I just listened to a few minutes of Janeane Garofalo on Air America. Why did she bother having Dave Chappelle as a guest? I haven’t watched his show and can’t remember ever watching any of his stand up, but on “The Majority Report” he’s sputtering, stuttering, and mumbling about a recent incident with a airline […]
Stephen BoykoHere and Aron Gottesman have something to ponder when looking at the government’s response to “Enronitus:”
What is ironic is that having demonstrated the virtues of the capitalistic system, American policy makers are now trying to recreate the governance regime of European ancestry. Sarbannes-Oxley type regulation is a large operational tax on job creation that […]
Belle Waring at Crooked Timber hates peeps. She hates them more than I do.
Here’s my special fun-filled Peeps trick: put a marshmallow Peep in the microwave (on a plate) and set for one minute. It’s a flaming orgy of sadistic Peeps-destruction! Mel Gibson’s got nothing on me (though I doubt the edifying spectacle will cause […]
Football Hall of Famer Paul Hornung told a reporter that Notre Dame had to lower their academic standards to “get the black athlete” and have a stronger football team. Boifromtroy has plenty to say [via SportsBlog]. Let me just add an interesting stat:
Percentage of black players on ND’s football team: 55.2%
Percentage of black players on […]
Da Commissar discovered an old Russian map of Bloggahland. Oddly, TAM isn’t on it even though it’s older than most of the other weblogs named. But then, I don’t remember meeting any Vodka-breathing Ruskies. Now, this is a more accurate map.
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Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann told reporters:
“[He’s] not very careful in how he handled his money.”
“He is clearly negligent in handling his money.”
“It appeared he engaged in some double billing.”
These aren’t good quotes to have directed at you eight days before an election. That’s what happened today to Milwaukee Mayor Marvin Pratt. The […]
H.J. Heinz Co. wants to squash the idea that ketchup sales with help or hurt Sen. John Kerry. A company spokesman had this laugh-out-loud comment:
It’s just crazy. We haven’t been involved in politics since Morris the Cat ran for president in 1988.
“Heinz Seeks to Disavow Kerry Connection” [via Drudge]
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Joel Johnson at Gizmodo took the advice I e-mailed him and posted on the Indian Simputer. He’s skeptical:
Although the Simputer originally had some innovate ideas, such as letting different users store their data on cheap, swappable memory cards and village-based software packages, it’s unclear if the $240 monochrome PDA (a more expensive color version is […]
Earlier yesterday, Dreamhost had a problem with one of their routers. That’s why you couldn’t read my insights. Since you’re reading this DH got the problem fixed. This was the worst problem from DH in the three-plus years TAM has been hosted by them. Not bad. But it was annoying to have another tech problem […]
Weekend Pundit and Dean both think people will be killed at the party conventions. I hope not, but with the virulent anti-Bush fury kindled by a Presidential candiate along with Net-powered organizing tools also used to some significant effect by that same candidate angry people will be out in force. I predict no protesters will […]
John Kerry, Lou Dobbs, and the neo-mercantilists will shudder that a new handheld computer has been launched in India. The Simputer was designed for India’s poor to cross the digital divide. The Linux-powered device is loaded with programs including a web browser, MP3 player, and an array of everyday productivity programs. The cheapest model sells […]
Tonight’s the family is celebrating my sister’s birthday. She wants Italian, and a Maggiano’s recently opened up at Mayfair Mall so that’s the plan. After returning from Phoenix and getting back into my work clothes, I noticed I ate a little too well. Five days of consuming big steaks, ballpark hotdogs, beer, and Applebee’s bar […]
Over the past 12 hours I’ve had an WinME problem (first major one in 3+ years) with explorer not liking the WININET.DLL file. I fixed it using the help from this forum. This is a reason for having a multicomputer house. I would have had to enter purgatory by calling up Dell’s help desk. Are […]
Sen. John Kerry blasted the White House for character assassination on Richard Clarke. You’d think that such a bold remark would come from some serious thinking. You’d think Kerry looked at Clarke’s inconsistent statements. If you thought that, you’d be wrong. Here’s what the AP’s Nedra Pickler (That has to be a made up name) […]
The Transportation Security Administration is yet another example of inefficient government:
About one-quarter of the nation’s commercial airports no longer want government employees screening passengers and baggage, preferring private companies working under federal supervision, a congressman said Thursday.
Airport directors are upset with the Transportation Security Administration’s inability to adjust staffing to meet demand, which results in […]
