Monthly Archives: August 2006

New O&A Commercial

The first ever Opie and Anthony commercial. Interesting when you consider how long the duo has been in radio, but nonetheless, here it is… Good stuff… Glad to see CBS is supporting the boys, unlike XM who has yet to … Continue reading

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links for 2006-08-16

CNN Int’l snubs Israeli civilians – News from Israel, Ynetnews Something we already knew. The media is not talking to Israelis, but can’t get enough of the Lebanese. (tags: lebanon israel media bias) Youre On Notice! – The Stephen Colbert … Continue reading

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Lobowalk’s Parting Shot

I see that Hisbollah has declared victory over Israel. They’re right, they did win. A terrorist organization has been legitimized by the international community, they successfully used terror to gain an objective, and they still haven’t returned the soldiers they … Continue reading

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Oh. My. God.

Wow. So I started on Zefrank’s page. Which led me to a page of a competition for the ugliest Myspace page. And of course, you can’t look at a list without peeping the winner. I need say nothing more. [tags]myspace, … Continue reading

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Better Products = Happier Customers

Newly published data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index show that Apple leads other personal computer manufacturers, beating out Dell, HP and others. On a 100 point scale, Apple merited a score of 83, according to the ACSI, a 2.5 … Continue reading

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Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

Gentlemen (and ladies, if you go that way), Kate Hudson is now single again. via Tinseltown Trash [tags]hollywood, kate hudson[/tags]

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AOL: Kool-Aid Pushers?

What is it about AOL that makes its employees Kool-Aid consumers? I’m starting to wonder because either their employees are all brainwashed or really well-trained not to say anything to upset the corporate suits. Check out this question and answer … Continue reading

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links for 2006-08-15

Google Earth live flight tracking – Lifehacker Track your flights using Google Earth instead of some silly Java applet. (tags: cool flight google earth aviation tracking)

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Sounds Like a Winner To Me!

You see, when you hold up a camera, people expect you to take a photograph, not a video. So flip your camera into video mode and pretend like you’re taking a photo. Feign technical difficulties while your bud tries patiently … Continue reading

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Geeks Rejoice…

Two former show hosts at the defunct cable and satellite channel, Chris Pirillo and Leo Laporte, recently floated the idea of a TechTV Reunion that would let alumni of the popular (to geeks anyway) station post new video clips at … Continue reading

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Information Salad, Episode 6

Information Salad, Episode 6 is now available. We covered a lot of neat (and some not-so-neat) stuff this week. Check it out here! [tags]information salad, podcast, podcasting[/tags]

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links for 2006-08-14

Building go Boom, Bed Stay Put? I don’t get it. The whole side of the building is blown off and there are scorch marks aplenty. Somehow, through all this, the peach-colored bed sheets look virginally clean. Did I miss a … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day

The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. -Robert Jackson

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Speaking of Stupidity on Boing Boing…

Cory (duh) writes this: Sony’s new Blu-Ray equipped PlayStations won’t be able to play Blu-Ray DVD movies, because they couldn’t meet all the requirements set out by the cartel that controls Blu-Ray DRM. He then proceeds to cite an article … Continue reading

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