November 2007
37 posts
Lots of change happening today.
“This is not an apartment. This is only available to the owners of apartments at...”
– Cost: $350,000 [Listing for 40 Mercer Street in SoHo]
Video of Americans Training Iraqis in Physical... →
Wow, even my jumping jacks are better than that…
Citing Statistics, Giuliani Misses Time and Again... →
“You can prove anything with statistics! 74% of all people know that!” —Homer Simpson I’m always skeptical when candidates cite a myriad of statistics on every topic imaginable. Not surprisingly, often they are flat out wrong. But who’s going to challenge them?
“War is the continuation of diplomacy by other means.”
– Carl von Clausewitz [via Litigation as a negoitation strategy]
“The four US television networks in a pay dispute with Hollywood television...”
– FT.com / Companies / Media & internet - Networks set for $120m from web ads
Judge suspended for jailing court →
Psycho! When no one fessed up to owning the cell phone that rang in his courtroom, a judge ordered that the entire courtroom audience of 46 people be taken into custody and set each of their bail at $1,500.
“In the 19 months since he was picked up, Bilal has not been charged with any...”
– Tom Curley, President of the Associated Press [Railroading A Journalist In Iraq, Washington Post]
All the Cool Kids Are Doing It
Who I follow on Tumblr: david marco justin gina nickdouglas aatw thomped jakoblodwick copyandtaste jonathanmarcus rickyv evanm gtmcknight chimetv j0ry fred-wilson fascinated juliaallison ohboy noahkalina zachklein
“Imagine, for a moment, that one of George W. Bush’s oldest friends—say,...”
– Inside Bush’s Bunker: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com
is annoyed that Amtrak’s “holiday extra” train is actually a NJ Transit train with no tray tables, ac poiwer, or bathrooms.
does not want to hear Christmas music
The Gizmodo Ultimate Black Friday Deal Guide →
I don’t do the whole “run out and buy stuff the moment Thanksgiving is over” thing, but maybe you do!
“It’s my intention, if we win this nomination, to reject Secret Service.”
– John McCain [via]
sees a treehugger.com bumper sticker on the SUV in front of him
“The writers’ strike, and the studios’ response to the strike, may...”
– blog.pmarca.com: Rebuilding Hollywood in Silicon Valley’s image
“In a Nov. 13 story, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that Paris Hilton...”
– CORRECTIVE: Paris Hilton Story
“President Bush on Tuesday vetoed a major spending measure that would have funded...”
– Bush Vetoes Major Domestic Spending Measure - New York Times
“What other brands have this kind of loyalty? Heroin?”
– Michael Arrington in “I just can’t be a college student without Facebook”
“Bonnie Brown was fresh from a nasty divorce in 1999, living with her sister and...”
– Google Options Make Masseuse a Multimillionaire - New York Times
“Spammers have created a Windows game which shows a woman in a state of undress...”
– PC stripper helps spam to spread
Note to N.F.L.: High Prices Cut Demand →
An interesting article on negotiations between the NFL and major cable companies like Comcast and Time Warner. The main takeaway: the NFL is incredibly greedy.
skidder: Tonight, in cooking with Scott: learn how to spill chopped onion all over your floor!
skidder: wishes the heat was working in his office
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“Priest Jailed in Stalking of Conan O’Brien”
– Best New York Times headline ever!
skidder: wants his radiators to stop making that scary hissing sound
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“In effect, Wal-Mart aggregates the purchasing power of individual consumers,...”
– Robert Reich in Supercapitalism
“We are constantly forced to kill our own babies.”
– Cyriac Roeding, EVP of CBS Mobile [NY Times]
skidder: is upset it’s now dark at 5pm