tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41055865695661555942012-01-31T05:07:09.769-06:00Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.comBlogger821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-66670849354053256152010-12-13T16:43:00.002-06:002010-12-13T16:47:49.679-06:00

Folks, I'm a week into it and I'm declaring this little experiment/lifestyle change a success. I spend enough time in meetings and in short visits with co-workers to combat any soreness that might come up during a long day.I might add also, that I am doing this in a pair of Vivobarefoot shoes, my feet are really supporting me all day without any assistance from shoes.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-35347040492800705232010-12-05T10:34:00.004-06:002010-12-06T11:33:12.329-06:00

Lots of new initiatives on deck for 2011, and as is typical for me I've started on several of them already in 2010. Nothing magical about January 1st right?So what's with the standing desk then? Well I've always had a thing for the ethic. It just seems more productive to stand. I've also been battling with plantar fasciitis for years and find that the more I use my feet..the better they

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-86509883553611168952009-08-19T13:13:00.001-05:002009-08-19T13:14:07.717-05:00

via kottkeRicky Jay: "Can you resist reading an article that starts off with an anecdote this interesting? I couldn't.The playwright David Mamet and the theatre director Gregory Mosher affirm that some years ago, late one night in the bar of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago, this happened:Ricky Jay, who is perhaps the most gifted sleight-of-hand artist alive, was performing magic with a deck of

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-28376560968382508692009-08-17T10:48:00.002-05:002009-08-17T10:50:22.330-05:00

Ok folks. Life or death thing to talk about. I've been trying to lose some weight and the pressure on my health has kicked it up a notch on the urgency scale. I'm going to try public humiliation as a strategy and see how that works. At the top of the blog you'll see a weight tracker. It's a bit coarse, but if you click through you'll see my daily data in all of it's graph-o-licious detail.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-74697564413196978642009-08-08T18:42:00.002-05:002009-08-08T18:49:20.958-05:00

Pictured here is the stump of the Former State Champion Cottonwood tree, just south and west of Ozawkie, KS. The two girls in the picture below are standing on a picnic table and are around 11 years old. It was about 30ft in diameter and well over 100ft tall. Nothing I can type can impress upon you the silent presence of something like this tree. Majestic is a close adjective.Apparently it

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-64132123614165207932009-07-08T10:31:00.005-05:002009-07-08T10:42:48.229-05:00

This article in the NYT about Google's new OS is stunning in it's ignorance. Look at this one paragraph as an example:The software, called the Google Chrome Operating System, is initially intended for use in the tiny, low-cost portable computers known as netbooks, which have been selling quickly even as demand for other PCs has plummeted. Google said it believed the software would also be able

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-33740887512789762712009-07-01T15:08:00.003-05:002009-07-06T15:04:49.915-05:00

Looks like this article (link broken) by Matt Taibbi on Goldman Sachs is starting to generate a little bit of a kerfuffle around the wonkier corners of the Internet.John Cole over at Balloon-Juice has some reaction as well.Edit - this link works but it's only a summary

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-67020204075165786312009-06-10T11:37:00.001-05:002009-06-10T11:38:28.058-05:00

This is compelling stuff. I havent finished it but the excerpts I've read are pretty interesting.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-40530300364072031782009-06-09T22:52:00.000-05:002009-06-09T22:53:35.629-05:00

Try this game out. Requires very little skill...soothing music. I find myself unable to stop playing.Available for the iPhone too.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-69098278122061630812009-06-03T11:55:00.000-05:002009-06-03T11:56:52.602-05:00

Hit this link guys....it's a real level setter.It reminds me of people screaming about defense spending. We could cut it in HALF and still dominate the world. We could cut it by a factor of TEN and still annihilate any one country on the planet.Looks like our manufacturing sector is just fine. It aint what it used to be...and we can look at the trend line and worry if we want...but seeing that

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-19338495085748482002009-05-24T11:19:00.001-05:002009-05-24T11:22:33.613-05:00

Article in the New Yorker about the ability to delay gratification and how it is an effective predictor of future success in life.The best thing is that the skills a person needs to succeed in these tests can be easily taught. My takeaway is "give the kid what they want, but make them wait for it..and teach them to be patient while they are waiting".Inchersting read.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-79761137031313235472009-05-13T13:33:00.001-05:002009-05-13T13:34:44.992-05:00

Digging out still. Here's a tasty tidbit to tide you over though. New film from Peter Jackson (think he's the producer).http://www.mnuspreadslies.com/post.php?id=331

