June 2008
Found Cameras and Orphan Pictures →
This fellow connects the owners of lost cameras with people who find lost cameras by posting posts pictures from the cameras in hope that the camera owner will see them. Fantastic idea!
“Keane said it took the U.S. command between six and eight months to get the new...”
– Army criticizes itself in Iraq invasion report - CNN.com
“The Defense Department, the nation’s biggest polluter, is resisting orders...”
– Pentagon Fights EPA On Pollution Cleanup - washingtonpost.com
“Sen. John McCain’s campaign on Monday called retired Gen. Wesley...”
– McCain campaign: Clark’s comments ‘sad’ - CNN.com
Oh, so only Republicans are allowed to say who has experience? Because they use that line on Obama all the time…
aja:
Ben Gibbard, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun via...
To Whom it May Concern:
I understand that you are very patriotic. You seem to love this country very much. I do too! It’s a great place, really. However, I am worried that you’re missing something. May I be frank? I think that celebrating the Fourth of July a full five days in advance is overkill. Not only that, but I have an overly excitable dog who really, really despises the way you show how much you love...
“The Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA), was enacted by the signature of...”
– Louisiana passes first antievolution “academic freedom” law
“Obama backed up his praise with his checkbook: He and his wife, Michelle, each...”
– Clinton promotes Obama in Unity - CNN.com
“It’s [the soil on Mars] very typical of the soil here on Earth minus the...”
– Mars lander finds soil ‘friendly’ to life - CNN.com
“The North Pole may be briefly ice-free by September as global warming melts away...”
– North Pole could be ice-free this summer, scientists say - CNN.com
!!!!!
“A Bush administration program to expand domestic use of Pentagon spy satellites...”
– Bush Plans to Expand Spy Satellite Use | Newsweek Voices - Terror Watch | Newsweek.com
“Oil reached $140 a barrel for the first time ever Thursday following reports...”
– Oil sets record above $140 a barrel on supply concerns - Jun. 26, 2008
“Script For “Dr. No”
CHYRON: Barack Obama Is Dr. No. No To...”
– McCain camp releases ‘Dr. No’ web ad « - Blogs from CNN.com
Um… I don’t know about this McCain’s advertising team. It seems highly ineffective. But, you know, whatever, your call…
“Chrysler announced today that in-car Internet hotspots would be available as an...”
– Never talk on family vacations again: Chrysler’s in-car WiFi
“In March, Lieberman told ABC’s This Week that the Democratic Party has...”
– The Democrats’ Lieberman Problem - TIME
“This time, according to a poll released last week by NARAL Pro-Choice America,...”
– Will Pro-Choice Women Back McCain? - TIME
For the record: McCain has said that he supports a constitutional amendment to ban abortion.
Designers who also develop have more power -... →
The article itself wasn’t really anything new… but the comments it generated are quite fascinating. Some really interesting and thoughtful views on the flux between developer and designer.
“If Obama becomes president, he will have spent more time serving as a state...”
– Experience: Does Obama Trump McCain? | Newsweek Politics: Campaign 2008 | Newsweek.com
“[Al-Hurra] has also been embarrassed by journalistic blunders. One news anchor...”
– U.S. Network Falters in Mideast Mission - washingtonpost.com
“Apparently the feeling of optimism caused by the combination of lighter...”
– Today is the happiest day of the year according to Cliff Arnall’s maths formula - Telegraph
Happy happiest day of the year :)
“PlanOn is now shipping Printstik, its mobile printer which can print from...”
– Web Worker Daily » Archive PrintStik: Do We Really Need a Portable Printer? «
Portable printer? I want it, even though I really don’t need it.
“Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers, Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin,...”
– Lessons of Bear funds’ collapse went unheeded - Jun. 19, 2008
Barack Obama has the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE... →
aja:
…and other rumors that Barack Obama’s campaign shouldn’t try to correct.
via thewordunheard
it’s far too early in the morning
to be...
“Sen. John McCain on Tuesday will propose lifting the ban on offshore drilling”
– McCain wants to lift ban on offshore drilling - CNN.com
In my next life….
onemoretimewithfeeling:
I want to live my next life backwards!
You start out dead and get that out of the way right off the bat.
Then, you wake up in a nursing home feeling better every day.
When you are kicked out of the home for being too healthy, you spend several years enjoying your retirement and collecting benefit checks.
When you start work, you get a gold watch! on your first day.
...
“President Bush told the British newspaper The Times he regrets using phrases...”
– Was Bush misunderstood on Iraq? « - Blogs from CNN.com
“Instead, McCain argued, low-income families could save some extra cash to pay...”
– CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - McCain resurrects call for gas tax holiday « - Blogs from CNN.com
That’s what McCain thinks you can buy with the extra from the gas tax holiday. Where can you get a $20 nice dinner?
“I will veto every single beer…”
– John McCain, having a senior moment. (via squashed)
“President Bush and his top aides repeatedly exaggerated what they knew about the...”
– White House Exaggerated Iraqi Threat, Senate Report Finds - washingtonpost.com
Wired 14.11: Very Short Stories →
“AP: Barack Obama taps three people to lead veep search, including Caroline...”
– CNN.com
“With Barack Obama running on the slogan “Change We Can Believe In”,...”
– McCain Sells His Kind of Change - TIME
His own campaign message didn’t work… so he stole Obama’s. Way to bring about change McCain!
“The new approach is protocol-agnostic and will apply to all traffic, rather than...”
– Comcast To Trial New Network Management Technique
No. Just… no. Please no?
I hate Comcast :(
WatchBarack Obama | Change We Can Believe In | Watch Barack in St. Paul
“The Associated Press reported this afternoon that, based partly on its private...”
– Live Coverage - washingtonpost.com
Exciting!
“You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don’t help.”
– Bill Watterson/Calvin (via saramcpherson)
“Sen. Hillary Clinton is poised to deliver a message Tuesday “that she will...”
– Clinton message: She’ll do what it takes in November - CNN.com
Hmm… too little, too late? Clinton’s kinda been crazy lately.
blarg…just spent thirty minutes trying to figure out why the airport express decided to quit on me. gave up, moved furniture to reach the little bugger, and did a factory default reset. stupid airport.
“As with century-old debates between suffragettes and abolitionists, the debate...”
– When Disadvantages Collide (Washington Post)