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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 10:09:55 -0700

Wow.

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 10:04:16 -0700

Wow.

If Ray Charles and Lay Gaga had a love child, it would be Cee-lo @ the grammys.

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:50:22 -0800

If Ray Charles and Lay Gaga had a love child, it would be Cee-lo @ the grammys.

"There is an element of uncertainty in every complicated engineering endeavor. “In July 2003, in the..."

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 23:02:45 -0800

“There is an element of uncertainty in every complicated engineering endeavor. “In July 2003, in the Pacific, a Japanese fishing boat was sunk by a flying cow,” Robert Bea told me. Bea is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and a leading scholar of risk; he also spent many years working in research and management at Shell. The cow, it turned out, was part of an illegal cattle shipment bound from Anchorage to Russia; as the plane approached its destination the smugglers became nervous about their cargo and began shoving it out of the plane. “No risk analysis can ever be complete. No one can predict a flying cow.””

GOP forgets to read the whole constitution

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:02:51 -0800

GOP forgets to read the whole constitution

'No Evidence of Harm' from Same Sex Marriage - CBS News Video

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:06:13 -0700

'No Evidence of Harm' from Same Sex Marriage - CBS News Video:

At 2:52 of this video, Tony Perkins and his opinions begin to die a slow, painful death.

Now we know why Apple was so upset that the prototype of the iPhone 4.0 got lost.

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:49:51 -0700

Now we know why Apple was so upset that the prototype of the iPhone 4.0 got lost.

This Is Why I Lock My Computer Every Time I Leave It - Failbook

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:30:48 -0700

This Is Why I Lock My Computer Every Time I Leave It - Failbook

Cows, Copy, and Cash - Reason Magazine

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:23:53 -0700

Cows, Copy, and Cash - Reason Magazine:

This is really interesting. You’d think the AP and Reuters would adopt this model, or something similar.

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Sat, 29 May 2010 10:14:55 -0700

I just saw a commercial with Michael Jordan, and I swear he’s rocking some kind of Adolf Hitler+soul patch type facial hair. It looks horrible.

Illinois: Where Recording On-Duty Cops Is Treated Like Sexual Assault - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

Thu, 20 May 2010 19:23:13 -0700

Illinois: Where Recording On-Duty Cops Is Treated Like Sexual Assault - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine:

This is insane.

The California Majority Report // Best Correction to a News Story. Ever.

Wed, 12 May 2010 17:11:38 -0700

The California Majority Report // Best Correction to a News Story. Ever.:

Important to get that right.

Alan Mollohan loses primary fight

Tue, 11 May 2010 19:56:21 -0700

Alan Mollohan loses primary fight:

Woot! This guy is a scumbag.

The painful truth about trainers: Are expensive running shoes a waste of money?

Sun, 09 May 2010 19:53:46 -0700

The painful truth about trainers: Are expensive running shoes a waste of money?

"They are angry because for years they have been encouraged to live beyond their means, taking..."

Sat, 08 May 2010 21:46:47 -0700

“They are angry because for years they have been encouraged to live beyond their means, taking advantage of the cheap credit on offer since Greece joined the euro in 2001. Now, the rug is being pulled from under their feet. People who have taken out mortgages to buy homes, loans to purchase cars and credit cards to pay for overpriced basic goods are being asked to meet all these commitments with a much lower income than they had budgeted for.”

- Why the Greeks are so angry - Europe- msnbc.com

NYT: Evidence mounts for Taliban role in bomb plot

Wed, 05 May 2010 20:06:24 -0700

NYT: Evidence mounts for Taliban role in bomb plot:

Nine years ago our enemies killed nearly 4,000 citizens in an attack on New York City. In 2010 they make a bumbling attempt to blow up a used car using fireworks, some gas cans, and inert fertilizer. If this is the best they can do, it is obvious who is winning.

Why everyone's afraid of Apple

Mon, 03 May 2010 21:44:28 -0700

Why everyone's afraid of Apple:

I thought Apple made some good stuff, but now I’m excited for see them get crushed in the coming years. The stuff about their stock price is insane.

FRONTLINE: the vaccine war

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:12:59 -0700

FRONTLINE: the vaccine war:

Didn’t think I’d enjoy this as much as I did. I hate to say it, but I think vaccine haters are quickly on their way to joining the realm of birthers and 9/11 conspiracy theorists.

Things I believe

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:16:10 -0700

I believe…

People should always seek out different points of view.
People who cut in line are shallow.
Homeschooling is a terrible idea.
I need to go to bed.
Science can help explain everything.
Good ties and good suits shouldn’t make me as excited as they do.
I should be able to own a gun.
Everyone should be allowed to try and fail at things.
Free speech is a great idea.
Being self sufficient makes me happy.
Marriage is fantastic, particularly mine.
Global warming exists.
Most people probably won’t agree with everything on this list.
Sheltering children only damages them down the line.
I watch sports too much.
We all need to explore more.
I’m deserving of a winning lotto ticket.
We should all take ourselves less seriously.
Dogs are better than cats.
France is better than Mississippi.
I would rather lose an eye than both of my arms.
The higher the fat content in milk products the tastier they are.
Homeowners associations always have bad ideas.

"“If he doesn’t want to do Red Sox and Yankee games, he should tell the umpires’..."

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:00:10 -0700

““If he doesn’t want to do Red Sox and Yankee games, he should tell the umpires’ union. Then when we’re in the World Series, he’ll be out of that assignment, too.” - Dustin Pedroia may be a great player, but he still doesn’t understand that two AL teams can’t play each other in the World Series.”

- Dustin Pedroia: Umpire Joe West’s Red Sox-Yankees remarks were ‘ridiculous’ - ESPN Boston