Props to Darren Barefoot and Shelley Powers at Burningbird for finding the real problem with the criticisms of Microsoft with regard to their policy of censoring certain words on the Chinese verion of MSN Spaces. Ethan, we condemn Microsoft for making a monetary decision, but we’re not willing to examine our own buying habits, and […]
Jason Calacanis was detailing his new regimine for weight loss and mentioned Chana Dal. He linked to Bob’s Red Mill (which makes the best Wheat Bran) where you can order this stuff. Anyone ever had this? I’ll probably try this anyway, but I’m curious since I’m guessing Kroger or Meijer’s doesn’t carry this particular Bob’s […]
Because this country can’t be distracted enough, the Terri Schiavo autopsy is big news today. Apparently, baffling dozens of experts and hundreds of pundits, Shiavo’s brain was found to be half the size as normal for a woman her age. She was also blind. There was also no morphine in her system, which her parents […]
Hat tip to Stupid Evil Bastard for this one. Seems Rep Steny H Hoyer (D-MD) introduced this bill, calling for Congress to repeal the 22nd Amendment (that would be the 2-term limits for Presidents). The comments when he introduced the bill are even better [Quoting Alexander Hamilton] We do not have to rely on rigid […]
This more a link for myself, but Boing Boing posted this today and some of these are pretty cool. Need to get some heavier paper and then try it out. Always need something cool for the ole desk. Link
I missed the New York Times article on the Kwame Kilpatrick/Steve Wilson drama, so this is a few days old. The article rehashes the basic row that Kwame and Wilson have had to this point, covering the collusion between the city of Warren and the CIty of Detroit to basically silence a critic in the […]
The Beeb is giving away Beethoven’s symphonies as MP3 downloads. Get while they’re hot. Link
On our weekend trip to J–‘s parents, I was bold enough to ask about a camera we found while turning the basement upside-down. I consequently inherited a Minolta X-700, about which I know nothing. My primary camera for the past 4.5 years has been an HP C618 digital, which has since been eclipsed by digital […]
So, over on the right side of this site (for those of you not using Bloglines) is a link to a Auchtoon, my friend John Auchter’s website. John’s a cartoonist (and a damn good one, too) who has a regular gig doing Op/Ed panels for the Grand Rapids Business Journal. His latest is related to […]
I couldn’t care less if chips for Apple computers were made by Peruvian children in a dark cave, but the zealots in the Apple camp are sure coming out with some interesting arguments about what could happen with the impending “switch to Intel”. One of favorite quotes is from Jason Kottke: but when you look […]