Doughnuts...mmmm

Pudding-Topped Bamboo Charcoal Donut from Crown & Fancy Deli
Originally uploaded by yusheng

When Flickr started allowing videos to be posted to its site last week, an angry cry of protest rose across all of computerdom. Videos mixing willy nilly with photos on the same site? What an affront to family values!

But one group of people weren't all that put out by the affrontery of Flickr. They began a mock protest claiming that they demanded doughnuts from Flickr.

Flickr heard their demands. Flickr (or at least an employee of Flickr) is buying one doughnut for each "protester" on April 16 at 11:00 a.m. at Bob's Doughnuts on Polk Street in San Francisco.

But since the announcement of Yahoo's concession, Flickr users around the world have taken up the cause. Groups around the U.S. and even the U.K. are meeting up to share in the sugary protest goodness.

You know Homer will be there. Will you?

Torch Tang Syllogy

I'm not sure if the rest of the country is even aware of the debate in San Francisco over whether or not to allow the Olympic Torch run through the city due to the recent Chinese crack down on Tibet.

San Francisco, with one of the largest Chinese populations in the country, is the only U.S. city to have the Olympic Torch. The latest from City Hall is that it will go on as planned.

This morning, the protesters scaled the Golden Gate Bridge to unfurl protest banners, captured by CBS 5 news webcams. The police are patiently waiting for them to descend before arresting them.

The city is prepared for blanket security in anticipation of protesters. According to CNN, Tibetans from all over the country are set to descend on San Francisco for Wednesday's torch run.

Fortunately, the planned route is along the waterfront mostly along the Embarcadero. In theory, that could minimize impact to traffic, except for the unfortunate tourist trapped at Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39 or commuters using the Ferry Building.

Let's hope that they don't have to end up busing the torch to Justin Herman Plaza as they had to do in Paris. A MUNI bus could never reach its destination on time.

Let's explore this via Aristotle's syllogism.

1. China crushes Tibetan protestors before Olympic Games.
   
2. The Olympic Torch will be run through Streets of San Francisco, briefly flying through the air as it crests San Francisco's hills, to the delight of all who watched television in the 1970s.
   
3. Tibetan protesters fool the police by protesting on Market Street instead of torch route, effectively shutting down entire city.

Thanks, China. May I have another?