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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Monday, October 30, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Monday, October 23, 2006
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Friday, October 20, 2006
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
World's Smallest Robot Hand Developed
BuzzSkyline writes "The world's smallest robotic hand has been built by Yen-Wen Lu and Chang-Jin "CJ" Kim at UCLA's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. The microhand can make a fist that can grasp objects smaller than a millimeter across. Check out the freaky video on the researchers' website of the microhand grabbing a blob that looks like a fish egg. The tiny hand is made of inert materials, making it ideal for handling gooey biological samples. Lu and Kim describe their microhand in a paper published October 16 in the journal Applied Physics Letters."
See Creepy Video Here
See Creepy Video Here
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Japanese Cars Dominate in Fuel Efficiency
As good a reason as any to explain why both US car manufacturers, Ford and General Motors, are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
Hooked on oil.
Hooked on oil.
Emerging Republican Election Strategy: Protect Senate Majority At All Cost
Republican money trail indicates white flag is being raised regarding the House of Representatives and a defensive wall strategy being employed around roughly three Senate states. The three most competitive Senate races as of now are Virginia (Allen/Webb), Missouri (Talent/McCaskill), and Tennessee (Corker/Ford).
Follow the money...
Follow the money...
Chinese Cars: Not A Question of If, but When
Like with virtually everything else business and manufacturing related, Chinese made cars are headed for American and European consumer:
Story
Story
New Browser
If someone could tell me why they haven't yet switched over to Firefox yet from IE, that would be great, because I have no idea:
Firefox 2.0
Firefox 2.0
Iraq's Christian Population Decimated
From over 1,000,000 under Saddam to less than 100,000 today. Well done, Mr. President. Mission accomplished indeed.
Iraq
Iraq
Monday, October 16, 2006
Arnie & Bloomy Lovefest Continues
These two are the #1 and #2 examples nationally of the non-fire breathing, bible thumping wing of the Republican party: fiscally conservative yet pro-enviornment, pro-choice, for stem cell research, etc. Both assuredly harbor presidential ambitions, and Bloomberg with his billions could very well run a credible Independent run for the White House in 2008.
Future of the party?
Future of the party?
White House Disses Bible-Thumper Supporters Behind Their Backs
All this coming from the tax payer funded "White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives." Wait a minute, is this Iran or America?
It's All About Getting Their Votes
It's All About Getting Their Votes
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Melee in Miami
This was flat out Ugly--with a capital U. Probably the worst football fight I've ever seen. No surprise UM involved
Brawl
Brawl
Google Is Taking Over The World
Ford, GE, Microsoft....Corporations that all at one point dominated with their businesses. Today belongs to Google.
GOOG
GOOG
Saturday, October 14, 2006
New UN Secretery General Appointed
Ban Ki-moon. I'm sure he's looking forward to working with the Bush administration for the next two years. They are a bunch of foreign policy studs!
New Secretery General
New Secretery General
Thank God This Guy Was Caught
You know, who cares if people get drunk 6 nights a week, half the time hopping in their cars and narrowly missing killing people. What this guy did is a whole level deeper of evilness. He was clearly a menace to society. You see, the system really works!
Booze is much better than grass
Booze is much better than grass
Male Canadian Football League Cheerleader Retiring After 31 Years
That's right, I'm not making this up. His name? Pigskin Pete. The cheer? "Oskie wee wee! Oskie wa wa! Holy mackinaw! Tigers! Eat 'em raw!"
Oh Canada
Oh Canada
Another Swing, Another Miss
I know this will come as a shock to many, including me, but it appears that the Bush administration has been rebuffed by the world community regarding sanctions on North Korea. Given the enormous amount of international goodwill this administration has built over the past six years, plus having an affable, reasonable man like John Bolton heading up the negotiations, one really could have expected a success. I don't know about you, but it's becoming increasingly clear to me that the rest of the world are a bunch of terrorist coddling pansy evildoers.
North Korea Diplomatic Whiff
North Korea Diplomatic Whiff
Friday, October 13, 2006
CBGB, R.I.P.
To even begin to try and explain the significance of this place if you don't already know it would be a colossal waste of time--probably a hundred books have already been written on the subject. Anyone who lives in NYC knows the East Village has been gentrified, and CBGB has been nothing more than a deteriorating tourist attraction for years now. However, in the early and mid 70's the place was the epicenter of a music scene and movement that reverberates to this very day. People who hung out there at the time probably had no idea they were witnessing history. A roach infested, sweaty, crowded dive bar in one of the sketchiest neighborhoods of a city that had literally gone bankrupt was the place where rock and roll killed itself and then was resurrected. So the next time you're around Bowery and Bleecker where Bleecker ends, where the Starbucks, McDonalds, $3500 one bedroom apartments, and kids with $400 Ipods now rule the roost, steal a moment and go back in time 30 years. Back to a time when the city was real, and CBGBs was the center of the universe.
CBGB Closing
CBGB Closing
Dandy Don is a Serious LSU Football Fan
Football is a serious, serious deal to a lot of folks down in the South. This dude Dandy Don is a good example of that:
DandyDon
DandyDon
Your Tax Dollars Hard At Work
Thank God this threat was snuffed out before it could further materialize, I just hope they came prepared and were armed:
Keystone Cops
Keystone Cops
Air America Goes Under
It should tell you something that I never listened to this station for more than 5 minutes...apparently I wasn't alone. The quest for the liberal Rush Limbaugh continues...
AA
AA
This Will Be A Home Run
The technology will, at least. People want to access everything on their computers at any time from any place, including their itunes, excel spreadsheets, adobe files, etc. And they don't want to lose everything forever if their computer dies or have to always remember to back things up.
