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Know Your Enemy

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Slight backstory: There is a movie currently being screened for very select crowds called EXPELLED!, hosted by Ben Stein. It is, essentially, creationist propaganda about how colleges and universities are evil for promoting science and not religious dogma in their classes (here’s a trailer, if you have 8 minutes to sacrifice). It has, predictably, come […]

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Arthur C Clarke Dead at 90

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I wish I had a long remembrance of Mr. Clarke, but I don’t. I’ve read much of his short stories, a couple novels, but, aside from 2001 and a collection of shorts (which included The Sentinel, the pre-cursor to 2001), I always found the person of Mr. Clarke more interesting than his writing. His That’s […]

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Alan Richman is Still A Douche

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And a blatantly transparent one as well.  Richman’s latest “critique” is about Brasserie Les Halles, a midtown Manhattan restaurant famous mostly for its association with Anthony Bourdain. Richman’s review is, shall we say, petty, as he happily claims to bust a hostess lying to him and his companion and ripping on Bourdain who hasn’t cooked […]

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There's a Surprise – Granholm calls for seating Democratic delegates

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The governors of Michigan and Florida are saying it’s increasingly important that delegates from the two states be seated. Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Florida Governor Charlie Crist say it’s “reprehensible” the voices of 5.2 million people who voted in the two primaries would be silenced. They say it’s “intolerable” that the Democratic National Committee […]

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To the Unknown Technical Writer at Mr. Coffee

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Dear Unknown Technical Writer at Mr. Coffee, Let me begin by saying how pleased we are with your company’s product, the Mr. Coffee Coffeemaker, VB Series (color: black). As a replacement for a previous Mr. Coffee 4-cup coffeemaker, our new VB Series coffeemaker is truly an improvement in our coffee-making life. Thank you, Unknown Technical […]