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-12182053682582968342009-05-04T09:46:00.002-05:002009-05-04T09:49:34.971-05:00

via SaylorNet.Watch as the MIT media lab demonstrates $300 worth of hardware that can turn the world into an internet display screen. All you need is an internet enabled cellphone.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-73102300281738229142009-05-01T08:46:00.004-05:002009-05-01T08:59:40.160-05:00

Ronald Reagan, May 20, 1988, transmitting the Convention Against Torture to the Senate for ratification: The United States participated actively and effectively in the negotiation of the Convention. It marks a significant step in the development during this century of international measures against torture and other inhuman treatment or punishment. Ratification of the Convention by the

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-1784694607459877532009-05-01T08:30:00.003-05:002009-05-01T08:38:06.862-05:00

David Brooks actually had an interesting column yesterday on the subject of genius and high achievement. The column is basically an exploration of the ideas in two books: “The Talent Code” by Daniel Coyle; and “Talent Is Overrated” by Geoff Colvin.In short it's the 10,000 hours of practice, a will to approach the practice methodically, and an adult to push a person at a young age theory of

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-25001977527440626912009-04-30T19:27:00.003-05:002009-05-01T08:38:33.691-05:00

And it aint the Ichnetuchnee.My first foray into uploaded video on YouTube. I like the annotation feature.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-19145138309567278512009-04-29T11:44:00.004-05:002009-05-01T08:39:28.219-05:00

...or "Why this Swine Flu crap is crap"Fact: Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 infected 28 percent of the population worldwide and 2.5% of them died.Wisdom: If it happened again today, at worst, 7 out of 10 people would NEVER GET SICK...and the 3 out of 10 that did...97.5% of them would survive.This is given the ground rules in 1918. Needless to say, the public health infrastructure of 2009 is much

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-57302834072329810212009-04-28T08:22:00.004-05:002009-05-01T08:39:47.998-05:00

Remember this name. I circulated this NYT article in 2006 when it came out, about the superhuman giant homeless kid that was being groomed into being the next big thing in the NFL.What I didnt realize is that the Left Tackle is the second highest paying position on the field, after Quarterback. Apparently it's part of the arms race with the Defensive Backs and a reaction to the likes of

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-28844181871474918872009-04-28T08:04:00.001-05:002009-05-01T08:40:29.285-05:00

Tunnel Index - Schott’s Vocab Blog - NYTimes.comA show biz angle on the woes of the Auto Industry and by extension the advertising business.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-46195263764978172662009-04-24T09:32:00.004-05:002009-04-24T09:36:02.158-05:00

I don't have the closet space now, but this might just inspire me to change that...or at least make sure there's a spot in a future closet for my guitars.The Guitar HangerI'll update if there's ever a way to buy it online or a price...you know...any USEFUL infromation.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-20474523120161645212009-04-22T10:32:00.003-05:002009-05-01T08:40:55.218-05:00

For anyone that is concerned with Civil Liberties, this week's release of the OLC memos is an important victory. My choice of words is deliberate. It's a victory, which implies a battle.Folks, the Obama Administration was COMPELLED to release these documents as a result of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU. As a reader of Glenn Greenwald's blog, I can tell you that the Obama administration has

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-68037989948138310552009-04-21T14:58:00.001-05:002009-04-21T15:00:28.912-05:00

This video is nuts, crazy, amazing. I had to rewind it in several places because I didnt believe my eyes.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-79684820003823667422009-04-21T09:49:00.001-05:002009-04-21T09:50:20.275-05:00

The Pulitzer-winning investigation that dare not be uttered on TV - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.comJust in case you thought anything on television was actually informative and not purely agenda driven.They'd better watch out. It's just a matter of time before software and bandwidth break the monopoly for TV like it did for print.Recently MSNBC decided not to fill their 10pm time slot, and instead

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-86199562965622365382009-04-17T08:26:00.004-05:002009-04-17T08:43:03.662-05:00

Color me disappointed, and not just for personal geographic reasons. Take a look at this map. Sure the Coasts are served, but they are disconnected. "You cant get there from here" spots all over this map. The big thing for me though is the nice, long, straight shots are gray or "other passenger rail".Wouldn't it make more sense for these multi hundred mile stretches between cities to be

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-88382872729956428662009-04-17T08:14:00.002-05:002009-04-17T08:17:52.477-05:00

Copper Standard - Schott’s Vocab Blog - NYTimes.comWatch out folks, China is like the Baby Boom of the International Marketplace. Anything they do, any shift they make has enormous implications. The nightmare of China dumping our debt will never come to pass (it would kill them as surely as us), but once there is a reliable and politically palatable place for them to park their money things

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-73068725022290829642009-04-14T14:01:00.003-05:002009-04-14T14:06:36.191-05:00

Ok. I'm going to say I've had enough of the scrotum innuendo (now I'm doing it) that is all over the liberal media. We get it. Tea bagging is slang for something sexual.Can we please move on? Ha Ha...you said something "dirty" on TV with an almost-straight face. Aren't you clever.Rachel Maddow, and David Schuster....I'm talking to you.What next? Fart jokes?

