Daring Fireball: Hockenberry on iPhone Splash Screens
The real problem is minimizing startup times. But when you can’t launch instantly, you have to decide what to show while waiting. I... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Talk Left: Sentencing Commission Considering Prison Alternatives for Drug Offenders
Welcome news today in the Washington Post: The U.S. Sentencing Commission is considering alternatives to prison for non-violent, low... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Talk Left: Keeping an Eye On the Real Risk of Election Fraud
Is all the right wing angst over some Acorn workers who apparently registered nonexistent people (who are, by definition, incapable of... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...BoingBoing: High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman
If you're a fan of "Borat" you'll love "Shirley Ghostman" the spoof telepsychic created by edgy British comic genius, Marc Wootton.... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...BoingBoing: Lester Bangs audio interview
In 1975, when I was nine years old, I discovered Lou Reed from reading about him in CREEM magazine. It was probably the very first rock... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Talk Left: Eyewitness ID: A Primary Cause of Wrongful Convictions
A Dallas Morning News investigation has produced a series of articles that every judge, lawyer, and citizen who might ever sit on a jury... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Talk Left: PPP CO Poll: Double Digit Lead for Obama as Latinos Tip Scale
Update : Mayhill Fowler at HuffPo has much more on Colorado , including the great photo above. Public Policy Polling released a new... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Global Voices: Saudi Arabia: Ancient churches
Saudi Jeans explains that Saudi Arabia is the site of some of the oldest churches in the region, even though Christians cannot publicly... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Talk Left: Sunday Newspaper Endorsements
Newspaper editorials from the Heartland are beginning to roll in: Shorter version from this one in the Toledo Blade :: Walk and don't look... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Religion Clause: Texas Coroner Wants Exemption From State Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Yesterday's Houston Chronicle reported that the Harris County, Texas Medical Examiner's Office is considering asking the state legislature... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Religion Clause: Virginia School District Moves To Less Controversial Bible Curriculum
According to yesterday's Roanoke Times , the Craig County, Virginia, School Board last week voted 5-0 to drop a course called "The Bible in... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Religion Clause: Court Rejects Use Permit For Hindu Temple Because of Deed Restrictions
Yesterday's Arizona Republic reports that a recent Maricopa County Superior Court decision invalidated a use permit that the Chandler City... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Religion Clause: Minnesota Supreme Court Challenger Focuses On Religion As Basis of Government
The Minnesota Independent last week reported on the campaign of Tim Tingelstad for a seat on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Challenging... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Religion Clause: Christians In Iraq Flee Violence In Mosul
CNN reported yesterday that in the Iraqi city of Mosul, 900 Christian families have fled after a series of threats and 13 killings by... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Religion Clause: Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases
In Mells v. Civigenics, Inc ., (5th Cir., Oct. 3, 2008), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed as frivolous an inmate's free... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Torrentfreak/: TorrentFreak TV Launches
TorrentFreak is proud to present the first episode of 'TorrentFreak TV', a recap of some of the best, most interesting or remarkable stories... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Talk Left: Fannie And Freddie Not The Problem
Below I called Ross Douthat on clothing the extreme and fallacious view that "Baileyism" (read Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) caused the... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...GrokLaw News Picks: SEC Actions During Turmoil in Credit Markets
While other federal and state agencies are legally responsible for regulating mortgage lending and the credit markets, the SEC has taken the... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...GrokLaw News Picks: SEC Expands Sweeping Investigation of Market Manipulation
The Commission also approved a formal order of investigation that will allow SEC enforcement staff to obtain additional documents and... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Media Law Prof Blog: The Unanticipated Success of State Film Tax Incentive Plans
| Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...GrokLaw News Picks: Dell Inspiron Mini 9 with Ubuntu
Starting Price $349 OPERATING SYSTEM(Ubuntu) - Ubuntu Linux version 8.0.4 4 GB hard drive - Dell | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Global Voices: Japan: Popularity of elderly on the rise?
At E.L.H. Electric Lover Hinagiku, blogger y_arim reacts to a news article [ja] in Yomiuri shimbun reporting that popularity of the elderly... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Torrentfreak/: AC/DC Electrify BitTorrent Album Downloads
AC/DC will release its new album 'Black Ice' worldwide on October 20th, in physical format only since the band doesn't sell its music... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...AintSoBad: Pro Games of Note
Arizona 24-Dallas 21 Chicago 17-Atlanta 13 Indie 17-Baltimore 14 Houston 13-Miami 10 49ers 20-Eagles 13 Minnesota 28-Detroit 13 Washington... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Talk Left: Sunday Morning Open Thread
Ahem, how about them GATORS!!! I am tied up for most of the rest of the day but I am sure TChris and J will be along soon. Enjoy your... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Talk Left: The Polls - 10/12
Here's a funny line from a NYTimes story on the election - "The main thing [McCain] needs to do,” said Vin Weber, a former Republican... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Global Voices: Jordan: Fighting Corruption, New York, and the Economic Crisis
From advice from the Danish Ambassador to Jordan on how to beat corruption, to life as a student in New York, to the impact of the global... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Talk Left: Mandates And A New Hundred Days
I spent the better part of three years arguing against Barack Obama's political style - the Post Partisan Unity Schtick. The reason I did so... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Talk Left: The New Right: Fighting For The Middle Class By Blaming It
The new line on the failure of Republicanism from the David Brooks right, wrapped in pretty words and "compassion," is well delivered here... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...AintSoBad: University of Texas 45-Zero U-35
What is sadder than a Sooner after a loss to Texas? The Sooner who, in addition to the loss, realizes he still has to live in Oklahoma.... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Spiritual Politics: Christians good, Pagans bad.
