MemeStreams Top URLsThe links in this feed are chosen by a flat democracy. When a MemeStreams user recommends a link, it is counted as a vote for that link to appear on the main page, and the page for the topic it was recommended into. This feed shows the most popular links in all topics over the past 24-48 hours.Op-Ed Columnist - The Truth Commission - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com- (Found July 8, 2008 ) When a distinguished American military commander accuses the United States of committing war crimes in its handling of detainees, you know that we need a new way forward.There is no longer any doubt as to whether the current administration has committed war crimes, Antonio Taguba, the retired major general who investigated abuses in Iraq, declares in a powerful new report on American torture from Physicians for Human Rights. The only question that remains to be answered is whether those who...http://www.memestreams.net/thread/bid39151/ Microstamping and Serialization Slinging Lead...downrange...- (Found July 8, 2008 ) If you like your rights... you might want to review the links in the article...--Link (Direct) - Link (Reputation Tracking) - Discuss 1 - Reply - Recommendhttp://www.memestreams.net/thread/bid39167/ Europe Reconsiders Biofuel Goal - NYTimes.com- (Found July 8, 2008 ) European Union legislators on Monday proposed ratcheting back an ambitious goal to raise Europes use of biofuels, signaling a significant retrenchment.This is good news -- corn ethanol is assinine. We need to be throwing those resources at cellulosic ethanol research instead!--Link (Direct) - Link (Reputation Tracking) - Discuss 1 - Reply - Recommendhttp://www.memestreams.net/thread/bid39165/ RE: Guns for Safety Dream On, Scalia. - washingtonpost.com- (Found July 8, 2008 ) ubernoir wrote:You have a higher per capita murder rate which arguably could be connected to gun ownership and we have a government which sometimes treats its citizens like children. Let me say this. There is a connection, but I'm not sure its direct. We have a high murder rate and a high rate of gun ownership because we are a more violent society. Banning guns, or allowing them, may, or may not, actually relate to our murder rate. The same might be offered about banning violent movies. I've...http://www.memestreams.net/thread/bid39057/ HOW OUR LAWS ARE MADE -- From the Senate Documents Online via GPO Access- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That (a) a revised edition of the brochure entitled How Our Laws Are Made'', under the direction of the Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives in consultation with the Parliamentarian of the Senate, shall be printed as a Senate document, with suitable paper cover in the style selected by the chairman of the Joint Committee on Printing. (b) There shall be printed-- (1)(A) 250,000 copies of the brochure for the use of the..http://www.memestreams.net/thread/bid39160/ Reverse Graffiti Project- (Found July 8, 2008 ) On April 15, 2008 in San Francisco, Green Works brought together an English reverse graffiti artist and a critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker, to create an environmentally friendly work of art and a film about a philosophy of clean.Click through to see the whole film.--Link (Direct) - Link (Reputation Tracking) - Discuss 1 - Reply - Recommendhttp://www.memestreams.net/thread/bid39155/ Venture Bros. Season 3- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Image Link The problem with TiVo is that you never see commercials. So I almost missed that the The Venture Bros. returned for a 3rd season.If you aren't watching this show you are a fool.From last night's episode:Dean: She's the Wereodile!Dr Venture: I almost f$&ed a wereodileDean: Don't worry dad grab chair... smacks Dr Quymn The power of Christ compels you!and of course:Henchman 24: Come on! They have one female servicing a large group of males. That implies a species that lays...http://www.memestreams.net/thread/bid39162/ Schoolboys punished with detention for refusing to kneel down and pray to Allah Mail Online- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Two schoolboys were given detention after refusing to kneel down and 'pray to Allah' during a religious education lesson.Parents were outraged that the two boys from year seven (11 to 12-year-olds) were punished for not wanting to take part in the practical demonstration of how Allah is worshipped.Simply stupid. This teacher should be fired, along with the Superintendent that allowed this behavior. As far as having a religion class in school, I'm glad we're not British... although with our...http://www.memestreams.net/thread/bid39152/ jGrowl- (Found July 8, 2008 ) jGrowl is a jQuery plugin that raises unobtrusive messages within the browser, similar to the way that OS X's Growl Framework works.--Link (Direct) - Link (Reputation Tracking) - Discuss 1 - Reply - Recommendhttp://www.memestreams.net/thread/bid39158/ Reflections on the Buying and Selling of Affordable Indulgences- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Here, for the foreseeable future, Starbucks remains the "affordable indulgence" Schultz has always described.Having refused the poor what is necessary, they give the rich what is superfluous.Perhaps the most powerful way in which we conspire against ourselves is the simple fact that we have jobs.Now 12,000 partners had suddenly learned what betrayal really was. Surely, I surmised, they'd be venting on starbucksgossip.com, the website largely of, by, and for Starbucks employees.In 1876, a man...http://www.memestreams.net/thread/bid39153/ |