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How Canada eliminates ineffective government
By J. DeVoy It disbands it in a vote of no-confidence, as is happening right now. This is a fairly regular occurrence in Canada, and something that, in some ways, would warrant salivation among the politically disillusioned here in the U.S.
Yahoo's spam filter protected by § 230
By J. DeVoy In a decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Yahoo’s spam filtering of its e-mail addresses is a valid exercise of its power as a content provider under 47 U.S.C. § 230, better known as § 230 of the Communications Decency Act, or simply § 230. The case is Holomaxx Technologies v. Yahoo!, Inc., Case No. CV-10-4929-JF. The Court’s order, available here, was reached after Yahoo moved to dismiss the claims against it under 12(b)(6), with § 230 serving as an affirmative defense – and basis of the motion – on claims three through six. The court addressed two main issues: Whether the court could consider Yahoo’s affirmative defenses – Because Yahoo
Law School Career Counseling
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Would you buy a laptop from Pedobear?
(Source) Just make sure you clear the browser history and cache, and you should be fine.
Your Daily Awesomeness – The Panyee Football Club
You should probably watch this maximized so you can read the subtitles. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU4oA3kkAWU] H/T: Siouxsie Law
Potassium Iodide, anyone?
For those of you running out to buy potassium iodide, you may want to review this chart while you consider the health risks of eating that stuff.
Middle Class in the USA
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ALERT: SUPERMOON WILL KILL US ALL!
Ok, there’s nothing to be afraid of really… but in the tradition of the American media, I’d like to at least instill some hysteria in an event that really doesn’t qualify for any greater reaction than “neato!” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1yalg_Apdw]
Has Ark Music Factory ruined more teens' lives than sexting?
By J. DeVoy I believe so. H/T: Mike
Free financial tip for law students
By J. DeVoy Before I started law school, I considered getting my student loans in Yen. Japan’s Yen, long a stable currency that reliably stayed around 110-120 Yen-per-US Dollar – however badly we devalued the dollar under the reigns of Bush (weak dollar policy to boost exports) and Obama (“quantitative easing”). This use of the Yen and other stable, low-interest currencies to make other, high-gain investments – which is a stretch when discussing higher education – is referred to as a “carry trade” in financial circles. Well it’s a damn good thing that I couldn’t make this work in 2007, or this would be a personal financial armageddon as well as an ecological one. Becuase of massive repatriation of Yen,
Maybe Sarah Palin was right – Can you see Russia from your house?
Sarah Palin said that she could see Russia from her house (or was that just Tina Fey playing Sarah Palin?). This video from Alaska makes it seem like perhaps Palin was speaking metaphorically. Heh… as if she knows what that means. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppBZM88mHvQ] I’m certainly no fan of Lyndon LaRouche or the idiotic comparisons of Obama and hitler, but if this crowd had risen up and killed these security guards and cops, and I was on the jury for their murder trial, I wouldn’t have voted to convict. Of course, the way our Federal Government behaves, maybe third reich comparisons are tired and tacky, but you can see how they might come to the surface of one’s imagination. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVMZUgmrJrk] For those
Retraction
Yesterday, I had a post based on a statement that appeared in the Daily Telegraph (Australia). Today, the Telegraph retracted that statement, saying they got it wrong. (source). Based upon that, I see no reason for the original post to remain up.
Tsunami jokes are approved of on this blog – Post your own!
Just another day in the land of the thin skinned mewling pussies as Gilbert Gottfried is fired from being the duck voice on the Aflac commercials because he posted jokes about the Japan earthquake/tsunami/meltdown/holyfuckingshitmess to his twitter account. (source) This is the same Gilbert Gottfried who spawned the “raped and murdered a girl in 1990” humor genre. This is the same Gilbert Gottfried who made jokes about planes crashing into the Empire State Building 3 weeks after 9/11. This is the same Gilbert Gottfried who delivers The Aristocrats joke like none other. And now Aflac is shocked that the guy might not have the same lilly-white-ass sense of humor that Americans require now that we’re the land of “everyone has
This is how you stop bullying: Casey Heynes FTW!
Bullying. What a great buzzword. Everyone hates a bully. The “fight against bullying” plays into our “be scared of everything” national psyche. Schoolyard bullying. Cyber-bullying. And lets all run out and pass new laws… because that’s how the land of the free deals with its problems. The academic circle jerk mangina crowd loves the concept. It lets them whine into their cheerios, warm over their research gathered at the last international association of crybabies conference, and somehow get a few publications out of the deal. Fuck that. Casey Heynes shows us how you deal with a bully. [wpvideo eljmtD5c] I got a lesson in bullying when I was a kid. I was afraid of breaking the rules, and the rules
tamtampamela got us! D'oh!
The video in yesterday’s post, Do you need more evidence that Marx was right about religion? was apparently not for real. The girl in the video makes “troll videos.” (source) She got us. She got us good. 180. Well played tamtampamela, well played!
More TSA idiocy
A couple of orthodox Jews engaged in a pretty common prayer ritual, where they wrap leather straps on their forearms and lash a little leather box to their foreheads. The cockpit was placed on a security lockdown for the rest of the flight _ meaning the door couldn’t be opened even for pilots to leave briefly. Normal protocol calls for the cockpit to be locked, but on longer flights the pilots will leave and return from the flight deck. FBI and customs agents along with police and a full assignment of fire trucks met the plane at the gate at Los Angeles International Airport, and the men were escorted off. (source) Seriously? Not a single person in any position of
Do you need more evidence that Marx was right about religion?
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Band Geeks? I think not.
Far be it for me to deem a term to be banned from use, but I can certainly proclaim that “band geek” no longer has any meaning, thanks to the George Mason University Green Machine. BAND BLOW YOUR MIND. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqG4oSfQYIY] H/T: Janelle
You reap what you sow, so eat sand Flori-duh poors
America’s wang just couldn’t deal with those unemployment kings and queens living large on their $275 per week for 26 weeks. The Flori-duh house just passed a bill that would cut state unemployment benefits to 20 weeks for a maximum payout of $5,500. (source) Florida’s unemployment benefits are also among the least generous in the nation. Florida’s maximum weekly check of $275 ranks 45th among the 50 states and is less than half the amount paid in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey. The bill passed 81 to 38, largely along party lines. Republicans, who have vowed to make Florida more friendly to business, hold large majorities in both the Florida House and Senate. The Senate is working on
