Open Thread – 12/6/2010

Yesterday I was completely pooped, but still managed to keep up replies to comments.  I hope to do the same today, although I have errands to run and have just begun to unpack the things in my computer area to put it back together.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today it took me 4:39 (average 5:07).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Religious Agony:

Short Takes:

From The Guardian: WikiLeaks received a boost tonight when Switzerland rejected growing international calls to force the site off the internet.

The whistleblowers site, which has been publishing leaked US embassy cables, was forced to switch domain names to WikiLeaks.ch yesterday after the US host of its main website, WikiLeaks.org, pulled the plug following mounting political pressure.

Despite multiple claims that US operatives have been exposed and their lives put at risk by the leaks, I have seen no actual evidence that this is the case.  I have also seen no evidence that our national security has been threatened, beyond the embarrassment of officials, both US and foreign, who deserve it.

From Think Progress: As the world’s environmental ministers arrive in Cancun, Mexico, for the 19th year of negotiations to address global warming pollution, new climate disasters are killing people across the planet. The slow-moving climate talks are hobbled by insufficient ambition, and uncertainty over whether the United States or China — the world’s largest climate polluters — will follow through with their Copenhagen Accord commitments.

Wouldn’t it be great to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem?

From News Hounds: Get out your violins and your hankies. Poor Sean Hannity has not been invited to the White House Christmas party!

He’s actually offended!  For once the Obama White House is doing something right.  When you have a picnic, inviting a skunk is always a bad idea.

Cartoon:

OGIM!