Yesterday, Rev. Arnold Conrad, past pastor of Grace Evangelical Free Church in Davenport, Iowa, prayed the following at a McCain rally in... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...George Frink: McCain and Palin 'playing with fire' says Ga. Congressman John Lewis
Named by John McCain as one of the three wise men from whom he would welcome advice if he were president, Civil Rights Movement veteran... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Global Voices: Azerbaijan: What Goes Up
Herron Family News comments on the construction boom in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, but notes that the quality of work leaves much to be... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Global Voices: Brazil: A new, tailored to Brazilians social media product
Manoel Netto [pt] announces the arrival of Brazilian social media product Brasigo, a product based on user generated content tailored to... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Global Voices: Macau: The melamine crisis and change in habits
Leocardo [pt] describes how the melamine crisis has changed some of the consumer habits in Macau. He inquired the owner of the family owned... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Global Voices: Lusosphere: The origins of the American Banjo in Africa
Emerson Santiago [pt] writes at Patafurdia Magazine about akonting, the musical instrument found in Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau in... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Global Voices: Azerbaijan: Peace Corps Volunteer Blogs
The U.S. Peace Corps started working in Azerbaijan in 2002. Since then, over 190 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in Azerbaijan and a... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...GrokLaw News Picks: FindLaw Adds RSS Feeds for 23 Courts
FindLaw has added RSS feeds for case summaries from the Supreme Court, the federal circuit courts and state appellate courts in California,... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Global Voices: Brazil: The country pays homage to the Samba master
If he was alive today, Cartola, one of the key figures in samba music, would be celebrating 100 years this October 11. Cartola composed over... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Talk Left: Will McCain Resolve Conflicting Advice, Or Will He Explode?
You may recall the Star Trek episode in which Captain Kirk and his crewmates are captured by attractive androids who are also imprisoning... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Global Voices: Iran: Tehran's metro in photos
Thanks to Akhbari, an Iranian blogger, we can discover Tehran's metro in photos. | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Global Voices: Iran: A prisoners' rights advocate was freed
Ghajarboys, an Iranian blog, writes that Emadeddin Baghi, a prominent prisoner's rights advocate in Iran, was freed. | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Talk Left: Late Night: One Meatball
"You gets no bread with your one meatball." "One Meatball" has been around at least since the depression. Bing Crosby, the Andrews... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...George Frink: The Storm
By Emöke Zsuzsánna B'Racz For Townie New The storm came at night with a strength that brought us outside to view its largeness,... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...George Frink: Pear Moonshine
By Cathy Smith Bowers For Sue Campbell and Candy Butler One night, the darkest winter of my life, my husband not three cycles... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...George Frink: Everbearing
By Pat Riviere-Seel The garden demands constant care. I grow sweet corn, pole beans, and carrots. Garlic I plant on the coldest day,... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...George Frink: Use Your Inside Voice
By Glenis Redmond Down the dark tunnel of throat in the threaded jungle of larynx what if what is waiting is not humble like a lark... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...George Frink: Four poems from the North Carolina mountains
Four of Western North Carolina's best poets : (left-right) Emoke B'Racz, Cathy Smith Bowers, Glenis Redmond, Pat Riviere-Seel. ... | Sunday October 12, 2008 ... More ...Religion Clause: Appeal Filed In School Graduation Speech Case
An appeal to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has been filed in Corder v. Lewis Palmer School District No. 38. Yesterday's Colorado... | Saturday October 11, 2008 ... More ...Religion Clause: EEOC Sues Company On Behalf of Driver Fired For Not Working Sundays
Yesterday's Charlottesville (VA) Daily Progress reported that the the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission late last month filed a... | Saturday October 11, 2008 ... More ...Religion Clause: Developments In Two Army Religious Discrimination Matters
There have been developments in two arenas involving alleged religious discrimination in the U.S. Army. According to the AP , Attorneys for... | Saturday October 11, 2008 ... More ...Religion Clause: Federal Court Rejects 1st Amendment Challenge To CA Gay Marriage Holding
In Wooten v. California , 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79078 (ED CA, Oct. 3, 2008), a California federal district court rejected claims by a ... | Saturday October 11, 2008 ... More ...Religion Clause: Attorney Cited For Skipping Court On Yom Kippur; Contempt Charges Then Dropped
CBS2Chicago reports that yesterday Jewish attorney Moria Bernstein faced a contempt citation issued by County Judge Veronica Mathein.... | Saturday October 11, 2008 ... More ...Religion Clause: Class Has Preliminary Success In Suit On Religious Worker Visa Procedures
Ruiz-Diaz v. United States , 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79217 (WD WA, Aug. 21, 2008), is a class action brought on behalf of certain foreigners... | Saturday October 11, 2008 ... More ...Media Law Prof Blog: Author Decides To Delay Release of Book on Prophet Muhammed's Wife, Apparently Because of Violence
| Saturday October 11, 2008 ... More ...Daring Fireball: Apple Retail Store Field Trip Program
I think it’s downright sickening that any school would consider a trip to a retail store as a legitimate field trip. Consumer... | Saturday October 11, 2008 ... More ...Loyola Election Law Blog: Attempted Vote Buying in Beverly Hills
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