From Lost Remote:
The US government’s system that allows Iranians and Chinese to surf sites not allowed in those countries has produced some unexpected consequences. While we allow them to see VOA and other approved sites, the US anonymizer attempts to block porn. That means any site with “Bush” in the title, can’t be viewed.
Yesterday’s big outing was for wine tasting. The first stop was J. Lohr Winery, and their tasting room is actually about a mile down The Alameda from my house. How convenient! It was surprising how different their [more...]
Heard tonight on CBC’s As It Happens: The Avon and Somerset Constabulary in the UK has posted actual calls to 999 (the British equivalent to 991) as a primer on when not to call the emergency number. Among the [more...]
Seen this afternoon on washingtonpost.com: Now, the first one sounds like exactly what we’d have expected, but that second headline is the kicker — I mean, two names that always figure prominently in gay [more...]
