The prevailing discourse about energy is particularly interesting to me as an example of the politics of scarcity. The conventional wisdom (based on rampant misinformation) is that we are running out of energy, which is why we need to fight expensive and terrible wars for oil, pollute our air and water, build costly pipelines to […]
“Earlier today Governor Chris Christie was re-inaugurated. It was a beautiful ceremony. They even had that phony sign language guy. When Governor Christie was sworn in, he put his right hand on a menu. Immediately following the ceremony, Christie closed the Holland Tunnel.” – David Letterman “We are so lucky to live here in California […]
© Tom Tomorrow I think Osama bin Laden made a (literally) fatal mistake. I mean, he was rich. He should have bought up a bunch of American corporations (including of course some media companies). After all, look at what big corporations have done to our country (and we are only looking at recent events): yes, […]
© Randall Munroe I guess, like everything else, it is all relative. So the next time someone remarks on the cold and says that global warming is a joke, I’ll just point out that the only reason they notice the cold is because they’ve gotten used to it being much warmer.
“Yesterday the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks advanced to the big game, which means this year’s Super Bowl will have teams from the two states where recreational marijuana is legal. Or as pizza delivery men put it, ‘Pray for us.’” – Jimmy Fallon “Health officials are now warning that pot smoking can cause apathy. […]
© Scott Bateman But don’t worry, Russia has assured the world that gays have nothing to fear at the upcoming Olympics. That is, as long as they don’t do anything to flaunt it. Uh oh!
© Tom Fishburne I have to admit that I purchased a Nest thermostat a few months ago, before there was any hint that Google was about to purchase them. I didn’t get the smoke alarm option. This comic might seem to have little to do with politics, but it is about privacy — a topic […]
I think this comic is absolutely brilliant. © Zach Weinersmith The only thing I would add is the thing that in some ways scares me the most: that our spying agencies seem to actually believe their own PR. They believe that by breaking the law and spying on US citizens that they are protecting us. […]
Jon Stewart tears apart Obama’s speech on NSA reforms: We already have plenty of evidence that without strict oversight, America’s spying agencies will always overstep their authority and violate the law. But we don’t seem to be able to learn from history, so I suppose we are doomed to repeat it.
A fascinating story unfolded this week, as Yale University went to war against a website that scraped the Yale University website. But first a quick history. Years ago, some students at Yale built a website that presented information about Yale courses. It did this by scraping the University’s official course website, but presented this information […]
Internet network neutrality was dealt a severe blow last week by a federal court. This means that internet providers are now free to charge whatever they want to provide you with individual content, just like cable companies do. Verizon, who brought the suit, claims that killing network neutrality is required in order to allow “innovation”. […]
You’ve come a long way baby, but the Daily Show is going to take you even further.
Jimmy Fallon and friend make fun of Chris Christie’s “Bridgegate”: Christie may think he was Born to Run, but how is he going to run from this? UPDATE: Fox News defends Christie, leading to a response from Jon Stewart.
You may have noticed that the site has been having problems for a few days. I don’t know if someone hacked into the site (again), or if it is the victim of a denial of service attack, or whatever. I’ve spent a few days trying to fix it but so far have failed. The biggest […]
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