An enhancement to the FOIA is stuck in Congress. Once again, some boneheaded Senator thinks they can get around the power of the people. In the end, he’ll get found out just like hte last one to put a hold … Continue reading
The entrance gates here are topped with metallic Stegosauruses. The grounds include a giant tyrannosaur standing amid the trees, and a stone-lined lobby sports varied sauropods. It could be like any other natural history museum, luring families with the promise … Continue reading
We hear a lot about what “good” customer care is, and how companies value their customers, but the truth is that’s often vague lip service from a company that in the end doesn’t give a damn one way or the … Continue reading
On February 20th, Jimmy Rollins of Philadelphia made the following boneheaded remarks: “Bottom line, we’re the team to beat,” the shortstop said. “I can’t put it any other way.” There you have it David Wright & Co. The gauntlet is … Continue reading
Photograph Fries, Get Labeled a Terrorist Just read it. I was gonna clip a bit, but the whole thing is so ridiculous you need to just read it. (tags: fries terrorism stupid)
Nancy Pelosi has hired a guy who’s ethics are in question… Bob Brady. He is most well-known at present for coming in third in the Philadelphia Mayoral primary last week and making a complete fool of himself when he failed … Continue reading
Check this link out. Scary, right? If you’re 3/4 of an idiot, maybe. As cool as it looks, the rising water represents a water rise of 12 meters (roughly 3 feet!). You mean a city can’t afford a sudden raise … Continue reading
Twenty Must-Have Mac Apps Good list. I disagree on the greatness of some of the apps they suggest, but still a great list. (tags: mac osx reference software free)
Yep… Another politician who’s against the XM/Sirius merger and has some kind of vested interest in the outcome of the merger… Congressman Mike Doyle (R-Pa.), who is also a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, has recently written … Continue reading
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Fox has apologized for Idol running over. It’s kind of weird, really, when you think about it, and TVGasm points out something I noticed also… Fox has apologized for extending the American Idol finale by nine minutes, causing many DVR … Continue reading
OpenDNS claims (and in my opinion, correctly so) that Google and Dell are colluding to leverage spyware as a revenue tool, and they have some pretty concrete evidence to that effect. In essence, Dell installs something they call the “Browser … Continue reading
It’s funny. I’m not the biggest fan of the XM / Sirius merger due to the fact that I believe they caused XM to suspend Opie and Anthony. That being said, why is it that every politician that comes out … Continue reading
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I was watching Thomas and Kristopher working on Zooomr Mk III a few days ago, and ustream.tv, as it habitually does, froze solid… This is what was on the screen when it did… Sorry, but this picture cracks me up … Continue reading
New Jersey Governor John Corzine, who in April was in an accident that nearly killed him when his driver was flying (literally) on the Garden State Parkway and he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, has done exactly what I said he … Continue reading
More ratings from TVGasm: Oh yeah… Up against the finale of Lost, Idol simply smashes the crap out of it. Idol is doomed. Can we stop the melodramatics about the demise of Idol? Let’s see how everyone else did year … Continue reading
Congress has voted to increase the minimum wage! Wrapped into the Iraq funding bill (Are you kidding me? What does this have to do with Iraq funding?) is a provision that would bump the minimum wage up, incrementally, over the … Continue reading
Gothamist: Fall Televison Upfronts in Review Here’s what’s coming on the boob tube this fall… (tags: gothamist television tv) Hack Attack: Automatically upload a folder’s photos to Flickr – Lifehacker (tags: flickr tools photography python photos upload script) Mary Jane … Continue reading
WFNY in New York, formerly Free FM is now (and once again) 92.3 K-Rock. Ironically, they’re called K-Rock, which was their name before the disastrous changeover to Free FM took place in January of 2006, but it was because their … Continue reading