First question: Is this more odious than in the past? I gave up reading this catalog years ago. As wealth-inequality has increased, have the catalogs that used to be for the upper middle class gotten Hammacher Schlemmer ridiculous?

On the web, 99% of the time the headlines are sensationalist; they are often more interesting than the story. Not this time! Excellent reporting. It needed to be uncovered.

As I said in another comment, it looks like the computer-animated Barbie movies.

It also looks exactly like the computer-animated Barbie movies. At least the scene when they're arguing on the terrace does. Carrie Underwood is dolled up and has hair just like an animated Barbie in Barbie in Swan Lake.

50% off The Loft also.

Wishing I could make my own clothes! Here are some business opportunities that would help people get clothes without supporting tragic labor conditions: someone with sewing skills should host a sew-your-own clothes party. Could start with tote bag or pajamas, and work up to skirts. Simple shirts might also be easy.…

That's the whitest audience I've ever seen. They look "white" even in the way they clap.

I think it shows that he thinks he is above the rules. When those with power think they are above the law - well that's how we've gotten to where we are. So his "how dare you" hissy fit about this is very telling.

Right or wrong, the new policy makes me not want to shop on Etsy anymore. Supporting artisans was the main appeal of Etsy for me. Etsy could have fought this battle, but instead they gave up and sold out. I have only bought a few things on Etsy so they won't miss me as a customer.

Concerning the drop in CS enrollment —- At the university where I teach, CS enrollment dropped so much that they had to merge with EE. Two explanations were floating around: the tech bubble bursting and the prospect that outsourcing was going to eliminate a lot of programming jobs. In addition, - I don't know if…

On the issue of how tech was portrayed in the 90s: I would guess the nerd stereotype wasn't as entrenched in our minds so women weren't influenced one way or the other by that. I don't think the portrayal of computer programmers has nearly as much to do with the dearth of women in CS as the reality of the CS culture.…

I was going to feel sorry for the blowback he's about to get on the Internet, but he has posted an Update that shows that he still doesn't get it.

On the other hand, voice from the gray here, if members of the family really do have deep-seated issues with sex, if someone secretly has an attraction to members of the opposite sex or if the husband or wife is extremely tempted to cheat (or has cheated)....and this public show of prudishness is like whistling in the…

And in one of the "covered up" photos, they are standing around, holding a cell phone and laughing at what they see. Brilliant.

It bugs me that charter schools that will serve mostly minority students are often built on a military/super discipline model. The implication is that the students are naturally unruly and unable to control themselves and need more discipline than white children would.

I read a review of Alabama Shakes in a British newspaper and was surprised at the comments. The reviewers loved them (lead singer is an incredibly soulful black woman), but the comments were incredibly critical ("derivative"). I found a website that shows the Top 40 charts in many countries and I concluded that pop…

Edmund McMillen, also in Indie Game (Super Meat Boy), is also quitting game development because of the hatred and people spreading false info about him.

The kind of thing Fish has been dealing with:

This reminds me of the harassment endured by Kathy Sierra who wrote a Java book that was actually friendly, entertaining, and easy to understand. In her case there appeared to be 0 reason for it. I have watched Indie Game and I didn't think Fish was irritating. It seemed to me that he was attacked for almost as…

Maybe that's what the food dye is for, to protect the vitamins!