Category: Current Events

I’m sitting here with CNBC on in the background and they’re talking about the huge response they’re having to their website vote about whether or not the phrase ‘under God’ should be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance. I think they’re getting about 10 times the response they usually get on their polls. Right now… Continue reading Under God?

This is a trip – Slang makes youths unemployable. Some snippets: Young people face being overlooked for jobs because of their inability to speak English properly, education and business leaders have warned. Street slang made popular by rap music artists and wider TV culture is making thousands of youngsters unemployable. Phrases such as “what g’wan”,… Continue reading UK Youth Need to be Schooled in Codeswitching

I just took the quiz over at President Match and it turns out that I’m a 100% match with John Kerry. Kucinich was a 98% match followed by Sharpton at 92%. GW was dead last down at 31%. Too bad Nader wasn’t included in the results. I’d like to see how he would rate considering… Continue reading I Guess I Should Vote for Kerry

There’s a very interesting series of articles on the BBC’s site asking whether the United States is an empire. The answer (yes!) seems clear to me, but there are good arguments on both sides. Be sure to check the reader comments at the bottom of the articles.

I just saw this news alert: “FDA bans cow blood in livestock feed, part of broader restrictions after mad cow discovery,” which made go looking for more information. My thinking was WTF are they doing feeding blood to cows. If that wasn’t bad enough there’s some other nasty ish in that report: The first interim… Continue reading Damn, No Wonder Why the Cows are Mad!

I tell ya, just when you think you’ve seen it all — Jacko Finds Islam (via EUR)

In case you’ve missed the news, as of November 24th you can not only transfer your cell phone number between carriers, but also transfer your home number to a cell phone. It’s about to get hectic for the phone companies. Expect to see all kinds of deals to win/keep your business. USAToday reports on a… Continue reading Home Digits Can Move to Cell