Links 12/24/10

By mikethemadbiologist on December 24, 2010.

It's my birthday. I'm....eleventy gajillion years old. Sigh. Well, links anyway. Science:

The someecard for all post-docs ...
Mexican Archaeologists Say Tonina Ballgame Court may Be the One Described in Popol Vuh
The Truth About Holiday Weight Gain

Other:

America's self-loving Jews aren't helping Israel: A Jew who truly loves himself does everything possible in order to save Israel from itself.
Getting Ready For 2012: A Couple of DCCC Turkeys (I knew Shuler and Mahoney were slime, but I didn't know they were actual Republicans)
Understanding and Forecasting the Credit Cycle--Why the Mainstream Paradigm in Economics and Finance Collapsed
Is this the greatest headline of all time? (No. "Headless body found in topless bar" is better, but this is still pretty good)
The Fox Propaganda Train Rolls On
NYPD Tapes 3: A Detective Comes Forward About Downgraded Sexual Assaults. When even attempted rapes are being downgraded to misdemeanors, is the public safe?

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Placing (Tea) Party Over Country

So the Tea Party Fort Sumter conservatives have sunk to new lows--they're celebrating the downgrade of U.S. debt (italics mine; video at the link):

Who the !@#% Elected Standard & Poor's: Yet Another Failure of Obama's 'Looking Forward, Not Back' Strategy

One of the most frustrating things about Obama's playing the role of The Great Conciliator is his belief that we should 'look forward, not back', that there should be no accountability for those who have failed or committed fraud.

DVDs suck. All the time. In all ways.

I swear, you are all a bunch of pod people, you consumers. You take whatever crap is dished out, and pay extra for it. When the DVD was produced to replace the tape (VHS) there was a significant down grade in performance in every single way but one. These downgrades were entirely unnecessary.

"The Revenge of the Ratings Agencies": This Is Extortion

Monday, I wrote about how Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgrade of U.S.

Can't the Jews and Palestinians just grow the fuck up and share?

I'm getting sick of hearing about that shit. Fuck 'em both.

Happy Birthday.

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