December 2008
36 posts
Facebook Ban on Breast-Feeding Photos Spark... →
Are photographs of a mother breast-feeding her child indecent? The social networking site Facebook has sparked a massive online debate — and protests — after removing photos.
Digg this if your sick of power users stealing... →
Power users are controlling digg… SIGN THE PETITION AND HELP STOP IT!
N.Y. Boy Scout Earns All 121 Merit Badges →
A Long Island teenager has earned all 121 merit badges offered by the Boy Scouts of America. It’s an accomplishment the local arm of the organization calls “an almost unheard-of feat.”
Frank Rich: Is Obama Risking Alienating the Gay... →
Our president-elect is not free of hubris and arrogance, and sometimes it comes before a fall: “You’re likable enough, Hillary” was the prelude to his defeat in NH. He has hit this same note again by…
Which is worse? →
Lions complete 1st 0-16 season in NFL League... →
Worst. Football team. Ever.
Brian McNamee sues Roger Clemens for defamation →
Roger Clemens’ former personal trainer has filed a defamation lawsuit against the seven-time Cy Young award winner, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
snowfall of the dec 19-22, 2008 Nor'easter
Canaan, NH:
Friday night’s snowfall amount: 8 inches. Saturday daytime was off and on snow showers all day long, with a total of 2 inches during the day on Saturday. Saturday night’s snowfall amount: 2 inches. Snow stops around 3am Sunday morning.
Sunday storm starts at 7am Sunday. By 9am, 2 inches.
at 10pm: 18 inches
So in the last 3 days, we have gone from no snow on the...
'Karl Rove's IT guru' Mike Connell dies in plane... →
A top level Republican IT consultant who was set to testify in a case alleging GOP election tampering in Ohio died in a plane crash late Friday night.
Police Get The Wrong House In Galveston, Assault... →
As Dymond headed toward the breaker, a blue van drove up and three men jumped out rushing toward her. One of them grabbed her saying, “You’re a prostitute. You’re coming with me.”
5 Modern Abandoned Cities →
There are modern abandoned cities around the world, and each seems to have an equally interesting story behind it. Some were abandoned following a disaster. The stillness that surrounds these towns…
“Holy Crap This Is Awesome, December 3, 2008
By Gary L. Wright (Chicago, IL USA)...”
– Amazon.com: Red Dragon VT3-30C 500,000 BTU Propane Torch With 28-Inch Handle And 10-Foot Hose: Home Improvement
The 5 Most Terrifying Local TV Christmas... →
What if mom-and-pop are total lunatics?
an interesting detroit strategy
I was paying $3.71 for gas on Aug 20. Now I am paying $1.63. I wonder if Detroit’s plan is to get gas prices to fall so low that people will think it’s a great idea to buy a new car? How low will they go?
Bush Condemns Free National Wi-Fi →
In another nod to his alleged “free-market” principles, President Bush has expressed disapproval of the free nationwide Wi-Fi proposal being considered by the FCC and Congress.
While Detroit Slept →
Someone is already developing an alternative to Detroit’s business model. I don’t know if it will work, but I do know that it can be done — and Detroit isn’t doing it.
Op-Ed Columnist - While Detroit Slept -... →
The Better Place electric car charging system involves generating electrons from as much renewable energy — such as wind and solar — as possible and then feeding those clean electrons into a national electric car charging infrastructure. This consists of electricity charging spots with plug-in outlets — the first pilots were opened in Israel this week — plus battery-exchange stations all over the...
S&P Returns and the Remarkable Case of 2008 -... →
Heineken to Close 210-Year-Old Beamish Brewery →
The word is out that the historic Beamish and Crawford factory, which has been producing Beamish Irish Stout for over two centuries, will be shut down.
SitOrSquat.com - Public Toilet Search with GPS... →
SitOrSquat is a web based index of public bathrooms. In addition to providing the basic map-mashup and rating system. Sit or Squat users can provide and browse photographs of the restrooms in…
Sucked Into The Tunnels Beneath Las Vegas : NPR →
In rush-hour labor, ticket delivered - The Boston... →
Jennifer Davis was stuck in bumper-to-bumper on traffic on Route 2 on Nov.18, her contractions just 3 minutes apart. Her husband, John, pulled up behind a state trooper in the breakdown lane and…
In rush-hour labor, ticket delivered - The Boston... →
asshole cop.
Roger Ebert reviews Ben Stein's "Expelled" →
I’ve been accused of refusing to review Ben Stein’s documentary “Expelled,” a defense of Creationism, because of my Darwinian agenda. Here is my review.
9-11 Recuse Hero Can Drive Drunk And Carry Gun... →
A Long Island judge has dismissed charges of driving under the influence and illegally possessing a weapon against a 9/11 rescue worker, citing the man’s status as an “American hero.”
Judge bans pouty-lipped and hugely popular Bratz... →
In a major victory for Mattel, maker of the traditional Barbie doll manufacturer, MGA is banned from making and selling more contemporary dolls that outsold Barbie. While it is a victory for Mattel,…
Cameraphones, your weapon in the coming... →
The people who make ShopSavvy, that bar-code scanning application for Google Android, got their first report of a user being chased out of a Target store for doing a price comparison before…
Donuts + Egg + Hamburger + Bacon = Paula Deen's... →
I had a heart attack just watching this video.
Fox's Cavuto Invites Reality TV Celebrity To talk... →
Why is Neil Cavuto pretending The Apprentice contestant Omarosa is an authority on the Presidential transition period?
Pownce to be Shut Down by Six Apart →
Pownce, the media-rich Twitter competitor that was co-founded by Digg’s Kevin Rose along with Leah Culver and Daniel Burka, has been acquired by Six Apart and will be closing its doors on December…
So your girlfriend's cat died... →
The 10 Most Devastating Insults of All Time →
The French call it “l’esprit d’escalier,” or “staircase ghost.” To the rest of us, it is known simply as the comeback, that divine and tender coincidence of all the universe’s comedic forces at the…