I’m never moving from this spot. This spot being directly in front of my monitor, which is directly in front of my new Clearwire modem. We’ve been living here for almost a month and a half with no internet. So today I signed up with Clearwire wireless broadband for $19.99 a month.
They advertise it [...]
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Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme
Calvin Trillin
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An excerpt from “An Impartial Interrogation of George W. Bush”, by George McGovern, published at The Nation today:
Mr. President, Sir, when reporter Bob Woodward asked you if you had consulted with your father before ordering our army into Iraq you said, “No, he’s not the father you call on a decision like this. I talked to [...]
As a follow up to my previous post about mind control fungi, etc, I would like you to watch the following video presentation, courtesy of the BBC:
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Then ask yourself this question: Any chance I’m acting out the butt end of the genetically coded life cycle of a parasitic fungus?
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“When the president does it that means that it is not illegal.” Richard Nixon
Today’s top story in The New York Times:
The Bush administration, in what appears to be a concession to its critics, said today it will allow an independent court to monitor its electronic-eavesdropping program.
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Mr. Gonzales’s letter, to Senators Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat [...]
I just had a financial transaction blocked by the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act! They won’t let this wire transfer go through until I prove I am who I say I am since I just moved. I now have to fax a copy of some form of government issued ID with my new address (which I don’t have [...]
Petroleum based products combine forces to create a Perfect Storm
Published by January 15th, 2007 in Miscellaneous and News. 0 CommentsI would summarize, but so much would be lost.
Just check it out:
VALLEJO, California (AP) — A cell phone apparently ignited in a man’s pocket and started a fire that burned his hotel room and caused severe burns over half his body, fire department officials said.
Luis Picaso, 59, was in stable condition Monday with second- and [...]
from Harper’s.
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He really just doesn’t get it:
Indeed, the most amazing thing about the past week is how modest the Democratic agenda has been. Democrats have been out of power in Congress for 12 years. They finally get a chance to legislate and they push through a series of small proposals that are little pebbles compared to [...]
I don’t know why I continue reading David Brooks’s columns. He just makes me angry… twice a week.
Take today’s column for instance. He begins with:
If the Democrats don’t like the U.S. policy on Iraq over the next six months, they have themselves partly to blame. There were millions of disaffected Republicans and independents ready to [...]
2007 Macworld Keynote Speech Raises the Bar
Published by January 9th, 2007 in Technology. 2 CommentsSteve Jobs knows how to work the crowd. At this year’s keynote, he started of by announcing the actual launch of the iTv (branded AppleTV) which was first shown to the public late last year.
Steve Jobs went on to introduce not one, but three killer products, that will revolutionize the industry.
That’s right, the iPod, the [...]
