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Bush Wants Right to ISP Customer Data
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Author: ryanvis
Proof yet again that Bush is not a Republican. LESS government, damn it. LESS, you idiot. Are Libertarians still viable? Link
Month: May 2005
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This is the coolest map store on the planet
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Author: ryanvis
National Geographic, you rock. (And whoever is your graphic designer is undercompensated.) Link
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And the award for best rant of the week goes to…
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… Orson Scott Card. Just to set this up properly, Card (if you don’t know), is an excellent, award-winning writer. He is also a devout Mormon and has never been ashamed of sticking up for what is usually the butt of jokes other Christian sects make amoungst themselves (*hand up* guilty). That said–wow. This is […]
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Tomorrow is Towel Day
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Author: ryanvis
In honor of the late, great Douglas Adams, tomorrow is Towel Day (as is every May 25th). Carry your towel with you tomorrow, wear a bathrobe (if you can get away with it), and generally spread the Good News that Adams gave to the world. Or, just carry a towel and tell lookers-on about his […]
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Booking online has a darkside
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Author: ryanvis
Like we didn’t know that. But this guy had one hell of a good time getting back at Orbitz. I’ve never had anything quite that bad, but I won’t use Priceline ever again. We booked a hotel in Grand Rapids a while back (little work/mini vacation). Yeah, note to Priceline, Walker Avenue is NOT downtown […]
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Free online graph paper
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Author: ryanvis
Following up on this post about free PDFs of graph paper, I emailed the site’s owner, Kevin MacLeod, asking after a generator for Cornell note paper. He responded with another excellent graph paper generator. Thanks Kevin! Be sure to donate to Kevin as he recently got Boing Boing’d and could probably use help with the […]
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Christopher Hitchens – Why I'm Rooting Against the Religious Right
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Author: ryanvis
Thanks to (once again), David Galbraith for the tip to this article. A large tranche of the once-secular liberal left has disqualified itself by making excuses for jihad and treating Osama bin Laden as if he were advocating liberation theology. The need of the hour is for some senior members of the party of Lincoln […]
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NASCAR Day
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Author: ryanvis
Ladies and gentlemen, start your State-endorsed fundraising! Believe it or not, tomorrow, May 20, is NASCAR Day in the State of Michigan. Wear your Little E jackets and call someone on your Nextel phone “to recognize the contributions the NASCAR organization has made to better the lives of children around the country.”
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Michigan Court of Appeals Returns to 1950s in Free Speech Ruling
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Author: ryanvis
Damn this state. No, you know what, damn this whole bloody mess. I officially give up. Backtrack. The Michigan Court of Appeals (which I believe is in Grand Rapids, since this ruling references Calder Plaza) ruled today that, well, read this: The Michigan Court of Appeals has declared that nudity on television, even during the […]
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Fun fact for the day
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Anderson Cooper‘s mother is Gloria Vanderbilt. He was also photographed by Diane Arbus.