October 2008
101 posts
Lost Skeleton Crew Returns for Cadavra Sequel →
Yes!
Google Yahoo Deal Crumbling, Report →
And Jerry Yang still draws a paycheck.
2 Blue Angels grounded for inappropriate... →
Do we blame this one on the economy too? I am actually encouraged that they are not trying to sweep it under the rug. The problem here is that no matter the result it is a black eye for the Navy.
Why GM and Chrysler need Uncle Sam’s help? →
Because friends don’t let friends drive Ford?
This is why web browsers crash
Because dumbasses still think it is OK to overload a single page with eight or more embedded Flash movies:
Revived Hubble snaps perfect picture →
IT’S ALIVEEEEEEEE
VC Warns Cash-Strapped Startups to Prepare for... →
By “orderly shutdown” they probably mean that the VCs will only shut down one of their companies per day.
Philadelphia fans celebrate first Phillies title... →
I would like to offer my most sincere sympathies to the Phillies, their fans and the other three people that still give a shit about MLB in the last stretch before the presidential elections. It’s almost insulting when the most important game of the most popular sport of the most powerful nation on earth has to start late thanks to a frickin infomercial.
Exxon Mobil breaks another profit record →
So, who is responsible by these terrible news? The financial industry meltdown? The subprime mortgages? The Republicans? The War?
Commentary: Obama breaks promise on campaign... →
WatchHappy Birthday, PJ!
Boy dies in gun show accident →
I am a pro guns kind of guy. I also believe that education is the key: my father was a policeman, and he never had to lock his service weapon at home because we understood the consequences: either we would not get caught, and end up killing somebody. Or he would catch up and he would end up killing us.
There are time tested ways to properly introduce children to firearms in a safe manner for...
3,009,832 →
… downloads of Open Office 3.0 since it came out last week.
80% of those are Windows versions, which is amazing, yet obvious at the same time. It is why you should at least download it and take a look at it. If you like it, that’s a couple hundred of dollars you won’t be sending to Microsoft every other year.
Will Obama be a friend to the poor once in office?... →
Money quote:
“My new prediction is that Obama will be the friendliest president ever to the rich and powerful and that Obama will be the richest person ever to have been president.”
Students escape loan debt by living overseas →
I don’t get this. Why would anyone go into debt for $160,000 in a field that can’t possibly generate enough income to break even on that debt? I would understand a doctor, lawyer or engineer going over $100K into debt, but for a Masters in Music?
If you are not independently wealthy, why in the hell are you spending so much for a degree that doesn’t pay? Is anyone telling these...
WatchI am in awe.
Yahoo jobs cuts worse than feared →
How come Jerry Yang still has a job? He turned down a very very nice offer from Microsoft, instead letting his company tank out. Now 10% of his employees are out of a job.
Microsoft offered $40 per share. Yahoo is now worth $12/share. Asshole.
Apple claims to have outsold the Blackberry →
It’s funny until you realize that there are 1.5 million preorders for the first Android phone, which is not even on sale yet.
The other funny thing is that, like the article points out, Apple sold more iPhone 3Gs in one quarter than the full production run of first generation iPhones.
It’s getting to the point that friends getting iPhones is not even a novelty. At my company there...
The differences between heaven and hell
Heaven: Chefs = French Mechanics = German Policemen = British Lovers = Italian Government = Swiss Hell: Chefs = British Mechanics = French Policeman = German Lovers = Swiss Government = Italian
WatchJohn McCain Accidentally Left On Campaign Bus Overnight
Can your phone do this?
Ex-Beijing official gets death sentence →
Notice how there’s no mention of international organizations that condemn this. If this was here in the states we would be taking shit from half of the world.
Maybe we should put a cap on banking fraud: if it goes over, say, a billion dollars, we’ll put the death penalty into play (plus forfeiture of assets to no less than the amount stolen). We could also spice things up by cutting...
Putin's dog gets a satellite collar →
This is how Putin messes with our heads: he launches a satellite positioning network that competes with our GPS, then he shows off by using it to tracking his own dog (which tells you the basic precision of the network at least as good as GPS).
Of course, I suspect foul play: that dog probably carries Russia’s nuclear launch codes, this satellite tracker is to keep us and China from...
'I Am Under 18' Button Clicked For First Time In... →
WatchWas There Too Much Sex And Profanity In The HBO Presidential Debate?
Smiths create dreamy playhouse for granddaughters →
Standing in front of the Victorian playhouse Lorraine and Marvin Smith, Russellville, built for their granddaughters, from left, are granddaughters Emma Kremer, 7; Lucia Embry, 6; Hanna Kremer, 6; Katelyn Shields, 8; and Ava Kremer, 6 months, with Lorraine Smith. (April Arnett/California Democrat photo)
Walk Now for Autism Washington, DC 2008 →
Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the National Mall.
Neither can I
Scoop: Simon Cowell's salary dwarfs Paula Abdul's →
The boss, brains of the operation, makes $36 million per year. An employee, not the brains of the operation, makes $5 million or so per year.
The employee is not happy about it. Like we say in Virginia, “tough shit.”
Hey Simon, I got a deal for you: fire Paula, then hire me and two of my friends (I gotta check if Karla and David are available) for the $5 million. You don’t even...
“After reviewing his client’s income, assets, and personal budget Tuesday,...”
– Financial Planner Advises Shorter Life Span | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Open Office 3.0 is out →
Open Office is a fantastic alternative to those of us that don’t feel like shelling out hundreds of dollars for a Microsoft Office license. It includes a word processor, spreadsheet, database application and presentation program.
And it is free.
You can get it for Windows, Linux or OS X. In OS X it is now a native application in Intel machines, it is no longer needed to run X11.
I...
Army Orders Pain Ray Trucks; New Report Shows... →
OMG, the Army is buying things that can KILL PEOPLE?
Hey guys, you may want to look into these other potentially lethal things that the Army buys:
Bullets
Grenades
Bayonets
Pistols
Rifles
Shotguns
Machineguns
Mines
Tanks
Howitzers
Missile Launchers
Attack/Scout helicotpers
Etc.