Links for early on a Sunday
Jan. 24th, 2010 02:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spiderplanet1. R2-D2 is lighter than Styrofoam, and here are the equations to prove it. Basically, R2 doesn't need thrusters, and is made of spiderwebs.
2. 5 Jokes About The Apparent Eagerness Of Certain Democratic Members Of Congress To Abandon Health Care Reform In Light Of Scott Brown’s Electoral Victory
Found via Boing Boing, it's morbid humor for those who are disgusted with the Democratic Party. Probably not everyone's cup of tea, and it includes one or two common, sexist word choices. I still enjoyed it because it's a welcome comfort to those of us who wanted better.
3. Solar Powered Bibles For Haiti: Why Some Christians Feel Compelled to Exploit Disaster
An excellent article on the subject of misdirected goodwill. The article is written in a very "accessible" style. What I mean by that is that the author effectively avoids a problem that I have, and that is letting my frustration with the issue overpower the writing. While it might be cathartic for me, it sometimes detracts from what I'm trying to communicate. Here's a good quote:
2. 5 Jokes About The Apparent Eagerness Of Certain Democratic Members Of Congress To Abandon Health Care Reform In Light Of Scott Brown’s Electoral Victory
Found via Boing Boing, it's morbid humor for those who are disgusted with the Democratic Party. Probably not everyone's cup of tea, and it includes one or two common, sexist word choices. I still enjoyed it because it's a welcome comfort to those of us who wanted better.
A Democratic congressman walks into a bar. The bartender says, “Sorry, we don’t serve your kind here.” The Democratic congressman whimpers, “You’re right, I’m sorry, I never should’ve come in here, it’s all my fault, boo-hoo, please, bend me over, I’ll do whatever you want because I’m a little punk.” The bartender says, “Jesus Christ, you people are pathetic.”
3. Solar Powered Bibles For Haiti: Why Some Christians Feel Compelled to Exploit Disaster
An excellent article on the subject of misdirected goodwill. The article is written in a very "accessible" style. What I mean by that is that the author effectively avoids a problem that I have, and that is letting my frustration with the issue overpower the writing. While it might be cathartic for me, it sometimes detracts from what I'm trying to communicate. Here's a good quote:
One of the most pernicious attributes of ideology, whether secular or religious is its power to disconnect true believers from moral emotions like empathy, shame, and guilt. In fact, what often happens is that the ideology repurposes both these emotions and the rest of a believer’s moral machinery in the service of the ideology itself.