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-9464245613045142342009-04-14T10:25:00.001-05:002009-04-14T10:26:34.227-05:00

This one looks good. It's shaping up to be a pretty good summer. Let's hope this one gets a wide release.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-24184672646774620412009-04-13T09:18:00.003-05:002009-04-13T09:26:18.946-05:00

Please people. This whole Pirates of Penzance drama is being completely blown out of context.No, it wasnt a test of Obama's resolve or whatever. Anyone that thinks anything beyond their next meal was in the minds of the Pirates needs their head examined.No, this doesn't reflect on the President's military prowess in any way either. All he did was authorize the rules of engagement and get out

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-38973434948539428212009-04-09T09:15:00.002-05:002009-04-13T09:26:40.732-05:00

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-65518260624961419572009-04-07T08:10:00.003-05:002009-04-13T09:27:06.835-05:00

My wife signed us up for a one month trial of Amazon Prime, and I must say that when paired with the one click shopping it is almost scary how easy it is to buy stuff from Amazon. Free shipping on everything, and $3.99 overnight shipping.Granted, we are in an occasion-heavy time of the year, but we've made 4 purchases in the two weeks since we signed up and have probably utilized a sizable

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-55506884427560146032009-04-06T08:36:00.004-05:002009-04-13T09:28:02.386-05:00

I just came across a clarification of just how poor the world's poor people are.The World Bank defines extreme poverty as not having enough income to meet the most basic human needs for adequate food, water, shelter, clothing, sanitation, health care, or education. One widely quoted statistic is that a billion people are living on less than one U.S. dollar per day. That was the World Bank’s

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-49883264587461852282009-04-04T18:21:00.001-05:002009-04-04T18:23:20.892-05:00

Nothing like a line of thunderstorms followed by snow.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-68141162693903133972009-04-03T15:31:00.002-05:002009-04-03T15:32:32.684-05:00

Here's hoping that the weather holds up at least half of the weekend. I hear mutterings of "wintery mix" in the forecast for Sunday so I wont get my hopes up.Any excuse for ELO though....

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-50948773626832333842009-04-03T12:33:00.002-05:002009-04-03T12:37:32.459-05:00

Further our conversation about competence vs going through the motions....I just watched a clip of Levi Johnston on Tyra Banks adamantly saying that he practiced safe sex every time. every time?every time. EVERY time? (wait for it)Most of the time.**BUZZZ** Wrong answer. You see Levi...it only has to fail ONCE for it not to work. As you are about to learn in your career as a semi-skilled worker

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-68548753769357362432009-04-03T10:20:00.003-05:002009-04-03T10:27:23.075-05:00

Couple of interesting articles about the impeding annihilation of the human race. The first is about a robot which has been programmed to employ the scientific method and identify scientifically interesting results. Basically all the human "scientist" has to do is restock reagents and do general housekeeping periodically. Where is Isaac Asimov when you need him? Given enough computing power

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-91288213063497606512009-04-03T08:47:00.004-05:002009-04-03T09:02:44.495-05:00

Or "Why I would rather not live in Kansas"This morning my daughter walked in with a Lunchable in her hand. As I was getting her a bag to carry it in (good job mom...loser) she explained to me why she was bringing what they call "a home sack".For you people on the coast, it's Lent. And as we approach the day when the Holy Easter Bunny laid a chocolate egg and the Jesus Zombie™ clawed his way out

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-5409958953655792802009-04-02T21:25:00.004-05:002009-04-02T21:34:34.128-05:00

In another offline conversation, I've discussed this idea before. We should give GM and Chrysler's billions to companies like Telsa.This is an under capitalized company that is on the cutting edge of technology and getting hammered by the economic downturn...and they can put a thing of beauty like THIS on the road for $50k?A properly wired home charging set up (480V) can recharge this baby in 45

