January 2008
36 posts
“Unlike more established competitors, Mr. Giustra was a newcomer to uranium...”
– After Mining Deal, Financier Donated to Clinton Charity - New York Times
“In truth, history will show the unconventional, and ultimately catastrophic,...”
– Giuliani’s disastrous strategy - Guardian Unlimited
Five ways you’re unleashing the power of your blog →
Twitter Twoosh Game →
Tweet140.com: An inane Twitter game aimed at ranking Twitterers based on number of “Twooshes,” i.e., tweets sent using exactly 140 characters. Fun in an OCD sort of way.
“On the campaign trail, Obama has been known to play Uno with his...”
– The New Yorker
David Lee Roth Vocal Track from "Runnin' With the... →
http://whitewhine.tumblr.com/ →
“Having voted for, been proud of, and stood by Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky...”
– Stephen K. Johnson in a comment on the New York Times Election Blog Post Bill Clinton’s Strategic Emotion
“The elder Mr. Bush, a competent president, mishandled the economy and failed to...”
– “tomc”, in a comment on the New York Times Election Blog Post “Bill Clinton’s Strategic Emotion”
“…disappointment is one thing; …disgust is something else. For there...”
– Lessig Blog
“…one thing was obvious from Mr. Edwards’s performance in Nevada: the...”
– NYT
High school doc a hot property - LA Times →
“One year he had this lower-back injury, and he would have the trainer massage it...”
– Rick Majerus Loves Being Naked
Big Brother's Animal Farm; Gov't Program to Track... →
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“Jewish anti-Semite, recluse, genius, world-class asshole. And I mean that in an...”
– BOBBY FISCHER LOSES CHESS MATCH W/ DEATH - With Leather
“Meet radio show host Jim Rome. Jim - a short man with a Village People biker...”
– Guardian Unlimited: Sport blog: The truth the soccerphobes refuse to face
Hilary's "Experience" Lie →
If that’s her selling point, put me down for Obama.
“People wonder what in the world it is because this is the Bible Belt, and...”
– Steve Allen, a freight company owner and pilot who said the unidentified flying object he saw last week was a mile long and half a mile wide.
via Yahoo! News
“Whether Huckabee is feigning idiocy to appeal to religious zealots or is...”
– Idiots (Heart) Huckabee
“relieving crew from Fox, or “State run Television” as we...”
– Twitter / Jim Long
A Very Weird and Blocky Future →
You Can't Kill the Rooster →
“New Hampshire Deputy Secretary of State Dave Scanlan told ABC News that turnout...”
– ABC News Political Radar: New Hampshire Turnout ‘Absolutely Huge’
“In a sign of how Mrs Clinton plans to sharpen her message, Mr Clinton also...”
– FT.com
Super Soaker Inventor Doubles Solar-Electric... →
Lonnie Johnson, the Atlanta-based independent inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun (a true technological milestone), says he can achieve a conversion efficiency rate that tops 60 percent with a new solid-state heat engine. It represents a breakthrough new way to turn heat into power.
Barack on the cover of Newsweek is a sight to behold. The photo, choice of typeface, color scheme… all striking.
So here’s my fundraiser idea of the day - buy 2008 copies of the issue, have Barack sign and number them, sell them in the store for $100 or $500 each.
“At virtually every stop, the Obama campaign has had to book extra halls to...”
– FT.com
“Years from now, you’ll look back and you’ll say that this was the...”
– Barack Obama
WiFi flu: viral router attack could hit whole... →
New research from a team at Indiana University suggests that malware attacks specifically focused on wireless routers could do significant damage on a city-wide scale. There are tools to limit the damage such attacks could cause—but only if consumers use them.
What's Wrong With TV News →
“You Don’t Understand Our Audience”, John Hockenberry discusses what he learned about network television at Dateline NBC. Direct link to original article.
“In a just society, what you have to hide is your business, until such times as...”
– We have everything to fear from ID cards - Telegraph
