January 2009
60 posts
irrationalblog:
I enjoyed this article.
I hate pompous arrogant reviewers like the one in this story is writing about… It reminds me of a professor I had in college that told us Steven Spielberg wasn’t an accomplished director… 2 weeks after he showed us the opening of Saving Private Ryan as an example of a great piece of cinema.
I called him out on it… I think...
“like people in the 1930s looking back at the Roaring 20s of yore, we are going...”
– The Ugly Truth: America’s Economy is Not Coming Back
http://www.inteldaily.com/news/173/ARTICLE/9460/2009-01-29.html
The Difficulty of Being an Informed American
When the truth cuts against the position of the US government, conservatives see it as “liberal.”
When propaganda supports the government’s lies, conservatives see it as “patriotic.”
However, any resemblance to independent reporting disappeared from the American media when the Democratic regime of President Clinton allowed Murdoch and a small handful of moguls to concentrate the American media...
The Corn Industry's Reply to study that found... →
“Our industry has used mercury-free versions of the two re-agents mentioned in the study, for several years.”
Oh, goodie, so they’ve been “mercury free” for several years! I love how they’re not even denying that it at least used to contain mercury!
Google introduces offline gmail →
"You know what they say about High Fructose Corn... →
Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury
I'll make a sweet fun video about whatever you... →
boringloser:
Does anyone know any billionaires that want me to write and direct their biopic? Do you want me to make a commercial for the car you’re trying to sell on craigslist? Do you need someone to make “The SoupSoup Show” and you only have $25 to spare. I’ll spend $25 of time on making it.
This is a weird experiment. Hope it isn’t a disaster.
I’m currently the highest bidder!...
WatchBlack Dynamite trailer
“shut up before you wake the other bitches up”
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Death Cab for Cutie videos don't work on their own... →
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This sounds like something out of James Bond →
President Obama Wears Bullet-Resistant Suit at Inaugural
10 Great Inaugural Moments
by Jason Toon & Scott Lydon on January 19, 2009 at 1:45 PM
1829: Raucous guests at the inaugural ball of President Andrew Jackson feast on cake, lemonade, and roasted Cherokee babies.
1837: President Martin Van Buren pulls over the procession to ask if anyone wants to buy a pair of speakers from the back of his white van.
1877: After a contentious, disputed election, losing candidate...
Fresh Direct?
Anyone have any experience using Fresh Direct for their groceries?
Watch all the episodes of Arrested Development... →
“Mere days from assuming the presidency and closing the door on eight years of...”
– The Onion JANUARY 17, 2001
QWERTY vs Dvorak... →
Like a modern horror movie villain who keeps coming back from the dead, a false story can take on a life of its own: Eskimos have hundreds of words for snow, Millard Fillmore ordered the first bathtub for the White House, that sort of thing. Even after they are shown to be false, some stories are repeated, embellished, and occasionally built into entire belief systems….Our story concerns the...
“No one thought Al Gore would be a loveable president, but, after eight years in...”
– http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/14/al-gore-democrats-us-news
You have to listen to this song at least once a...
WatchDouble Decker Smart Car
video: cat wanders onto weather forecast set →
A cat wandered onto the set of a live weather forecast by Germany’s leading meteorologist Joerg Kachelmann.
Kachelmann had just started his two-minute forecast when the cat appeared - but he scooped it up and finished his forecast.
