“Why should your right to freedom of speech trump a trans person’s right not to be offended?”

"Because in order to be able to think, you have to risk being offensive. I mean, look at the conversation we’re having right now. You’re certainly willing to risk offending me in the pursuit of truth. Why should you have the right to do that? It’s been rather uncomfortable.”

“Well, I’m very glad I’ve put you on the spot.”

"Well you get my point. You're doing what you should do, which is digging a bit to see what the hell is going on. And that is what you should do. But you’re exercising your freedom of speech to certainly risk offending me, and that’s fine.”

— Jordan B. Peterson reminds reporter that it goes both ways

Don't be a serial-comma killer


The Times says:

"...highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector"

(via Zhinxy)

OWS, the gift that keeps on giving...


…unless you’re, y’know, actually homeless, instead of being a contributor to the new society:

The Occupy Wall Street volunteer kitchen staff launched a “counter” revolution yesterday --- because they’re angry about working 18-hour days to provide food for “professional homeless” people and ex-cons masquerading as protesters.

For three days beginning tomorrow, the cooks will serve only brown rice and other spartan grub instead of the usual menu of organic chicken and vegetables, spaghetti bolognese, and roasted beet and sheep’s-milk-cheese salad.

Live-action Ranma 1/2 cast photos


Still “no thanks”, except maybe for pictures of the actress playing Kasumi.

Pics and short video clip.

I don't want to know how they handle streaming...


Working around the limitations...


Siri has a bit of a problem with foreign names.

Siri can't find Ai Shinozaki, or can she?

True


From the comments on Macintouch:

"How much other Lion functionality depends on guessing that if you wave the rod with the star a crystal bridge will span the chasm?"

What's J Watching?


Shrinkwrap spacesuits and cockpit-service.

Questioning Siri


I said, “Find me a picture of Seven of Nine”.

Siri passed the request on to Google, who came back with this:

Sevens of Nine

That’ll do. (source)

“Need a clue, take a clue,
 got a clue, leave a clue”