So someone decided that the Windows XP startup sound would be a perfect inspiration for a piano solo, and that’s exactly what they did. Now that’s cool! Only true geeks can appreciate how cool, though. read more | digg story
Lots of pro-TWU drones are all over the story of the strike and how the [tag]MTA[/tag] violated the [tag]Taylor Law[/tag] first by discussing pensions at the bargaining table and making it a condition of a new labor agreement. Unfortunately, they … Continue reading
The best defense people have come up with for Bush authorizing spying on americans as part of his authorization to use force in Iraq? Clinton and Carter did it too. Great. Guess that makes it okay. Nothing to see here… … Continue reading
Evan Coyne Maloney, as usual, is right on the money: If the TWU rank-and-file has any wisdom, they’d replace Roger Toussaint as their president. In his press conferences, Toussaint spent most of his time whining about not getting enough respect … Continue reading
Some old [tag]Opie and Anthony[/tag] clips strung together… This is my favorite radio show. Various interviews, and clips from their sideline gig for the XFL and in studio stuff from the [tag]WNEW[/tag] days. [tags]XM, O&A, virus[/tags]
Judge Agrees to Block New Video Game [tag]Law[/tag] By MAY WONG, AP Technology Writer 20 minutes ago SAN JOSE, Calif. – A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block a new California law banning the sale or rental of violent … Continue reading
To the relief of many [tag]New Yorker[/tag]s, we heard a short while ago that the [tag]strike[/tag] was now over and the city was probably going to be running again like normal tomorrow. On the surface, that’s good news. In reality, … Continue reading
From today’s New York Daily News, a brilliant op-ed that really puts into perspective the complete lack of a need for a strike. Toussaint, we’re coming after you my friend. Throw Roger from the train! Roger Toussaint, we dare you … Continue reading
There’s a [tag]transit strike[/tag] in [tag]New York City[/tag]. Surely, if you live in a bubble, this comes as major news to you, so here, I shall explain to you why I think the union is run by scumbags and why, … Continue reading
I’ve dumped on Bush quite a bit in the last few days about his little spying expedition. But now, I have a very simple question. What about Tom Daschle? He supposedly knew about this little plan and did and said … Continue reading
Yahoo News: Gonzales defended Bush’s decision not to seek warrants from the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Court, saying that “we don’t have the speed and the agility that we need in all circumstances to deal with this new kind of enemy.” … Continue reading
The New York Times seems to have put Condi [tag]Rice[/tag] in quite an awkward situation. Whether knowingly or unknowingly (knowing how much the Times hates the [tag]Bush[/tag] administration, I doubt it’s an accident), they’ve used Condi’s own words to prove … Continue reading
UMass senior visited by feds after requesting a copy of Mao Tse-Tung’s book. Need I say more? read more | digg story
“I think it’s a crying shame … that we find that America’s safety is endangered by the potential expiration of the [tag]Patriot Act[/tag] in part because a newspaper has seen fit to release on the night before the vote on … Continue reading
The New York Times let a blockbuster loose on the world a few days ago. They told us that, in the wake of [tag]9/11[/tag], the NSA has been spying on americans on a regular basis. Not just any old americans, … Continue reading
Lovely This ad really troubled me. Notice the text. She’s going to be a great mom one day, but until then, she’s gonna use birth control. How about, “Until I’m ready to take on the responsibilities of being a mom, … Continue reading
Some interesting reading from Newsmax (I know, I sullied myself and went there… Just read the damned thing): [P]reliminary figures compiled by the morgue in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, which is the primary facility handling the bodies of Katrina deceased, show … Continue reading
A lot has been made of [tag]Tookie[/tag]‘s execution, and rightfully so. [tag]Stanley Williams[/tag] was, by any stretch of the imagination, a [tag]scumbag[/tag]. Despite his conversion to a children’s author in prison, the fact that he ended the lives of four … Continue reading
The blogosphere started on the back of a clique of bloggers. Let’s be honest, people like Mena Trott and her mindless drones have long been the elite clique in the high-schoolesque clique of blogging. They mindlessly worship the clunky outdated … Continue reading
Yep, the risks just keep on coming for the “risky” movie, Brokeback Mountain… “Brokeback Mountain,” the film adaptation of Annie Proulx’s story of the enduring but thwarted love between two cowboys won the award for best picture of 2005 from … Continue reading