January 2008
100 posts
Britney Spears, Mike Tyson, & Sport’s Media’s... →
In the tradition of other afflictions that have been named after famous folk, I can see manic-depression finally gaining social recognition as, “Britney Spears disease.”
mon.itor.us →
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“All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I...”
– H. L. Mencken
“The hysterical anxiety with which people want to cling to unquestionable...”
– Doc Adam
Speed dating event aims to match 'sugar mamas'... →
“Wanted: rich older women interested in hot younger guys. Applicants must be over 35, earn at least $500,000 a year or have a minimum of $4 million in liquid assets, entrusted assets or divorce settlement.” Only in America.
“Another day and $150 million later, another open-source company has vanished...”
– Matt Asay, Alfresco’s VP Business Development may be a lil bit jealous, but he could be right.
Toni Morrison Endorses the first viable... →
“It functions a bit like a drug; it’s an addiction. There’s a sort of spiral you...”
– Jerome Kerviel on why he kept up his fraudulent ways @ Societe Generale. (via Andreessen)
TheRoot.com →
The Washington Post launches a Slate/Salon for black folk. Hm. (via negrophile)
Is term 'Canadian' used as racist word? →
I! AM! KANADIAN!
Classy Bill plays the Jesse card →
Stanley Kurtz reviews "A Bee in the Mouth" →
Could be something. “Old Anger” vs “New Anger” could also be described as “Establishment Fuming” vs “Disenfranchised Venting.” But that’s just me.
“If the presidential race were a sitcom, John Edwards would be the next-door...”
– Trailhead (Slate blog): Edwards Is Our Homeboy
The dark truth about Blackwater →
“The amount paid to Halliburton-KBR is roughly three times what the U.S. government paid to fight the entire 1991 Persian Gulf War.”
Bash.org is full of good questions
Blood Reaper: on a scale of 1 to 10
Blood Reaper: how old do you think michael jackson's boyfriend is?
Schnippselchen →
A cool bit of Mac OS X freeware: ” Store and manage often used code snippets.”
“When I’m working on projects that I don’t care about, I have no motivation. It’s...”
– marco arment kills me softly with his words tellin my whole life (via cameron i/o)
WatchGates Argues That A New Form Of Capitalism Can Save The World: “We have to find a way to make the aspects of capitalism that serve wealthier people serve poorer people as well.” (via cnet)
Edwards, by a hair. Still rootin for the coloured...
89% John Edwards 87% Barack Obama 85% Hillary Clinton 82% Chris Dodd 81% Mike Gravel 81% Joe Biden 77% Dennis Kucinich 72% Bill Richardson 46% Rudy Giuliani 32% John McCain 28% Tom Tancredo 26% Mitt Romney 25% Mike Huckabee 15% Ron Paul 14% Fred Thompson 2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz
“We have come to understand, quite clearly, what is going on in the world. The...”
– Mark Shuttleworth: Economic oversteering
Bill Clinton: 'Screw It, I'm Running For... →
(via andreessen)
Stocks Recover From Sharp Losses →
600 point swings on the day becoming the norm? The volatility is INSANE.
VirtualBox: how to run Windows on Linux →
Yep, it’s open source!
Hedonic Adaptation →
It’s what drives the North American (but in particular the American) economy. It’s the I-need-somethin-new syndrome.
Vinyl no longer selected in Jamaica →
“In Jamaica, seven-inch singles are completely extinct; DJs have ditched their turntables. Will the digital revolution mean the end of traditional reggae?” (via negrophile)
Carey to be first black referee in Super Bowl →
And runs a skiing accessories company in private life. Daag. (via negrophile)
clintonattacksobama, a wiki →
An incident tracker, not just about race, not just about the Clintons.
Niggers are the niggers of weblog essays. →
Y’know, whenever you need to make a point, any point at all, throw a gratuitous nigger in there. Spices things up.
Fed Cuts Interest Rate 3/4 of a Point →
Surprise slash seems suspect. C’mon. That’s a panic move if I ever saw one.
“Don’t get mad at me, because I’m telling you what’s real. One plus one is two,...”
– Stephon Marbury
WHY WE WRITE →
“WHY WE WRITE is a series of essays by prominent - and not so prominent - TV and Film writers… and by people like you: writers and those who hope someday to call themselves writers. Conceived by Charlie Craig and Thania St. John, the campaign hopes to inspire and inform all writers.” (via www.kottke.org)
75 words every sci-fi fan should know →
Perhaps I’m not quite the geek I thought I was. I knew about one in three. WTF is a “whuffie?” (via Joe deVilla)
Golfweek Editor Fired For Noose Cover, Magazine... →
“Golf World (GolfWeek’s direct competitor), coincidentally put on its cover this week a photo of Bill Spiller, one of the black pioneers in the sport, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of his push to integrate the U.S. PGA Tour.”
Chess legend Fischer dies at 64 →