John Walker question’s Blizzard’s decision to air an edited clip containing a number of homophobic statements at their BlizzCon convention, and let the band that made those statements play on stage at the convention: It’s an uphill struggle to convince those outside the games industry that it is, in some ways, a mature medium for […]
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Matt Yglesias points out that Apple has a patent on this: Now, this is pretty silly. In the world of software, this is like getting a patent on a doorknob. Sure, a doorknob is a very clever thing. In fact, doorknobs make doors far more useful – without them, we might not even want doors […]
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[Updated] 4G takes your slow mobile internet connection and turns it into your fast home or office internet connection. You can stream videos, watch Netflix, and download songs and programs much faster than 3G. It drains battery life a lot faster, too, but you pay for what you get. Steve Berry says that 4G is […]
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As we speak I’m working my way through a cold, crisp bottle of New Belgium’s Belgo, a Belgian style IPA, which came as one of four beers in the current Folly Pack (which also contains Fat Tire, Hoptober, and Ranger IPA.) It’s quite good. It tastes a bit like Fat Tire, but with an India […]
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If you’re concerned about the deficit and you think that Rick Perry’s new tax proposal might be a good idea, you probably ought to take a look at this chart: It turns out that not only is this just a huge tax giveaway to the rich, Perry’s plan would actually raise $4.7 trillion fewer dollars […]
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If police in Oakland want to inspire more protests and more anger, this is how to go about it. The cops in Oakland, CA must be insane or have very dense people calling the shots. Their response to Occupy Oakland was so over the top it’s staggering. Tear gas, riot gear, flashbombs. Hundreds of armored […]
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Would modern audiences be interested in a new Star Trek series? I love Alyssa Rosenberg’s idea for a Star Trek reboot. Riffing off of various concerns that the show’s lack of a long story arc wouldn’t mesh with today’s audiences, she writes: [H]ave each season revolve around a long-arc mission and all of the things […]
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Word on the street is Google Reader’s social functions, its funky community of shares and comments, and the archives of these interactions, will all be flushed down the memory hole tomorrow. I check my Reader every day and it’s always a minute or two before I realize that these people I’m following, these comment threads […]
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“There was one time when I wanted to do some hallucinogens with him, and it was lysergic acid [diethylamide] 25, and he actually stopped me. He just said, “Look, man, it’s very powerful, and it’s a two-day commitment. Are you ready for that?” I said, “I’m not so sure. Maybe, maybe not.” And he said, […]
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I want to echo essentially everything Freddie deBoer says here (and again in his disturbing follow-up.) The Libyan war was articulation enough of the arrogance and disdain of American (and Western European) foreign policy. The horrific murder of the murderous Qaddafi simply underscores this. The repercussions of our actions, however swift a victory Libya may have been, are […]
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