September 2008
191 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-31) →
of Montreal
Lou Barlow
The Pipettes
R.E.M.
Beck
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
August 2008
152 posts
Goodnight, twitterverse. Hopefully when I wake up, Suvarnabhumi will not be occupied by angry Thais with gasmasks and flags. Cheers.
Little Known Fact: Sarah Palin was boning Thaksin whilst he was running Thailand on remote control.
The US presidential race just went Bollywood/Nuclear, and meanwhile, here in Thailand, we may be having another coup.
How The Obama Camp Should Respond →
So, how should the Obama campaign handle the Palin selection, and what is a rather obvious play/pander for suburban women who supported Hillary Clinton? I think they should go easy on her for the…
Waiiit a Second →
I just took off my analyst hat and reread what I wrote in that last post. Now I’m really kind of concerned. A completely unqualified creationist who has only served as Governor of a…
(Angela Belcher Is An Absolute Badass) "*We... →
(Angela Belcher Is An Absolute Badass) ”We haven’t ruled out cars.” I mean seriously. That’s how it’s done.
“She’s going to learn national security at the foot of the master for the...”
– Charlie Black, McCain advisor, on Palin
So are having a coup here, or what?
Protests Rise in Thailand In Challenge to Regime -... →
BBC News
Protests Rise in Thailand In Challenge to Regime Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago By JAMES HOOKWAY and STEPHEN WRIGHT BANGKOK — Waves of…
Thailand. Protesters kick out 1000 police officers... →
Thailand. Protesters kick out 1000 police officers Ottawa Citizen, Canada - 20 hours ago Thai protesters besieging Government House expelled about 1000 police from the…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-24) →
Hifana
Joanna Newsom
Dropkick Murphys
M. Ward
Wilco
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Just listened to Gore’s speech @ the DNC: “The oil industry is _drilling_ the ‘publicans for all they’re worth”
Where the fuck was DNC 08 Speech John Kerry 4 years ago? Seriously. Do all dems need to eat massive fail before their balls drop?
Also from Gore: Obama = Lincoln.
Choppers spin up, we’re going to Chiang Mai. Bangkok by Sunday. Carbon neutrality by never.
Can I have yet another instant noodle soup for lunch today? YES WE CAN!
Thar's Gold in Them Thar Landfills →
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/49966/story.htm (((You could probably run the planet for a couple weeks just on
the dead-media vinyl LPs.)))
Link: Planet Ark : Could US$100…
Katrina's Little Brother →
MSNBC just noted that with Gustav likely to hit the Gulf Coast next week this could be a “split-screen convention” for the Republicans. A Gulf Coast hurricane disrupting the GOP’s messaging during…
OMFG, Northeastern, I am not part of any of your student organizations. Stop spamming me, for the love of god, please, stop.
If you thought *you* liked Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song, you ain’t got no idea how much pi’Jon likes Immigrant Song. “WE ARE YOUR OVERLORDS!”
Is all NGO work this bizarre and petty?
Righteous →
TPM Reader GR reports in from the field … Just a small FYI about Kerry’s speech. Kerry is running for re-election here in Mass. A couple of weeks ago he swung by my little town of North Adams…
Record Labels: Still Dumb →
Gotta love how: 1, they write “more artists steer clear…,” as if the artists themselves actually had a say; and 2, how this brilliant insight is hidden behind the WSJ’s paywall (far better off reading Mat’s take).
emptyage:
More Artists Steer Clear of iTunes - WSJ.com
But a growing number of record companies are trying to steer clear of Apple Inc.’s behemoth music...
Gotta Love That Name... →
Motorola settles patent suit with General Patent. Gee, I wonder what General Patent’s business model is?
Human waste as fertilizer and irrigation in... →
According to a new report, 200 million farmers use human shit as fertilizer for 49 million acres of land. The study, published by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), details how ten…
Man, Thai teenagers love them some counterstrike.
“Offset credits are an imaginary commodity created by deducting what you hope...”
– Dan Welsh
Biden on Tech Freedom Issues →
Short answer: very bad. Short-ish answer: Imagine if Jack Thompson were president, and GTA5 were coming out. Yahoo! News has the long answer:
But back to the Delaware senator’s tech record….
Damn, these Olympic ceremonies are weird. Especially without any English commentary. Something about a bus? London? Flowers? A scroll? Wtf?
Fuck off, Upromise.
Cranking the Blackalicious, because that’s just all I can do right now.
“R.I.P., “Change We Can Believe In.” The fierce urgency of the 21st century...”
– Frank Rich
Olympic Taekwondo Fighter Banned for Life After... →
Shared by Colin Ashe
boosh.
Well, that’s one way to file a post-match protest. (Via Justin Williams.)
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High school students use DNA testing to spot fishy... →
Damn, I knew seafood was one of the most poorly-regulated markets, but that’s sobering.
greenisgood:
Cool.
Tamil pulp fiction anthology →
Sudarshan sez, “The Tamil language, widely spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India, has a large body of pulp fiction. But it hasn’t been available to non-Tamil speakers, until now. A new…
Tees say Made in USA in Chinese →
Thomas sez, “Misterchen has created some clever shirts that say ‘Made in USA’ in Chinese.” Made In The USA Tee (Thanks, Thomas!)
Shack/Slum Dwellers International - Home →
(((Man, global NGOs are *everywhere* nowadays.)))
http://www.sdinet.co.za/
Link: Shack/Slum Dwellers International - Home.
“Trust is built up by a system which allows a person to take a…
“Microsoft Windows offers faster and more exciting panoramas than the “snail...”
– Svetlana Boym (*shudder*)
TSA Blunder Forces Eagle To Ground Embraers
Keep up the good work, lads.
“TSA: making the USA feel like the USSR since 9/11. I said 9/11!”
oats:
“American Eagle had to ground nine Embraer ERJ regional jets at Chicago O’Hare Airport on August 19 after a TSA officer used the airplanes’ total air temperature (TAT) probes to hoist himself onto jet bridges to perform routine security checks. According to an American Eagle...
Just received email with subject: “Dance Party Request Form is now available!” Yeah, i’ll get right on that.
Lotus working on making Hybrids noisier. It's... →
Shared by Colin Ashe
I’m down for fake engine noises imported from old sci-fi flicks…
British automaker Lotus is reportedly planning artificial engine noise in otherwise quiet hybrids, to…
a note from our friend Simon →
Shared by l.k.
not sure that i agree completely with the model they are going for, but i like the idea.
Hi Everyone,
I run a web service for small farms that provides websites and ecommerce to…
Anyone heard anything about deployments of Meraki mesh networks? Good or bad experiences, costs, etc?
“What are they thinking in Chicago? Why would they ever imagine that Americans...”
– Theda Skocpol
My Paper Writing Dream Machine 1.0 - Gobbledygook... →
Looking Into A Man's Sole →
Isabel Wilkinson’s entry at Huffington Post back on July 30th had all the built-in footwork to reveal McCain, with his pricey Ferragamos, as the real…
Looking Into A Man's Sole →
Isabel Wilkinson’s entry at Huffington Post back on July 30th had all the built-in footwork to reveal McCain, with his pricey Ferragamos, as the real…
Cameron Neylon: Is a knol a scientific publishing... →
Cameron Neylon shared an item on Google Reader Is a knol a scientific publishing platform? 12:07 pm - Comment Colin Ashe, Jean-Claude Bradley, ivanandersson and Erhan Erdogan liked this Not…