February 2009
61 posts
Supporters rally for statewide smoking ban →
Get it done! I support this 110% and know that there’s far too much research that touts the benefits of a smoking ban for it to be ignored. (See my previous post about a smoking ban in a Colorado town.)
January 2009
102 posts
White House Unbuttons Formal Dress Code →
Apparently Bush was/is all discipline and no brains.
Heavy costs of a run by a third party in Pa. →
But 2 challenges are part of the Bonusgate probe.
Muxtape is back! →
After learning a few hard lessons from the recording industry, Muxtape has returned as a tool for participating bands to promote their music and create a community of fans that want to share that music. Will this work? Let me know on Twitter.
Unable To Come Up With Real Reasons To Oppose... →
Hutchison, who wants to be the next Governor of Texas, fails to make a point after being interrupted and beings rambling republican rhetoric instead.
Myths and falsehoods surrounding the economic... →
Austin proposes nation's largest solar array →
I don’t understand why businesses don’t feel that they should share the costs of a green infrastructure with the rest of us but otherwise I really hope that this solar array gets built.
Obama signs first major piece of legislation: the... →
This is progress.
WatchBeware of the Mysterious Grocery Shrinkray
Eat a little less, remember more →
Yet another benefit of a calorie restricted diet.
Quiet border counties get crime-fighting funds →
You’d think that counties with higher crime rates would get a proportionately higher amount of funding but math is hard, so they just split the money evenly.
9 In 10 Executives At Bailed-Out Banks Kept Their... →
Run your company into the ground, get a government handout and keep your job! It sickens me that the board of directors for these banks approve of this practice. While I am against subsidies, if they are given, it should be required for the receiving company to find a new batch of executives.
Peanut Plant Had History of Health Lapses →
This is flat-out unacceptable! If a business that makes food products does not take health codes seriously, they should be shut down- no questions asked.
How do horses walk? Many experts don't know, study... →
Now I know! Order of movement: left hind, left fore, right hind, right fore. There are always three legs on the ground at any given time.
WatchHow To Get Your Wine Palate Trained. - Episode #148
WatchThe Remnants
Microsoft Zune Revenue Fall More Than 50% In 2Q →
99.9% of people agree, the zune sucks. here are my top 5 reasons why:
1) the zune wheel is unintuitive
2) the zune only works with windows xp and vista
3) what’s a leap year?
4) you can’t buy music with real currency
5) if you send in a zune for warranty service, you may never get it back
Border cameras cost $2 million, led to 3 arrests →
What a waste of taxpayer money. This is definite proof that the boarder “problems” were all overstated and highly politicized.
Netbook Is Nothing But a Cheap PC →
I really have to agree. IMHO the only reason people are buying netbooks is because they are cheap.
Sun Harbour Apartments: 60 Days Notice Required... →
This is fucking ridiculous. The landlord will surely lose the appeal and only prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he has no sense of decency. How can a man provide 60 days notice for an unexpected death?
Bolivian voters back pro-indigenous constitution →
This is a huge step in the right direction for Bolivia.
Sprint to Cut 8,000 Jobs →
I expect Sprint to have more financial troubles in the future. As they continue to lose customers and fail to attract new ones, it’s going to be hard for them to convince anyone to stay with them. Poor customer service mixed together with a poor selection of handsets will only continue to bleed money from Sprint.
T-Shirt Hell Shuts Doors After One Too Many Hate... →
No more stupid tshirts for dorks! As a result the world will be a better place, with less prejudice and hate.
Feingold Introduces 28th Amendment →
IIRC the Senate was design as a compromise to reflect the will of the states in the new republic. Requiring mid-term replacements to be elected would be a huge step forward as currently they are rarely ever reelected if they are appointed to serve. This would still, and possibly even better, represent the states in Congress by reflecting the will of the state’s people.
Younger Americans More Likely to Use Internet TV... →
I started laughing the other day when someone online told me that they couldn’t wait for anything you wanted to be available on tv to be available whenever you wanted to watch it.
NSA Whistleblower: Wiretaps Were Combined with... →
Understandably, this makes Keith Olbermann nervous. The NSA’s warrant-less wiretapping was/is farther reaching than most assumed it was.
a usb flashdrive that looks like a so-dimm →
Trees dying in the West at record rate →
Just another warning sign of things to come, thanks to climate change.
Obama signs order to close Guantanamo in a year →
This is a big deal, it’s huge. No more extraordinary rendition, torture and extended stays at Guantanamo Bay that violate very basic and fundamental human rights.
Oberstar: Mass Transit Got the Shaft to Make Room... →
This is bad, very bad. Tax cuts only stimulate the economy half as much as infrastructure expenditures would.
Whistleblower: NSA spied on everyone, targeted... →
We may never know exactly to what extent the Bush Administration broke the law but we can expect more people to come forward with details now that Obama is in office.
WatchMister Trash Can
What is a Stomach Pounder? →
Does anyone know? Also, can it come with extra cheese or bacon?
Microsoft defends return to DRM →
The Industry moves forward by ditching DRM and Microsoft goes backward. Unfortunately most people don’t know/care about DRM and probably won’t be upset about it until they lose the music they paid for, in this instance by buying a new cell phone. Remember all those people that lost their music when Microsoft shut down MSN Music? History is about to repeat itself.
We're All Gonna Die - 100 meters of existence →
Crime Pays →
Is Mexico really as dangerous as the main-stream media make it out to be in the US? Mónica López takes a look behind to violence to see what’s causing it.