February 2008
I’m watching the debate while @sfeuer is on her mac.
January 2008
About to head out to two happy hours w/ some various friends of @sfeuer One in 18th & L & the other in Rosslyn.
Why Prime and Not Zoom?: Canon SLR Lens Talk... →
EDGE is down for most of the midwest US →
iPhone users are out of luck—along with any other AT&T Blackberry users, etc—as an Internet outage hits the central states
8 Web Design Mistakes That Developers Make →
I’m pleased with myself. I scored 3 bingos in a row last night in Scrabulous, 74 point, 72 point & 68 points.
Barack Obama raised 32 million in January 2008 ALONE. Wow.
::taps on glass:: You gonna work now Twitter?
Open access for all: prime 700MHz Block C hits... →
The FCC’s 700MHz spectrum auction hit an important milestone today as bidding on a nationwide license with open access requirements passed the reserve price of $4.638 billion. So far, total bids have exceeded the FCC’s $10.3 billion minimum.
…with simple majorities, not the necessary 2/3 to override vetos. Karma comes back to bite you in the ass & it will be sweet vengeance.
Dems are set to pick up half a dozen or more seats in the Senate & 10-20 seats in the house + the executive branch. Bills will get passed…
January 20th, 2009: The date I long for. I am going to love how we’re going to shove the Repubs legislative agenda down their throats.
Ralph Nader is going to run for Pres again. Srsly Ralph? You’re the reason Bush is in office & not Gore. DIAF already you imbecile.
A new study has confirmed that 32% of Americans are mentally retarded http://urltea.com/2m3d
Computer shop sales pitch: 'We remove Vista' (PIC) →
Shop manager Aaron Kaplan said they were prompted to put it up because so many people were having problems with Windows Vista, including compatibility issues with older software and trouble adjusting to the interface.
The Pirate Bay: The Site is Safe, Even If We Lose... →
In an few hours from now The Pirate Bay team will probably be charged with aiding or facilitating copyright infringement. If they are found guilty, they could receive sentences of up to 2 years in prison, but the site will remain online, no matter what.
RIAA chief: We don't see a need for mandatory ISP... →
The RIAA’s Cary Sherman says that marketplace filtering solutions should be good enough; government regulation isn’t needed. But Verizon has no plans to implement filters without a legal mandate.
St. Petersburg Starts Process of Becoming a Domed... →
It’s not quite a glass-domed city yet, but St. Petersberg has taken the first steps towards that goal. British architecture firm Wilkinson Eyre, best known for the design of the Gateshead Millenium Bridge in Newcastle, unveiled a bold new plan to revamp the old market of St. Petersburg, Russia by putting it entirely under glass.
Very excited to hear on MBW this week that Scott & Alex are now recording episodes of This Week In Photography!!!!!!! Woot!
New blog post: THX http://www.tuzworld.com/2008/01/30/thx/
Domain Tasters Can Now Eat Dirt →
Domain tasting might sound like a leisurely Sunday afternoon activity, but ICANN isn’t amused, and it has just proposed a crackdown plan that could make “tasting” and “front running” of domains an unprofitable activity.
TweetStats :: for joelhousman →
New blog post: Richardson’s dilemma http://tinyurl.com/2fyuha
John Edwards announced he is dropping out of the presidential race today to spend more time with his hair.
Edwards is dropping out.
Today is International Delete Your Myspace Account Day!
Item #4848449 that we could be spending Iraq money on instead: http://urltea.com/2lud
This make me very happy: http://mediamatters.org/columns/200801290001
Would someone please buy me a Sigma 18-200mm OS EF USM lens please?
Hillary Clinton's word: It's worth nothing →
A New Hampshire newspaper tears into Hillary Clinton for breaking her pledge not to campaign in Florida: “Sen. Hillary Clinton signed a pledge not to “campaign or participate” in the Michigan or Florida Democratic primaries. She participated in both primaries and is campaigning in Florida. Which proves, again, that Hillary Clinton is a liar.”
New blog post: Poll Vaulting http://tinyurl.com/2gcxwd
I’ve noticed less & less Ron Paul spam on digg b/c of my method of adding them all to my black list.
It’s also an effective way to filter them out. Scroll through, skim each comment - if its pro-paul: block. Anti-pual dig up: Over time…
Ah. Whenever I need humor I go to Digg.com, find a political thread, open the comments & watch as the Paultards bring out the “Crazy”.
I heard that Barack Obama fathered two black children….ssssh….pass it on…
Remember everyone: Tomorrow, January 30th, is International delete your myspace account day (if you haven’t already).
Introducing Prologue « WordPress.com →
Haha! Successful google bomb: Dangerous Cult http://tinyurl.com/25whe5
I need to switch my blog over to no-www, & make a webclip icon for it for iPhone users….been procrastinating on doing both.
New blog post: I’m a Virginia voter for Barack Obama http://tinyurl.com/ypnuj9
Archer | Hoefler & Frere-Jones →
Off to work!
Why did they pick Kathleen Sebelius to do the rebuttal????? She’s awful! Bring back Jim Webb!
Republicans Scared: "Obama is the Democrats'... →
Here is a great article from a conservative Republican commentator on Beliefnet. This echoes what we Obama supporters have been saying for months. He thinks Obama will “win in a landslide” if he wins the Democratic nomination: “If I were a Republican, I’d be very, very afraid. Oh wait, I am a Republican. Dang. Lord have mercy.”
yawn ::rolls over & goes back to bed::
Tiki Bar's Johnny Johnny (Kevin Gamble) Saves... →
Today Kevin Gamble, also known as Tiki Bar TV’s “Johnny Johnny,” in an incredible act of heroism, saved a woman from an oncoming train in a New York subway. “The train is about 60 seconds away, so I immediately leap over the edge…So I haul her up on my shoulder, at which point she comes too, and I quickly get her back to the edge…”
playing w/ an iPhone in the apple store
Back from Tyson’s Corner. No iPhone this time. Maybe in a month or so if things work out like I hope. Am doing dishes.
Watching Barack Obama on ABC’s This Week w/ George Stephonapholousousousous (orhowever you spell his name)
@davewiner I want to thank you for your commentary on the debates/primaries. I enjoy it. Off to watch the sunday morning talk shows.