Thrill Of A Lifetime
Posted on May 13th, 2011 by Todd W
What a video. Had me grinning like a fool. Imagine how she must have felt.
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Google – Being Evil?
Posted on May 13th, 2011 by Todd W
Ann Althouse, law professor in Wisconsin who hosts a widely read blog, and has recently provided terrific coverage of the Madison union mess, has ‘lost’ her blog. Judging by the tone of the support drone here on the Blogger support page, I’m starting to wonder if she is going to get it back. Pretty lousy [...]
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The New Business of Writing
Posted on May 12th, 2011 by Todd W
Excellent article on the paradigm change going on in the publishing world. Worth your time. Read here.
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New York – DOOMED!
Posted on May 10th, 2011 by Todd W
Wow. I mean, what else is there to say? New York City has 16,000 fewer employees than 2001…but spending on salaries and wages has increased from $3.8 bn to $10.8 bn; and spending on pensions has increased from $1.3 bn to $8.3 bn over that same period. What can’t be sustained, won’t. We’ll be seeing [...]
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He’s Dead!
Posted on May 2nd, 2011 by Todd W
By now, everyone knows. The details are all over the place. One thing that might get lost in all of this – this raid was the result of aggressive interrogations (water boarding) and the activities in Gitmo. A shrewd observer will note that these actions have been highly unpopular, and some good men have had [...]
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Racist?
Posted on April 29th, 2011 by Todd W
I un-friended a person today on Facebook. Big whoop, I know. The reason? They stated that the whole Obama birth certificate thing was nothing BUT racism, straight up. A preview of the coming 2012 campaign – any criticism of King Barak the Man-Child will be de-legitimized as racism. I’ve decided simply not to interact with [...]
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The Anti-Social Network
Posted on April 26th, 2011 by Todd W
I’ve been off of Facebook now for a couple of weeks. Well, not entirely off – I still lurk, but I have not posted, commented, or even ‘liked’. Maybe I’m too thin skinned lately, but I have to acknowledge that I find myself angry far too often when I interact with people there. I love [...]
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Now Reading
Posted on April 24th, 2011 by Todd W
And…moving on to the next book. Embedded.
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Now Reading
Posted on April 19th, 2011 by Todd W
Not bad so far.
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Surprise, surprise
Posted on April 6th, 2011 by Todd W
Wisconsin managed to push her over the finish line. When was the last time the Democrats lost a close vote? It is almost miraculous, isn’t it?
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Nook/Kindle eBooks and Estates
Posted on April 6th, 2011 by Todd W
As a public service, thought I’d post this. A friend lost his Mother-in-law, and in trying to determine what happens to the books on her Nook, I emailed Barnes and Noble to determine if there was a way to transfer ownership. I’m not surprised at the result, but here it is – Dear Todd, [...]
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Margin of Fraud
Posted on April 6th, 2011 by Todd W
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election is so very close, but when was the last time a Democrat lost a close election? Doesn’t take much to ‘find’ uncounted ballots late. The Democrats are quite good at it.
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links for 2010-05-04
Posted on May 4th, 2010 by Todd W
Zettabytes overtake petabytes as largest unit of digital measurement – Telegraph In case you were wondering. (tags: computer) Despite plan, not a single fire boom on hand on Gulf Coast at time of oil spill | al.com (tags: oil) YouTube – 12X Blu-ray Star Trek Phaser – Beam, Flash Paper, Balloon… Awesome. (tags: star trek, [...]
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links for 2010-04-30
Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Todd W
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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A Question of Fairness
Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Todd W
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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Oil
Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Todd W
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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The Dirty Secret
Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Todd W
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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Hollywood is hopeless!
Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Todd W
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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A Career Change?
Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Todd W
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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links for 2010-04-29
Posted on April 29th, 2010 by Todd W
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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