November 28th, 2006

Note: This is one long-ass post, with most of the words living in the vast cognitive wasteland known as the middle. Creating Passionate Users: How to get users to RTFM  

So let me get this straight: the filling in a pie is so hazardous, so potentially deadly, that it can never be allowed in the cabin of a commercial airliner. Something must clearly be done with this potentially toxic substance. I know! Let’s feed it to a traveling soldier! The Disgruntled Chemist: It is entirely possible that we live in the stupidest goddamn country in the world  

November 26th, 2006

Okay, weirdo Gen X-ers, here’s a stupid bar with a crappy mural of jazz musicians on the wall and some fancy martinis on the menu. Hang out here and get laid if that’s what it’ll take to get you to program the computers for us. But you’re still going to burn in hell. Potemkin thriving downtown scenes at Pandagon  

November 20th, 2006

As for me, this morning I was forced to sit on the patio and stare at the distant mountain range when I could have been on Google Earth examining the mountain from all angles in 3-D. Oh, yeah, I’m looking at the mountain in 3-D but only from one side. What’s the fun in that? Twelve Two Two Fondue: Wireless World  

November 14th, 2006

In the age of the search engine, the ability to think critically about media sources, their credibility and truth claims are vital for all of us. Participatory Media And The Pedagogy Of Civic Participation - Robin Good’s Latest News  

I think any life lived along those lines could be pretty meaningful. with our without a Spaghetti Monster to keep me in check. Villa Nandes: Make your own “Why”  

November 13th, 2006

Can’t we just put a fence around Iraq and hope they turn into Australians over time? The Dilbert Blog: Fences  

November 9th, 2006

Even so, I could understand a bit of litter being tracked out, but a big chunk of poo? Not necessary. note_to_cat: Re: conditions in the litter box room  

November 8th, 2006

While it is nice that Democrats have taken over the Congress, it is vital to remember that we have a President who has repeatedly made clear that Congress is irrelevant in our system of government and cannot limit the President in any way. Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald: The Bush meaning of “bipartisanship”  

To me, this is practically the definition of a political train wreck: A party (or, in this case, an organized crime family posing a political party) that is remarkably good at grabbing and holding on to power, but incredibly bad at actually running the complex machinery of a modern post-industrial state. Whiskey Bar: The 51% Solution Revisited  

This is a marathon, not a sprint. Daily Kos: The Netroots candidates  

My fearless prediction: If you think Bush has been living in a state of denial so far, wait till you see his 1 pm Press conference tomorrow. 1115.org - West Coast Cap Peelers » » The CNN Election Evening Blues