Tonight, I will be geeking out hard. There will likely be evidence of this on my various other interweb presences. Klingons are involved.
Gene Marks, writing for Forbes, informed the world of how clueless he is about the lives of people in the underclass when he typed “If I was a Poor Black Kid” and some dummy let him post it. The responses were quick and cutting. I especially liked this one from Touré (whose book Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? I am currently devouring). But the current winner, for my part, is Ask a Poor Black Kid. Funny stuff.
I have mixed feelings about Christopher Hitchens, which is as it should be–he was a complex man. One might say he contained multitudes. And there were times when I hated being on the same side of an argument with him. But he was a great writer and had a powerful effect on the world, which will be a lesser place for his absence. My condolences to his friends and family.
Internet in a Suitcase is being tested at Occupy DC.
Nerdy snow sculptures. I might have to try some of these when we get some snow.
Do you know what SOPA is? Iowa Republican Steve King (or one of his staffers) finds the whole discussion tedious.
