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"It is about Christian witness, not Christianist power." A good definition of the distinction between Christianism (Andrew's term, equivalent to Islamism) and political Christianity.

A revealing backstory for Bachmann's political and religious beliefs. She has a to me disturbing view of a Dominionist role for government. (Also I love that they insist on using a diaeresis in "reëlection".)

A strong argument from the developer of Instapaper why software patents need to die.

An example of a fairly big website being forced to settle in a frivolous patent lawsuit.

Adoption rates of Mac OS X Lion are much higher than Leopard or Snow Leopard.

Might be an interesting collection of essays.

We're increasingly headed towards not carrying about files, processes, and other low-level resource management. I think this is great. Maybe the interface just needs some work (or this user needs to stop closing windows in a way that flags things for Automatic Termination.

"at least we should decide, as a bare minimum principle, to stop kicking people when they’re down."

What's crazy is that Apple makes 75% of the profit of a huge oil company on about 20% of the revenues. Enviable margins.

Pretty cool effort to keep playing while keeping their faith.

Crazy how Apple is willing to pay for slightly more elegant glass panes.

I don't get why they wouldn't just do a non-shitty newspaper subscription app.

Social inequality is bad for society???

I agree with the lack of teaching core critical thinking skills. I think having "majors" by high school, based on skills, just makes sense. The French West Africa system gets close to this, actually.

Agreed. Now is not the time for timid, austere governance.

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Another depressing example of intolerance towards Muslims.

A balanced look at where Obama stands in the eyes of the left, although it perpetuates the idea that health care reform was monstrously unpopular, which is untrue.

Depressing PR decision.

Why academics should be careful in talking down about Tea Party candidates.

The developer of the bsnes emulator is a bit obsessed with accuracy, but fascinating overview of the pitfalls of true hardware emulation.

Pretty cool public art installation.

It's important to realize that she is not just evangelical, but a Christianist or Dominionist, someone who believes in a strong Christian influence on all politics in this country. That's scary.

The fake usernames are the best part.

"That’s why it’s called the Bill of Rights and not, say, American Idol." I'm glad we live in a country that tries very hard to fight the tyranny of the majority.

I guess I should finally set it up...

I think #3 is my favorite, although #7 gets points for looking like some kind of flesh monster.