tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307320873078802632024-02-19T09:11:59.712-08:00Digital Cabinet"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive." -- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-25156601944009836002009-07-08T01:00:00.000-07:002009-07-08T01:09:06.443-07:00Joe Biden Shatters Masturbation World Record<br/>
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It's official, Joe Biden is the new king of masturbation. In a stunning feat of endurance and determination, Joe Biden achieved 36 orgasms in a 24 hour period!
Sleeping intermittently during the 24 hour marathon, Joe Biden remained focused and aroused by his impressive library of pornographic films. With over 400 films in his library and 3 televisions playing movies at all times, he had a continuous stream of footage to aid him in his quest.
It is apparent by the massive development of the muscles in his forearm that Joe Biden is not your average masturbator. In an interview with UJ reporters after the record setting event, Joe Biden was quoted as saying, "masturbation for me is a way of life. I've been training for this day since I was 13 years old and I'm happy with my performance today".
This record was formerly held by German Student, Hans Blickstein who achieved 27 orgasms in a 24 hour period. Mr. Blickstein was not available for comment.
When asked what his next world record achievement would be, Joe Biden said "my immediate goal is to get a bag of ice and some lotion on my penis to soothe the burning".</blockquote>
Source <a href="http://joe.biden.mediafetcher.com/news/top_stories/worldrecord.php">here</a>.
<br/><br/>Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-82795431463083710172009-07-04T08:31:00.000-07:002009-07-04T08:36:48.193-07:00I, Government<br/>
<a href="http://www.fee.org/pdf/the-freeman/mackenzie1002.pdf">"Why, then do I ever fail?"</a> OR why <a href="http://www.econlib.org/library/Essays/rdPncl.html">the Pencil</a> is more wonderful than Government.
<br/><br/>Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-69289180905384959812009-07-04T08:23:00.000-07:002009-07-04T08:30:54.730-07:00I, Pencil all over again<br/>
<a href="http://timharford.com/2009/07/why-getting-complicated-increases-the-wealth-of-nations/">Tim Harford</a> talks about why rich countries have complicated economies and poor ones don't:
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One of the defining characteristics of the modern economy is that it’s awfully complicated. Even a fairly humble product such as a shirt might incorporate cotton from west Africa, oil from Indonesia to make the polyester in the button (manufactured in China), and designs sketched out by an Italian using American computer software. Then there is the sheer number of products: Eric Beinhocker, author of The Origin of Wealth, reckons there are probably 10 billion distinct products and services available in a modern economic environment such as London, Tokyo or New York. It’s a guess, but a fairly educated one. Beinhocker also estimates that for a traditional hunter-gatherer society, the number is closer to 300.</blockquote>
Headline explained <a href="http://www.econlib.org/library/Essays/rdPncl1.html">here</a>.
<br/><br/>Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-12797939704944450682009-07-04T05:47:00.000-07:002009-07-04T05:57:04.140-07:00Can anyone explain whats with the villagers and nuns?<br/>
Intriguing Reuters video.
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A google news search for "Romanian Nuns" yields <a href="http://news.google.com/news?q=%22romanian%20nuns%22&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wn">nothing</a> at the time of the search and a google search for <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=%22romanian+nuns%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a">"Romanian Nuns"</a> links only to this video. Can anyone translate the sign?<br/><br/>
Things to look out for:
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1. Butt Crack<br/>
2. The nun driving the car guns the engines while the villages hold the car back!
<br/><br/>Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-48972664576277825192009-07-04T04:47:00.000-07:002009-07-04T04:58:49.966-07:00Survivor-Type Gameshow for religion?<br/>
<a href="http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USTRE5622D020090703">Nice</a> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/02/turkey-penitents-compete-gameshow">idea</a>. Finally we can find out which religion rules them all! But what happened to Hinduism?
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Audio <a href"http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/audio/2009/jul/03/tait-turkish-television">here</a>. Seems like there is no prize if the atheists convert the priests.
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Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC take note.
<br/>Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-79992253709508955682009-07-03T21:49:00.000-07:002009-07-03T21:54:53.111-07:00Great Article on Test Cricket, Mike Brearley and PsychoanalysisWhile psychoanalysis has has been justifiably criticised <a href="http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=10860">this</a> is a good article on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Brearley">Brearley</a> and his approach to captaincy and Test Cricket.
