Monthly Archives: October 2009

UltraSnark

  • Kos, Ensign raises just under $33K in Q309, “Let's put this another way: in Q309, the amount of cash John Ensign added to his campaign kitty was less than one-third the amount of hush money his parents gave to the family of his mistress.”
  • SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling (and some other stuff)?, “Diagnosis, in brief: (1) they write about stuff they clearly don't understand (2) they pick a catchy reverse-common-wisdom nugget as a headliner without the having the slightest interest in whether it is true or not (mind you, plenty of more respectable folk do the same) (3) they pick an expert to talk to, but since they don't have a clue about the subject they don't know how to pick a good expert, or even understand what the expert says (4) there is a grain of sense in there, but so badly wrapped in trash it is nearly unfindable.”
  • Commentator reacting to plans to make a “conservative” version of the New Testament, “In this new version of the bible, Jesus asks the lepers what health care plan they’re on before he cures them.”
  • The Yes Men

Update: And how did I miss this?

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It’s Cool Here!

Yesterday we had the windows open for the first time. And today should be nice too. Then another hot spell is on the way….

Today should remain on the mild side with highs in the mid- to upper 70s. Lows this evening are forecast to be in the mid- to upper 60s.

Then conditions should gradually warm over the course of the week.

On Tuesday, highs should return to the low 80s. By Wednesday, temperatures should climb back into the mid-80s.

I gather weather patterns are different elsewhere in the USA?

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Social Networking for Artists

I'm sort of curious why this Social Networking for Artists event is taking place in the UM law school, but I'm all for it.

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Social Networking for Artists
October 23rd, 2009
1:00-4:00pm
University of Miami School of Law
Computer Lab F200
1311 Miller Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Social Networking provides a great opportunity for your art to reach thousands of potential new contacts and patrons. This hands on workshop is for beginners that want to explore Social Networking but have no clue how to start.

$15. Space is limited. Advance Registration Required.
To register: legalartprograms@gmail.com

Not being an artist, I don't suppose I'll probably go, but if anyone reading this does, I'd love a report.

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Autotune #9 and Alan Grayson

Auto-Tune the News #9: Nobel. health care. United Nations.

Funny-ish. Is the concept getting tired?

Incidentally, Rep. Alan Grayson has a cameo in that video, but he’s actually funnier on his own (or part of a double act):

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Readers Follow Dan to HuffPo

Huffington Post Passes WashingtonPost.com In Unique Visitors In September: Nielsen. More data at Editor & Publisher

I had no idea Dan was that popular….

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Enhancing Peace and Security

Bloomberg.com, Bush Preemptive Strike Doctrine Under Review, May Be Discarded.

As I said the other day in Obama Wins Nobel Prize for Not Being Bush,

Best case for the award I can come up: Obama has moved away from the Bush administration policy of pre-emptive self defense. That indeed does contribute significantly to world peace. But it's not noted in the citation, except maybe by implication. Plus, have we officially repudiated the unilateralist elements of the 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States yet?

Glad to see this is on the way.

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