My tweets

• Mon, 12:30: Meanwhile on LJ: My tweets - Sun, 21:06: RT @GunSenseVT: @maxomai @kestrel9000 @WPTZ Nope. Sun, 21:34: @Sarc... http://t.co/UbHSSGJqbM
• Mon, 20:04: On Arapahoe: what would have prevented this tragedy? http://t.co/YZlwOGlpsa
• Mon, 20:32: Monday Miscellany! http://t.co/tXA1dixixm
• Mon, 21:29: Meanwhile on LJ: Monday Miscellany! - A Federal Judge has ruled that the NSA's phone spying program is unconstitut... http://t.co/jfNtuK7Jol
• Mon, 21:29: Meanwhile on LJ: On Arapahoe: what would have prevented this tragedy? http://t.co/RFtMFzbKLU
• Mon, 23:23: RT @andizeisler: The conflation of critiquing patriarchal structures and demonizing men is a willful mischaracterization of feminism, and a…
• Tue, 03:01: One of the best collections of weird short fiction I've ever read. Yours for 99￠ when you buy the Kindle edition. http://t.co/RhhFlkK7RI
• Tue, 03:29: I'm not sure who Amber is, but she's making my pizza right now. Thank you, Amber. And please tell me you don't have the flu. :)
• Tue, 04:09: RT @FadeToBlack88: @Megadeth is performing on Jimmy Kimmel live tonight. #JustSaying
• Tue, 04:23: Photoset: We have pet mice. We wish we could have pet rats, too. Too cute! chickgonebad: broshades-chan:... http://t.co/cOMF6nRIXE

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2013 Predictions Scorecard

Last December, I gave you my predicions for 2013. Unlike most prognosticators, I try to hold myself accountable each year. This year, I can score myself relatively early, because enough stuff has happened that I can definitely mark my successes and failures. I did pretty well this year, with five right out of eight, although I had a couple of softballs to help me out. Let's go through which ones I hit and missed, below.

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Harold Camping dead at 92

Harold Camping, who famously claimed that the Bible predicted that Judgement Day would come on May 21st, 2011, has passed away. He was 92 years old.

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Tuesday Miscellany!

• Dear John Kerry: diplomacy with Iran, you're doing it wrong.


• Neocons are still screaming for us to bomb Iran. They'll probably continue screaming for it even after a generation of peace, the same way many conservatives still can't believe that the Cold War is over.


• Today three members of the US House of Representatives announced their retirement. Two, Wolf (R-VA) and Latham (R-IA), are moderate Republicans in close districts where Democrats have a good chance to win. One, Matheson (D-UT), is a blue dog Democrat in a solid red district who was likely to lose a re-election bid. Combined, these retirements give the Democrats a slightly better chance of taking the House in 2014 than they had yesterday.


• The verdict is in: if you're eating a healthy, balanced diet, stop taking multivitamins. More here. Naturally, Slashdot has a discussion.


• I know this didn't involve necromancy, but I'll admit, I did a double-take.


• The best blog title of the month: "'Let it Snowden,' the Chorus of 2013"