Alan Simpson: Marriage amendment a conservative power grab
Former Republican Senator Alan Simpson, the honorary chair of the Republican Unity Coalition, writes in today’s New York Times against the proposed constitutional amendment attacking gay marriage. He argues that the real purpose of the proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage as being “a union between a man and a woman” has nothing to do [...]
Doing iPodectomies
After reading my tale of iPod woe, MacArtisan sent in a link (via TrackBack) about opening up the iPod. Unfortunately, it’s about opening second generation iPods, but a little Googling found me this illustrated guide to opening the iPod case on a battery replacement manufacturer’s site, which looks more directly applicable to my first generation [...]
Common sense 2: Time-out for the FCC
I’m a little late on posting this one, but I had to link to another judicial victory for common sense over conservative ideology: Court blocks US media rules. On Wednesday—a day before new rules that would allow a single company to own TV stations that reach 45% of the national market and to own radio, [...]
