Monthly Archives: August 2006

Today’s Show is a Must-See

Zefrank really nails it on this one, as he usually does. His show is truly a must watch show. Don’t miss it. [tags]zefrank, pork, stevens, senator, hypocrite[/tags]

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Idiot + Camera = Hilarity

From Joystiq: The group seems to have its heart in the right place — one member talks of witnessing youth violence in DC — but talk calling Rockstar “worse than terrorists” seems a little overblown to us. The group also … Continue reading

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What happened to it?

Foreign Policy Magazine via Dvorak: By late October, the State Department had allocated $66 million of the $126 million in international assistance to FEMA, which then granted it to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), the nonprofit aid arm … Continue reading

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Carolyn Kepcher FIRED!

One of the best parts of The Apprentice won’t be returning for the LA season: August 31, 2006 — CAROLYN KEPCHER, Donald Trump’s co-star on “The Apprentice,” has heard him say “You’re fired!” for the last time – because this … Continue reading

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The Switch Part II and IIb

It’s finally happened. The switch is complete. Back in April of 2003, I bought the best computer I had ever owned up until that point. It was an iBook. 12″ screen, G4 processor at 800 Mhz… 512 Megs of RAM. … Continue reading

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links for 2006-08-31

Web 2.0 Colour Palette (tags: ajax del.icio.us design fun funny graphics guide humor images internet modern programming reference tech tool tips tools tutorial webdesign ui Web2.0 color CSS palette colour) petcentric: Do Cats Have a Sense of Humor? Judging from … Continue reading

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Read the whole thing…

Honest Reporting (what a concept, huh?) reports on the latest fabrication to come out of Lebanon; an ambulance hit by a missile that sustained no more damage than a hole in the roof, because, as everyone knows, Israeli missiles don’t … Continue reading

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Things someone should know…

Just like when Bill Richardson claimed he was drafted by the Kansas City A’s, another politician has been caught padding her resume with facts not in evidence: Oh, City Councilwoman Yvette Clarke. You get a big dose of attention from … Continue reading

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The Senate is a Series of Tubes…

WASHINGTON (CNN) — The identity of the blogosphere’s “secret senator” has been revealed. CNN has confirmed that Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has placed a hold on a bill that would require the government to publish online a database of federal … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day

Jason Calacanis: If you are in the Internet industry and you don’t have time to blog about your product then you should quit. Go home, give up, and find another career. Your competitors are blogging about their products and talking … Continue reading

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Hypersensitivity and Stupidity

From the Telegraph via Tongue Tied: A devout Christian was banned from flying with the budget airline Easyjet after she asked staff to “stop blaspheming”. Fiz Thomson, 55, was returning from a trip to Israel where she had been helping … Continue reading

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Thurrott at it again…

Paul Thurrott is at it again, this time declaring Windows Vista RC-1 (which is basically what this new version everyone is playing with is) is quite amazing. It just works (way to steal a tagline, hack)… And just like that, … Continue reading

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Why Analysts Are Supposed to Be Ignored…

“While we have great respect for Microsoft, we are frankly underwhelmed by the much-hyped Zune device,” Wu said in a research note today. “Microsoft had hinted of an all-new design from the ground up, but from our analysis, it appears … Continue reading

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Come on CNN…

For some reason, CNN chose to have the Vacuous Hole on to discuss the Apple battery recall. Now, I’m not one to pick nits, but couldn’t CNN find ANYONE better? Honestly, Xeni Jardin, except for being one of the “it” … Continue reading

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Newfound Respect For Islam

Steve Centanni’s comments upon his release from captivity were, to say the least, odd… “We were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint,” Centanni told FOX News. “Don’t get me wrong here. I have the highest respect for Islam, and … Continue reading

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links for 2006-08-30

Boing Boing: What OS would Jesus use? Ubuntu Christian edition Boing Boing posts something Christian and doesn’t ridicule it? What’s this world coming to? (tags: christian ubuntu linux computers os operatingsystems boingboing) Boing Boing: IKEA insists photo of dog does … Continue reading

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links for 2006-08-29

Macintosh Bittorrent Clients Comparison (tags: apple apps computer free freeware mac macintosh osx software bittorrent torrent) Human Beans: Best Case Evar on Teh Internets !!!11!!!!1!! (tags: computers fun funny gadget hardware humor pizza tech weird shopping notebook) Arena Red | … Continue reading

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Wow

I’ll make no allusions to being difficult to impress, but this impressed the crap outta me: [tags]cards, shuffling, cool[/tags]

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