Making no sense since 2002
CNN’s Incredible Admission. UPDATED In an appalling op-ed piece in the New York Times, “The News We Kept to Ourselves,” CNN’s chief news… [Dan Gillmor’s eJournal] I guess when you’re not reporting the raw facts but reporting what someone else is telling you is the facts, you’re merely reporting someones opinion.
...Read MoreFamily Technical Support. Russell Beattie Notebook: Family Technical Support I told my parents – sorta sarcastically – they ought to just go down to Walmart and get themselves a $300 PC that would be better than their Pre-USB Pentium II, 64Meg, 5 Gig Gateway they’ve had for quite a few years now. I’m sick of…
...Read MoreInteresting. Weblogs.com has been moved to the desktop and now has a “Favorites” section.
...Read MoreI’m a dead man. Most likely this will be my last post. The pain I’m like to endure will be great. I’m sure it’ll be a slow torturous pain. But honestly dear, your Cadbury Caramel Eggs were calling to me and they forced me to eat them. Whoops! There goes another one! Damn those things…
...Read MoreKevin Sites captured and released. Kevin Sites was captured on the front lines outside Tikrit a few hours ago. He and his team were held at gunpoint, accused of espionage, fired at, interrogated, threatened with execution, then released after about a four-hour hell. All of us are relieved that he is now safe and sound….
...Read MoreWow! My Blogshares in “l:joe” are up to $0.91 a share (ATP). That would bring predicted earnings of $385 if I decided to sell now. “l:dane” , on the other hand, is holding steadily at $0.34 a share (ATP). You’d think all those teenage girls visiting his site would be providing some linkage to drive…
...Read MoreWhen I first found my way onto the internet one of the first things I came across was Travels With Samantha by Philip Greenspun. A great photolog of travels around the country, his beautiful Samoyed Alex and his untimely demise that inspired the trip, and writings on the American culture. Later I would become a regular…
...Read MoreWhile doing a little bit of fix-it work over at CampinGuy.com I decided to try out a CSS editor that “l:dane” had turned me onto. I have to admit I’m pretty impressed. Bradsoft’s TopStyle Pro is a superb CSS editor. A simple interface much like the VB/J++ interface makes it easy to make changes to…
...Read MoreThe most amazing thing is going on in Baghdad. I’m watching the Live Feed from CNN as Iraqi’s are attempting to topple the statue of Saddam. If I can pull off a screen capture I’ll post it. There are Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Marines everywhere around. Big crowd of people.
...Read MoreIraqis Show Journalists Secret Jail. Iraqis showed journalists a white stone jail where they claim Saddam Hussein’s secret police for decades tortured inmates with beatings, mutilations, electric shocks and chemical baths. [Associated Press war headlines via GoUpstate.com]
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