Archives for: February 2011
02/28/11
True identity hidden inside secret tabloids
"Revealing the Man Behind @MayorEmanuel."
If you didn't read MayorEmanuel's Twitter feed, you missed out.
I'll shut up about this now. more »
Cause they've been asking, they've been searching
"Google Revamps to Fight Cheaters" reports the Wall Street Journal:
Last month, Google acknowledged it "can and should do better" to beat back sites that "copy content from other websites" or provide information that is "just not very useful" but… more »
High in the Clouds
"Gmail users howl in anguish at 'disappeared' accounts."
Ouch. more »
You don't even have a checkin account wadn't thinkin' about no pension
"Principle over political expediency" writes Armstrong Williams:
And many will claim the disparity between private- and public-sector pay as a reason that public employees should receive such largesse.
However, study after study is showing that… more »
02/27/11
Don't call it a comeback
A few hours after my post on The Rachel Maddow Show's response to Politifact, Politifact responded to Maddow's show's complaints. more »
02/26/11
Where my dogs at?
"Lie Down With Dogs, Get Up With Fleas. And Plague."
I never did like pets. more »
02/25/11
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John Dvorak: All Apple All the Time
McClatchy: Even GOP activists are turning against Sarah Palin
Raw Story: Former president of MADD chapter busted for DUI
SURPRISE! more »
You can bet that I come correct
"The Rachel Maddow Show correspondence with Politifact."
I feel for this at first. When I read Politifact's original piece I hadn't seen the segment in question and just assumed they had a valid critique.
Silly me.
As the second letter states,… more »
02/24/11
Today on Security Theater
"Alaska lawmaker who had mastectomy refuses TSA pat-down." more »
Makin' it harder, better, faster, stronger
"Intel throws Thunderbolt"
Now we know why Intel was dragging its feet with USB 3.0 support - it's got its own competing interconnect that's twice as fast in Thunderbolt (formerly known as Light Peak).
Thunderbolt is a 10Gbit/s, bi-directional,… more »
Quote of the Day
"Here Comes The Judge!"
Back in 1993, my company Milestone Media had just launched its new line of comic books. From our cramped, dingy and yet incredibly high-rent Manhattan offices, we labored to turn out four comics a month. But it wasn't all ha… more »
Winners turn to losers, losers are forgotten
"We Have A Winner In The Breitbart Blogging Parody Contest."
They use the term "winner" loosely. more »
02/23/11
Beware of the hand when it's comin' from the left
"Budget battles broaden across U.S."
It saddens me to see guys like Cory Booker considered rising stars in the Democratic party when he is willing to get on national television and say thing like "fringe benefits" are "incredibly high" and "out o… more »
02/22/11
We almost lost Detroit
"Detroit to eliminate half of public schools" says UPI:
Michigan state education officials Monday ordered Detroit Public Schools to close half its schools and consolidate operations to close the budget deficit.
State officials told Robert Bobb,… more »
Cut you like Bush cut Social Security
"Why Do They Hate Social Security?" by Joe Conason:
First, let's remember that Social Security actually provides support at a very modest level. Last year, the average retirement benefit was $1,170 a month, or about $14,000 a year, with the average… more »
02/21/11
02/20/11
Quote of the Day
"Why Do 'Free Traders' Never Talk About Free Trade When the Losers Are Likely to Be People Like Them?"
Trade agreements like NAFTA were explicitly designed to put U.S. manufacturing workers in direct competition with low-paid workers in the develop… more »
02/19/11
Here we go again
Mike Stark is at it again:
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