Grab bag: pretty good for government work

Notable socialist Warren Buffett thanks the government for intervening with the 2008 bailout.

Opting out of being X-rayed with scientific backup. Make sure to read the letter from the UCSF faculty which raises a number of important points. Until better scientific evidence about the radiation dosage from the backscatter machines is made available, nobody should be accepting the body scanner, especially breast cancer survivors and anyone with a family history of melanoma.

I think this crystallizes why I think the closed playground of the iOS is ultimately a Good Thing. God knows I have enough lengthy support calls with people in my family or friends circle to help them deal with stuff they shouldn’t have to worry about just to burn a CD.

Dave Brubeck’s unique memento of his instructor Darius Milhaud.

Shorter version: The GOP won’t meet with the president in a bipartisan summit because they can’t be bothered to prepare well enough that he won’t make them look bad.

I wonder if those saved copies of people’s backscatter-naked bodies — you know, the ones that aren’t supposed to be saved — are ending up on Lieberman’s desk?

A little something for the Christmas list: ice cube trays for Old Fashioneds.

A beautiful appreciation of a superb cocktail.

I think I need this shirt.