April 29, 2005
Roundup of Headlines describing the President's Press Conference
for the lazy: President to cut Social Security
Roundup of Headlines describing the President's Press Conference
April 28, 2005
interesting question, some additional research is needed
Instead of "Amendment does X," Sensenbrenner rewrote it to be, "Amendment allows sexual predators to to X." INSANE & childish.
If this review is accurate, I somewhat agree with Randy Barnett
Shocking I know... some flavours of Constitutional Originalism are not repugnant
Live webcam footage of Princeton students continuing their Filibuster outside Frist Campus Center
They have been at it for over 48 hours reading the Constitution, phone book, judicial nominee bios, and whatever reading material they have at hand.
Jeff is Famous - he has a quote in the Daily News
there are some advantages of having a roommate work at a paper
Video: Laughing Yoga - Losing weight by laughing... creepily
April 27, 2005
Question: What's the dumbest thing you've ever seen on the internet?
at the same time, middle-income taxpayer's rates went up & earnings stagnated
April 26, 2005
Microsoft paying Religious Right leader Ralph Reed $20,000 a month retainer
Video: GOP Filibuster of Abe Fortus in 1968
So much for the Judicial Filibuster being "unprecedented"
Media adopts false claim that "nuclear option" is a Democratic term
April 25, 2005
Picture Set: The Case of the most consistently uncomfortable to look at picture face
Energized, emergency pork: What was in the Iraq/Afghanistan emergency appropriation
Flynn Effect: every succeeding generation is smarter than the previous one
The Fight over the Bolton nomination is not partisan, but rather an Intra-Repbulican Fight
we've been saying this, but Steve has a complete analysis
I vote for me
April 22, 2005
Good article about the Long Island City Power House
via twinkle twinkle
Unborn Baby Ornament - US Troop Model
early christmas present for everyone
April 21, 2005
psst... it's a word-for-word parody of a David Brooks article
Great Bathroom BW Development Tutorial
I wish I had this when I started out
Reporter who interviewed Ann Coulter: "My job in this story was not to be a fact-checker"
funny the both of you share similar traits
April 20, 2005
Oops I did it again, by Louis Armstrong
be warned
Justice Scalia , Activist Judge
quote: (Conservatives) do not want to get rid of judicial activists, a standard that would bring down even Justice Scalia. They want to rid the courts of judges who disagree with them.
Cincinnati's La Maisonette moving to the Suburbs
Maisonette is America's longest continuously operating 5-star restaurant
Benedict XVI was one of the Cardinals who advocated denying communion to John Kerry
April 19, 2005
April 18, 2005
in-depth recount of the skill behind saving the crippled Apollo 13 mission
What's At Stake In the Bolton Nomination
a review of the politics behind the Bolton Nomination
there were more terrorist attacks in 2004 than in any year since 1985, the first year the publication covered
Soldier DIY: hacking off the shelf hardware to protect against IED's
Bush perspective appointment to the UN John Bolton Often Blocked Information
I think I have outrage fatigue right now
Stork may have visited Pale Male, Lola
the famed Red Tailed Hawks might have a hatchling on the way
April 17, 2005
April 15, 2005
What is the best book for someone interested in the early Catholic church?
Baterial Natural Nuclear Reactors in Oklo Africa
apparently, billions of years ago bacteria started a low-level nuclear reactor
April 14, 2005
New Museum Opens on a Foundation of Modernism
New Ukrainian Museum by George Y. Sawicki opens on East Sixth Street
Amazing story on women's right to make their own decisions
summary: due to ovarian cysts birth control is needed but asshole pharmacists could deny lifesaving meds
BushCo: Democracy for some, Hostility for others
How the President is ignoring Mexico's call for Democracy
April 13, 2005
The stripping of the Courts by the GOP
Big Media Matt has a good discussion of Culture relating to Liberal views and political theory
MeetUp is now charging $19 per month for groups
Understandable, but $228 per year for a poorly designed web app? Please.
The whole state of Indian needs to watch a certain Simpson's episode
Former WWF superstar The Ultimate Warrior is a Racist Wanker
either the Warrior or his "communications director" is threatening the Something Awful admins
Man gets fired for airing public domain material over radio
copyright hysteria + uninformed employers = bad decision
April 12, 2005
Crazy Rube Goldberg-esque Lightbulb Loader
competition winner to build most complex machine for simple actions, More info
Famed Photographer Robert Clark is traveling America with a cameraphone
April 11, 2005
Insane Flash Animation featuring singing Harddrives & bits
you have to see it to believe it, via kottke
Hong Kong studies high rise mausoleum
Dear Hong Kong: I have a friend who already designed one, look her up please
April 10, 2005
Lickr: Flickr, without the Flash
Greasemonkey framework employs dhtml, ajax, and other acronyms
April 9, 2005
April 7, 2005
The story of Disney's shell city in Florida: The Reedy Creek Improvement District
I wish *I* had nice friends in government so *I* could start my own private city
The final scene from Seven performed by stuffed animals
"A" for idea, C+ for execution
Mathowie uses his MS in soil chemistry to review cool Google Maps photos
ahhh... the power of an inside joke (must find bonnet website)
April 6, 2005
ahhh... geekery at its' finest
The Thumb-sized Heart of TK the Cat
great writing about a sad event
Star Wars fans won't move line in protest
eventhough the theatre isn't showing Episode III (and the one down th block is) the Star War nerds won't move
myGmaps - a Google Maps customizer
create, save and host custom data files and display them with Google Maps
Newest (non)controversy from the "Outrage Industry" on Conservative Blogs
Boldly Live Where Others Won't, or, Your One Stop Gentrification Manual
Americ-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
warning: heart-felt song turned hilarious video
the output is in MIDI, so you can have 100 year old songs as your cell ring
April 5, 2005
Notes on the Nuclear Option: Using Lies to Bolster your Case
agreed: google maps is insane
April 4, 2005
Workin' in a Salt Mine, Goin' Down, Down, Down
Below Detroit, lives a giant salt mine
Talking Loudly to the TV Set, and Maybe Getting a Response
I totally need this (thanks chuck)
Nice (and humorous) overview of the British Parliamentary system
Can You Hear Me Now: Ride along with a Verizon Wireless test man
April 3, 2005
The Nuclear Option is Coming. Are you ready?
a primer on ending the Filibuster
April 1, 2005
21 year old Homeless geek sleeps in 42nd Street Starbucks and Kinkos
hauls around desktop computer and 15" monitor around in a shopping cart
Man recreates the montage from Rocky
a must see, as they say
Jake Bronstein (of Road Rules non-fame) plays "Free Willy" with a large fish
