Random shots around the web: Radley Balko is tracking yet another police shooting of an unarmed person during a drug raid. The police aren't talking about it, which is usually a sign that they screwed up and are trying to get their story straight. As usual, they haven't released the name of the shooter. The Battle For Terra sounds like it has a pretty dismal storyline. Here's … [Read more...] about A Police Shooting, Terra, Tranqs, Weather Alarmism, and Nuclear Bombers
The Triumphant Return of Friday Catblogging
Yeah, it's been a while, but I thought it was time to hop back on the catblogging train. This week, a brief introduction to the cast:Buffy In Among My BooksRipley Takes a BreakDozer Contemplating...Sleeping Probably More photos of the kitties coming next week. Update: The Friday Ark is up. Update: Kip blogs about his dog Diamond. … [Read more...] about The Triumphant Return of Friday Catblogging
EFCA and Secret Ballots
I disagree with a lot of what Lindsay Beyerstein writes, but she's still one of the most thoughtful people on my blogroll. However, she gets a bit goofy when it comes to labor unions. Consider yesterday's post about the Employee Free Choice Act: Management groups object to majority signup (aka "card check") for the simple reason that it would make it easier for workers to have … [Read more...] about EFCA and Secret Ballots
Stuck In Computer Limbo
A couple of weeks ago, my main computer started crashing. Sometimes Windows would just hang, not responding to the keyboard or mouse, and sometimes I'd walk in to find it sitting there displaying the Blue Screen of Death. This happened two or three times a day. I'm running a pair of Seagate Barracuda 500GB hard drives in a RAID 1 configuration. This means that the hard drive … [Read more...] about Stuck In Computer Limbo
Fatal Distraction
I just read a story in the Washington Post that's going to stay with me a long, long time. It's by Gene Weingarten, it's brilliantly written, and it will break your heart. You have been warned. The story is about people who have accidentally left their babies in their cars in the heat, with fatal results. I could write thousands of words about the issues touched on in the … [Read more...] about Fatal Distraction