1984

Identity theft is stepping up to a whole new level. Tip from the Technology Liberation Front. Read more

I’m waiting for the t-shirt. Update (9 August).  This one’s scarier. Tip from James Hudnall. Update (17 August).  The Joker poster Photoshopper interviewed.  He’s just some Pali-American, doing a job Republicans won’t do. Read more

I aspire for my students to be a bit more informed than this young Californian:   Of course, California has always been more about style than substance. Tips from the Instapundit. Read more

I think the stimulus package may collapse under the weight of its own inadvertent honesty.  Check out the "Description of Work/Service performed" in this entry at WreckRecovery.gov.Tip from the Drudge Report, who had a lot more on 20 July.  Hey Drudge, where’s your farookin’ permalinks? Read more

If they’d also supply free cigarettes, tatoos, cheap gold jewelry, and dog food, Colorado could become a magnet for every homeless person on the continent.  Most hilarious statement: "The idea is to convert Safelink users to regular cell customers as they are weaned from the public dole." Read more

Back in May, about 4 dozen UTSA faculty got to attend a four-day teaching workshop at the Institute of Texas Cultures (about the same commute as the main campus) on our own time, and the Provost’s Office treated us to lunch every day.  I’m obviously working for the wrong outfit: some folks got a trip… Read more

Uncle Sam is shopping for hoopties.Tip from the Instapundit. Read more

Rule 1 for Obamacare:  DON’T GET OLD. Of course, we never planned to.  Download the latest version of Flash to view this content Update (7 July).  The Washington Post summarizes the pros and cons of ObamaCare in one eye-glazing chart.  Tip from The Corner. Read more

Part 2:  More of the Same, in a Different Color The Solid Waste Disposal clean-up man made it out to our house last Tuesday, and emptied the Brown Can. Encouraged, we dutifully deployed the Blue Can on Thursday, as specified on the city website.  Attuned to a different rhythm, the neighbors put out their Brown… Read more

Christina Hoff Summers dredges up some doozies: "Harder to kill than a vampire." That is what the sociologist Joel Best calls a bad statistic. But, as I have discovered over the years, among false statistics the hardest of all to slay are those promoted by feminist professors. Remember, there are liars, outliers, and out-and-out liars. … Read more