January 2009
Microsoft Says Leap Year Bug Caused Zune Failures... →
/sad trombone
Jan 1st
December 2008
Zbigniew Brzezinski Calls Joe Scarborough... →
I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Dec 31st
Dec 31st
New Problems →
Shared by pberry I guess that’s one way to “protect” marriage…make it less profitable to get a divorce. Things get interesting. With nearly one in six homes worth less than the mortgage…
Dec 30th
“The American Public has a Right to Know That They... →
We cannot become our enemy in trying to defeat him.
Dec 30th
Pajamas TV - Conservatism 2.0 Conference  →
I fucking weep for “conservatism”…
Dec 30th
Dec 30th
Dec 30th
Rice: People will soon thank Bush for what he's... →
No. They wont.
Dec 29th
Dec 29th
AFP: Hamas, Israel trade warnings as violence... →
Nothing says “happy holidays” like projectiles.
Dec 24th
Military center tracking Santa's sleigh ride -... →
Even a ‘card carrying Godless heathen’ can appreciate the history of how NORAD started tracking Santa.  That’s just friggin’ awesome.
Dec 24th
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Dec 20th
Productivity for Programmers | PeepCode... →
Dec 20th
When Politics Trumps Business: The Case For... →
Shared by pberry It’s an argument that appears to have serious merit…so why was it made on a blog and not to the clowns in Congress? When Politics Trumps Business: The Case For Carmaker…
Dec 20th
US balks at backing condemnation of anti-gay laws... →
Shared by pberry It could be worse, beej…at least we’re not burning people at the stake anymore. Or, building bridges out of witches. “It’s disappointing,” said Rama Yade, France’s human rights…
Dec 19th
Local Pub →
Shared by pberry I do wish I could walk to a pub from my house. One of the enduring mysteries to me is how so much of our population voluntarily chooses to live in places where walking - or even…
Dec 19th
Warren: Gay people are immature. →
Shared by pberry Oddly enough, the most homophobic people I know are also the most immature. Today, NBC’s Ann Curry aired a new portion of her recent interview with pastor Rick Warren, whom…
Dec 19th
Bank will pay executive bonuses in illiquid assets →
Shared by pberry Or they could pull a Ponzi scheme…hey, it’s worked before! This is the best idea I’ve heard of in some time. Credit Suisse Group AG is going to pay its executives bonuses out…
Dec 19th
Dec 19th
Brady Forrest on the incredible growth of Open... →
Shared by pberry I blame beej. it’s unfortunate that Google Map Maker is competing with OSM, rather than contributing to an open web
Dec 19th
Dec 18th
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today in napping technology →
Phat Knits Previously, previously, previously.
Dec 18th
Australian court allows legal papers served via... →
Shared by pberry That’s doing it…oddly. first court papers ever served on a social networking site? [via]
Dec 18th
Penny Arcade! - Once More Unto The Breach →
Laugh with a hint of that knowing sigh
Dec 17th
Flow Charts →
Dec 17th
“This is what I’ll be remembered for when my car explodes.”
– Huey Newis and the Lose: The Late Greats
Dec 17th
Flickr designer George Oates on her insane layoff... →
Shared by pberry I worry a lot about what will become of Flickr. It’s not that I don’t have copies of the photos, it’s just that the service fits what I want to do with my photos so well. she was…
Dec 16th
Republicans offer plan to fix California budget →
Shared by pberry Education is the biggest waste of tax payer money ever. I can’t think of a single benefit to government subsidized education. I mean really, who do you know that ever did anything…
Dec 16th
“If I’m wrong, I’ve always been wrong.”
– The made-up dramas of the Wall Street Journal (Lessig Blog)
Dec 15th
Dec 15th
Management secrets: →
Some nights I drink just so that I don’t fire anybody. It’s a charitable act. You’re welcome.
Dec 15th
This Is a Goodbye Kiss, You Dog →
Shared by pberry Holy crap, what a photo-op An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes (both of them) at George W. Bush today while the president completed a final victory lap around Iraq. As…
Dec 15th
Dec 14th
Bush: Work in Iraq has been hard; needed for peace... →
Bush was reminded of the intense opposition to his policies when a man threw two shoes at him — one after another — during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Bush ducked both…
Dec 14th
Dec 13th
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Ipso Facto →
Shared by pberry Iron-fucking-clad logic right there. This is why we can’t have nice things, America.
Dec 13th
General Session with Jeffrey Veen - HighEdWeb 2008... →
Dec 13th
Dec 13th
WatchWatch
Dec 13th
Library of Congress releases report on success of... →
the project was pioneered by the brilliant George Oates, Flickr’s lead designer who was laid off earlier today  
Dec 12th
Losing →
I don’t really understand why the Democrats don’t say they’re trying to pass the “Christmas Rescue Act of 2008” and accuse the Republicans of trying to kill Santa. Every time they place nice with…
Dec 12th
O’Reilly’s Christmas paranoia: They want to... →
Shared by pberry It’s hard to think of a more powerless, alienated and reviled group than “the atheists.” Last night, Bill O’Reilly continued his crusade against an atheist plaque on display…
Dec 11th
“Jon Stewart demonstrated last night that no normal politician can out-argue an...”
– Twitter / Rafe:
Dec 10th
WatchWatch
Think Progress  » Stewart Grills Huckabee On Gay Marriage: ‘At What Age Did You Choose Not To Be Gay?’
Dec 10th
Popular Science magazine archives from 1872-2008... →
they’ve expanded into magazine archives, including Popular Mechanics, Mother Jones, Dwell, and New York  
Dec 10th
Text Message Disaster →
I’m only posting this so I can link to the parody [via] 
Dec 9th
Dec 9th
“And then stop complaining.”
– Writing My Twitter Etiquette Article: 14 Ways to Use Twitter Politely by Margaret Mason - The Morning News
Dec 9th