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Fleecing of America: The Wall Street Bailout

September 21, 2008

Glen Greenwald of Salon.com has written what should be the wake-up call of the century. The $700B Federal bailout of Wall Street rewards all the fat cats who made billions through irresponsible, high-risk gambling, letting them keep their ill-gotten profits, while sticking the American public with the tab for the market’s collapse. And your CongressCritters, [...]

Doral Country Club

July 17, 2008

View from Windows on the Green restaurant.

photo posted from my iPhone

Fox News pundit wishes for Obama assassination

May 26, 2008

When I first read this story, I assumed the quote was taken out of context. But here we have a video clip proving just how low Fox News can go.
Sunday on Fox, the former New York bureau chief of the Washington Times, Liz Trotta, discussed Sen. Hillary Clinton’s recent remarks about Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination, which was pretty [...]

The Clone Wars: Animated Feature Film

May 23, 2008

 
 
Theatrical trailer for this Summer’s Star Wars animated flick from Lucasfilm Animation. The story takes place after Attack if the Clones and before Revenge of the Sith. In theaters August 18th, to be followed by a weekly series on Cartoon Network this Fall.
 

iPhone 2.0 software adds photo geo-tagging

May 23, 2008

Finally, a cool new feature leaked! The latest beta release of the iPhone 2.0 software sports location-based services for its camera and map applications, opening the door for geo-tagged camera photos. Can’t wait to see how this might integrate with Google Maps and iPhoto. And of course, this feature will be available free of charge [...]

Straight Talkin’ McCain?

May 22, 2008

Though the “liberal media” has yet to call out John McCain on his habitual flip-flopping and lying, here comes a great YouTube video to the rescue. Enjoy, and unless you have the stomach for eight more years of neocon government, please pass this video on…
 

iPhone 3G Confirmed for June 9th – No new feature leaks?

May 20, 2008

According to Gizmodo, a highly reliable source has confirmed that Apple will announce their next-generation 3G iPhone model at the WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference) in San Francisco on June 9th. And contrary to some rumors, the new phone will be available for sale immediately after launch.
Unfortunately, no new clues as to which additional features [...]

Microsoft admits Windows Media Center enforces Broadcast Flag

May 20, 2008

The Broadcast Flag was an attempt by the FCC to mandate software and hardware controls on consumer devices. Put simply, this “feature” would have rendered every digital video recorder on the market, such as TiVos, useless and obsolete by allowing broadcasters to dictate which TV shows viewers were allowed to record and for how long [...]

Bill O’Reilly: Douchebaggery Personified

May 17, 2008

By now many of you have probably seen that YouTube video of Bill O’Reilly acting like a psycho in some old video out-takes from Inside Edition…
Link: O’Reilly Meltdown
 
Now some clever individual has made this even more enjoyable by filling in the missing scenes of Bill’s producer behind the camera. Enjoy…
Link: O’Reilly’s Producer
 

My Injured MacBook Pro

May 17, 2008

So here’s what happens when you accidentally drop your beloved MacBook Pro on the edge of a hard, wooden footstool. Thankfully everything is still in working order – even that USB port on ground zero.
More painful images here:
MacBook Photos