<blockquote>Cricket, particularly in its five-day form, requires intelligence, astuteness and an ability to withstand long periods where nothing much happens while keeping alert for the moment when action erupts—not unlike psychoanalysis itself. Certainly, despite its genteel reputation, few games are as psychologically arduous.</blockquote>Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-78667480642232576972008-11-30T14:48:00.000-08:002008-11-30T16:39:08.494-08:00Dutch game shows rule<br/>
I wish someone could translate what is being spoken on the screen
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Cartoon by Chris Britt for the Springfield State Journal-Register
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Hat Tip: <a href="http://www.stlbeacon.org/voices/editorial_cartoons/cartoons_for_nov_22_2008">St. Louis Beacon</a>.
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Post headline explained <a href="http://www.econlib.org/library/Bastiat/basSoph3.html#S.1,%20Ch.7,%20A%20Petition">here</a>.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-42621770089082035192008-11-24T19:42:00.000-08:002008-11-24T19:45:16.389-08:00That is what taxes are for<blockquote>"When firefighters battle flames," he said of public crews, "they don't make a distinction between a $50-million Oprah mansion and a tract home."</blockquote>
That is because they are paid for by taxes levied on both (income and sales taxes come to mind).
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More at <a href="http://www.reason.com/blog/show/130251.html">Hit and Run</a>.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-45873270064441404112008-11-24T19:38:00.000-08:002008-11-24T19:47:51.200-08:00Hysteria much?<blockquote>At the guide's launch, Ms Fulton hit out at the big chemical companies for pushing the "benefits" of growing GE canola to farmers for their commercial gain.
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"They're going to control the world," she said.
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"We thought Hitler was a bad fella ... these guys could show him a thing or two - and they're creeping up on us quietly without guns or anything like that, but the poison is there."</blockquote>
Chronicle of paranoia <a href="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24697835-662,00.html">here</a>.
Hat Tip: <a href="http://www.reason.com/blog/show/130253.html">Hit and Run</a>.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-55038775350405882982008-11-23T18:42:00.001-08:002008-11-23T18:44:28.123-08:00It is not the intent of the alleged harasser, but the impact on the recipient.<br/>Inspiration: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-mcpherson21-2008nov21,0,4090949.story">Politically correct indoctrination</a>.
<br/><br/>Headline ripped off from <a href="http://www.ejectejecteject.com/archives/000194.html">here</a>.
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Can one legitimately claim harassment due to the impact from such PC indoctrination?Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-9772448930121900742008-11-23T18:30:00.000-08:002008-11-23T18:33:10.153-08:00Environmentally conscious President?<blockquote>The Obamobile being prepared for the president-elect is said to be a monster gas-guzzler made by General Motors, the troubled car giant. It will look like a black Cadillac but is built like a tank. A spy photographer who tracks down future car models for magazines snatched pictures of the heavily disguised first-car-in-waiting when it was being road-tested last summer.
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The armour-plated car, which has a raised roof, windows up to 5in thick, extra-strength tyres and a body made of steel, aluminium, titanium and ceramics, is thought to be based on a GMC 2500 truck that gets less than 10 miles to the gallon. </blockquote>
Full story <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5213322.ece">here</a>.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-90376317125430192512008-11-23T18:22:00.000-08:002008-11-23T18:30:27.852-08:00Choice for me but not for thee<br/><br/>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Barack_Obama#Education">Barack Obama's position</a> on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_vouchers">school vouchers</a>:
<blockquote>During an October 2004 debate, Obama stated that he opposed education vouchers for use at private schools because he believes they would undermine public schools.</blockquote>
Where he is sending his daughters (emphasis mine):
<blockquote>Continuing a tradition among Washington's power elite, President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have decided to send their kids to Sidwell Friends School. Michelle Obama confirmed yesterday that Malia and Sasha, the incoming first daughters, will enroll at the <span style="font-weight:bold;">pricey private school</span> when the family moves into the White House in January.
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Tuition this year for elementary school is $28,442; for the middle school, $29,442.</blockquote>
Barack Obama is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama#Family_and_personal_life">rich enough</a> to send his kids to tony private schools.
<blockquote>n December 2007, Money magazine estimated the Obama family's net worth at $1.3 million.[169] Their 2007 tax return showed a household income of $4.2 million—up from about $1 million in 2006 and $1.6 million in 2005—mostly from sales of his books.[170]</blockquote>
Why does he want to deny families poorer than him to make the same choice?
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Reeks of hypocrisy.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-15611819178835776592008-11-21T08:09:00.000-08:002008-11-24T19:54:20.048-08:00Affirmative Action by Obama?<br/>News <a href="http://lostintransition.nationaljournal.com/2008/11/goolsbee.php">here</a>.
<br/><br/><a href="http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/11/goolsbee_out_at_cea.php">Megan McArdle</a> is beside herself
<blockquote>I take nothing away from <a href="http://www.irs.princeton.edu/faculty/rouse/">Professor Rouse</a>. But she's a labor economist with a heavy, heavy specialty in returns to education. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austan_Goolsbee">Goolsbee</a>, by contrast, focuses on taxation and capital formation. Right now, I'd say the latter is our bigger concern.
