January 2010
51 posts
Freeciv.net - online multiplayer strategy game →
cam, what is this place?
Yet Another Reason Poniewozik Should Write About...
newsweek:
Here’s the lede from his State of the Union piece:
So what did you think of the speech? No, not the State of the Union; other people are all over that. No, not the iPad launch; we’ve already covered that. I’m talking about the Republican response to the State of the Union, which new Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell delivered, in a twist, in front of a crowd of supporters in the Virginia...
“What about the Kindle DX? This device currently costs $489. For an extra $10,...”
– Three Reasons Why the iPad WILL Kill Amazon’s Kindle - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
dear amazon,
dude, this is totally the bottom line.
xoxo me
Watchjayparkinsonmd:
topherchris:
Lawrence Lessig outlines why money + politics ≠ democracy for his Change Congress group back in 2008. After searching for news and opinions in the wake of the Citizens United v. FEC decision, I’ve found that this speaks to me more than anything else. (I love Lessig’s presentation style, so I’m already predisposed to like this.)
Like I’ve said in the past, Lessig...
“The All-Star Weekend ought to be really impressive, what with the Layup...”
– New All-White Basketball League Launched | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Game On
newsweek:
Alter, on the SCOTUS ruling that corporations are people too:
The Citizens United case is the Roe v. Wade of the 21st century, only the roles are reversed. Conservatives who bashed liberal judges for “legislating from the bench” and disrespecting precedent are now exposed as unprincipled poseurs. Liberals who grew up depending on courts to protect the public interest must now build a...
“The big banks are considering challenging President Obama’s proposed tax on very...”
– Dan Gross (via newsweek)
Notes From the Dept. of Perhaps Missing the Point
newsweek:
AP:
The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, easing decades-old limits on their participation in federal campaigns. By a 5-4 vote, the court on Thursday overturned a 20-year-old ruling that said corporations can be prohibited from using money from their general treasuries to pay for campaign ads. The...
“Andre Johnson needimentally must keep advantagizing opportunimals this week.”
– CBS Producers Ask Shannon Sharpe To Use At Least 3 Real Words Per Sentence | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Making Health Care Better →
jayparkinsonmd:
This is the fundamental problem of healthcare in America. And this is the reason why top down regulation won’t work. Regulation will work with assembly lines where every car is the same with no variability. It won’t work when the widget is a unique person with unique health problems in their own unique life situation treated by a revolving door of unique doctors. I urge you to...
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“The “Avatar effect” means that conventional 2-D films commissioned last year are...”
– Avatar sparks 3-D makeover for action classics - Times Online
yup, the line’ll be around the block to see robin hood in 3-d
“Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings, said last spring that he...”
– Avatar sparks 3-D makeover for action classics - Times Online
a technical term
“Chris Daughtry (fourth place in Season 5), who records simply as Daughtry, sold...”
– For Contestants of ‘American Idol,’ Diminishing Returns - NYTimes.com
his recordings are simple, aren’t they?
“Anywhere I went, people would call me Pee-wee. And I’d go out of my way to add...”
– Paul Reubens returns as Pee-wee Herman : The New Yorker
Conan's Enemy Isn't the 11:35 Slot, It's Any Time...
newsweek:
Summers, writing in Tech Shifts, on why Conan should abandon network TV altogether:
Conan has always appeared to be more interested than his late-night peers in pushing the comedic envelope. David Letterman may break the fourth wall and make characters out of his crew, and Jimmy Fallon may have experimented with Webisodes before his program launched. But only Conan will improvise a...
WaPo: Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han Solo →
newsweek:
complicatedshoes:
Best. Headline. Ever.
Nwk approves.
agreed
Tag tracks in iTunes with Quicksilver - Mac OS X... →
A link to a place to download TuneTag (original site is gone gone gone).
“The Baltimore side of the football looked like Oklahoma in the 1950s —...”
– New York Jets — did they absorb power from the Indianapolis Colts? - ESPN
“Stats of the Week No. 5: For the first time in 31 years, New England lost a...”
– New York Jets — did they absorb power from the Indianapolis Colts? - ESPN
“Who’s been the best quarterback of the past decade: Manning (best stats,...”
– New York Jets — did they absorb power from the Indianapolis Colts? - ESPN
“The Bolts have won 11 straight games, and are the sole team since the Permian...”
– New York Jets — did they absorb power from the Indianapolis Colts? - ESPN
“With Peyton Manning, Indianapolis is 0-3 in the playoffs when having a bye, and...”
– New York Jets — did they absorb power from the Indianapolis Colts? - ESPN
“The president has reportedly eschewed the supplementary Mellencamp Little Pink...”
– Obama To Wait For Next Bruce Springsteen Album For Word On Economy | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
dual monitors
also, after about a year of intentions, i finally have a dual-monitor setup in my basement office. i don’t think i’m taking full advantage of it yet, but so far it’s nice.
6 yrs + 9 hrs
well it’s only taken me 6 years, but i finally did it. this weekend i installed speakers on the ceiling of the basement tv room and now have surround sound with no wires visible. i estimated the project would take 2-10 hours; it took about 9.
'The A-Team' trailer: A-okay? | EW.com →
yes, marge, yes
“Marriage is one of the basic building blocks of our neighborhoods and our...”
– Ted Olson, making the conservative case for gay marriage. (via newsweek)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon - Video Blogs - Jimmy... →
but this is even awesomer
the muppets’ version of the 12 days of christmas (with john denver, of course) gets heavy rotation in our household every december
Clip du jour: The Muppets and Jimmy Fallon break... →
this is cool and all
“I consider myself a very patient person,” hospital janitor Mike Clemens...”
– Everyone At Hospital Already Hates Wes Welker | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
just now, i was checking out espn.com to see about the texas/bama bowl game, and seeing that it was getting close here at the end, and seeing lots of links to see a virtual game thing, and listen in to play-by-play, and i was thinking, man, if only i could actually watch the game on your site.
then i realized that i owned a tv.
i know i'm wasting water and energy, but ...
it being winter and all, I am loving turning on the shower a little bit before I get in it, so that the water is super steaming hot the moment that I step in. It’s the little things, people.
tsk tsk Apple
I noticed over the holidays that iTunes was acting crazy. Changing any metadata on any item sent the CPU meter to spike over 100%, and made iTunes “Not Responsive”. About 30 seconds later, it’d get back to normal, but 30 seconds just to change a song’s rating? And you probably have never watched me work in iTunes, but I am constantly adding new songs (especially...
“At Applebee’s, dishes are described as “handcrafted,” “triple-basted,”...”
– Restaurants Use Menu Psychology to Entice Diners - NYTimes.com
“Fixing the problem doesn’t mean voting out the feckless Democrats or the...”
– Lawrence Lessig (via squashed)
Larry is one of my heroes.
(via jayparkinsonmd)
A Less Than Honest Policy →
jayparkinsonmd:
I fully support this policy. The concept of “free” healthcare has been one of the major reasons why the business model of healthcare is what it is— sick care that profits off volume. When people spend $5 on a doctor visit or a medication or a test, they have no skin in the game. People don’t value “free.” And when it’s free, they simply don’t care how much is done. They become at...
“All net job creation from 1980 to 2005 came from firms that were five years old...”
– Samuelson, “The Recession’s Lasting Impact” (via newsweek)