June 2008
“You know, there is a big thing we should be getting out of this party tonight,...”
– Chuck Todd, MSNBC, 5/31/08
Dr. Mike Schmoker - The ‘Crayola Curriculum’ →
I’m going to be performing just this audit on my teaching this summer, and hopefully develop more topical curriculum.
May 2008
Stormtroopers v. London cops →
On Kiku’s Tumblr page, this photo of Stormtroopers and London cops uneasily eyeing up one another. Link (via Wonderland)
Indie -- anticommunist or anti-Communist? →
Nevada Test Site Oral History Project →
How to Make Your Own Tonic Water →
Make your own tonic water… pretty cool!
textism: Please shut the fuck up about Comic Sans.... →
Man Allegedly Bilks E-trade, Schwab of $50,000 by... →
In an Office Space/Superman 3 style heist, man uses free micro-deposits to score 50,000 dollars! (Allegedly)
Protest song - Wikipedia →
A huge list of protest songs — not all perfect, but good stuff.
The Last Traffic Jam →
You may have seen this already. Americans cut back on driving in March, compared to the previous March, more than in any single month since such record-keeping began in 1942. It was a 4.3 percent…
The Last Traffic Jam →
You may have seen this already. Americans cut back on driving in March, compared to the previous March, more than in any single month since such record-keeping began in 1942. It was a 4.3 percent…
My First Brush with the Music Industry →
Joey: “Well, you seem to have all the market research, so maybe the best thing would be for you to come up with ideas for an interactive application…” Exec: “I think that would be a good idea.”
Neil Young Ohio Lyric Analysis →
Bill Clinton: 'Cover up' hiding Hillary Clinton's... →
That’s right… the vast left-wing conspiracy. *pat* *pat* No wonder people pay Bill so much for speaking… he’s authoring some very creative fiction!
gruber: Revenue idea for Twitter: serve ads, but... →
An ex-Jack Sparrow spills on life at the Magic... →
The original Indiana Jones: Otto Rahn and the... →
As Indiana Jones returns to our screens, John Preston looks at the Nazi archaeologist who inspired Spielberg’s hero, and finds a story more bizarre than anything the director could have dreamt of
textism: Someone please tell Harvey Danger we need... →
“They say in the stock market … buy stock in a business that’s so...”
– Warren Buffett, in reference to Bush’s term in office
Bush Intends to Attack Iran Before he Leaves Office:
US President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran in the upcoming months, before the end of his term, Army Radio quoted a senior official in Jerusalem as saying Tuesday.
The official claimed that a senior member of the president’s entourage, which concluded a trip to Israel last week, said during a closed meeting that Bush and Vice...
hotdogsladies: Say what you will about cable TV;... →
Contrary to belief, local linguists say Northwest... →
Say “caught” and “cot” out loud. If you’re a true Northwest speaker, the words will sound identical. Linguists call this the “low-back merger” because we’ve merged these two vowel sounds. On much of…
Echo: "I mean, let's just come out and say it. Her... →
“Measuring uptime is an interesting nerd exercise, but Twitter’s value lies in...”
– Rands In Repose: We Travel in Tribes
We Reserve the Right... →
When it was introduced in the 1970s, both major parties made passage of the ERA part of their platforms. Â It was only in the 1980s… that the GOP reversed its position and worked to sabotage the…
WatchClinton / Obama Ad: Saturday Night Live
“Most of us would never deliberately choose our own material comfort over the...”
– We Shop, They Drop (via azspot) (via marco)
White House & the media silent on Robert Gates'... →
“I’ll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened...”
– George W. Bush
StephenTColbert: Washington State is dangerously... →
“We seem to have arrived at an equitable compromise: Sen. Clinton is staying in...”
– Talking Points Memo
I don’t understand Twitter. →
A couple of days ago Amy asked if I was going to join Twitter. I responded
Convince me that I need Yet Another Login For A Service That I’ll Be Incredibly Unlikely To Use? :-)
This morning, I…
Sargent: Sometimes I miss the days when being... →
James P. Rubin - Hypocrisy on Hamas →
McCain clearly can’t remember statements he made two years ago. Why would we give him the football?
Provigil as a brain booster →
I can’t tell you how much this interests me.
I don’t understand Twitter. →
A couple of days ago Amy asked if I was going to join Twitter. I responded
Convince me that I need Yet Another Login For A Service That I’ll Be Incredibly Unlikely To Use? :-)
This morning, I…