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More to the point, the worst financial crisis in seventy years is really not the time to see if you can brighten up the CEA offices with a nice, decorative matched set of X chromosomes. Goolsbee has been advising Obama since the beginning; presumably, this is some sort of testimony to the esteem in which Obama holds his competence. Throwing him overboard now makes this look like less of a "plus factor" and more like Obama is much less concerned with competence than painting a pretty picture for voters. Given the stakes, that's more than a little irresponsible.</blockquote>
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Why Goolsbee is good</span>: He <a href="http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/the_facts_about_nafta-gate.html">blew the whistle</a> on Obama's anti-NAFTA primary campaign in Ohio as mostly political posturing.
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">His reward</span>: Addition of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Furman">Jason Furman</a> as another of Obama's economic advisors and face to the media, pushing Goolsbee out of the limelight.
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Caveat:
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">1</span>. This is just a rumour with no conformation from hard sources. Must be taken with more than a pinch of salt.
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">2</span>. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Economic_Advisers">CEA</a> has 3 members. Goolsbee may well be nominated to the council as a member if not chair.
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This story is way too premature to make any hard inferences.
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">Update, November 24, 2008</span>:
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<a href="http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2008/11/christy-romer-to-cea.html">It is Christina Romer</a>.
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Hat Tip: <a href="http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/11/christina-romer.html">Marginal Revolution</a>.
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Romer on taxes:
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<span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.econ.berkeley.edu/%7Ecromer/draft1108.pdf">1</a></span>. Tax increase reduces economic output. Yay!
<span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.reason.com/news/printer/123891.html">2</a></span>. Tax cuts now, do not reduce public spending and lead to tax increases in the future. Noooo!
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Hat Tip: <a href="http://www.reason.com/blog/show/130246.html">Hit and Run</a>.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-36111550588526046352008-11-21T06:20:00.000-08:002008-11-23T18:18:52.856-08:00Sarah Palin does not care about context<br/>Story <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7A7tJMgrDpckDLtte3q0ZIgqB7gD94JBL9O0">here</a>.
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin">Palin</a> pardoning the Turkey, followed by interview excerpt (bowdlerized by MSNBC)
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Full length interview
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">1</span>. The butcher is totally mugging for the camera.
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">2</span>. Does the Alaska Governor's office have a PR division? If yes, could they not suggest the pardoning be carried out over at the Governor's house (similar to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Thanksgiving_Turkey_Presentation">White House pardon</a>)?
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">3</span>. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron">chyron</a> writer in MSNBC should be given a pat, better still, a raise.
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">4</span>. Sarah Palin obviously does not believe in sugar-coating. Good for her!
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">5</span>. Sarah Palin needs to get the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wink#Sarah_Palin">tic in</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/W3tOB9UxuHA&ap=%2526fmt%3D18">her left eye</a> checked out.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight:bold;">6</span>. Sarah Palin is still hot. She was truly <a href="http://vpilf.com/">VPILF</a> material. It is a small consolation that she is still a GILF (G = Governor). We were robbed, both of a VPILF and a <a href="http://www.olemiss.edu/orgs/kat/CindyMcCain_full.jpg">F</a><a href="http://www.beyondhollywood.com/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/elizabeth-kucinich4.jpg">L</a><a href="http://images.chron.com/blogs/beltwayconfidential/fredandjeri.jpg">I</a><a href="http://www.celeb-porn.info/carla-bruni-nude-01.jpg">L</a><a href="http://www.blogfhm.fr/images/DECEMBRE/carla_bruni.jpg">F</a>. :(
<br/><br/>The apparatus behind Palin is known as a <a href="http://libertyfarm.blogspot.com/2007/05/killing-cones.html">killing cone</a>.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-84374584483434944192008-11-21T06:07:00.000-08:002008-11-21T06:18:35.011-08:00Fat people bankrupt airlines, cause Climate Change<blockquote>Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.
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The high court declined to hear an appeal by Canadian airlines of a decision by the Canadian Transportation Agency that people who are "functionally disabled by obesity" deserve to have two seats for one fare.</blockquote>
Full text <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2039776920081120">here</a>.
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">1</span>. By taking a seat without paying for it, fat people are driving down the profit margin of the airlines , causing them to cut costs, leading to shittier service (cue the shit airline food) and finally to bankruptcy.
