Weekend link dump for August 11

Twenty-eight things that happened after the Harry Potter books ended.

That iPhone charger may be doing more than just charging your iPhone.

Dolly Parton is even cooler than you thought.

“But now Republicans have taken themselves hostage. They’re threatening to hurt themselves and their states and their voters and their most committed activists if Democrats don’t give them their way on Obamacare.”

“There’s more to life than low wages. There are other ways to boost profits, even in low-wage businesses. Pay more upfront and you’re likely to see better customer service, and you may save more in the long run on training or absenteeism.”

Google Reader is dead, but RSS feed readers most definitely are not.

Turning an abandoned WalMart into a ginormous library is a great idea.

How to strike out on one pitch.

Don’t click this link if you have a fear of clowns. But do click it if you want to learn about why some people fear clowns.

Google wants to make TVs smarter and remote controls simpler.

Tawana Brawley is back in the news. Try to remain calm.

RIP, Doghouse Riley, about whom more here and here.

“A rule that allows everyone to make money except for the person who is the impetus for that money is a bad rule.”

Unskewing baseball statistics is no more likely to end well than the initial incarnation of “unskewing”.

Republicans have problems with the ladies. I have a feeling that stuff like this won’t help.

Wil Wheaton is not happy with the Discovery Channel.

“Photocopied invoices, part numbers, engineering tables, and medical information could be just plain wrong, even if the document that was being copied was 100% correct.”

All reasonable steps to get Russia to repeal its unjust and immoral anti-homosexuality laws should be taken.

From the “What liberal media?” files.

The fact that Erick Erickson is taken seriously as anything but a cheerleader is irrefutable evidence that we do not live in a meritocracy.

RIP, Pacific Princess, also known as The Love Boat.

For a guy who claims to love Milton Friedman, Sen. Rand Paul sure knows nothing of his work. But then he knows nothing about a lot of things.

Meet Johnny Manziell’s lawyer. Only in Texas, baby.

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to sell our endorsement to the highest bidder.

I endorse the use of “The Washington Department of Football“, or “Washington Doffs” for short, as a replacement for the inappropriate and racist nickname the team now uses.

Related Posts:

This entry was posted in Blog stuff and tagged . Bookmark the permalink.