April 2009
43 posts
11 People That Missed the Boat →
The Better Business Bureau’s Chicago office business listing on Yahoo is being used by users to leave complaints about companies. The comments should only be left about the Better Business Bureau, not for. It would make more sense to leave a negative review under the appropriate company’s listing and to file an actual report with the Better Business Bureau. I would love to rant on...
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House passes tweaked teen tanning bill →
We’re in a recession, the Governor won’t accept stimulus money and THIS is the kind of crap the legislature burdens itself with?
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EPA calls greenhouse gases a danger to public →
Finally, some real progress.
I See Your Zero Tolerance and Raise You Nuclear... →
mollycoddle
v.tr., -dled, -dling, -dles.
To be overprotective and indulgent toward. See synonyms at pamper.
Obama releases Bush-era memos on torture →
Thank you, President Obama and the ACLU!
FreedomWorks Behind Tax Day Tea Party Protests →
“[O]ne of the hallmarks of contemporary American conservatism is that while it’s...”
– Matt Yglesias
“What they want is a continuation of the failed economic policies of President...”
– Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
DHS Links Right-Wing Extremism to Recession
The Department of Homeland Security is warning right-wing extremist groups are gaining new recruits by exploiting fears about the economy and the election of the nation’s first black president. A new report says there’s been a resurgence of right-wing extremism amidst the recession and President Obama’s election last year. Officials predict a worsening economy will lead more people to join...
“These tea parties are a sham. The reason they’re a sham is because they’re...”
– Faiz Shakir
iTunes Price Changes Hurt Some Rankings →
You read that right, higher prices lead to fewer sales. This concept isn’t anything new, so why did the record companies think that pushing for $1.29 was going to magically fix their balance sheets?
Why Cable ISP Capping is the New DRM, and Suck →
Tom’s Hardware gets it, metered broadband is a new form of DRM. Time Warner doesn’t want you to use your internet connection to watch your favorite shows online in HD when they can also sell you cable so you can watch that show on your TV. Metered broadband is also the first blow to congressionally mandated net neutrality. Instead of giving you faster access to partner sites, they...
“Rather than everyone here having to learn Chinese — I understand it’s a rather...”
– Texas State Rep. Betty Brown (R)
Building Better Burritos →
Chipoltle only uses 100% naturally raised (no antibiotics, all vegetarian diets and more room to move around) pork and chicken on their menu. Also, over 25% of their produce is locally produced! That should be a model for other fast food restaurants, as it’s not only a more sustainable business model, it’s better tasting.
Potato Chips: Now with real potatoes! →
In other news… Buy meat from the grocery store, where animals aren’t murdered to feed you and everything is made in the north pole by elves only to be delivered to you personally by santa claus!
Caller criticizes Limbaugh, Hannity, etal, on... →
The out of touch far right is desperately clinging for life as they become irrelevant. I really enjoyed how Rush wasn’t paying attention to his caller and later went on to attack him for being “stupid [and] ignorant.” For the sake of arguing, name calling doesn’t further your cause, rather it just makes you look stupid.
Texas Relays had fewer downtown arrests than SXSW,... →
Shame on you, Highland Mall. It almost hurts to see a business turn it’s back on one of it’s largest group of shoppers, especially when the mall’s future is in question. There was no justified reason to close early. Organizing a car show at the Travis County Exposition Center would be a great way to make sure no one goes to Highland Mall next year, if the plan works. Everyone...
Microsoft Confirms Windows 7-To-XP Downgrades →
In other words, Microsoft does not expect to sell anyone Windows 7. It makes no sense to keep XP around as a costly “downgrade” unless it’s still really an upgrade.
Blockbuster indicates its future is bleak →
I expect Blockbuster to go bankrupt and liquidate by the end of the year. Blockbuster doesn’t have a viable business model; their retail stores are living museums of the way things used to be. Don’t light a candle, this is a good thing. Sweet dreams Blockbuster.
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