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">2</span>. The people who could not get airline seats due to fat people have to go on other flights (or use other forms of carbon fuel based travel), increasing emissions of greenhouse gases causing climate change.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-67546628069157272642008-11-21T00:27:00.000-08:002008-11-21T00:44:43.519-08:00Word of the day<pre>
<span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/11/11/DI2008111102347.html">Stupidiom</a></span> (<span style="font-style:italic;">n.)</span>: A word that has worked its way into the dictionary through
	1) common misuse
	2) the hesitancy/cowardice/unwillingness of dictionary editors to challenge the utterings of the ignorant.
Synonyms: Ignologism, Ignomineologism, Moronicon</pre>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meh">Inspiration</a>.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-4936435580612516792008-11-20T23:30:00.000-08:002008-11-20T23:31:51.421-08:00What is so great about being a grown-up?<br/>Funniest line I read all day
<blockquote>...when you're grown up...you don't have to worry about finding a girlfriend and how to do things with her because you have a wife and children.</blockquote>
And also <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7739262.stm">grow a moustache</a>.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-27663648642373820312008-11-20T22:34:00.000-08:002008-11-20T22:37:27.563-08:00Narendra Modi, Hindu Hriday Samrat?<br/>
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Full story <a href="http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081121/jsp/nation/story_10142279.jsp">here</a>.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-17493136805632843762008-11-20T20:28:00.000-08:002008-11-20T20:33:32.588-08:00Maradona creates Havoc<br/>
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Background <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/nov/19/1">here</a>.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-58657597161627089602008-11-20T20:08:00.000-08:002008-11-20T20:18:44.864-08:00Obama National Anthem<br/>
Have to give credit to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Beck">Glenn Beck</a>. I think he is a moron but this is pretty funny:
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<br/><br/><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JBPyx2U3Ll0&ap=%2526fmt%3D18"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JBPyx2U3Ll0&ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-64458813752383984352008-11-20T15:35:00.000-08:002008-11-20T15:44:05.635-08:00Discriminating against married people<blockquote><a href="http://overlawyered.com/2006/03/dating-service-sued-for-turning-away-married-man/">Attorney John Claassen, formerly of Skadden Arps, is suing online matchmaker eHarmony.com, which declined to list him because he is not yet divorced and it has a rule against listing profiles of persons who admit to being married. He’s claiming marital-status discrimination in his suit, filed in Alameda County.</a></blockquote>
Related <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/11/eharmony-goes-g.html">news</a>.
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Quote of the Day:
<blockquote>This case is akin to a meat-eater suing a vegetarian restaurant for not offering him a ribeye...</blockquote>
--<a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2008/11/20/eharmony-forced-to-offer-same-sex-dating-services/">Michelle Malkin</a> (Linking is not endorsing but this was the best quote I saw all day)Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-14835177345902895552008-11-20T15:25:00.000-08:002008-11-20T19:03:37.820-08:00If Obama had lost<br/>
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Yeah yeah its not for Obama but for this<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Archuleta"> guy</a>.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-71187251771550950502008-11-20T15:20:00.000-08:002008-11-20T15:24:41.248-08:00Marx and Lenin, meet Roman Abramovich<blockquote>
As a result, the monument of Mr <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Abramovich">Abramovich</a>, who would certainly be a contender in a survey to identify the face of unfettered capitalism, will be unveiled on the city's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx">Karl Marx</a> Street, just a few hundred yards from a statue of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Lenin">Lenin</a>, on Dec 11.
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Full story <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/3490556/Roman-Abramovich-is-archetypal-Englishman-say-Siberians.html">here</a>.Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30732087307880263.post-3429345857956564942008-11-19T17:23:00.000-08:002008-11-19T17:28:57.122-08:00How environmentalists can stop worrying and love the Nano<br/><a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/cars/india-tata-nano-car-1208">Ezra Dyer</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire_(magazine)">Esquire</a>:
<blockquote>...environmentalists are already fretting about the impact of 250,000 new cars a year spewing their hydrocarbons across the subcontinent. However, that concern is a little bit misguided, because a good number of those Nanos are actually going to reduce their owners' carbon footprint. Like, by <span style="font-weight:bold;">100 percent, permanently</span>.
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At the side of one country road, a Tata heavy truck sat in a crumpled mess, locals calmly organizing the fruit that had fallen off the back. <span style="font-weight:bold;">They didn't pay much attention to the driver, who was right there, hanging out--of the windshield.</span>
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Into this fracas goes the Nano, a car whose $2,500 price tag was probably not reached through the indulgent inclusion of comprehensive safety equipment. Good luck, Nano drivers, and remember: If might equals right, you don't want to be wrong.</blockquote>Pseudonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284469313653124515noreply@blogger.com0