Cowgirl Country and Western
Cowgirl Country and Western: “Rochelle: I really need to redesign that damn blog. Rochelle: I’m just kind of empty of ideas for it. Jason: go for a cowgirl country and western thang *awkward pause* Rochelle: you scare me sometimes. Jason: hee hee” (Via Diary of an Aspiring Librarian.) just as long as she doesn’t confuse […]
Read MoreRepubs Paid Programmers To Create “Vote Switching” Software
Repubs Paid Programmers To Create “Vote Switching” Software: “ Texas to Florida: White House-linked clandestine operation paid for ‘vote switching’ software By Wayne Madsen for the Online Journal. According to a notarized affidavit signed by Clint Curtis, while he was employed by the NASA Kennedy Space Center contractor, Yang Enterprises, Inc., during 2000, Feeney solicited […]
Read MoreRepubs Paid Programmers To Create "Vote Switching" Software
Repubs Paid Programmers To Create “Vote Switching” Software: “ Texas to Florida: White House-linked clandestine operation paid for ‘vote switching’ software By Wayne Madsen for the Online Journal. According to a notarized affidavit signed by Clint Curtis, while he was employed by the NASA Kennedy Space Center contractor, Yang Enterprises, Inc., during 2000, Feeney solicited […]
Read MoreFT.com / Arts & Weekend – Dock of the bay
FT.com / Arts & Weekend – Dock of the bay: “As this magazine was going to press, a Guantánamo public affairs officer said the combatant status review tribunals were continuing at the camp despite the judge’s ruling. ‘In the meantime, some legal issues are being argued in Federal Court which may or may not ultimately […]
Read MoreFT.com / Arts & Weekend – Dock of the bay
FT.com / Arts & Weekend – Dock of the bay: “As this magazine was going to press, a Guantánamo public affairs officer said the combatant status review tribunals were continuing at the camp despite the judge’s ruling. ‘In the meantime, some legal issues are being argued in Federal Court which may or may not ultimately […]
Read MoreRobbers Scared by GTA
Robbers Scared by GTA: “HellSpam writes ‘Some robbers tried to burglarize a poor old lady and her 3 grandsons. Her grandsons happened to be playing Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas, and the sounds of the police from the game scared them away! From the article: ‘The police in the game were saying, ‘Stop, we have you […]
Read MoreThe Cecil B. DeMille Syndrome
The Cecil B. DeMille Syndrome: “The Cecil B. DeMille Syndrome. n. 1. Named for the Hollywood director famous for his casts of thousands–The Ten Commandments, Samson and Delilah, Cleopatra, and many others. 2. The tendency of student writers to begin their essays, no matter how…” (Via Matthew G. Kirschenbaum.) —– i still do this, and […]
Read MorePenn State Tells Students To Ditch IE
Penn State Tells Students To Ditch IE: “Hoyceman writes “About 80,000 students and staff are being told to use an alternate browser. The Penn State ITS department sent the alert ‘because the threats are real and alternatives exist to mitigate Web browser vulnerabilities.’ InformationWeek is carrying the story.”” (Via Slashdot.) i’ve told everyone that reads […]
Read MoreWhy Was This Middle Eastern Couple Fired?
Why Was This Middle Eastern Couple Fired?: “Aliakbar and Shala Afshari worked at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. They have been in the U.S. for 18 years, working and raising a family. On May 5, they were fired suddenly–being told only that they had…” (Via TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime.) —- lets […]
Read MoreWould you like bytes with that?
Would you like bytes with that?: “”Hi, I’m [Catspaw] from the OpenNet Initiative. Prior to the election, I checked the geor…” (Via Catspaw’s Guide to the Inevitably Insane.) —— Apparently KAT! is up to some good again….. i wonder why they wouldn’t answer the question… of course, they never really answer questions….
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