I am in here.
Murray over at Silent Running makes a good case for racial profiling. The concept, as an abstract, raises my hackles (to coin a cliché). But I’m not only not able to come up with a counterargument (just for the sake of arguing, you know, because it’s such fun!), I’m agreeing with it all. Silent Running: … Continue reading In which I have fun with philosophical problems
Yesterday, seventeen years ago, I lost a baby. 20 weeks (of a prospective 40 weeks) of pregnancy is the cutoff between “miscarriage” and “stillbirth.” I lost Angel at 21 or 22 weeks. (“Angel” was the name for her that flew into my mind as the anesthesiologist was giving me the epidural to ease the pains … Continue reading Yesterday
Via boing boing… Mugshot of man arrested for inhaling spray paint propellant: Mark Frauenfelder: From The Smoking Gun. This guy was arrested after attempting to buy spray paint at a hardware store. A sharp-eyed employee noticed the guy’s face was covered with gold paint and called the cops. Link goes to larger pic and police … Continue reading Words of One Syllable Dept.
Police chief: ‘Very serious incident’ in London – Attacks on London – MSNBC.com: LONDON – London’s police chief Ian Blair described explosions on the city’s transport network on Thursday as the result of clearly “a very serious incident.”He told reporters there were four explosions or attempted explosions but that they appeared to be smaller than … Continue reading Terror. Again. London.
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