February 2008
31 posts
“I am fairly certain that the euro will replace the dollar as the reserve...”
– Reactions to Euro’s Record High: ‘There’s No End in Sight’ - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
joyeurs →
An unofficial tumblelog for the Joyent community.
“[P]recisely the sort of dingbat, tendentious reductio ad absurdum questions that...”
– Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall | And if Mars Aligns With Venus, And Al Qaeda Takes Over Iraq
“Now I know some of you have already heard of me, but for the benefit of those...”
– Overcoming Bias: My Favorite Liar
Network Solutions sued for domain tasting →
marco:
It’s about time.
Here’s how their scam works:
ICANN allows a 5-day refund period for registered domains. Anyone can buy a domain, hold it for 5 days, and return it for a total cost of $0.
This policy has been used by legitimate people approximately 0 times, since buying a domain at a well-priced registrar costs about $8 per year (Network Solutions charges $35/year), and you generally...
“These documents paint a picture of an Environmental Protection Agency in crisis.”
– NPR: Boxer: Evidence Proves EPA Chief Overruled Staff
Bills Redux
I previously linked to a purported analysis of the number and character of bills introduced by Sens. Clinton and Obama during their time in the Senate.
I now think that link’s data is incorrect. Over the last two years:
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham
Total Sponsored Legislative Items: 150
Total Items Passed into Law: 53
% Success = 53/150 = 35.3%
Sen Obama, Barack
Total...
In 2 years as a Senator, Obama authored 152 bills... →
(Note: I now believe this link to be incorrect).
“A few minutes later, I was off the phone and out of a job. No severance. No...”
– Chez Pazienza: Say What You Will (Requiem for a TV News Career) - Media on The Huffington Post
President Bush at 19% approval rating →
A new American Research Group poll shows just 19% of Americans approve of the way President Bush is handling his job as president and 77% disapprove. These are the lowest ever approval marks in the survey’s history.
“If you want to call it significant undercounting, I guess that’s a...”
– New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, quoted by the New York Post, on the unofficial count of New York City’s Democratic primary votes, which left Sen. Barack Obama with no votes in 80 election districts. (via Ben Smith)
“When the West Wing scriptwriters first devised their fictitious presidential...”
– From West Wing to the real thing | World news | The Guardian
“I have sometimes forgotten that wisdom and a strong sense of public...”
– For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk - New York Times
“The problem that we face in America is not the lack of good ideas; it’s that...”
– Barack Obama (via squashed) (via marco)
Is Bush Gone? (A new web project.) →
Drupal 6.0 released | drupal.org →
Meet Obama →
Merlin Mann’s top 5 super-obvious, “no-duh” ways...
Reduce noise - We all have innumerable inboxes, interruptions, and distractions that are part of work and life — you can’t change that. What you can do is get more hard-nosed about the elective diversions that you invite into your world. Cancel a subscription for a magazine you never read or sign off an annoying mailing list. Needles get easier to find when you aren’t constantly adding new hay to...
Rejected Robot - Suitable for humans of all ages. →