Open Thread – 11/30/2010

Yesterday the workmen came and tore a 3’ X 6’ hole in my ceiling, but were unable to find the source of the leak.  With thick lathe and plaster construction, built late in the 19th century, the mess was considerable.  They cleaned up most of it, but I’m still finding chunks of plaster, even well away from the hole.  Nevertheless, I kept up replying to comments.  They will be back this morning to run the heat and try to find the leak with it running, so I have no idea what I will be able to do today.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today it took me 3:59 (average 4:23).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Lefty Bloggers Plus Report – Week 12:

Scores

They updated early.  You can see them here.

Standings

Team	W-L-T	Pct.	GB
Jay’s Team	8-4-0	0.667	0.0
Greensburg Wombats	8-4-0	0.667	0.0
Lionel Hutz + The H…	8-4-0	0.667	0.0
Recovering Republic…	8-4-0	0.667	0.0
Seahawks Rock	7-5-0	0.583	1.0
Teabuggery Trashers	7-5-0	0.583	1.0
Rob’s Roosters	6-6-0	0.500	2.0
Playin w/out a helm…	4-8-0	0.333	4.0
hugos misfits	3-9-0	0.250	5.0
elliot’s Team	1-11-0	0.083	7.0

Short Takes:

From Think Progress: The first item of Pence’s five-point plan for the economy is a “sound monetary policy.” Pence elaborated that he believes a return to the gold standard could create such a policy.

Didn’t we learn during the Andrew Jackson administration that this is a sure road to depression?  If this fool has his way, he’ll turn our dollars to pence.

From Washington Post: An online networking company that carries video feeds for Netflix has accused Comcast of demanding unfair fees to provide that video to home subscribers, raising questions about the cable giant’s power to control consumers’ access to the Internet.

Level 3 Communications, a Colorado-based Internet company whose main client is the movie-rental service Netflix, said Monday that Comcast’s action amounts to setting up a "tollbooth" on the Internet.

No way should Comcast be allowed to get away with trying to push up the price of Netflix.  Comcast’s internet customers contracted for unlimited access at a certain bandwidth.  Charging the Netflix provider extra effectively makes customers pay twice for the same bandwidth.  Comcast knows that I won’t pay them for HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, etc., when I can watch far more newer movies whenever I choose for $10 per month.

From Right Wing Watch: A who’s who of Religious Right leaders have come together for a 12-part series called "Resisting the Green Dragon" which seeks to expose how the environmental movement is out to control the world and destroy Christianity.

I don’t need to tell you what a “dragon” represents in the hermeneutics of religious right pseudo-Christians, do I?

Cartoon:

If you think asphalt is a rectal problem, you might be a Republican .