November 2008
Blueberries 'reverse memory loss' →
Pass me another muffin…
Job interviews
marco:
lindsayneedscoffee:
I have a job interview tomorrow. Or today for some of you East Coast folks. Anyway, I am requesting, nay, begging for you guys to do the following:
[…wish me luck, etc.]
Thanks. I’m nervous.
It’s OK to be nervous about a job interview, but make sure you’re framing it with the right perspective.
Good: Nervous because you’re excited about starting something new...
What's the worst Apple application program, and...
marco:
John Brissenden:
OK, I’ll start. It’s a tie between Safari 3.x and Mail. Safari because it’s slow, and temperamental - I’ll do the slow and temperamental around here, thank you very much - and so much worse than the boring-but-at-least-it-worked 2.x. Mail for pretty much the same reasons, and especially because it’s the poor man’s GMail.
Andrew Fox:
Mail is awful. Safari is...
WatchWhy cats will someday rule the world
WatchWorlds Fattest Child
….sad really
Conservapedia or Propaganda?
I have now taken the time to read http://www.conservapedia.com/Barack_Obama in some detail and my earlier opinion not only stands but is considerably reinforced. This is a site which claims the title “The Trustworthy Encyclopedia” yet then goes on to serve up a super sized helping of drivel and unsubstantiated speculation, attempting to legitimize itself by creating a pile of what...
Barack Obama - Conservapedia →
squashed:
I was a big Obama supporter until I learned the truth about him from Conservapedia. Now I don’t know what to believe.
I hope I recognize irony here.
If someone wrote this much crap about me I’d be thinking about sueing their arses off. There seems to be a deep rooted problem with the Conservative wing of American politics, it’s brain dead.
Seriously, any right minded US...
“Their deal called for using a $25bn energy department loan to the motor...”
– No agreement for US car bail-out
Does anyone believe that this will actually happen? The US car giants have had years to get their act together and failed to do so.
Currently auto vehicle technology in the US is years behind Europe and Japan through lack of foresight or ambition within the...
Fiery spectacle opens Dubai hotel →
Move over Vegas!
I saw this place on a trip to Dubai a couple of months back, it is truly spectacular but I doubt I could ever afford to stay there.
Dubai really is worth a visit.
Viewpoint: Is Barack Obama black? →
Now here is a question I have been pondering for some time, finally discussed in depth.
Why is someone with one black parent and one white parent automatically called black? Why default that way? The proper description should be ‘mixed race’, but then that would apply to all of us surely?
Although I am English I come from Irish descent only 3 generations ago. My...
The internet saves the day again
marco:
My local mediocre grocery monopoly recently stopped selling toffee bits for baking into my favorite cookies (recipe: make Tollhouse cookies, but in addition to the chocolate chips, add one bag of the Heath or Skor toffee bits from the baking aisle, usually next to the chocolate chips — but don’t get the kind covered in chocolate too, because then there’s too much chocolate).
Given the...
“Her astounding opening speech lasts for more than half of the press conference,...”
– Wonkette : Sarah Palin’s First Press Conference Of The Campaign Happens Yesterday (via theoriginaljoefisher:cvxn:suitep:robot-heart-politics)
I wish she would fade into obscurity, but if the media is going to continue to foist this nitwit on us, I am going to continue to point and laugh.
(via...
Taurus Horoscope
amp3d:
Someone emailed this to me… I thought I’d share.
TAURUS - The Enduring One (April 20 - May 20) Charming.. Hard workers. Warm-hearted. Strong. Solid beings that are stable and secure in their ways. Not looking for shortcuts. Take pride in their beauty. Patient and reliable. Make great friends and give good advice. Loving and kind. Prone to ferocious temper-tantrums. Determined.....
Op-Ed Columnist - How to Fix a Flat - NYTimes.com →
The full article.
Whether the US government bails out the auto industry or not is of purely academic interest to me as I’m not a US taxpayer.
However after reading this article, if I WAS a US taxpayer I would be very much inclined to allow the industry to file for Chapter 11 protection, clear out the clueless dinosaurs who run it, re-negotiate contracts with unions and suppliers and in...
