January 2009 Archives
Stumble It!
Digg It!Some Canadian guy (emphasis mine):
Not only am I pissed off because we're losing some great functionality that I used on a daily basis, but also because it tarnishes my view of Google, which up until now, I believed could do no wrong. Well, you did wrong Google. You really fucked it up on this one. As I was discussing with someone on Twitter, more people need to get angry about this and they need to create some visible public outcry.
As I was discussing with someone on Twitter, if whiny Apple users* took all the energy they spend daily complaining about changes to their favorite web service or some guy in customer service hurting their feelings, and displaced it onto human rights campaigning or a similarly noble pursuit, there would be no more genocide or other ugliness on God's green Earth.
* Ditto people who spend their time complaining about whiny Apple users on their blogs and/or Twitters.
Techcrunch:
Usually synonymous with mass production, the quick response (QR) bar code was originally created by Japanese company Denso-Wave to keep inventory. However, because QR codes allow for more data than the standard 10-digit bar code, and because scanning requires less effort than typing a URL, the QR has taken a turn for the personal...
...there are a ton of potential uses for it. You can proactively provide speed dates with background info, fundraise on-site during charity events, or simply advertise.
Take it away, Ezra Klein:
Petting zoos are a hotbed of animal hubris. With children constantly saying how cute they are, it's important to let the goats know that not everybody is on their dicks 24/7. This dandy here hasn't gotten nearly enough humble pie, because he apparently thinks he's next in line on the runway in fucking Milan.
Handy criminology tip, courtesy of National Review:
When there is an outbreak of violence in a European country, it can generally be expected to occur in an immigrant neighborhood. This is because most immigrants these days are Muslims, and Muslim culture is incompatible with Enlightenment values such as not setting cars on fire.
The exception to the rule: When the violence occurs among whites. This is because the individuals involved lack self-respect:
This is a pretty pathetic scene. One hopes those young Brits meet self-respect in the new year.
Yes, all these poor gentlemen need is a little self-respect. Their thuggish actions can be attributed to their psychologies (shaped, no doubt, by circumstance), and perhaps to the morally relativist society in which they live. If only we could crack down on moral relativism, and if only these poor guys had a little more self-respect.