Filesanywhere.com
Filesanywhere.com
This is a Great Movie
I'll be the first to admit that I have a little 'Anglophile' in me; Christ, being an American I don't think there's anything wrong with that. England is after all the source of our language, and many of our customs. They settled the place, for heavan's sake, and perhaps most importantly have been our most steadfast ally in the war on terror. Just kidding on the last part.
Anyway, having said all that I can hopefully remain objective by saying that the movie "The Queen" is an excellent film. I saw it earlier this week with my fiance, and we thought it was fantastic: great acting, very believeable, and very fast paced. It seemed like a two hour movie was over in 10 minutes--a hallmark of any good flick.
Here's the website, it's a small indie film so it might be hard to find a theatre that's playing it, but if you get a chance, I encourage you to see it:
The Queen
Anyway, having said all that I can hopefully remain objective by saying that the movie "The Queen" is an excellent film. I saw it earlier this week with my fiance, and we thought it was fantastic: great acting, very believeable, and very fast paced. It seemed like a two hour movie was over in 10 minutes--a hallmark of any good flick.
Here's the website, it's a small indie film so it might be hard to find a theatre that's playing it, but if you get a chance, I encourage you to see it:
The Queen
Ehealth.com
This stock went public today, and shortly after its 11am IPO promptly ripped up 79%, which harkens back to the good 'old' 1999 stock market days. I think the concept is great, however. Healthcare in this country is an unmitigated disaster, and most people approach getting their own health care with about as much enthusiasm as they would a trip to the dentist to get a root canal. This business seems to greatly simplify the process.
Ehealth
Ehealth
Surreal In Washington
Latest New Hampshire Presidential Poll
I know it's still way too early, some say anyway, for talking about 2008--however this New Hampshire poll does provide us with good insight as to how the race is shaping up. These early polls are mostly important for money raising purposes for the candidates--ie if they are polling well they can go to the major donors and claim to be credible. Of course billionaires, like dark horse Independent Party candidate Michael Bloomberg, don't have to worry about such trivial details.
New Hampshire Poll
New Hampshire Poll
Mark Warner Not Running
A highly successful former two-term Governor of red-state Virginia decided yesterday not to run for president. Here are the reactions of some of the other probable Democrat candidates. In case anyone was wondering, I think Al Gore will be the Democratic nominee...
GOV. TOM VILSACK (D-IA): "Mark Warner has been a tremendous Governor for Virginia, a leader in our party and is a wonderful friend and colleague. I look forward to his continued participation in the national dialogue of how to govern effectively and move our country in the right direction."
SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (D-NY): "I respect his decision. It's such an intensely personal decision . . . he's been a tremendous public servant, and I hope we haven't seen the last of him in Democratic politics and on the national scene."
SEN. EVAN BAYH (D-IN): "Governor Warner is an exceptional public servant, a great leader, and an influential voice in the Democratic Party. I know how tough a decision that this must have been. Mark Warner has much to contribute to the national debate and I look forward to working with him to make our future everything it can be."
SEN. JOHN KERRY (D-MA): "Anyone who has wrestled with this decision knows how hard it is, and Teresa and I admire Mark and Lisa's devotion to their family. I know Governor Warner will find many ways in the time ahead to continue making enormous contributions to our Party and our country. Teresa and I wish Mark and his family the very best in what the future holds for them."
GOV. BILL RICHARDSON (D-NM): "Because Mark has spent his career fighting to support our children and families, it is not surprising that he is putting his family first at this time. As a devoted father and husband he understands what is best for the Warner family, and we should not question his decision. However, I fully expect Mark will continue to fight on behalf of the Democratic Party, America's families, and for this great nation. I am sure we have not heard the last from Mark Warner."
GOV. TOM VILSACK (D-IA): "Mark Warner has been a tremendous Governor for Virginia, a leader in our party and is a wonderful friend and colleague. I look forward to his continued participation in the national dialogue of how to govern effectively and move our country in the right direction."
Free International Calls
Let's face it folks, the days of paying anything to speak with someone via phone are numbered: This new company is further proof of this:
Futurephone
Futurephone
Goldman Sachs' Big Swinging Dicks
Suffice to say, if you make partner at Goldman Sachs and you are not a degenerate gambler or something, you are not going to be worried about things like how much dinner costs:
Goldman Rituals
Goldman Rituals
Donald Rumsfeld, Strange Bird
Don Rumsfeld says that "Except for my wife and family, that is my favourite photo." That is just flat out weird, is what that is:
Don Rumsfeld, Warped American
Don Rumsfeld, Warped American
Jeb Bush and Mark Foley's Emails
An interesting article that if for nothing more than it illustrates Jeb Bush's emailing style:
Foley/Bush Emails
Foley/Bush Emails
Friday The 13th: Traditionally Scary for the Stock Market
The markets just seem to be going up and up and up and up, however from experience we know what goes up, always must eventually come down. Today is Friday the 13th, it's as good a time as any to begin a correction, one would think:
Scary Markets
Scary Markets
Sony Wants Its Walkman Back
Sony has taken a shellacking and lost a lot of face when Apple came in and basically disintermediated their precious walkman. Now, as this article seems to indicate, they are beginning to fight back:
Sony Walkman Article
Sony Walkman Article
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Santorum/Casey Jr. Senate Race Heats Up
Santorum is widely regarded as most vulnerable incumbent Senator seeking re-election. During the past 6 years, he has voted the same way as W over 90% of the time:
Penn Debate
Penn Debate
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