February 2008
How to Get Ready for a Rodeo Queen Competition -... →
Finally! I’ve been wondering about this for ages! So you want to be a Rodeo Queen! Before you consider it, remember, it will cost alot of money, work, and time.
Daring Fireball | Windows Vista Help: Opening the... →
Even the packaging suffers from poor usability. Jiminy.
Think Progress » Hours After Siding With States On... →
In last night’s Republican presidential debate, all four candidates said they supported California’s efforts. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney emphasized that states should “be able to make their own regulations with regards to emissions.” But Romney didn’t want to side with the environment for too long. The AP reports that “[a]fter the debate,” — and after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger...
January 2008
Think Progress » $3 million per minute. →
2007 profit for oil company Royal Dutch Shell.
Haiku Review: Apple MacBook Air - Gearlog →
Featherweight laptop
You’re cool, yes, but not that cool
Why skimp on features?
Bush wants $200 billion in Medicare cuts -... →
What is it with Bush and his fetish for causing death? The administration declined to release specifics of what programs under Medicare would be affected in the budget, but this proposal is nearly three times the $66 billion in cuts to Medicare last year. The Medicare cuts would be carried out over five years.
5ives » Five ways Angelina Jolie can quickly... →
1. gestate auxiliary sets of twins in climate-controlled Fendi bags
AP | Report: Military Not Ready for US Attack →
The [Commission on the National Guard and Reserves] 400-page report concludes that the nation “does not have sufficient trained, ready forces available” to respond to a chemical, biological or nuclear weapons incident, “an appalling gap that places the nation and its citizens at greater risk.”
The adoptive mother from “Juno” is about 3 inches away from being a nutbag.
Not So Superdelegates | The Nation →
If the race goes down to the wire, an elite contingent of superdelegates—unpledged party operatives and elected officials not chosen by primary voters—could play a decisive role, even though most voters don’t know they exist. How could the Democratic Party be so, well, undemocratic?
Dispatches from the Culture Wars: MySpace Deletes... →
Social networking site, MySpace.com, panders to religious intolerants by deleting atheist users, groups and content. Early this month, MySpace again deleted the Atheist and Agnostic Group (35,000 members). This deletion, due largely to complaints from people who find atheism offensive, marks the second time MySpace has cancelled the group since November 2007.
ABC News: Army Suicide Rate Jumps 20 Percent →
As many as 121 soldiers committed suicide in 2007.
Gorillas Found Tossing "Weapons," Study Says |... →
As if size and strength were not enough to scare off human intruders, gorillas may have another tactic at their disposal: improvised weapons. Researchers studying western gorillas in Cameroon have documented three cases in which the great apes threw clumps of grass or tree branches at humans.
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Progressive Ferengi
One interesting thing about the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition:
Rule #113: Always have sex with the boss.
Since in Ferengi society women weren’t allowed to make profit (or wear clothes, travel, or talk to strangers) then they couldn’t be the boss, right?
Is this Rule an endorsement of homosexuality? How about gay-for-pay?
New Poll: Removing Saddam not worth cost in... →
For the question, “When it comes to the war in Iraq, do you think that removing Saddam Hussein from power was or was not worth the number of U.S. military casualties and the financial cost of the war,” 59% of respondents thought that it was “not worth it”.
GOP trying to add even more pork to stimulus plan... →
Also in the Senate, Democrats are offering rebates for the wealthiest Americans so that Grassley and other “fiscal conservatives” in the GOP will accept a few million for unemployment benefits. Can you imagine, Republicans holding out benefits for the unemployment casualties of their own economic failures just so the richest Americans can get a few extra dollars?
Entergy: 18,000 without power after high winds;... →
About 18,000 homes and businesses in Arkansas remained without power Wednesday afternoon after winds ripped across the state and killed two people the day before, marking the start of a cold-weather snap in Arkansas that could bring snow to the state’s north. Entergy Arkansas, the state’s largest electricity provider, said the high winds knocked down more than 300 utility poles,...
WWdN: In Exile: not that my endorsement means much... →
I believe that Barack Obama is the best candidate running for president who can begin to repair the damage inflicted on my country by George W. Bush. I miss my country, and Barack Obama gives me hope that I can get it back.
