Random links
- Grieving Forbidden
- An article on how the APA has been gradually cutting down on the time since the death of a loved one before the individual involved can be diagnosed as being depressed... which would seem to be the point at which they treat you as if this is abnormal and an indication you're mentally ill.
- Pirate Party Reports IT Minister to the Police for Copyright Infringement
- My general rule of thumb is that way to deal with silly laws is simply to apply them consistently.
- Experiments reveal that crabs and lobsters feel pain
- "Crustaceans — crabs, prawns, lobsters and other creatures — are generally not protected by animal-welfare laws, despite huge numbers of them being caught or farmed for human consumption. The exclusion has been based on the belief that these animals cannot experience pain"
- Protest Picnic Defends Ramadan Rights of Algerian Christians
- "In Algeria, where Islam is the state religion, breaking the Ramadan fast in public is punishable by fine and imprisonment." I wonder how much jail time might be involved. In related news, if the rebels in Syria win it seems you'll face a year of jail time for breaking the Ramadan fast. No news about the penalty involved for violating the ban on making croissants.