December 2009
“They’ve told airlines to make passengers stay in their seats during the...”
– President Obama, It’s Time To Fire the TSA
Want To Help Iran? Then Shut Up! →
Brief editorial points out that threats of dramatic intervention by the US could undermine the Iranian pro-democracy movement.
Unlimited $$$$ for Fannie and Freddie
kateoplis:
The Obama administration pledged on Christmas Eve to provide unlimited financial assistance to Fannie and Freddie, an eleventh-hour move that allows the government to exceed the current $400 billion cap on emergency aid without seeking permission from a bailout-weary Congress. But even as the administration was making this open-ended financial commitment, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I... →
As recriminations fly post-Copenhagen, one writer offers a fly-on-the-wall account of how talks failed.
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Happy Holidays from Google →
Verrrry nice.
“Earth saw clmate chnge4 ions;will cont 2 c chnges.R duty2responsbly devlop...”
– Sarah Palin’s Twitter (via livejamie)
“Sadly though, the movie ended and I have nothing to do now. Except play Xbox and...”
– Avatar Review: “The Cheese Made Me Happy”
FFFUUUUUUUUUUU
themattsmith:
nudawn:
In order to download Words With Friends you need to upgrade Itunes
20 minutes later
In order to see Itunes you need to upgrade quicktime
20 minutes later
***YOU MUST RESTART YOUR COMPUTER****
In order to see Itunes you need to upgrade safari
30 MINUTES LATER
IN ORDER TO UPGRADE TO SAFARI YOU MUST INSTALL THE LATEST SECURITY UPGRADE
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“Well, the whole point of the public option originally was that if you’re going...”
– Glenn Greenwald (via azspot)
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“Of the 350 billion pounds of food produced in America each year, we throw away a...”
– Stop Feeding Your Garbage Can
“Image.module - Imagefield is not compatible with image.module content types. If...”
– Drupal, this is why I get angry with you. You can’t make a comprehensible paragraph by using the same three goddamn words in different combinations over and over.
i keep smelling burnt coffee
onemoretimewithfeeling:
kapi0:
reallykatie:
for the past week or so, i keep catching whiffs of it EVERYWHERE.
in my bedroom when i wake up. in the bathroom when i get out of the shower. in the car driving to work. at my desk right now.
THERE IS NO COFFEE IN ANY OF THESE PLACES. no one is drinking it or making it or peeing after drinking too much of it.
WHY DO I KEEP SMELLING IT? do i have...
“Selling phones unlocked is what Apple should have done in the first place, so if...”
– comment from “weatherman” on Gizmodo. The Real Google Phone: Everything Is Different Now
Google Hammer doesn't drive screws: FAIL
Jason Hiner at Tech Republic calls Google Wave #1 of the “five worst tech products of 2009”, noting that Scoble reached a similar conclusion. Scoble likewise links to Louis Gray’s disappointed evaluation.
These reviews share the notion that the hype, generated by the masses of people whining and begging and clamoring for invites, didn’t live up to the experience when those...
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“Karen Knee never thought to mention that her back sometimes felt sore after...”
– Think you’ve got health insurance? Rescission could leave you broke and sick
WatchWhy You Should Always Wear a Seatbelt | SPIKE
Not gory; everyone lived. But it shows how unbelievably fast things can go wrong. Some people think their reaction time will save them in any situation. What could you have done here?
Extreme diver Norbert Wu's journey into the... →
Amazing 17-shot slideshow of Norbert Wu’s Antarctic scuba photography.
16 Things You Never Knew About the Automobile →
An infographic by Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal.
Enough already!
Who ARE you people who keep downloading videos from YouTube, then sending them to my mom as crappy-looking 9MB .wmv files?!? Knock it the hell off.
I’d like to able to say “Yes Mom, I saw the six videos you sent links to, they were cute/tragic/funny and I yes I’ll get married/stop riding motorcycles/get a cat soon” instead of “Sorry Mom, I just don’t sit and...
My friend, my journey with comedian Lewis Black →
Stuff you didn’t know about comedian Lewis Black, by Mark Metcalf, actor and suburban Milwaukee restaurateur.
Thin of skull
I apparently coined a new term in a conversation today, referring to easily suggestible people as “thin of skull,” as opposed to people who can’t get anything through their thick skulls.
Record Labels Face Up to $6 Billion Damages for... →
kateoplis:
While the major record labels were dragging file-sharers and BitTorrent sites to court for copyright infringement, they were themselves being sued by a conglomerate of artists for exactly the same offenses. Warner, Sony BMG, EMI and Universal face up to $6 billion in damages for pirating a massive 300,000 tracks. These numbers may sound outrageous, yet they are based on the same rules...
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Milwaukee Tumblr Meetup
danielholter:
littletinyfish:
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littletinyfish:
Thursday, January, 7, 2010 at Transfer Pizzeria? Reblog with your thoughts.
I think that’d be ok. Any idea if it’s non-smoking?
It is!
Word up.
Great place & amazing pizza. I’m in! (Sometimes they have a fairly loud band in the house though.)