Watchinsertname:
justin:
newinnov:
JUSTIN: “Believe It Or Not”
This song popped into my head last night at 2 am because of Graham. Damn you, Graham!
Awesome :D
Excellent
Dead Parrot sketch ancestor found →
The old ones are the best
Google Earth revives ancient Rome →
Cool.
Coming soon to an empire near you
“The US government should order a complete replacement for its vehicle fleet to...”
– Fractals of Change: Saving US Auto Manufacturing (thanks, John) (via marco)
This is too sensible an idea to be taken up by any government.
Your suspender wearing, cigar chomping, former...
frothyparadise:
After reading the latest waste of space by P.J. O’Rourke, it occurs to me to wonder: was there ever a time he was worth reading? Or was his work always as incoherent, hackneyed, snide, and humorless as his latest piece? For the curious, you can read the piece that prompted my question here.
Well having now read the piece in question I’m thoroughly confused. The man claims to...
NewsBiscuit: World leaders agree rescue plan –... →
I knew Microsoft would be useful for something one day.
NewsBiscuit: Pandemic fear after woman catches Man... →
A bit harsh
Georgia congressman warns of Obama dictatorship →
I found this after being directed from a comment on the CNN Political Ticker.
Whilst reading the comments there and then reading the GA Congressman’s interpretation of an Obama speech, I have come to the conclusion that membership of the Republican party requires a person to have an IQ roughly equivalent to their shoe size.
Am I wrong?
squashed:
In the United States, we just elected Barack Obama to be the next President. This has led many people to declare that they are, perhaps for the first time, proud to be an American. This has made some people, like StreetsofChicago, quite unhappy. Others, like SouthPol (who offers particularly informed political commentary), defend the newly proud, explaining that they really mean that...
Changing America dares to dream →
This piece says it all much more eloquently than I could ever hope to do. If you voted for Obama then read this and be justifiably proud.
Thief sent 'sorry' letter to shop →
OMG, the Obama effect is spreading over here.
Indonesia executes Bali bombers →
Hands up all those who thought the Indonesian government wouldn’t have the guts to carry this through.
Blind pilot guided to land by RAF →
How scary must that have been
Congrats Obama: Let's Do it Together
policomm:
Here’s a list of 10 of Obama’s campaign promises that concern the world – you can find his full platform here http://www.barackobama.com/issues/:
* Reduce the US’s carbon emissions 80% by 2050 and play a strong positive role in negotiating a binding global treaty to replace the expiring Kyoto Protocol * Withdraw all combat troops from Iraq within 16 months and keep no permanent bases...
A view from across the pond
So it’s finally over and even before the last ballot was cast America was celebrating the election of it’s first African-American president.
A great event in American history was played out in front of a global audience and when the result finally came, the sigh of relief around the globe was almost palpable. Never before has the election of a head of state anywhere been so closely...
“One gets the feeling that, buckling under $10 trillion of federal debt and in...”
– The BBC’s Jude Sheerin
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7700298.stm
First signs of vote manipulation?
The BBC’s Rajesh Mirchandani in Colorado says: Voting advocacy group Common Cause reports voting problems in the town of Greely in the north of the state. They say Spanish-speaking voters cannot understand polling materials which are printed only in English. They say there are not enough interpreters.
Teen's 'Fantastic' new name 'Super' long - UPI.com →
shoddywiring:
(via falconieri)
He really shouldn’t be allowed out without adult supervision, or anywhere near a computer.
“What did liberals do that was so offensive to the Republican Party? I’ll tell...”
– The West Wing (via aja, peterwknox) (via marco)
Careful Marco, people will think you’re a Socialist ;-)
BBC NEWS | Americas | Bones confirm Steve Fossett... →
Bet it doesn’t stop the conspiracy theories though!
Obama's Grandmother Dies At Age 86 →
marco:
Oh no… what absolutely horrible timing. One day before finally, most likely, seeing her grandson become President.
Now he has to win. Because now it would be so much worse if he didn’t.
Very sad
Careful who you insult boys!
As anybody who has been following me recently knows, I’m an Obama supporter all the way, even though I’m not an American and have no say in something that will affect my life profoundly. But when I read statements from him like ”……and restore our moral standing so that America remains the last, best hope of Earth.” it really makes my blood boil!
“Last...
