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You imbecile
That’s really all I can say as I read this story about Righthaven.
ACLU challenges Nevada's marriage officiant requirements
By J. DeVoy The ACLU is suing the State of Nevada and Clark County – where Las Vegas is located – over laws that require non-governmental marriage officiants to have a religious affiliation. While anyone can perform a marriage in Nevada, he or she must obtain a certificate to solemnize the marriage based on the fact that he or she
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Do you need more evidence that Marx was right about religion?
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