Shakespearean Daily Diss
“He takes false shadows for true substances.”
—Titus Andronicus, 3.2.80
The Culture of Incarceration
Ed at GinAndTacos reminds us of why we have prisons. It’s not about paying a debt to society, or about rehabilitiation:
….The Pew Center, as reported in the excellent industry sheet Correctional News, have announced the results of a study on incarceration, finding that a staggering 1.01% of the American population (1 in 99.1 adults) [...]
The R-Word
John Franklin Stephens discusses this most cowardly of slurs:
A lot of people are talking about the movie “Tropic Thunder” that opened in theaters Friday. One of the reasons that it is being talked about is that the characters use the term “retard” over and over. They use it the same way that kids do all [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“Foul-spoken coward, that thund’rest with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar’st perform!”
—Titus Andronicus, 2.1.58-59
Get on the Bus, or Under It
You know it’s an election year when the Democrats quietly scrub gays and lesbians from the platform:
2004: “We support full inclusion of gay and lesbian families in the life of our nation and seek equal responsibilities, benefits, and protections for these families.”
2008: “We support the full inclusion of all families in the life of our [...]
Gratuitous Video Feed
Greg Howard: “Goodbye Porkpie Hat”
Pwnability
A security flaw that threatens the Internet’s DNS structure can be fixed, but bureaucracy stands in the way:
If the complicated politics of internet governance continue to get in the way of upgrading the security of the net’s core technology, the internet could turn into a carnival house of mirrors, where no URL or e-mail address [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“Thou dost overween in all.” —Titus Andronicus, 2.1.29
Gratuitous Video Feed
Foo Fighters: “Let It Die”
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“Thy years want wit, thy wit wants edge and manners.”
—Titus Andronicus, 2.1.25-27
