Seahorses, I Love 'Em (& other Links of Interest)

[Rui]

4chan sends Justin Bieber to North Korea

[Delthayre]

Anti-semitic cartoons drawn by Jews.

Further: A science fiction epic that provides the surprising answer to one of life's greatest questions

[brandrinn]

Everything Suddenly Has Opposable Thumbs- WHO WILL WIN?

[Io]

Pilipinas Got Talent

[Viktor77]

This video is guaranteed to restore your faith in humanity, it almost brought myself to tears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvzj8wyZ9PI

[schwhatever]

I'm more partial to this one.

[Tropylium]

In Bb 2.0

[Viktor77]

I'm more partial to this one.

That one's good but I prefer the version with the better dressed woman because the reaction is stronger.

This one also is amazing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9KY-_1fd3o

[schwhatever]

Too horrifying for my taste. Also I prefer it when the people overcame their prejudices and helped the "badly dressed" woman.

I admit laughing at this.

[Viktor77]

An eye-opening ableit unscientific look into what we're really drinking.

[finlay]

no wonder you're all fat.

that said i wonder what they'd be for this country.

[Delthayre]

An eye-opening ableit unscientific look into what we're really drinking.

It might be what somebody is really drinking, but I've never had so much as a drop of any of those.

I am often badly surprised by how much sugar is in some things. I suppose that it might explain why commercial foods and beverages often seem to me to be far too sweet.

I suspect that certain federal subsidies that encourage the production of corn, thus making it very cheap, are at least partly to blame in making high-fructose corn syrup so ubiquitous in such vast quantities. If true, it just goes further to show that subsidies suck. Hell, they suck even if it isn't true.

[Aurora Rossa]

I suspect that certain federal subsidies that encourage the production of corn, thus making it very cheap, are at least partly to blame in making high-fructose corn syrup so ubiquitous in such vast quantities.

I have often heard that, but never understood why they subsidize such an unneeded resource. Does the corn lobby simply have a lot of power, and if so, why?

[pharazon]

I suspect that certain federal subsidies that encourage the production of corn, thus making it very cheap, are at least partly to blame in making high-fructose corn syrup so ubiquitous in such vast quantities.

I have often heard that, but never understood why they subsidize such an unneeded resource. Does the corn lobby simply have a lot of power, and if so, why?

Maybe spend 30 seconds looking at Wikipedia? Especially the part that says what most of that corn is being used for.

[Delthayre]

I found this tale of how freeways deeply wounded parts of St. Louis and had similar consequences elsewhere interesting and very sad. I was hesitatant to post about St. Louis, but I thought that it was an interesting and certain enough problem to be safe.

In far less distressing, but still indirectly disheartening matters, this short article by E. D. Kain quite aptly describes a political party that I wish existed and had a prayer of accomplishing something in the United States. I would probably be in one of the relatively right-wing factions (rather more ardently 'economically conservative', more radically 'socially liberal' and perhaps even more dovish in foreign affairs), but it would be vastly more agreeable than either the existing parties, where I see no comfortable place.

I also think that there could be use for a libertarian party organized solely for contesting elections to local governments, who, being apparently more interested in having something to do and fellating whatever public employee unions that they fancy, have a habit of imposing foolish zoning rules, owning things that a city government really oughtn't own and making opening a business just as much as a nuisance as the existing businesses who don't need the bother of competitors happen to like. This too, of course, is severely unlikely to ever exist as a succeful political force. Especially as so many American municipalities are one-party dominant polities, some having even outdone Japan in that regard.

Maybe spend 30 seconds looking at Wikipedia? Especially the part that says what most of that corn is being used for.

Mea culpa, although I possibly relevant, I was neglectful in not noting the likewise distasteful bosom brother of corn subsidies: sugar tariffs.

[Terra]

""Putin rides Harley Davidson "tricked out" trike at Ukrainian bike show"" - http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100724/159935326.html

(rather more ardently 'economically conservative', more radically 'socially liberal' and perhaps even more dovish in foreign affairs)

With that in mind, when/how did libertarian come to mean what it means now (Glenn Beck) anyways? Beck always rails against progressives and their social policies, so I wonder if he even knew what the term meant before he started calling himself it.

[schwhatever]

Mea culpa, although I possibly relevant, I was neglectful in not noting the likewise distasteful bosom brother of corn subsidies: sugar tariffs.

Brought to you by the sugar industry!

[Delthayre]

All residents of Tennessee, I urge you to support Basil Marceaux.com for governor.

Interestingly enough, neither Basilmarceaux.com nor basilmarceaux.com.com are at this moment accesible.

Mea culpa, although I possibly relevant, I was neglectful in not noting the likewise distasteful bosom brother of corn subsidies: sugar tariffs.

Brought to you by the sugar industry!

Sweet Jesus. You have one for every occasion.

[Jacqui]

This video is guaranteed to restore your faith in humanity, it almost brought myself to tears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvzj8wyZ9PI

That's a stupidarse show. That makes teenagers look bad. And TBH, who hasn't parked in a disabled parking at least once before?

[Åge Kruger]

This video is guaranteed to restore your faith in humanity, it almost brought myself to tears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvzj8wyZ9PI

That's a stupidarse show. That makes teenagers look bad. And TBH, who hasn't parked in a disabled parking at least once before?

Me.

[Jacqui]

This video is guaranteed to restore your faith in humanity, it almost brought myself to tears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvzj8wyZ9PI

That's a stupidarse show. That makes teenagers look bad. And TBH, who hasn't parked in a disabled parking at least once before?

Me.

If a building was on fire and the only place you could park was in a disabled parking, would you? If you had to rush to a bakery or somewhere in a short space of time, would you?

[Åge Kruger]

This video is guaranteed to restore your faith in humanity, it almost brought myself to tears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvzj8wyZ9PI

That's a stupidarse show. That makes teenagers look bad. And TBH, who hasn't parked in a disabled parking at least once before?

Me.

If a building was on fire and the only place you could park was in a disabled parking, would you? If you had to rush to a bakery or somewhere in a short space of time, would you?

That wasn't the question asked. Besides which, why, if the building was on fire, would I be looking for a parking space instead of getting the hell away?

[finlay]

This video is guaranteed to restore your faith in humanity, it almost brought myself to tears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvzj8wyZ9PI

That's a stupidarse show. That makes teenagers look bad. And TBH, who hasn't parked in a disabled parking at least once before?

Me.

If a building was on fire and the only place you could park was in a disabled parking, would you? If you had to rush to a bakery or somewhere in a short space of time, would you?

I can't even think of a real emergency situation which would require you to park in a disabled space. So no, I wouldn't, especially not for something as selfish as to pop into a shop.... experience has taught me that there are too many traffic wardens in Edinburgh to risk it with even normal paying spaces usually.

[patiku]

What if the distance between the regular and crip spaces was the difference between shitting your pants and making it to a toilet in time?

[schwhatever]

I've parked in a disability space before


...with my blind diabetic grandmother who can barely walk.