Monthly Archives: October 2006

Short Selling on Ethics

Now this is a truly odd case. Mark Cuban, who I admire greatly, has started a website where he discusses corporate fraud and stocks that he sold short (selling short basically means the person holding the stock sees a plummet … Continue reading

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links for 2006-10-27

iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0 for Mac – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) If you have a first-gen shuffle (and lots of you do) and it doesn’t work with iTunes for some reason since the upgrade to 7.0 (again, lots … Continue reading

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Obvious Statement of the Day

You have to read this one. Every once in awhile, you read a headline that’s so obvious, you’re amazed that it had to be said… NEW YORK (AP) – David Stern understands having a gun to protect your home. He’s … Continue reading

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Strange Standards

This is too raunchy for record stores in the UK: Wow. I don’t know about you, but I’m sure I’ve seen worse. [tags]ice t, gangsta rap[/tags]

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John Brownlee Moves On

John Brownlee, Associate Editor of Consumerist.com is moving on to bigger things. John is one hell of a guy and funny as hell. We’re gonna miss ya buddy! Oh, and just for the record, John posted a little story you … Continue reading

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links for 2006-10-26

The GOP Leans on A Proven Strategy – washingtonpost.com So now the official policy is, "We may be bad, but they'd be worse." Lovely. That's just the reason you need to vote for these idiots. (tags: republicans elections strategy)

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7 Me’s

HowManyOfMe.com There are:7people with my namein the U.S.A. How many have your name? [tags]census, data, statistics, neat, geeky[/tags]

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What a relief…

What a relief… Originally uploaded by VincenzoF. Ahh. A mostly empty train and a seat. Good start to the day….

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links for 2006-10-25

Test hotlink protection Test your hotlink protection here. (tags: hotlink .htaccess htaccess) lgf: A Tunnel in a Greenhouse Palestinians get greenhouses after pullout. Said Palestinians turn said greenhouses into barren deserts and build tunnel to Israel in it. Way to … Continue reading

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Stupid kid

Stupid kid Originally uploaded by VincenzoF. Damn kid was all over the tables at Boston Market. Bouncing from chair to chair. Making a ton of noise. Messing with the tables. Where were mom and dad? They didn’t care as long … Continue reading

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Why New Yorkers hate buses.

Tell me there’s one reason for the bus to be that far over the line. Posted straight from my phone with Nakama. Click to see more.

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Stem Cell Chickenhawks

Interesting analysis over on Townhall… Dean Barnett takes Claire McCaskill’s new ad to task. Not because she ran it, but because it’s rife with the specious logic Democrats have been using for years, namely in regards to what constitutes a … Continue reading

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links for 2006-10-24

Cable Release and Serial Port Cable for the EOS Digital Rebel (tags: camera cool DIY electronics gadgets hack Hacks homebrew howto photo photography reference technology canon) Boing Boing: Getting Out: Your Guide to Leaving America And yet the population continues … Continue reading

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