Arbitrary Secondaries

“Matt’s actions are symptomatic of a far wider problem, and that’s that there are a huge number of very creative people out there who don’t know how to make money out of their ideas”

Pay $500 to see Jonah Goldberg and Co.? Why? Do you at least get a surplus Pentagon hammer for that?

“It doesnt matter that the RIAA has been wrong about innovations and the perceived threat to their industry, EVERY SINGLE TIME. It just matters that they can spend more then everyone else on lawyers. Thats not the way it should be.”

Me-ow!

Click the link “Publications” in the left column for lots of resources, including a PDF you can download and print. No lawyer required

Same as it ever was...

They made sparklers legal in Georgia. It took them two attempts. Then they took a nap

I’ve been following this for the past two months, as they made an ice tower 152 feet tall (Alaska winters are cold and boring). It finally fell

“MARTA police said about half of the 15 officers he had downtown went to the courthouse at the request of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department” ... while Nichols hopped a getaway train

First he headed towards the Five Points MARTA station, but when cops showed up at the first parking deck, he reversed back towards the Georgia Dome MARTA station

They make primo burgers, and give great attitude: “If you want the wait staff to babysit your kid while you suck down a beer, try the place with the singing rat robots” (plus lots more)

Ouch

A debunking of educational myths

“American officials have said in the past that while they were aware of the importance of some of the installations, there was not enough military personnel to guard all of them during and after the invasion.” A case where stubbornness over tactics voided the overall strategy

Chat On, IM People! AOL Luvs U!

“we ... request that the FEC promulgate a rule exempting unpaid political activity on the Internet from regulation, thereby guaranteeing every American’s right to speak freely and participate in our democratic process.”

The weblog spam battle has reached this point ... and it’s a fine idea

Body language at the office, and how to use it to keep people out of yours

Angry anti-Bush web designer goes after woman driving her children, because she had a Bush/Cheny sticker ... yes, that whole “more anger” theory is working real well

“This is clearly an example where the interests of Congress are divorced from the interests of the public. This bill is about politicians and lobbyists, not the American public. So we should call them - a lot.”

But 28% are still undecided between the two, so independents will once again swing the race

Lots of links and a good summary (er, not because it includes me) of the bankruptcy bill before Congress, and how you, the sick, the elderly, and those who serve will be screwed by your elected representatives

A Firefox/Mozilla plug-in that turns your bookmarks into a start page

It’s not just marshes that are returning, it’s an entire ancient culture, one that Saddam tried to kill.

One of those pictures worth a thousand words, in any language

An amazing story ... “If you don’t think the Web is a powerful, earth-shattering tool, I hope you think differently”

OK, how about Bill Clinton?

“As currently constituted, the U.S. military can win the wars, but it cannot win the peace, nor can it commit for the long term to the stability and security of a nation such as Iraq. Our enemies have learned this, and they will use that knowledge to their advantage in the next war to tie us down and bleed us until we lose the political will to fight.”