Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
It turns out yesterday wasn't really the last day of the session. Today was.
The court set aside a death penalty, decided that it lacked a quorum to hear one case,
freed a corrupt southern governor, and sent the nunchucks case back in light of McDonald.
Also sent back to a lower court was Maloney v. Rice (08-1592), a case in which Justice Sonia Sotomayor, when she was a member of the Second Circuit, had also ruled that the Second Amendment does not apply to state and local government levels. The Maloney case did not involve guns, but rather tested a New York state law that bans personal possession of a martial arts device — a nunchaku — that also can be used as a weapon. Justice Sotomayor did not take part in the Maloney order Tuesday.
The court set aside a death penalty, decided that it lacked a quorum to hear one case,
freed a corrupt southern governor, and sent the nunchucks case back in light of McDonald.
Also sent back to a lower court was Maloney v. Rice (08-1592), a case in which Justice Sonia Sotomayor, when she was a member of the Second Circuit, had also ruled that the Second Amendment does not apply to state and local government levels. The Maloney case did not involve guns, but rather tested a New York state law that bans personal possession of a martial arts device — a nunchaku — that also can be used as a weapon. Justice Sotomayor did not take part in the Maloney order Tuesday.
Monday, June 28, 2010
McDonald is in.
Pretty much as expected. 5-4, the second amendment is fully incorporated against the states. Concurring opinion by Thomas would have incorporated under the P+I clause instead of due process. Scalia spends his concurrence beating up Stevens, on his last day on the job. I haven't read the dissents by Stevens, and Breyer joned by RBG abd SS.
Pretty much as expected. 5-4, the second amendment is fully incorporated against the states. Concurring opinion by Thomas would have incorporated under the P+I clause instead of due process. Scalia spends his concurrence beating up Stevens, on his last day on the job. I haven't read the dissents by Stevens, and Breyer joned by RBG abd SS.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
testing my latest camera
I went to anthrocon and happened to run into jennie breden. we had a nice chat about hulu and timeshifting. This is probably the first time in a year I've gone somewhere that wasn't for work.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Monday, June 07, 2010
Saturday, June 05, 2010
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/6/4/
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Anonymous 10/05/31(Mon)13:47 No. 167 510chan.org
Checking Teddy Roosevelt's resume is like reading a How-To guide on ass-kicking manliness. He was a cattle rancher, a deputy sheriff, an explorer, a police commissioner, the assistant Secretary of the Navy, the governor of New York, and a war hero. Out of all of his jobs, hobbies and passions, Roosevelt always had a special spot in his heart for unadulterated violence. In 1898, Roosevelt formed the first U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, known as the Rough Riders. Most people already know of the Rough Riders and their historic charge up San Juan Hill, but few know that, since their horses had to be left behind, the Riders made this charge entirely on foot. You just could not stop this man from violencing the hell out of a San Juan Hill.
And don't think that Roosevelt lost his obsession with violence when he became president, or he might just come back from the dead and murder you, (and how do you kill a Teddy Roosevelt that's already dead!?!). He strolled through the White House with a pistol on his person at all times, though, with his black belt in jujitsu and his history as a champion boxer, it wasn't like he really needed it.
It wasn't just his war record or the fact that he knew several different ways to kill you that made Roosevelt such a badass. It wasn't even the fact that he kept a bear and a lion at the White House as pets, (though that certainly helps). Teddy Roosevelt was a badass of the people. Roosevelt received letters from army cavalrymen complaining about having to ride 25 miles a day for training and, in response, Teddy rode horseback for 100 miles, from sunrise to sunset, at 51 years old, effectively rescinding anyone's right to complain about anything, ever again.
Did we mention he had asthma growing up? He did, and after he beat asthma to death, he ate asthma's raw flesh and ran 100 straight miles off the energy it gave him.
Greatest Display of Badassedry:
While campaigning for a third term, Roosevelt was shot by a madman and, instead of treating the wound, delivered his campaign speech with the bleeding, undressed bullet hole in his chest. On the other end of the spectrum, reasons why certain members of the Cracked Editorial Staff have called out of work over the last year include:
"A cold."
"A stubbed toe."
"It's raining."
"There's a spider near the door."
Most Badass Quote:
This quote actually comes from a fellow politician at the time of Roosevelt's death: "Death had to take him sleeping, for if Roosevelt had been awake there would have been a fight." We have no witty commentary for that. That is just straight up badass.
Checking Teddy Roosevelt's resume is like reading a How-To guide on ass-kicking manliness. He was a cattle rancher, a deputy sheriff, an explorer, a police commissioner, the assistant Secretary of the Navy, the governor of New York, and a war hero. Out of all of his jobs, hobbies and passions, Roosevelt always had a special spot in his heart for unadulterated violence. In 1898, Roosevelt formed the first U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, known as the Rough Riders. Most people already know of the Rough Riders and their historic charge up San Juan Hill, but few know that, since their horses had to be left behind, the Riders made this charge entirely on foot. You just could not stop this man from violencing the hell out of a San Juan Hill.
And don't think that Roosevelt lost his obsession with violence when he became president, or he might just come back from the dead and murder you, (and how do you kill a Teddy Roosevelt that's already dead!?!). He strolled through the White House with a pistol on his person at all times, though, with his black belt in jujitsu and his history as a champion boxer, it wasn't like he really needed it.
It wasn't just his war record or the fact that he knew several different ways to kill you that made Roosevelt such a badass. It wasn't even the fact that he kept a bear and a lion at the White House as pets, (though that certainly helps). Teddy Roosevelt was a badass of the people. Roosevelt received letters from army cavalrymen complaining about having to ride 25 miles a day for training and, in response, Teddy rode horseback for 100 miles, from sunrise to sunset, at 51 years old, effectively rescinding anyone's right to complain about anything, ever again.
Did we mention he had asthma growing up? He did, and after he beat asthma to death, he ate asthma's raw flesh and ran 100 straight miles off the energy it gave him.
Greatest Display of Badassedry:
While campaigning for a third term, Roosevelt was shot by a madman and, instead of treating the wound, delivered his campaign speech with the bleeding, undressed bullet hole in his chest. On the other end of the spectrum, reasons why certain members of the Cracked Editorial Staff have called out of work over the last year include:
"A cold."
"A stubbed toe."
"It's raining."
"There's a spider near the door."
Most Badass Quote:
This quote actually comes from a fellow politician at the time of Roosevelt's death: "Death had to take him sleeping, for if Roosevelt had been awake there would have been a fight." We have no witty commentary for that. That is just straight up badass.
5 clones sing glee singing journey don't stop believing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIoSTbPt
same guy does "heaven" crockenspeil tictoc obama does replay
college musical this just in, college musical will be a movie, shooting this summer.
http://www.facebook.com/CollegeMusicalTheMovie?ref=mf
here's the glee version of don't stop, "chipmunked".
A little googling and it turns out I'm not the only Sam Tsui fan - he's been on Bonnie Hunt, Oprah, Time, and his michael jackson youtube medley got 5 million hits.
He's a talented artist and majors in Greek at Yale. Facebook.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIoSTbPt
same guy does "heaven" crockenspeil tictoc obama does replay
college musical this just in, college musical will be a movie, shooting this summer.
http://www.facebook.com/CollegeMusicalTheMovie?ref=mf
here's the glee version of don't stop, "chipmunked".
A little googling and it turns out I'm not the only Sam Tsui fan - he's been on Bonnie Hunt, Oprah, Time, and his michael jackson youtube medley got 5 million hits.
He's a talented artist and majors in Greek at Yale. Facebook.
a special valentine's message sam and yale do umbrella