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-35110070423404161292009-04-02T10:14:00.000-05:002009-04-02T10:14:02.822-05:00

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome exercises that really work - Boing BoingGreat demonstration and explanation of these stretches. We've all seen them before but this put them in a context for me that was useful. I feel better after ONE stretch, never mind hourly for a couple of days.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-26796593056876523962009-04-02T10:01:00.002-05:002009-04-02T10:03:33.000-05:00

Dr. Demento lives on.....barely.Im on a mission to see if I can't get a little social networking love for the Good Doctor. Digg it, Reddit it...do what you do.All I know is Weird Al should be sending him flowers...with a check.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-29971207326586867862009-04-02T08:32:00.001-05:002009-04-02T08:33:41.793-05:00

Commentary: Is Obama skidding or crashing? - CNN.comShort post. I loves me some Penn Jillette. Nothing like someone firmly grounded in the rational world looking at crap, but having the personality to call it Bullshit. I'm guessing a lifetime spent hustling people tends to reinforce the idea that most of them just aren't very smart.To continue his metaphor though, I think that Obama is

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-68090857389095469142009-04-02T08:06:00.004-05:002009-04-02T08:23:05.208-05:00

Google drives innovation in Server EfficiencyWhat is this geeky nonsense and why am I blogging about it? Well off the grid yesterday I shared this article with a few buddies. Some gearheads had turned an old VW into an 84mpg medium high performance vehicle for about $7,000.This article from Google makes me wonder why the large consumers of transportation technology arent demanding the same

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-14501366262900270742009-03-31T09:40:00.000-05:002009-03-31T09:40:28.946-05:00

Stuff about FluffBehold....all you folks that grew up thinking Kennedy talked funny...the Fluffernutter. Contrary to what you might have thought as you watched me eat this sandwich icon and politely said, "I'll pass"...it is the Best. Sandwich. Ever.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-20714024336133533582009-03-28T08:56:00.000-05:002009-03-28T08:56:26.706-05:00

Elsewhere: Movie Jargon Preservation - Schott’s Vocab Blog - NYTimes.comI'd like some feedback on this movie jargon...does it ring true, or does it ring like your dad visited some showbiz guys and picked up some odd expressions and loves using them out of context?I will say, that "The Rake Bit" is a Simpsons standard...Homer wouldn't be funny without it.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-64662012344484244152009-03-26T08:23:00.002-05:002009-03-26T08:26:10.376-05:00

This is going to be delicious. A Primer on new or unfamiliar terms buzzing around because of current events.Interview without CoffeeMaybe I just love the irony of brusque military-speak paired with droll British humor.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-45324864743211429102009-03-26T08:15:00.003-05:002009-03-26T08:20:42.948-05:00

This sounds like something I read in a Saylor email once or twice. Who is keeping track of the predictions and prognostications of our "experts" and rating them on the ONE thing we value them for...their expertise?Sounds like a great idea for a blog. You 'd need three groups of staffers to watch CNN, FOX, and MSNBC all day, and then probably 1 or 2 more to read and highlight the major

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-6397746048235661912009-03-26T00:52:00.000-05:002009-03-26T00:52:17.652-05:00

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Man survived both atomic bombingsThis is crazy.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-57427977407797261462009-03-25T11:32:00.002-05:002009-03-25T11:38:01.326-05:00

I read an interesting analysis of the Geithner plan over at Ezra Klein's blog and it conforms with everything I've said about the "wait for it" factor with Obama.In a nutshell, it took Geithner 6 weeks to come up with this plan not because he didnt know how to fix it, but because Obama is a master politician and needed to overlay a complex set of political imperatives over a very gnarly financial

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-67480373515576213832009-03-24T16:14:00.001-05:002009-03-24T16:16:27.625-05:00

This is going to cause some controversyC'mon....Cracklins beat out Proscuitto?

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-68602231469966523092009-03-20T20:47:00.001-05:002009-03-20T20:48:37.857-05:00

FASB's new standardsCan somebody please explain this to me in the snarkiest, most sarcastic, and understandable way possible. I think the "Other than terminal cancer, Patrick Swayze is fine" example is good...maybe one of you could get creative?

