From george to georgina
I’d be surprised not to see a kerry version of this soon.
Via Boing Boing.
Yearly Archives: 2004
Argghh, Zero Tolerance Policies
These are just the thing that administrators like so that their jobs will not require any thinking (never mind the possibility of creative thinking).
In reference to a case where a 12 year old was expelled for bringing his own scissors to a sewing class Jim Peacock at Zero Intelligence (a new blog devoted to zero tolerance issues) writes:
Scissors, in Home Economics class, are a weapon and posession of them requires expulsion? We’ve gone from “Don’t run with scissors in your hand” to “You can’t come to school if you use scissors”. Scissors are not a weapon. They are a tool, just like a chair or a pencil or a pointer or the cord from the window blinds. All of them have proper uses and all of them can be used to hurt another person. In fact, can you think of any common scholastic item that can’t be used to hurt somebody?
The full story is here.
Via Overlawyered.
A Doll’s Life
This site should compliment this product nicely. Just imagine the possible coordinated marketing efforts.
First link via Particles.
Broadband over Power Lines
Lynn Kiesling noted Cinergy’s announcement of a new broadband data transmission service using in place power lines and Brian Doss suggests that
Seems like a major kick in the jimmy to the cable companies, though, if it takes off.
Well, it is one small step in a couple of right directions.
Games, Nasty Games
Scott has found a lot of nifty diversions lately. Devil Balls is particularly cruel.