Thursday, October 16, 2008

Peak Oil? Hell, yes.

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The cost of oil is cratering. Oil Below $70, a Price Last Seen in June 2007 - NYTimes.com … Oil prices plummeted on Thursday, falli...

The vote will be incredibly close. Do not stop donating, do not rest.

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We know Obama is incredibly smart and politically skilled. He’s not being coy here … Front-runner Obama cautions against overconfidenc...

Mossberg's gPhone review: Microsoft Mobile dead and keep your data free

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It's damned hard to kill a Microsoft product. Exchange server rules the enterprise, and I've always believed Microsoft could kill Bl...

Understanding evil. Lessons from the Virginia GOP

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The Virginia GOP has modified an extreme close-up of bin Laden into something could pass for a distorted and blurred close-up of Barack Oba...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

MacBook no firewire, MacBook Air no USB 3

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Macworld | Live Update: Apple’s Notebook Event No USB 3 anywhere, no firewire on the MacBook. Maybe the GPU will help Aperture. Ho hum.

Why Twitter?

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One aspect of being a wizened mid-western geek is that I have to figure out the why of tech on my own. On most new tech I'm second wave...

Andy Martin: ally of the Right, FOX TV guest, anti-semite loon

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Andy Martin specializes in generating lies about Obama that the Right likes to hear - and repeat. FOX TV, in particular, has been a great re...
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Monday, October 13, 2008

NYT Bear Market Comparison

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Terrific graphic: How This Bear Market Compares - NYTimes.com . We're 50% percent below the 2000 high and falling faster than the Great ...

My Nobel prize in economics

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Well, technically it was earned by Professor Paul Krugman, better known as the man who drives the Right lividly insane ... Paul Krugman Wins...
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Justified American pride: The ADA

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Every time I visit my disabled mother, I'm reminded that the US is not entirely Canada's uncivilized step-sister. Yes, there's ...
Saturday, October 11, 2008

The cost of havoc has been falling for a long time ...

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I still wonder what will happen when bio-weapons are available to every heartbroken adolescent male. On the other hand, people have noted th...

Palin's Pegler connection

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Good for Frank Rich. Haven't seen this noted elsewhere. Op-Ed Columnist - The Terrorist Barack Hussein Obama - NYTimes.com .... No less ...

Christopher Buckley's Obama endorsement and some good news for a change

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Christopher Buckley writes the back page of the National Review. He ain't a guy I'd normally read, but the wonders of the net sent m...

WPA2 going the way of WEP?

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WEP is trivial to hack now, but WPA2 wireless encryption was doing ok. Not so much now ... On the other hand, sir, the Wi-Fi hackers still l...

You get what you pay for. The tragedy of the incentive plan.

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Pay for performance is a big deal in American health care, though I have a hunch enthusiasm is already waning. It won't work. for.How Ha...