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Apple v. FBI: Dawn of Justice
As you’re likely aware by now, Apple was ordered by a federal court on Tuesday to provide aid to the FBI in order to unlock the iPhone 5c that belonged to one of the shooters in last December’s terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. Apple, in a massively delightful display of not giving a shit,…
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Sarah Palin’s Endorsement of Donald Trump for President: The Full Text
Buzzfeed’s Kyle Blaine transcribed the entirety of Sarah Palin’s endorsement speech for Donald Trump: He is from the private sector, not a politician, can I get a “Hallelujah!” Where, in the private sector, you actually have to balance budgets in order to prioritize, to keep the main thing, the main thing, and he knows the…
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The New Ghostbusters
From Planet Ghostbusters on Twitter comes the first official photo from the new “Ghostbusters” movie coming next summer. I think it looks pretty rad. Admittedly, it helps that Kate McKinnon’s hair kinda-sorta looks like an updated version of Egon’s from “The Real Ghostbusters” cartoon, of which I was a huge fan, so that does add…
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“We don’t want to debate climate change. We want to stop it.”
Apple unveiled their Environmental Responsibility site today, and their messaging is about as unambiguous as it gets. I suppose if the climate-change-denier crowd hadn’t already dumped their Apple stock, I guess they will now. I’m sure Tim Cook’s heart breaks at that sizable loss. 1 Apple stock is currently trading higher than yesterday, so, yup,…
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“Reconcile Yourselves With Your God, For All Will Perish In The Tempest”
From The Onion: “The furious hoarfrost bearing down upon us knows neither mercy nor reason, and all within the five boroughs will perish, cowering in their brittle dwellings,” said de Blasio, adding that none would find succor from the gale save those favored by providence to pass quietly in their sleep. Obviously overblown rhetoric from…
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Dogs: Not So Colorblind!
Oddly, this week has been a big one for conversations regarding dog colorblindness for me — because there’s a conversation you’re likely to have more than once a month, amirite?! — so I figured I’d drop this here for easy reference the next time it comes up, which will probably be in the next 20…
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The Elf on the Shelf is a Real Bastard, You Guys
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives believes the Elf on the Shelf is an excellent way to get your kids ready for the “1984”-esque surveillance state we’re heading toward: What is troubling is what The Elf on the Shelf represents and normalizes: anecdotal evidence reveals that children perform an identity that is not only for…
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W. Kamau Bell On Being a Black Male, Six Feet Four Inches Tall, in America in 2014
From Vanity Fair: I am afraid of the cops. Absolutely petrified of the cops. Now understand, I’ve never been arrested or held for questioning. I’ve never been told that I “fit the description.” But that doesn’t change a thing. I am afraid of cops the way that spiders are afraid of boots. You’re walking along,…
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The Force Awakens
It was announced yesterday that the next installment in the “Star Wars” saga will be titled “The Force Awakens”, which is only slightly better than the title I had proposed. You can make your own “Star Wars” title placard here, too, if, like me, you have nothing better to do.
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Tim Cook: “I’m Proud to Be Gay”
From Bloomberg Technology: If hearing that the CEO of Apple is gay can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is, or bring comfort to anyone who feels alone, or inspire people to insist on their equality, then it’s worth the trade-off with my own privacy. I look forward to…