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-16100158730231925532009-03-19T17:53:00.002-05:002009-03-19T17:54:06.628-05:00

Hold Please.....I cant imagine why anyone would want to listen to 30 mins of endless customer service idiocy...but this is truly pathetic.In a nutshell...this guy was quoted .002 CENTS per kilobyte for data usage while he was in Canada. He has an unlimited US plan and therefore no context. Is this a high or low number or whatever. He recognized that math idiots might be confused by this and

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-32768750686805866842009-03-19T12:35:00.002-05:002009-03-19T12:41:16.705-05:00

Thought I was going to get through the day with just games.How is it that we need to spend this much on the military? I mean I get wanting to have overwhelming superiority, and I get that as a share of GDP it's probably not as bad as this graphic. But c'mon. We have to make choices in this country because of this?We could have free healthcare, with complimentary massage on the way out, and a

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Not new to some readers, but worth another hat tip.Auditorium

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This is a nifty little doodlegame. No instructions, just fun.Ball Droppings

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Is there an echo in here?I try. I really do. I read Krauthamer and Will, Brooks and The Sullivans. I try to stay away from the Huffingtons and stick to Krugman and Greenwald. I get a little balance fom Memeorandum.com, but only if you consider reading both idiots in an idiotic and polariazed shouting match "balance". (memeorandum appears to pull in discussion related to newsarticles from

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JetBlue welcomes all of their new fliersCEO's fly commercial. Funny.

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That's your exposure in the derivatives market. This is the exposure of every man, woman and child on the planet to the derivatives market. Every Soccer mom, every Tokyo hipster, every Bengali goldsmith, every Ethiopian taxi driver, every Highland shepherd....$190,000 x 6.7 billion people is a number that starts with a Q.$1.144 QUADRILLION

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This put a smile on my face. I love geeks.Alternative Energy Revolution - xkcd

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I'm just going to post directly to Kottke's link on this because I dont have a lot to add. Steven Johnson ("The Invention of Air") takes a look at Technology coverage on the web as a model for how the rest of the news will look in the future (aka "Next month")The Future News Ecosystem

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It's almost too much to keep up with on a Saturday Morning.NYT - Major City Paperless by 2010Define major city in this economic environment. If Detroit loses their paper does that count?WaPo Shutters Biz PageThere isnt enough NEWS going on in the biggest meltdown in 80 years? I guess this is illustrative of Jon Stewart's point. The Business Media is a cheering section and the party is over.

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Glenn Greenwald looks at Portugal and a Public Health Drug StrategyWhy is my first reaction to this, "Never Happen."?It's like abstinence education writ large, with machine guns. We all know it doesnt work, people get hurt because of it, and yet we cant have intelligent conversations with our kids about it.I think our foot is in the door on this one with the trend towards decriminalization..if

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$29 at Sam's Club is what I'm hearing. It's a solid wine for about $7.50 a bottle. To paraphrase a wise man, you know what's wrong with that?Nothing.Wine Barrels for Everyone

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Batteries that charge in secondsLithium batteries that can recharge in seconds, utilizing existing materials and technology. Granted, you'd be limited by how much juice you could pump through a given wire but that's still a heckuva lot faster than today's trickle rates.One estimate said that in order to "charge a cellphone in 10 seconds" you'd need to pull 180 amps of power. I dont like

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There's nothing unique about Jim CramerI was thinking this exact thought while I was squirming in my seat watching Jon Stewart dismantle Jim Cramer last night. Glenn Greenwald of course has been lambasting the media almost daily, on the run up to the Iraq war, their almost universal lack of support for any accountability for crimes committed during the Bush Administration, and most recently for

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14 Front PagesTake in the front page of 14 major newspapers including several English language papers from other countries.In reference to our ongoing conversation about the relevance of the dead tree media, I think this gives a concise snapshot of the industry's product.

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Where were you the night Jon Stewart won his Pulitzer? This might be hyperbole, but last night I witnessed a cosmic reversal of the sort that brings the universe IN to focus. You remember Katie Couric's interview of Sarah Palin that she just won the Cronkite Award for? THAT was the farcical comedy. This...ladies and gentlemen...is the journalism..cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http:/

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I think they've been abducted by aliens. How else to explain yet ANOTHER clueless billionaire running his mouth in the press saying anything other than "I'm sorry, thank you for the billions, we are rebuilding and will be back stronger and smarter."Leave Britney Alone!!(that observation is from the comments, but I think it's an apt one)We've discussed this before, but could somebody from

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Defensible Missile DefenseThis is an interesting read about a new idea in Ballistic Missile Defense. The weak link in the whole concept has always been the "hitting a bullet with a bullet" problem. A globally deployed defensive system would necessarily have to intercept in outer space, when velocities and dummy warheads would pose insurmountable problems.Additionally, put yourself in the

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Google Reader BlogNew feature in Google Reader....Comments!! It really does "close the loop" as they say in this write-up.I've hit up against the Blogger's Paradox this morning. I've spent more time fiddling with the technology than I have with reading the news and commenting on the good parts. Hopefully this phase will be past soon and I can get back to what I like about this the most, which

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Recession Cocktails from The NewYorkerI think I've had this one in the Keys....Broke & TanFall asleep in yard on weekday, wake up sun-burned and so dehydrated that anything tastes good.

