Proposal: All New Yorkers Become Organ Donors – wcbstv.com None of their damn business… (tags: tyrants) Yes, this fart-absorbing blanket is a real product | DVICE The 9th Annual Players Survey – Tours & News – Golf.com Interesting results. (tags: golf) SPACE.com — Mole-Like Heat Drill Envisioned to Explore Icy Jupiter Moon Cool stuff. Let's [...]
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So we have this huge oil spill going on in the Gulf Coast, and I’ve noticed a decidedly sedate tone in the national media when reporting on the scene. It seems likely that despite this thing going on now for ten days, perhaps the federal response could be called ‘less than vigorous’. Now, I’m willing [...]
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What he said. Go read it all as I can’t improve on it. It’s the childishness of this all though that bothers me, the refusal to accept the simple proposition that in life, there are choices, and choices have consequences, and sometimes it’s necessary to accept some downside to get a lot of upside. People [...]
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Really big businesses DO NOT like capitalism in the pure form. It is much more effective to leverage campaign donations in to legal assassination of your business rivals. The nation’s biggest toy maker, Mattel Inc., is getting another exemption on federal safety rules even as smaller companies struggle with testing costs imposed after a rash [...]
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Because we really wanted to see this? Paramount has extended its business with Mattel, optioning the venerable Magic 8 Ball to use as the basis for a live action adventure film. Can’t wait to see the awesome CGI for Hungry Hungry Hippos.
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I don’t know that I could do it, but the compensation is indeed sweet. As of 2008, the average federal salary was $119,982, compared with $59,909 for the average private sector employee. In other words, the average federal bureaucrat makes twice as much as the average working taxpayer. Add the value of benefits like health [...]
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Obama To Wall Street: "I Do Think At A Certain Point You've Made Enough Money" Sigh… (tags: obama) FOXNews.com – Texas Governor Shoots, Kills Coyote Who Threatened Dog (tags: texas)
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I’ve been told if I don’t post something, I will be dropped from an RSS reader. So, here it is. Anybody out there?
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