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Archive for December, 2008

Recipe for Disaster

Juicy Bigger-Buggy Bumper Aggression 1 Twenty-something Driver 1 SUV, Pickup or other Over-sized Vehicle 1 Cell Phone 2 or more Small Cars 1 Left Lane (Preferred) 1 Exterior Rear Bike Rack and/or Interior Child Restraint Seat Passengers (Optional) This quick-and-easy favorite is back with new ingredients and becoming very popular  [ Read More ]

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‘Hero’ Shoe-Thrower No Journalist but a Real Idiot

Muntadhar al-Zeidi, 28, an Iraqi Shiite, who, according to his family and the Associated Press, “came to hate both the U.S. military occupation and Iran’s interference in Iraq,” is an obvious idiot who brings shame on the occupation of Journalism. This character isn’t someone who strives for an unbiased report  [ Read More ]

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To the Big 3: Necessity is the Mother of Invention

I have tried to abstain from comment on this topic so I will limit my comments to the age-old adage above. The proposed bailout of the Big 3 car companies is an abomination. If we really want innovation and invention from these people the answer is to let them resolve  [ Read More ]

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New Media Wars: How and Why The Guardian O

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Why I Deactivated Facebook

(S.urveillance) (T.imeline) (O.bligation) (P.rivacy) S.urveillance - From cookies and the curious to ...

A Time To Rule and A Time To Resign

UC Davis Assistant Professor Nathan Brown has demanded the immediate resignation of ...

On the Clouds Again

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