The first draft from 1964 of the outline for Star Trek. (Links to pdf)
(via Kottke)
Gene Roddenberry’s TV Proposal for Star Trek
Jan 31, ’11
10:27 PM
YouTube Live Streams Al Jazeera English
Jan 31, ’11
9:30 PM
Another outlet to watch their outstanding coverage of Egypt.
Prince’s Outro Guitar Solo at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Jan 31, ’11
9:09 PM
Skip to about 3:30 to get to Prince’s solo but the entire performance is worth it if you have the time.
And I don’t agree with the YouTube title that this is the greatest guitar solo ever. Not even close really. But it’s good and I keep forgetting that Prince is actually a really solid guitarist and not just a purple stain of batshit insanity.
The greatest live solo ever is in the middle of a slowed down Red House by Jimi Hendrix which can be heard on the Live at Winterland album…. OR right here starting at 5:15.
Do You Need a Background Check to Buy a Gun?
Jan 31, ’11
7:05 PM
Apparently not in Arizona.
At a gun show in Phoenix , Arizona on January 23, 2011, an undercover investigator bought a Glock 9mm similar to the one used by the shooter in Tucson 15 days before and three 33-round extended magazines, no questions, no background check.
#$%^&%$#
Jan 31, ’11
3:43 PM
Had some problems today. I upgraded my supercache plugin and everything seemed fine but on some browsers, readers were being served a page from January 13th. I think I’ve fixed it now…
Avoid ‘misuse of sex’ in marriage, Canadian bishops warn
Jan 31, ’11
1:02 PM
From The National Post:
Canadian Catholic bishops are cautioning married couples to not get too focused on sexual acts other than intercourse, calling them a potential misuse of sex that ignore God’s intentions.
A pastoral letter released this week by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops calls on married couples to lead “chaste” lives — not meaning “celibate” but approaching sex with “purity of mind as well as body” and respecting the dignity of the other person.
“That is why the sexual act has to be unitive and procreative and why some kinds of activity are not chaste,” the letter said. “Though pleasure may be present, some acts are a misuse of sex when they fall short of what God intended.”
The letter — most of it is designed to advise young people on why it is important to avoid sexual encounters outside of marriage — was the result of a commission headed by Archbishop Michael Miller of Vancouver.
Julian Assange on Bank Leak
Jan 31, ’11
12:32 PM
KROFT: Do you have a 5 GB hard drive?
ASSANGE: I won’t make any comment in relation to that upcoming publication.
KROFT: You’re certainly not denying it.
ASSANGE: You know there would be a process of elimination if we denied some and admitted some and denied others.
KROFT: So it it might not be Bank of America BofA and you’re just going to let them squirm until you get ready too -
ASSANGE: – I think it’s great to have all these banks squirming thinking maybe it’s them.
KROFT: You seem to enjoy stirring things up.
ASSANGE: Well, when you see abusive organizations suffer the consequences as a result of their abuse and you see victims elevated, yes that’s a very pleasurable activity to be involved in.
(via Consumerist)
Israel urges world to curb criticism of Egypt’s Mubarak
Jan 31, ’11
12:24 PM
From Haaretz:
Israel called on the United States and a number of European countries over the weekend to curb their criticism of President Hosni Mubarak to preserve stability in the region.
Jerusalem seeks to convince its allies that it is in the West’s interest to maintain the stability of the Egyptian regime. The diplomatic measures came after statements in Western capitals implying that the United States and European Union supported Mubarak’s ouster.
