Entries from February 2006

Who cares?

Posted 02/24/06

“Is it too soon for a city devastated by a hurricane six months ago to hold a party?” So asks [...]

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Tooth care

Posted 02/24/06

Did you see “Real Genius”? Remember Lazlo Hollyfeld, teh guy who lived in the closet and entered lots of sweepstakes? [...]

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Lede of the day

Posted 02/22/06

From the Orlando Sentinal: DAYTONA BEACH — Dennis Crouch had already slashed himself. And when he refused to drop his [...]

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Test of Performancing

Posted 02/20/06

This is a test of a new blogging tool called Performancing. I already see one problem: It doesn’t have the [...]

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Horrible: yes; ironic: even more so

Posted 02/20/06

From WLEX in Lexington, Ky.: A Letcher County woman suffered a horrible injury early Thursday when her arm was severed [...]

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Amazon: Here’s $10, take this tree

Posted 02/17/06

So our Christmas tree this year was free thanks to the good folks at Amazon who can’t keep their accounting [...]

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Publishing the Muhammad cartoons: Perspective

Posted 02/9/06

There’s been a bit of a backlash against newspapers and television shows that are covering the Muhammad-cartoon story but refuse [...]

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With friends like these…

Posted 02/8/06

A site I visit regularly runs ads from a place called “Adult Friend Finder.” Evidently the site is able to [...]

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Cats and patents

Posted 02/8/06

Like many cat owners, I’ve discovered the ultimate cat toy: a laser pointer. The red dot can provide endless amusement [...]

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When silence isn’t golden

Posted 02/8/06

Coming soon to a breathless television news show near you is the hidden danger of hybrid cars. They’re [gasp!] too [...]

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This is your brain on the Super Bowl

Posted 02/7/06

Here’s an interesting article on how people perceived the ads shown during the Super Bowl. I thought one spot was [...]

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Mohammad images throughout history

Posted 02/7/06

It seems that images of Mohammad (PBUH), made by Muslims, are far from unknown. One site, in fact, has a [...]

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Imperial march

Posted 02/7/06

OK, picture Dick Cheney. Now add Darth Vader’s breathing. Got that in your head? Good. Now Check out an option [...]

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The war on science continues

Posted 02/6/06

A NASA appointee — a former Bush campaign worker with no scientific credentials — is trying to get NASA’s speakers [...]

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Bravo to the Boston Globe

Posted 02/6/06

An excellent editorial by Jeff Jacoby in the Boston Globe: “We are all Danes now.” That anything so mild could [...]

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Strange ad

Posted 02/3/06

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Net Neutrality

Posted 02/3/06

More resources on the plans of cable and phone companies.

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New USA Today column

Posted 02/3/06

…in which I call shenanigans on the CEO of AT&T. The plan being bandied about is to start charging websites [...]

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Another step toward a TV/Internet future

Posted 02/3/06

As I’ve written before, the future we’re headed for is one in which you’ll watch your favorite TV shows not [...]

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Spell check check

Posted 02/3/06

I’m playing with a program called w.bloggar to post these messages. (It’s OK, but I’m really waiting for Frequency to [...]

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