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Sheriff: Ford vs. Chevy argument leads to stabbing  | ajc.com

Few things sum up life in the rural south better than this: Sheriffs officials say a northwest Georgia man was stabbed after an argument with another man over which vehicles are better: Ford or Chevrolet. via Sheriff: Ford vs. Chevy … Continue reading

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King & Spalding to withdraw from defending DOMA; Clement resigns  | ajc.com

The 15-year-old act, known as DOMA, defines marriage – for federal tax, Social Security and other purposes – as only a union between a man and a woman. In February, the Obama administration announced it would no longer defend the … Continue reading

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Meditations on an Emergency Exit

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A Chance Encounter

I reached under the kitchen sink this evening to grab a new bag for the recycling. As I was doing so I noticed that the under-sink air was funkier than normal. The building I live in was built in 1927 … Continue reading

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When even the words you use to describe an issue are fraudulent, that’s a good signal that no one should be paying any attention to you. via A schediastic hootenanny – Profiles in Bullshit, “Ground Zero Mosque” Edition.

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Proto-pickles

I couldn’t resist the basket of pickling cucumbers at the farmer’s market this morning. This is my first shot at refrigerator pickles… taste-test tomorrow at lunchtime!

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Court Says Police In Ohio Can Just Guess How Fast You Were Going And Give You A Ticket | Techdirt

Independent verification of the vehicle’s speed is not necessary to support a conviction for speeding. Say what? via Court Says Police In Ohio Can Just Guess How Fast You Were Going And Give You A Ticket | Techdirt. (Shared by … Continue reading

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If San Francisco Crime were Elevation | Doug McCune

These interesting visualizations transform San Francisco crime data into a topographical map. Mt. Loin and the Mission Range are not very surprising. I’d be curious to see what a similar visualization for Atlanta would look like. If San Francisco Crime … Continue reading

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Locals and Tourists

This is a pretty fascinating set of images produced by plotting the locations of photos taken and coloring them based on whether the photographer was (presumably) a local or a tourist. I can see these being potentially valuable for finding … Continue reading

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Wondering what century Microsoft thinks this is…

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