Entries from July 2006

Gotta love that British humor

Posted 07/28/06

The headline: Americans ‘too fat for x-rays’ The image: (The link: Right here.)

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Ann Coulter…

Posted 07/28/06

So much class it’s hard to measure.

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The sad demise of PeaPod

Posted 07/28/06

Anyone remember PeaPod? It was one of the first online grocery stores — well, sort of. The idea was that [...]

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Why RSS is doomed to failure

Posted 07/27/06

In my column this week for USA Today, I explain why the current form of RSS is behind the times, [...]

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TiVo’s new research — a flaw in some logic

Posted 07/26/06

According to a New York Times story, TiVo will begin selling data about its users. The service is based on [...]

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Tara McCarthy, what are you up to?

Posted 07/25/06

So I get this odd voice mail on my cell phone the other day: Hey Tim, it’s T-Mac. It’s 9:49 [...]

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Power supplies: a law we need

Posted 07/25/06

There oughta be a law. Makers of power supplies — the ubiquitous transformers that charge cell phones, cameras, electric screwdrivers, [...]

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What is it, Lassie?

Posted 07/24/06

Timmy’s fallen into the well! (No, really.)

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Old cell phones as emergency backups

Posted 07/22/06

I had once heard that any cell phone, even if it’s no longer connected with any active account, can still [...]

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The President and stem cells: some facts

Posted 07/19/06

In his first veto as President, George Bush refused to allow a bill to become law that would loosen restrictions [...]

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Congress and stem cells: a question

Posted 07/19/06

So President Bush will be vetoing a bill that would remove some restrictions on stem-cell research in the U.S. The [...]

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Taco Bell expands its market

Posted 07/19/06

There may be only so many hours in the day, but — at least for Taco Bell — there’s always [...]

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Insert headline here

Posted 07/17/06

This is the best headline they could come up with? Hooters chairman found dead in home

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OMG! The President cursed!!!

Posted 07/17/06

I cannot believe the play that this is getting. President Bush, while talking to British PM Tony Blair, cursed. He [...]

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Why reporters trust no one

Posted 07/14/06

‘Cause even in the middle of a major fire, people still like to pull this kinda stuff (in this case, [...]

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Yer headline of the day

Posted 07/13/06

Hat tip to Dave Barry.

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Stuff it, Kofi

Posted 07/13/06

Incredible. Lebanese, er, Hezbollah terrorists cross into Israel and kill and kidnap Israeli soldiers. Israel responds as any nation would: [...]

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Nielsen: Apples, oranges, what’s the diff?

Posted 07/13/06

“Nielsen: Podcasts More Popular than Blogging” reads the headline at Podcasting News. “Huh,” I said. “That’s odd.” Then I re-read [...]

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Alas, science doesn’t glow

Posted 07/13/06

It doesn’t make for much of a cover shot, but if one of us ever does manage to change the [...]

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Ouch

Posted 07/12/06

It’s hard to beat people in the Middle East when it comes to threats. Referring to the abduction of two [...]

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