I was pointed to the Unix-Haters Handbook today for the first time since Louis mentioned it in January. I've read over the preface and it seems like quite a good book. The catch, of course, is that it's long since out of print. Louis says that Stuart Cheshire has some extra copies, so perhaps I can borrow one of those if I ever wander by Stuart's hallway and introduce myself. Or perhaps O'Reilly will buy the rights from the publisher someday and republish it. That would be very, very cool.
Apparently Rick Santorum claims that his comments equating homosexual sex with polygamy an incest were taken out of context. Well, I've just linked to the context and I don't understand what an appropriate context would be. I think his beliefs come across clearly in that interview and they're simply absurd. There's no logic behind the assumption that the Supreme Court's legalization of private sex between two consenting adults irrespective of gender would legalize polygamy or incest.
Then there's Santorum's other quote from that interview: "I have no problem with homosexuality. I have a problem with homosexual acts." That's nonsensical. Either gays and lesbians are allowed to act the way they are or they aren't allowed to exist at all...and since the latter is ridiculous, the former has to be accepted. Senator Santorum may not like it, but splitting hairs like that just doesn't make any sense. He can choose to be offended by homosexual relationships, but if he's offended by people behaving in a way that doesn't affect him and allows them to express their love for each other, that's sad.