Monthly Archives: March 2006

Quote of the Day

“The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing; every one must be an author; some out of vanity, to acquire celebrity and raise up a name, others for the sake of … Continue reading

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Dickhead versus bullshit

One of my favorite podcasts is On the Media. It’s an NPR show about communications and the stories beneath the stories. Very interesting stuff. This weeks episode featured the FCC and one choice morsel I loved was when the host, … Continue reading

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Spooky friends are the best friends

One of my friends who works for the CIA finally sent me a shirt! I’ve wanted one ever since watching Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Johnny Depp’s character (who is a CIA agent) wears a shirt with “CIA” in … Continue reading

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The Times They Are A Changin’

Wow. What a crazy week this is looking to be. Monday I received notice that I would be losing my job.

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Liberal Women Look Like Pete Rose!

Noel links to an hilarious video about a frank discussion of what a liberal is.

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The Diamond Scam

I’ve not been much of a fan of the diamond trade, ever since I started finding things out about it. When I was in college I did a speech about the diamond industry and how it behaves. Essentially, there’s a … Continue reading

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I want a space phone!

MIT just created the technology that will allow for IP to travel across space at broadband speeds. Now my Vonage phone can work on the moon!

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Good to Know

How to destroy the earth. Well, there goes my plans for summer…

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Pixelated Shirts

This is an hilarious idea: pre-censored shirts to wear on TV. This way you look like you’re wearing some trademarked logo that the show doesn’t want to advertise for free. Brilliant!

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Review: V For Vendetta

Here’s my review of the movie “V for Vendetta.” Short story: I liked it a lot. I’ll try to avoid giving anything away that wasn’t in a preview (outside of the beginning third of the plot). The plot: in the … Continue reading

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