Still Here. Still Thinking
I have a hard time focusing on the web these days because of the Ron Paul effect. For those involved heavily in the web and social media, it seemed as if Ron Paul was at least making a dent in the primaries. As it turned out though, most of the rest of [...]
Archive for May 20th, 2008
Quote: Rob May
May 20, 2008Thank God It’s Not Gareth Roberts!
May 20, 2008Moffat named Doctor Who supremo
Scriptwriter Steven Moffat was today named lead writer and executive producer on hit BBC1 drama Doctor Who.
Moffat, who has written a number of episodes of the show - including the acclaimed Blink episode which won him the writer prize at this year’s Bafta Craft Awards - will replace Russell T Davies.
Davies, [...]
The Lowdown On LifeLock
May 20, 2008Yeah, you know those ads. He gives out his Social Security Number and invites people to try to steal his identity.
And they have!
Over and over again!
It’s all yet another frikkin scam!
ID theft protection firm sued
LifeLock misinformed customers, lawsuit says
The suit also traces what it calls the “nefarious origin” of the company, including the background [...]
Truckers Strike 2008: TRUCC Act And Crime
May 20, 2008Two communiques from Trucker Strike at MySpace:
S. 2910
This Act may be cited as the `Trust in Reliable Understanding of Consumer Costs Act’ or the `TRUCC Act’.
To contact your Senators and your Representative in the House, call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and provide the operator with your home zip code. The operator will [...]
Writer Richard Herley Gets Bad News
May 20, 2008Teleread chronicles it:
March 6, 2008
Well-regarded U.K. writer Richard Herley offering The Penal Colony and other novels as shareware
“As far as I know, I am one of the first mainstream writers to adopt this publishing model. It somewhat recalls an earlier age, when the arts were supported by patronage and subscription; in operation it is indistinguishable [...]
The Congress Has Deserted Reality Again
May 20, 2008House passes bill to sue OPEC over oil prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Tuesday allowing the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices, but the White House threatened to veto the measure.
The bill would subject OPEC oil producers, including [...]
Petitinvention: Your Source For Next-Gen Macs?
May 20, 2008Everyone’s in a swoon over the proposed next-gen OLPC XO computer featuring dual touchscreens.
But I’d seen that idea before, for the Mac:
Used under the website’s Creative Commons license.
It was part of a post called Mac Morph?, published March 14, 2008.
Petitinvention is a treasure trove of ideas of how to improve just about anything.
Mac users will [...]
05/20/08 Recent Reading
May 20, 2008No time for any detailed write-ups.
Charlatan: America’s Most Dangerous Huckster, The Man Who Pursued Him, and The Age of Flimflam by Pope Brock
That’s a book Warren Ellis should read. And anyone in the grip of the brainwashing the Republicans have done for the past three decades over how government regulation is evil should read [...]
Chronicles Of Depression 2.0: #105
May 20, 2008Oil crosses $129 for first time, heads for $130
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices spiked to a new trading high Tuesday, sweeping toward $130 a barrel as supply concerns intensified the momentum buying that has lifted crude deeper into record territory. Gasoline, meanwhile, reached an average of $3.80 at the pump for the first time.
The [...]
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