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Author Archives: Iron Knee

The New Normal

© 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.

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Late Night Political Humor

“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. […]

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Your absolutely-not-gay guide to the winter Olympics

© 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!

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The Commercialization of Privacy

© 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 […]

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A Moral For Our Time

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. […]

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Spying, American Style

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.

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Technology!

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 […]

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Innovation, Telco Style

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”. […]

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The Job Interview

You’ve come a long way baby, but the Daily Show is going to take you even further.

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Born to Run

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.

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Fugetaboutit!

Found on the blog of Ruben Bolling: © Ruben Bolling

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Good-bye

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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Pot v. Booze

Jon Stewart nails it:

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Dee-Nye-All

© Pat Bagley Is Dee Nye the evil twin sister of Bill Nye, the science guy? The eastern half of the US is having a massive cold snap, and that can only mean that it is time for the climate deniers to come out of the woodwork. It doesn’t matter how many times that you […]

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Short Attention Span Politics

OMG! Six Million People who previously had insurance losing their health care coverage in a single day! Reports of massive screwups in the launch! Rates skyrocketing! Computer glitches! Overloaded telephone lines! Confusion! Government working around the clock to clean up the mess! You would be excused if you thought those are today’s headlines about Obamacare, […]

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