» Judge Throws Out Convictions in MySpace Hoax
04/07/09 01:37 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
Yesterday U.S. District Court Judge George Wu threw out the misdemeanor convictions of Lori Drew, the Missouri woman blamed for precipitating the suicide of a 13-year-old girl by assisting a cruel MySpace prank, under the federal Comp..

» Resolved: The New York Times Should Be Staffed By Volunteers, Like Meals On Wheels
04/07/09 00:35 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
Flaming Eggheads: In the current New Yorker , Malcolm Gladwell gives an energetic pan to Chris Anderson's Free: The Future of a Radical Price . As Anil Dash points out , there's a vehement tone to Gladwell's review that suggests some harde..

» Volvo, Ikea, Abba, and the destruction of money...
03/07/09 22:47 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
Sweden's Riksbank has taken a pro-inflationary step other central banks can only envy: negative interest rates. Don't ask me to explain the mechanism, but the bank is now offering an effective deposit rate of negative .25%. The move a..

» Speculation about possible scandal involving house in Wasilla
03/07/09 22:16 from Raw Story Exclusives
Speculation about possible scandal involving house in Wasilla

» Raw Roundup: Siegelman seeks new trial; Supremes quash 9/11 Saudi lawsuit
03/07/09 22:05 from Raw Story Exclusives
Raw Roundup: Siegelman seeks new trial; Supremes quash 9/11 Saudi lawsuit

» In defense of hir in a male-dominated environment [Sciencewomen]
03/07/09 21:20 from ScienceBlogs Select
After the weekend, I'll be back with a follow up to the post on my progress towards tenure , and I'll try to address some of the substantive and thought-provoking comments that you all have raised. But, here in the States, it's already a h..

» DoD Announces New Director Of DARPA
03/07/09 20:40 from GlobalSecurity.org
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» DoD News: Contracts for July 02, 2009
03/07/09 20:40 from GlobalSecurity.org
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» Ahead Of Visit, Obama Calls On Russia To Break From The Past
03/07/09 20:32 from GlobalSecurity.org
US President: Russia must understand that it's time to end "old Cold War approaches."

» US Conservatives Support Ouster of Honduran President
03/07/09 20:32 from GlobalSecurity.org
Organization of American States and most governments in the world have condemned the ouster of Honduran President Zelaya as a coup d'etat.

» Somalia Insurgents Reject AU Peacekeeping Proposals
03/07/09 20:32 from GlobalSecurity.org
Militants fighting Somalia's UN-backed government condemned talks considering giving AU mission a stronger mandate.

» Chechen Rebel Chief Umarov Says He's Alive, Planning Attacks
03/07/09 20:32 from GlobalSecurity.org
Veteran Chechen guerrilla leader Doku Umarov says he is alive and planning future attacks on the territory of the Russian Federation.

» Iran's Ultra-Conservatives May See Chance To Revive 'Wilting' Revolution
03/07/09 20:32 from GlobalSecurity.org
The hard-line camp of Iran's ruling establishment has so far quashed a major challenge by reformists.

» Marines, Afghans Establish Bases in Helmand
03/07/09 20:32 from GlobalSecurity.org
U.S. Marines and Afghan security forces are continuing Operation Khanjar in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.

» Suze Orman's Personal Finance Advice: Quit Your Job
03/07/09 20:31 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
Here's a fairly dramatic encounter from this afternoon's Suze Orman Show . "Mike" works as a credit manager selling consolidation loans for a "major banking institution." A 22-year-old MBA, Mike calls people with substantial credit ca..

» You Won't Have Sarah Palin to Kick Around Anymore
03/07/09 20:01 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
Alaska's governor is resigning , citing her displeasure with "political blood sport." If you think that means she's through with politics, I have a bridge in San Clemente I'd like to sell you.

» What is a transmon qubit? [The World's Fair]
03/07/09 19:57 from ScienceBlogs Select
Somebody recently tweeted the term " transmon qubit " to the Science Scout twitter account , and (for the life of me) I cannot wrap my head around what it is exactly (other than a piece of delicious sounding science jargon). As far as I ca..

» REPORTS: PALIN TO QUIT WITHIN WEEKS
03/07/09 19:04 from Raw Story Exclusives
REPORTS: PALIN TO QUIT WITHIN WEEKS

» Jailers let Tiller shooting suspect mail pamphlets justifying murder
03/07/09 18:29 from Raw Story Exclusives
Jailers let Tiller shooting suspect mail pamphlets justifying murder

» What's Next? Concerns About Fake Astrologers?
03/07/09 18:15 from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
" Purity of Federal 'Organic' Label Is Questioned ," is a front page headline in today's Washington Post . Considering that the organic label is largely a marketing scheme (or perhaps it is better described as a marketing scam) designed to..