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Your Tax Dollars at Work? (October 23, 2007)
OK, this is weird
How to Recognize the Future Before It Lands On You (October 10, 2007)
… with apologies to Cory Doctorow, who came up with that phrase
On Free Speech (September 24, 2007)
… since some people apparently need a reminder
“Dodos” Now On DVD (September 12, 2007)
If you haven’t seen it yet… here’s your chance
When I Hear “Web 2.0”, I Reach For My Revolver (July 25, 2007)
Seriously, people, get over yourselves
HOWTO: Get Out of Debt (July 3, 2007)
A few simple principles
What’s Worth Listening To? (June 28, 2007)
You tell me
Crazy Judge Gets Nothing (June 25, 2007)
Missing pants suit dismissed
Holy God (June 24, 2007)
Doh!
Why I Can’t Take Digg Seriously, Vol. 2 (May 17, 2007)
More evidence! As if it was needed
Baby Names That Were More Popular Than “Jason” in 2006 (May 14, 2007)
There were 54!
“Coasting” Is Also Bullshit (May 9, 2007)
Why don’t people ride bikes??? Gee, I wonder
Bikes Are Bullshit (May 7, 2007)
Seriously. They are
In Case You Were Wondering… (May 3, 2007)
I wonder how much the shirt costs?
Peter Jackson’s ‘King Kong’ (April 25, 2007)
Never in modern film has a camera so drooled over an actress
‘Dodos’ Coming to Cable, DVD (April 11, 2007)
"Flock of Dodos", the excellent documentary about the "intelligent design" movement that I have told you about before, will soon be available on cable and DVD. Showtime subscribers, set your TiVos: that network has picked up "Dodos", and the first showing will be on May 17 at 8:30PM. If you don’t have Showtime, you’ll have to […]
In Which Something I Predicted Five Years Ago Comes True (April 2, 2007)
Well, whaddaya know
Call for Inspiration (March 15, 2007)
This means YOU, bub
Why I Can’t Take Digg Seriously (February 15, 2007)
This sums up pretty well why I have trouble taking Digg seriously as a news site: Only two of the Top 10 stories for today are anything I would actually call “news” (the one about the teacher getting fired because of pop-ups, and the one about Wikipedia) — and even those are pretty juvenile. Digg […]
This Thursday, Be a Dodo! (February 13, 2007)
If you’re in DC, here’s your chance
Sunday Morning Talk Shows: Fire Hoses of Bullshit (February 11, 2007)
And they’re pointed right at YOU! DUCK!
“Get Over It” (January 23, 2007)
State legislator opens mouth, inserts entire foot and most of leg
One Nice Thing (January 19, 2007)
I am easy to please, it turns out
Open the Windows (January 6, 2007)
The high temperature in my neighborhood today: 74 degrees. On January 6. WTF?
Ya Think? (October 30, 2006)
Captain Obvious to the rescue