Nostalgia and Amnesia are close cousins.
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Posted in Technology on Jun 29th, 2007
Enough is enough. Dear media, Please get off Uncle Job’s lap and report some real news. Yes, I realize that the opportunity to buy one of the most overpriced, underwhelming, overhyped phones in history with the worst performing, most overpriced and least privacy-rights-supporting mobile service providers in the country is oh-so tempting, but move on.
iPhone? [...]
Posted in Science on Jun 28th, 2007
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has issued two sets of disease trading cards available as free downloads (Adobe PDF) from their website. Sorry gamers, they do not appear to be part of a collectible trading card game, but I suppose you could scribble in your own stats and argue whether or not E coli [...]
Posted in Bush on Jun 27th, 2007
(Associated Press) The Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney’s office Wednesday for documents relating to President Bush’s controversial eavesdropping program that operated warrant-free for five years. Also named in subpoenas signed by committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., were the Justice Department and the National Security Council. The four parties [...]
Posted in Environment, Science on Jun 26th, 2007
(New Scientist) A US company is taking plastics recycling to another level – turning them back into the oil they were made from, and gas. All that is needed, claims Global Resource Corporation (GRC), is a finely tuned microwave and – hey presto! – a mix of materials that were made from oil can be [...]
Posted in Reviews on Jun 24th, 2007
A mash up of The Door’s “Riders on the Storm” and Blondie’s “Rapture by Mark Vidler aka Go Home Productions off the Mashed album… and you know what a sucker I am for mash ups. The album can be found the Go Home Productions web site along with some freebies from his other work. A [...]
Posted in Political on Jun 22nd, 2007
(LA Times) With the release of Michael Moore’s “Sicko,” a movie once again is adding sizzle to an issue that’s a high priority for liberal politicians — this time comprehensive health insurance for all. But unlike Al Gore’s film on global warming, which helped rally support on an equally controversial problem, “Sicko” is creating an [...]
Posted in Outdoors on Jun 22nd, 2007
Some time ago several of my friends with children expressed an interest in day hikes in the Atlanta area that would be kid friendly (strollers on up). Now that new developments in my current recreational pursuits might mean I’ll be ending up with a lot more time to allocate to other projects, I’ve been thinking [...]
Posted in Technology on Jun 21st, 2007
(Luxist) Sure your coat can keep you dry but can it take care of you in case of attack? Fortier & Co. provides soft body armor which can be worn more discreetly than traditional body armor. The ballistic fiber is ten times stronger than steel but lightweight. Fortier & Co. works with brands like Burberry, [...]
Doomie, doom, doom. That is all.
Posted in Mobile on Jun 16th, 2007
I restate my premise that the Carolinas linger under some sort of driving curse. Not 500 yards into SC there is the husk of an eighteen wheeler which appears to have rolled over on a clear, unobstructed stretch of road and burned to a barely identifiable mass. This is par for the course on every [...]
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