Indiana Senate Passes Anti-Gay Amendment
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The proposed constitutional amendment defines marriage only as the union of one man and one woman. But, it goes to say the state cannot provide the “incidents” of marriage on unmarried couples or groups. The second part of the amendment would block domestic partner benefits from being offered state employees or institutions funded by the state, say opponents.
Montel Williams' Talk Show to End | AP
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OH NOES! Where will Sylvia Brown go to rip people off predict the future now?
WWdN: In Exile: audio from my performance at... →
Download! This is a great listen.
Think Progress » Matthews Ditches His ‘Perfect... →
[L]ast night on MSNBC — after reports that Giuliani decided to end his campaign for president following a debilitating defeat in the Florida primary — Matthews jumped ship and began criticizing Giuliani.
Think Progress » 1 million: →
Iraqis who have died “as a result of the conflict in their country since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, according to research conducted by one of Britain’s leading polling groups.”
Fed Up With MySpace? Join the Club and Delete Your... →
MySpace users fed up with glitchy pages, annoying banner ads and an abundance of spam may finally have the motivation to take the plunge and delete their accounts. Wednesday is International Delete Your MySpace Account Day, an online protest geared at uniting users eager to ditch the popular social networking site.
Obama Calls Clinton Divisive Figure | AP
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Obama depicted Clinton as a calculating, poll-tested divisive figure who will only inspire greater partisan divisions as she sides with Republicans on issues like trade, the role of lobbyists in politics and national security. At the same time, he elevated McCain, fresh off victory in Florida’s crucial primary, as the likely Republican nominee.
Pam's House Blend:: A Basic Health Care Failure →
You might think that what went wrong was the man’s use of baking soda to treat what he thought was indigestion. (According to Rowe, it was stomach pain caused by an ulcer.) You might think that, but you’d be wrong. What went wrong was that this 68-year-old man did not have health insurance, and faced the the same singular option as 47 million Americans without health insurance: making...
HankFox.com » Blog Archive » America,... →
Time Magazine takes Bush’s State of the Union address and details the word frequency. He used the word “terror” 23 times, but the word “future” only 13, and “hope” only 11. The word “science” did not appear.
Ralph Nader is bored again, may decide to put John... →
So, are we better off now than we were before Ralph Nader helped throw the 2000 and 2004 elections to George Bush? How has his grand plan helped our country? There has been NO positive change, whatsoever, from Nader having entered either race. The only possible impact anyone can point to is that Nader may have handed the presidency to George Bush, twice.
Facing South: 2008 campaign loses a voice for "the... →
Edwards was the only candidate who tried to show that what’s happening in the post-Katrina Gulf Coast is everyone’s issue. Edwards’ message was that Katrina is a symbol for a larger breakdown in our social contract. Just as the Gulf Coast has been left behind, millions of Americans sinking deeper in economic quicksand: inequality is among the highest it’s been in our...
Early Voting Rocks!
I went earlier today to early vote for the upcoming presidential primaries. It was easy and there were no problems with the electronic machines.
I like early voting.
NBC: Giuliani to drop out - Rudy Giuliani News-... →
NBC News and the National Journal reported Tuesday night that Rudy Giuliani will drop out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination and endorse John McCain on Wednesday in California.
Inspector digs multitasking - MacUser →
[Y]ou can have more than a single Inspector window any time you want. Generally, you switch between various modes of the Inspector using the tabs at the top. But if you’re not a great fan of having to switch back and forth between the different modes and have ample screen space to waste utilize, you can just hold down the Option key before hitting one of the tabs.
WatchBill O’Reilly calls it “outrageous” that a judge imposed a harsh sentence on a woman after hearing a joking exchange she had with a friend about her victim’s death.
(via PageOneQ | O’Reilly upset because killer of gay man given harsh prison sentence)
The State of Some Other Nation Speech » Town... →
In Bush’s address, he tells us he will send Congress a bill that will cut 151 “wasteful” programs totaling $18 billion. That is it? That is all you have? How about this for a bill? Bring our troops home and save up towards a $100 billion for the next year? How about cutting back on our overly bloated military spending. You know, if you practiced diplomacy you wouldn’t need all those damn...
Vista inflicted on unwitting users for at least 3... →
Microsoft’s next version of Windows may not be due until as late as three years from now, the company says in an e-mail response to inquiries about its launch. While recent news had claimed version 7 of the operating system had been moved up to 2009 and that a milestone release had already been seeded to developers, a spokesperson for Microsoft has refuted the idea and says that the company...
