March 2008
109 posts
“I’m not of the Washington world.”
– James Carville speaks what has to be the most ridiculous non-Bush Administration quote of the day
So True, So Sad →
THIS is what web 2.0 is all about people.
hanchor: Burning cheese just caused a big bum out.
Fuse.tv - NOFX Backstage Passport →
I’m really, really old apparently.
The Long Defeat - New York Times →
David Brooks breaks down the Hillary Clinton situation. The short version is that for a 5% chance of taking the nomination, she is damaging the entire party and helping John McCain. He says it more eloquently. Check it.
My pirated movies never expire
hanchor: iTunes stopped playing a rental half-way through. Apple support for iTMS is *totally* worthless. 36 hours to respond and movies expire in 24
“I didn’t focus on regional implications, such as how deposing Saddam would...”
– Jacob Weisberg in his piece on Slate yesterday. If you couldn’t comprehend something as basic as how Saddam’s deposing would advantage Iran then you have no business writing about the conflict. These pieces trying to explain how wrong people are and were are driving me nuts.
A complete moron takes us through his thought... →
Fuck the Clintons: Part 5,444,232 →
Arrrrrrrrr! Ahoy maties... yer copyrights are... →
I'm really curious what Hanz is working on. Do...
hanchor: I have two, totally separate iPhone apps in development. Opposite concepts. Fun.
Everybody get with this. Right now. →
High Likelihood of Being Awesome →
Tropic Thunder →
If they pull this off this movie could be funny as balls. The degree of difficulty of pulling this off is very high. It could also be awful. Regardless… Robert Downey Jr. as a black man is awesome. That’s inspired. I’m backing this movie solely because of that. Developing.
Chuck Rose is Tits as Balls →
Stoked →
Obama Campaign Skewers Clinton E-mail Statement →
At this point I think it’s safe to say that if you support Hillary Clinton you may as well support the burning of baby kittens. This means you Jeff. Your candidate is a national embarrassment.
My Brother is going back to Iraq
My brother has already done a tour in Iraq. He was in the 82nd Airborne and is Ranger qualified. He just had a baby on February 15th of this year. He’s been out of the military for over 2 years and he’s being called back for another tour. He’s out of appeals and his return is imminent. He’ll report to Ft. Benning, Georgia on March 30th. The feelings are still very raw...
"Waiting" on Comedy Central
I just saw that “Waiting” is premiering on Comedy Central this week. Do yourself a favor and rent this movie instead of watching it be butchered on cable TV. ”Waiting” is excellent and is totally the “Office Space” of this decade. Check it kiddies.
The Clinton's "Big State" myth →
The question nobody seems to be asking about...
Why were the Feds even looking at Eliot Spitzer when he was in Washington DC? Is it common practice for the Feds to spy on Governors? Why is nobody asking this question? The salacious nature of this “crime” seems like it has dominated all of the press coverage, while this key element of the story is being ignored. UPDATE: I’m watching the Newshour with Jim Lehrer and homie is...
Time Capsule
I just setup my Time Capsule. I replaced one of the Airport Expresses in my house. Set up took less than 5 minutes. There is a noticeable jump in speed. 802.11n + Verizon FIOS = Sweet Action.
The Wire Season Finale →
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is...”
– Antoine de Saint Exupery (via filberts)
“Prefer the short word to the long. Prefer the familiar to the fancy. Prefer...”
– Rene J. Cappon in “The Associated Press Guide to News Writing”
The Clintons Are Dirty →
Old politics. More of the same. 28 years of Bush/Clinton? Can you say expatriate?
The Clinton Campaign is So Full of Shit Part:...
The Clinton campaign puts forth the notion that Hillary is the superior candidate because she has carried all of the big states essential to winning the general election. So… we are to believe that if Obama is the Democratic candidate that somehow all of the voters in those big states will vote McCain? Please. It’s logic like this that makes me loathe the Clinton campaign....
More insults from Camp Clinton →
The Dictatorship of Talent →
David Brooks strikes again with a look at why he thinks China will have difficulty competing with the West in the Information economy. I think he’s spot on. It reminds me of what Chris Anderson said recently on Charlie Rose. I forget what his exact quote was, but to paraphrase he basically said everything he thinks about the new world economy is on the back of an iPod: ”Designed in...
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These guys are pretty cool. They have a distinct...
Getting back into the CSS flow
I’m dusting off the old CSS skills and starting work on a couple of sites. Last night I edited the standard CSS template that Tumblr uses and made it into what you see at sharkytowers.com right now. I had so much damn fun doing it, I decided to take on another project. I’m not at liberty to say what that is, but let’s just say it’s something that exists very much in the...
“God, I’ve grown to really hate her. She’s played real dirty and...”
– Joey B. from Los Angeles
Some links about The Wire
Bill Simmons Podcast talking about The Wire ‘The Wire’: David Simon schools USC If you haven’t watched this show, you’ve really missed out. Don’t sleep and check out the DVD’s. This show is much better (and more important really) than The Sopranos. It hasn’t been as popular I think (and others agree) because it’s too “black”. That...
Hillary supporters are the establishment
Every single talking head that supports Hillary reeks of establishment Democrat. I don’t get the sense there are a lot of “true believers” in her camp. It seems to me that the people within the party that are more independent thinkers support Obama. Case in point: Geraldine Ferraro (Clinton) vs. Bill Bradley (Obama).
From my friend Joey, an Obama supporter
God, I’ve grown to really hate her. She’s played real dirty and people in Ohio and Texas are too stupid to go to factcheck.org before they believe what they hear. Last night was very depressing. I agree that she won’t be able to catch up, but I don’t think she cares. She wants it to go to the convention close enough where she can point to the fact that she won the big...