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Sep 3 '08
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Don LaFontaine, the movie trailer voice over guy, passed away
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Sep 1 '08
YouTube Comment Snob - Firefox plug-in to filter out all the stupid comments on YouTube. I use this and love it.
perspctv - Election predictions based on tweets, blog posts, and Google searches.
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Barack Obama on Science and Engineering - There is a page for John McCain too, but it's not yet complete because he hasn't answered the questionnaire.
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Sep 1 '08
Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S. - Internet companies are starting to move away from the United States because fear of the Patriot Act.
Aug 29 '08
The Two Tickets
I've been purposefully avoiding talking about national politics on this little website of mine to avoid being like everyone else with a blog, but there is something I need to throw out there.
Let's talk about the formal education of the two tickets up for presidency.
Now, let me disclaim, I firmly believe grades, test scores, and degrees play a relatively insignificant part in the measure of one's intelligence and ability to contribute to society. I think one's experiences, leadership, and initiative are a significantly better gauge, but aren't used as often because they're hard to quantify. I think it's perfectly possible, and almost easier to respect somebody who has 'worked their way up the ladder' than simply exclaim 'I got good grades in college'... which can often be arbitrary depending on the year, professor, and other classmates.
But this contrast is difficult to ignore:
Barack Obama: BA in Political Science from Columbia, and JD in Law from Harvard (magna cum laude)
Joe Biden: BA in Political Science and History from University of Delaware, and JD in Law from Syracuse University College of Law
John McCain: Graduated in the bottom 1% of his class at the United States Naval Academy
Sarah Palin: BA in journalism from the University of Idaho with a minor in Political Science.
I mean, come on.
And what is everyone's fascination about finding 'somebody just like us' and the fear of 'elitism'? I would prefer somebody significantly smarter than me, thanks.
Aug 28 '08
John Wiley: The new 'pointy-headed intellectual' - John Wiley has really been throwing punches on his way out. Maybe he'll get more done now that he doesn't have to worry about his job.
Also: Wiley on Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce."That's why the pointy-headed intellectuals who boast or value ideologically perfect voting records are so dangerous. They have stopped thinking ... They are wrecking the country, and they are wrecking Wisconsin."
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Aug 26 '08
What would Hitler do if Twitter went down? - This has to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
Aug 25 '08
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The Dark Knight
Alright, so, I finally saw The Dark Knight. Yeah, I'm behind in life, give me a break.
I was skeptical. I thought it would be yet another bad action flick. I was never a fan of the other Batman movies, and I was afraid of getting let down like I did with Wall-E.
Was I ever wrong. It blew me away. At no time did I feel the dialogue or special effects were cheesy *cough* spider man 3 *cough* At no time did I ever feel bored or unengaged. It was a very solid movie all around.
Now, if I would have programmed my website to support half-stars, as far as an action flick goes, I would put it a tad underneath The Bourne Ultimatum. But it's up there.
Aug 24 '08
The Diver's View - Stunning panoramic shot of what divers see on the diving board at the Cube.
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Aug 23 '08
BG Patterns - Takes the pain-in-the-ass out of making tiled backgrounds.
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Nickelodeon Adding Classics to iTunes - It's about time that Nick filled this demand. Currently selling some of my favorites like: Clarissa Explains it All, Angry Beavers, Rocko's Modern Life, the OLD Rugrats, Doug, and Hey Arnold. Why don't they produce good TV shows anymore?
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NASA Images - NASA released a photo album of stunning and mostly copyright-free photos.
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Blog Design Survey - Survey of the largest weblogs in terms of design. How many columns do the popular blogs use? Font size? Do the popular blogs used fixed or fluid layouts?...
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Aug 10 '08
Local Idiot To Post Comment On Internet -
"I will finish posting my comment, then sit there like the worthless human being I am and wait for other commenters to respond," he added. "Because, as I mentioned before, I have nothing better to do with my life."
"We are blessed to be living in an age when we have a global communications network in which idiots, assholes, and total and complete wastes of fucking human life alike can come together to give instant feedback in an unfettered and unmonitored online environment."
