Monthly Archives: April 2007

On the Cycle of Closed-ness

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Josh Peters

I’m currently listening to yesterday’s episode of Fresh Air (one of my favorite NPR shows—support your local NPR station today) and the gentleman being interviewed is Mr. Bill Moyers. He is speaking about his new upcoming show on PBS (which … Continue reading →

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Gotta love the self-checkout at Kroger…

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Josh Peters

Yesterday I dropped by the local Kroger to buy some amenities. Due to a mix up I was forced to use cash as my means of payment (rather than my credit card). The total at Kroger was around 38 dollars. … Continue reading →

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Now this is an insult!

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Josh Peters

Fake Steve Jobs insults Windows Vista

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Let’s hear it for checks and balances!

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Josh Peters

The White House allows millions of email messages to slip away… This must be the whole spending of political capital Mr. Bush referenced in 2004. There should be impeachment proceedings for everyone responsible for allowing potential evidence to be destroyed. … Continue reading →

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Gotta love that arms race!

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Josh Peters

The online arms race, that is, not anything to do with some members of the “Axis of Evil” (by the way, what wide-eyed comic book writer came up with that term?). I am referring to the online arms race known … Continue reading →

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Coming to a theater near you

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Josh Peters

Thank you collegehumor and daring fireball Will Ferrell plays Dirk Sanders, an egotistical, obnoxious bocce player at the top of his profession. He and his sidekick, played by Ben Stiller, seem invincible until their dominance is threatened by a new … Continue reading →

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Lagging behind the Quaker state

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Josh Peters

Even Indiana is better than us! It’s a good thing Illinois doesn’t believe in natural selection… Seriously, I’m not a fan of teaching evolution as scientific law (only mathematics can do that) but it is the most explanatory scientific theory … Continue reading →

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Now this is amazingly neat!

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Josh Peters

Harpers.org has (for subscribers) articles dating back to 1850 available online. I think it’s time to get a subscription and start reading some articles that were published leading up to the war of Northern aggression. I really dig their interface … Continue reading →

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