Someone broke into our 12-year-old Dodge Neon. I can't really say when. It's our second car, and it's been parked in the street for the last week or so. I just happened to drive by it yesterday morning and noticed the mess. And actually, "broke into" maybe be overstating it. The driver's side window was shattered, but I don't think there's anything missing. The radio was still … [Read more...] about Inter Auto Glass
Will the New York Times Ever Learn?
Last year on this date, the New York Times reported that New York personal injury lawyer Eric Turkewitz had been picked as the official White House law blogger. They based their story on blog posts by Eric and several other legal bloggers, but they apparently didn't check with Eric or the White House. It was, of course, an April Fools' Day prank. So, this year, you'd think … [Read more...] about Will the New York Times Ever Learn?
Big Media Companies Want Even More Money
Amazon has just launched a new service called Cloud Drive. It's a virtual online diskdrive where you can store your files. These files are then available to you anywhere on the web. If you upload music files, you can play them back on any PC, Mac, or Android device. The first 5 Gigabytes are free, and you can buy plans up to 1000 Gigabytes for $1/GB/year. What could be wrong … [Read more...] about Big Media Companies Want Even More Money
Scattershot 2011-03-30
Random shots around the web: A very cool photography theme: Reenacting old photos of people. I don't know who Veena Malik is, and I'm probably missing about 95% of the context, but I enjoyed seeing this this attractive woman schooling the scary cleric I've been meaning to link to this handy chart of radiation exposure levels. A slightly more technical page about radiation … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2011-03-30
Scattershot 2011-03-22
Random shots around the web: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Still a complete tool. Rather awesome response to a racist screed. Somebody get this guy a recording contract. Or an appearance on the Colbert Report. There's a lot I don't understand on Twitter, such as whatever this person is up to. What is that? A tsunami bot? Ken Lammers attending a conference about reforming … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2011-03-22