No-knock warrants are dangerous, lazy, and stupid. The usual excuse for them is they are necessary to protect the arresting officers. Of course, we know this to be a lame excuse. In civilized parts of the world police will often phone the suspect telling him he is surrounded and to come out of the house. In less civilized parts of the world, like Afghanistan, bull horns are … [Read more...] about No-Knock Warrants for Gambling
Bill Maher v.s. Sanity
I just found this video of Bill Maher's commentary on Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear." It's a bizarre mix of a few good points and a lot of partisan hackery, so I thought I'd add some commentary. And, really, Bill Maher just makes me feel like ranting. With all due respect to my friends Jon and Stephen, it seems to me that if you really wanted to come down … [Read more...] about Bill Maher v.s. Sanity
Bush Was Confused About Job Description
After reading some of the comments from GW's recent NBC interview, I understand better the unconstitutional responses to 9/11 America is still suffering under. When questioned about the use of torture Bush's response was:"I will tell you this: using those techniques saved lives. My job was to protect America. And I did."We really need to make it more clear when we hire a … [Read more...] about Bush Was Confused About Job Description
Machinima: A More Realistic xtranormal
A few days ago, I used the tools at the xtranormal site to create one of those silly digital puppet movies. I think they would prefer to call it something like a "3D animated movie generator," but I'm sticking with "digital puppet" until they improve the quality of the generated movies. I realize I could have put their tools to better use, but the best videos I've … [Read more...] about Machinima: A More Realistic xtranormal
And Now It Begins…
I don't follow politics as much as I probably should, but the Republicans advances in this election, including retaking the House of Representatives, appear to have been the result of voter dissatisfaction with the economy, jobs, and government spending. To a political simpleton like me, this implies that the Republican controlled House will therefore focus their … [Read more...] about And Now It Begins…