real? Wow.

Running the gauntlet

Protesting and civil disobedience in an age of terror alerts and mobile communications.

Pardon my anger....

....but crap like this really makes me angry.

I am a "liberal", and I personally own not one but two Bibles (different translations).

And you know, I haven't exactly seen a whole lot of book-burnings hosted by liberals or liberal-minded organizations. I'm just sayin'.

Ugh.