Interesting Links for 27-04-2012

[andrewducker]

• Game of Thrones as a metaphor for US politics (funny)
  (tags: funny usa politics GameOfThones )
• Amazing time-lapse footage of the Earth from the ISS.
  (tags: earth space iss video )
• You can now buy Star Wars figures for characters that only appeared in deleted scenes
  (tags: toys merchandising starwars )
• I worry that we're going to find something

Comments

[bart_calendar]

I always thought the standard for Priests reporting things in confession was the same as that for psychologists and psychiatrists

[cartesiandaemon]

That would make sense.

I imagine the grey area would be someone confessing that they'd repeatedly done something illegal, such that the confessor will guess they probably will do it again whether they intend to or not.

Although I'm not sure if the furoror is over what the rules actually are, or rather over a suggestion (very true, but probably somewhat inflated by anti-catholic feeling) that many priests will overlook evidence about molestation which they wouldn't overlook about eg murder.

[bart_calendar]

If you confess to a murder or other violent crimes a priest won't report it. (Otherwise much of Northern Ireland would have had to give up their faith.)

It's only if you say you are going to murder someone that they will report it - and they still have to get you to say it outside the confessional booth (which wouldn't be that hard with someone very Catholic. You just have say "we need to talk about his in the rectory.)

[cartesiandaemon]

"Catholic schools launch 'eurgh, benders' petition"

I honestly assumed that was a link to one of the real news articles about the petition, just with a sarcastic headline on the link...

[andrewducker]

It really is one of those stories where satire is near-impossible, because real life is already so fucked up.

[bracknellexile]

Message in human DNA: "Humanity ver.2.2 (C) God, 3000 BC. You clone, I'll sue!"

[cartesiandaemon]

"Game of Thrones as a metaphor for US politics (funny)"

That's awesome, I love the punchline with the last pairing.

Stupid question, which is the politician paired with Tyrion?

[innerbrat]

Is Tyrion the one linked with Stephen Colbert?

[cartesiandaemon]

Ah! Yes, thank you.

[innerbrat]

The trouble with one knowing more about US politic(al comedy) than Game of Thrones! I could have explained who Colbert was and about his SuperPAC, but I guess you don't need it now?

[philmophlegm]

Barack Obama = Robb Stark? No.

Someone who starts a major war motivated by revenge without any thought to what would happen if he actually won is clearly George W Bush.

The rest are pretty good though.

[spacelem]

I'm amused by Renly being matched up to Santorum (I wonder if Santorum would be equally amused?)

I love the bit about Ed Stark/Al Gore going on about climate change, and Robert Baratheon/Bill Clinton is perfect!

[philmophlegm]

Someone needs to do this for British politics.

I thought of a couple:
Ed Milliband = Renly Baratheon: Betrayed his brother. Followers are naive and idealistic.

Alex Salmond = Mance Rayder: Wants to be King Beyond the Wall.

Gordon Brown = Stannis Baratheon: Should have been next in line, but nobody likes him.

[marrog]

British politics is, thankfully, not quite enough of a farce yet to be broken down and compared to a series of fictional characters.

I hope.