February 2009
61 posts
Austin council set to revise incentive policy →
Thank you Laura Morrison!
In memory of a prominent man in political history:... →
Lingering Denial →
This just proves that the world would indeed be a much better place without cable news. Oh yeah and if you don’t understand what the difference between climate and weather is, just think of it as the difference between your head and your face.
EW exclusive: New Cursive track, 'I Couldn't Love... →
This is the first of the new songs off their upcoming new album, ‘Mama, I’m Swollen’, that I’ve heard and it sounds to me like something they haven’t done before. I really hope the new album goes in a different direction than their previous, Happy Hollow.
WatchThe Crisis of Credit Visualized
State has to handle recall for peanut company's... →
So let me get this straight, The State wants to bill a company that is in chapter 7 bankruptcy. Someone should pat the geniuses at the state health department on the back for a job well done.
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Mediocre Mediocrity
This song is about the time my uncle drank too much and tried to have sex with my sister. No, really. I’m not about to turn around but someone is playing an acoustic cover of the, “Thong Song.” Wasn’t it bad enough when record executives paid off radio stations to play this song ten years ago?
I refuse to acknowledge who Sisqo Jr. is, it would make walking past him on the street painfully...
WatchT & M Guest-Tend, 5-8p Wed Feb 18th @ Mohawk.
[Texas] House committee seeks to lessen hurricane... →
These recommendations are good but we’re talking about getting the Texas Legislature to take action, dream on. Maybe a few of these ideas will become law but I don’t expect sweeping changes, not in this political and economic climate.
Poll: Majority Want Investigations on Warrantless... →
Count me in the majority.
Peanut Corp. of America files for bankruptcy →
I don’t think anyone is gonna miss the Peanut Corporation of America and alas we all can go back to eating raw chicken if we want salmonella.
Baby-faced boy Alfie Patten is father at 13 →
This is the strangest news story this year, so far. How the fuck does a 4 foot tall 13 year old father a child?
Interviews: Chris Hannah (Propagandhi) →
Propagandhi’s new album, Supporting Caste, will be out March 10th.
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead:... →
Is A Plane More Fuel Efficient Than A Prius? →
If you eat 40 whoppers you’ll take in as much energy as what’s contained in one gallon of gas. Or you could look at it this way, one gallon of gas has about the same amount of energy in it as would take you to consume in two weeks.
Retailers face penalties for selling toxic toys →
The new federal regulations go into effect today.
1709: The year that Europe froze →
The coldest winter on record has been reconstructed by researchers as a computer model. This may help up understand climate change and global warming, as climate modeling take many factors into consideration and allows researchers to see how they relate.
Updates from Deftones, will play Bamboozle... →
Uhh…The CollegeHumor Show Is Not On the Web? →
Great job marginalizing new media MTV.
Media Matters: Fundamentally flawed stimulus... →
Government spending = Stimulus. If you give someone $100 in food stamps, they are going to spend it all. If you give someone $100 in tax cuts, they probably will end up saving most of it. This is an excellent article on exactly what’s wrong with big media’s coverage of the stimulus bill.
Bush overpaid banks in bailout, watchdog says →
The Bush administration’s mismanagement of TARP funds essentially bailed banks out for assets they do not have. In 10 transactions that were reviewed, $62.5 million more than the value of assets was handed out. More than 300 institutions have received federal bailout money, so it is believed that $78 billion was overpaid in total.
Obama admin. seeks treaty to cut US, Russia nukes →
Hopefully the Obama administration will be successful at repairing relations between the US and Russia, the Bush administration had created a lot of bad blood between the two.
WatchJon Lajoie: Bootlegs & B-Sides
In-flight confrontations can lead to charges... →
Years ago when the Patriot Act passed this was one of the many things we all feared would happen, the prosecution of Americans as terrorists for non-terrorist acts.
Texas Ballot Access Bill Introduced →
While I’d like to see the number of signatures lowered, it would be better to see the more offensive prohibition of primary voters signing ballot access petitions ended. Time to write your reps.
“Avenged Sevenfold is the epitome of what’s wrong with rock and roll. They...”
– Fat Mike from NOFX
ASCII ART FARTS #3512: STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS →
US Court of Appeals Sets Oral Argument in Nader v... →
Thousands Sign Petition to Copyright Office... →
I signed the petition. This statement just about sums up my feelings on the subject: “‘The DMCA is supposed to protect copyrighted works, not reduce competition and consumer choice,’ said EFF Civil Liberties Director Jennifer Granick.”
There Are Drugs In Your Water →
Firm tied to salmonella ran unlicensed Texas plant →
Oooops, the State of Texas did it again. Deregulation and staffing cuts created yet another mess.
Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Review in Text... →