Bad News For Retarded Terrorists- June 16, 2008 Bad News For Retarded Terrorists MetBlogs L.A.'s Wil Wheaton writes about the LA commuter rail's innovations in security theater -- random bag searches of passengers. He links to the MTAL.A. County Sheriff's Office press release: Prior to initiation of a screening event, signs will be posted at all entrances to the station parking lots and platforms to notify passengers that the deputies are present and the random security screening will be conducted. Access to the station platform will be...http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2008/06/16/bad_news_for_re.html Let's Reward The Slackers!- June 16, 2008 Let's Reward The Slackers! Charity for the car companies! $30 billion in taxpayer dollars tossed out to The Big Three -- their reward for responding to the oil crisis in the 70s by building cheap, ugly econoboxes for 20 minutes, and then going back to supplying America with vast gas guzzlers. The Japanese picked up where they dropped the ball -- which is why I, a girl from Detroit who'd love to drive an American car, drive a hybrid Honda Insight. Wired has the deal on their blog: The...http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2008/06/16/lets_reward_the.html The Neo-Puritans- June 15, 2008 The Neo-Puritans I think Judge Alex Kozinski showed a real lack of judgement for putting up all these images in his server -- not because I have a problem with the images, but because of the environment we all live in. What I have a huge problem with, if they aren't legally purchased, are the MP3's that were said to be on his server. Here's an excellent assessment of the images brouhaha from Constitutional scholar Eugene Volokh, who also happens to have been Kozinski's clerk: Now the fruit of..http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2008/06/15/the_neopuritans.html Fantasy Islam Vs. Reality Islam- June 15, 2008 Fantasy Islam Vs. Reality Islam A Muslim who sought to impose Islam on Britain sees the error of his ways -- only by being immersed in Islam in Saudi Arabia. An excerpt from Ed Hussain's book in The London Times: I was appalled by the imposition of Wahhabism in the public realm, something I had implicitly sought as an Islamist. Part of this local culture consisted of public institutions being segregated and women banned from driving on the grounds that it would give rise to "licentiousness"..http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2008/06/15/fantasy_islam_v.html Gold Coast, Old Coast- June 14, 2008 Gold Coast, Old Coast Each beautiful in its own way. First, there's downtown L.A. And then there's a bit of old Philly. I'm guessing George Washington stopped by, but just to ask directions.http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2008/06/14/gold_coast_old.html |