We Gots Cooties

There's a truly excellent summary of the "current unpleasantness" in The Episcopal Church over on the progressive blog Future Majority entitled Cooties! The Future of American Christianity and Politics. Colorful, hilarious, and just nails the whole thing dead-on.

Recommended - not only for "church-y types," but any young (or young at heart) person with more than two neurons to rub together. If this is characteristic of the political stance of the Millennials, then I'm feeling a lot better about the state of things to come.

[via the Rev. Ann Fontaine]

Great Flat-panel Monitor, Great Price

I just got done unpacking and setting up my new NEC 90GX2 19" flat-panel monitor this weekend.

This thing is fantastic. Best display quality of any desktop flat-panel monitor I've ever used. And I'm picky - used to exclusively go with higher-end Sony CRT monitors for my eyes' sake (I have to wear reading glasses for close-in work).

The screen has a glossy finish like some of the more recent notebook computer displays that really helps with brightness and color saturation. Matter of fact, it's probably too bright out-of-the-box. I've also encountered no problems with reflections on the glossy screen, which isn't any worse than many decent CRT monitors, though YMMV. 700:1 contrast ratio and a fast 4 ms pixel response time make it great for gaming and watching DVD movies as well as std computing tasks.

1280x1024 pixel resolution, both analog (VGA) and digital (DVI-D) inputs (both cables included), and a USB 2.0 hub. NEC makes rock-solid equipment, and this was priced like the high-end gear it is just a few months ago ($450+). But the current price on Amazon is less than $220 + free shipping.

You owe it to yourself to have a look at this in your local computer store, but like I said - Amazon seems to have the best price right now. Highly recommended.

Secular Humanist Revisionist

In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own.

--- Thomas Jefferson, letter to Horatio G. Spafford, March 17, 1814

It's not news that something smells about the IRD-funded organizations like the AAC/ACN and their religious right brethren. The Founding Fathers knew it over 200 years ago.

[via today's cartoon on I Drew This]

Elephants Never Forget

Except, maybe occasionally, when testifying to Congress...

[via goats.com]

QotD for 27 April, 2007

Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.

---Bertrand Russell

VisualDNA

Oh this is too cool!

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[via pj]

Bumper Sticker of the Day, 23 April, 2007

[via Betty Bowers]