December 2008
100 posts
November 2008
119 posts
I Tried Not To Hate Ted Turner But It Didn't Take
johncarney:
Tom Brokaw: Your friend Jimmy Carter tried to be friendly with Leonid Brezhnev, and for his friendliness what did Brezhnev do? He invaded Afghanistan.
Ted Turner: I remember that. Before I got involved.
Tom: He invaded Afghanistan.
Ted: Well, we invaded Afghanistan too, and it’s a lot further…at least it’s on the border of…uh…of…of the Soviet Union, or the former Soviet Union, or...
Disguised Mother Woos Juror in Bid to Free Son →
doree:
This story is completely insane and I really hope the movie rights have already been bought.
The recap: The mother of one of the guys convicted of killing a 19-year-old college student in Brooklyn a few years ago assumes the identity of a 30-year-old (slutty) research analyst from California in order to … [deep breath] SEDUCE ONE OF THE JURORS WHO CONVICTED HER SON AND RECORD HIM SAYING...
“The effect, of course, is what normally happens when names are changed. The Name...”
– Steve Sailer’s iSteve Blog: “Terrorists Strike in Indian City”
Watching War Games
mikehudack:
Matthew Broderick is so young.
Awesome. One of the best.
The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. » High-fructose... →
FiveThirtyEight.com: Chris Matthews Running For... →
Apparently it’s real.
Black Friday: Send Us Your Stories →
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We’re “crowdsourcing” Black Friday analysis at Clusterstock. So if you’ve got any insights/observations on the shopping scene out there, then let us know and we’ll make you famous.
“One benefit from a generally terrifying economic crisis may be the demise of...”
– The American Conservative » Bye-Bye PC?
“I don’t know why CNN wrapped the Chopra interview so hastily, but perhaps...”
– Michelle Haimoff: Deepak Chopra on Mumbai: Too Controversial for CNN?
Ah, HuffingtonPost… never wanting for liberal paranoia. Hey! I hear Gideon Yago has a whole series about this, like how the media is influenced and shit by corporate interests. Maybe they should forward their astute...
Awkward! Nobel Laureate Krugman Meets Bush →
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“Here’s a wonderfully clueless New York Times letter to the editor in...”
– Steve Sailer: Media-savvy Mormons push around naive Studio City folks
“Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., has hired six students whose jobs as...”
– Queen’s new ‘dialogue’ monitors
Mother of pearl, this sounds absolutely horrid.
(via Steve Sailer)
“Mathematically speaking, “Napoleon Dynamite” is a very significant problem for...”
– The Screens Issue - If You Liked This, Sure to Love That - Winning the Netflix Prize (via jratlee) (via slantback) (via kevintwohy) (via mikehudack)
“When asked about the broadcast via email, Justin.tv CEO Michael Seibel said: “As...”
– 19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv « NewTeeVee
That response sounds like it’s part of a Dukakis Moment. Acknowledge the tragedy.
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Yeesh.
Citigroup Finally Panics →
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Goldman Sachs (GS) Moving The Youngsters Back →
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What If The Sky Really Is Falling? →
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does this technology exist?
jaimeleighfairbrother:
And if not, I’d like to suggest it.
I’m tormented all the time by songs I know or once knew but cannot remember. Like, I will know five notes or a chorus but no lyrics. Or it might be a song without lyrics. And I need to know what the song is so that I can download it. So, if there were some technology that allowed me to hum the song (albeit it would have to be on...
“[O]f the six countries that produce the most automobiles, the U.S. and China are...”
– Feministe » We shouldn’t bail out Detroit the Big Three* (via sexartandpolitics) (via amberlrhea)
An excellent point. Are we making our industries less competitive by not taking healthcare out of their hands?
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This doesn’t follow for a few reasons.
We have plenty of...
“Spending $1500 a head on a meal? That’s obscene. But spending $1500 a head...”
– Felix Salon — Tasting menus
“That Mr. Obama had been sent by history to assuage the insecurities of the...”
– Obama Hears a Giant Sucking Sound - WSJ.com
I wonder if that $99.2 trillion figure is correct. Cause if so, that’s pretty crazy. But I wonder if that means billion.
Shippers Crushed, Forced To Take Out Pirate... →
brianvan:
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That’s nothing. You should see the type of insurance I have just to walk through Bushwick.
“Anyone in NYC headed to DC for Thanksgiving who has a car and wouldn’t mind two...”
– Blakeley, (IM me at agentpink24 if this sounds like you or someone you know. Thanks!) (via blakeley)
Take the Bolt Bus, dude. $22 each way, wifi and power at every seat.
You can buy me a drink at the next Media Meshing to thank me for my excellent recommendation.
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Agreed. Bolt Bus...
Mark Cuban's Greatest Insider Trading Risk →
johncarney:
I used to be a lawyer, and sometimes still write about the law.
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Last night I asked Brooke if she thought it was funny how old people refer to “The Tumblrs”.
Booked tickets for Austin today. Will be there for two weeks around the holidays. Time for hella BBQ, ping-pong, etc., etc.
“GINGRICH: Look, I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this country that...”
– Gingrich On Prop 8 Protests: “Gay And Secular Fascism … Prepared To Use Violence”
Remember how Newt Gingrich had the reputation as the GOP’s “ideas guy”?
A gay and secular fascism? Really? He sounds like a high-schooler with that talk.