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Un-fucking-believable Hey...remember the good ol' days when the banks were making money hand over fist and everything looked like sunshine and blow@#$%'s for as far as anyone could see?Yeah, well the FDIC didn't collect premiums for 10 years between 1996 and 2006. Banks said our money was "insured" when it was in fact no such thing. It was guaranteed by the FDIC, sure. But it sure as hell

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Reich's take on ObamanomicsReich points out an interesting thing about how Obama's economic policies can be seen both at being a very conservative and truly revolutionary at the same time. Both a return to the policies of Reagan and an utter refutation of them.More interesting for me, and missed by Reich is how this shouldn't surprise anyone. What is happening here is a synthesis of left and

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Retraction? Don't hold your breath.So the "Ack...It's Socialized Medicine!!" crowd is out earning their paychecks and Bloomberg runs a couple of stories about Obama's new “National Coordinator of Health Information Technology.”Problem is, the post was created by Dubbya back in 'ought four'.Spin I get. But when someone publishes something that is simply incorrect, is there any accountability?

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Batshit CrazyAccording to the Hallmark Channel's favorite lawman, there is a heavily armed group of insurgents organized in cells all across this country waiting to rise up and destroy the Guvm'nt.Terrorists you ask? No. Patriots.I wrote off the endorsing Huckabee thing as simple minded religiosity. But between having Wesley "the IRS is unconstitutional" Snipes on his infomercials and now this

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-10056856529743694792009-03-11T08:36:00.003-05:002009-03-11T08:40:45.096-05:00

Did you know that George Washington Carver developed 118 uses for the sweet potato?GWC Wiki

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The OpinionaterA semi-dense look at how the banks problems might not be so dire as we all imagine.

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http://www.boingboing.net/2009/03/10/own-a-frank-lloyd-wr.htmlFrank Lloyd Wright home for sale 2 hours southeast of San Francisco for $2.7million. 3700 sq ft on 80 acres of land.Is it me or did they leave off a zero on this listing?

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http://www.boingboing.net/2009/03/05/why-the-real-estate.htmlOh....this really brings back memories of the Retro Future of Tomorrow.....I can see the Disney Exhibit now...where everyone get's a tax refund based on borrowed money and we all invest it in Mutual Funds which invest in securitized investments of debt we have with the chinese and nobody has to work. It's a future of luxury and good

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581009037303625915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105586569566155594.post-43097354214725246362009-03-10T11:11:00.001-05:002009-03-10T11:11:47.039-05:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/opinion/08rich.htmlFrank Rick puts a moral spin on the crisis, invoking both "Our Town" and Jon Stewart. That CNBC rant from last week has made quite the splash on The Internets.It's longish...but a good read.It does fail, ultimately, to inspire me though. There seems to be too much depression era symbolism going around. We can't dig our way out of the mess

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http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/03/dow-36000-guy-accuses-obama-of.htmlThis just boggles me. Nature abhors a vacuum right? Well there is a sucking credibility hole here that demands to be filled. Since this moron lost his credibility TWO bubbles ago....who will pay the debt to Newton's Second Law here?In my opinion, Bloomberg takes the hit for giving this moron a street corner and a

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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090307_16_A1_Thirte498540So I read this one just for the "outrage" value, expecting to read a typical story reinforcing why Oklahoma is not a place I'd want to live.Instead I got a whole bunch of people reacting to an awful situation in a really unsterotypical way.Sure...the fanatic throws the liberals out of the hunting class.

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I love how the latest "insight" in the media is building and gathering steam. "Obama is too ambitious.." "The Economy isnt a part time crisis..." "The American People can only handle so much change...." "Stem Cells are not a national priority right now...."Do they imagine that the man sits in the Oval Control Room...immediately adjacent to the Oval Office of course (pay no attention to the

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This blog is about all things done Nardozzi style. If you know what that means then I cant add to it. If you dont know, you'll never understand. The first couple of posts dig back into the archives for some recent emails I've sent to my friends.

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