Posted in asides, interesting links on Oct 14th, 2008
A week after AIG was bailed out by the government for $85 Billion, they spent $440,000 to send their executives to a spa resort.
The mechanics of political humor
Man busted for driving a non-street legal bathtub
A divorcing couple saws their house in half
Elect a complete unknown for President (video)
Duct tape bandages
The two Presidential candidates on tech [...]
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Posted in asides, interesting links on Oct 6th, 2008
Urinary tract wallpaper
Letterman looks at promises George Bush has made (video)
Election results maps going all the way back to George Washington
A nice story about a friendly politician
What happens when banks stop lending to each to each other? The New York Times and This American Life try to explain what’s going on with the economy
How to [...]
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Posted in asides, interesting links on Oct 1st, 2008
A very cool bread advertisment from the U.K. (video)
George Bush and congress have added over 1.5 Trillion in debt this year
Republican Party Platform for 2008, adopted weeks ago says “We do not support government bailouts of private institutions. Government interference in the markets exacerbates problems in the marketplace and causes the free market to take [...]
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Posted in asides, interesting links on Sep 23rd, 2008
Darren Aronofsky who made the great movies Pi and The Fountain is making an epic based on Noah.
Children’s toy, box photo vs. reality
The twelve lies of Sarah Palin
FLDS cases might end the ban on polygamy
Utahns marry younger and have more children
Voice-controlled robot wheelchair
Should the government help regular Americans get rid of their bad investments, just [...]
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Posted in asides, interesting links on Sep 19th, 2008
Super slow motion of a Nikon shutter release
Why new offshore drilling won’t help anything
Fourth grader suspended for using a broken pencil sharpener
Lego album covers
Prisoner beauty pageant
A year of heavy losses
A traditionally conservative newspaper in San Diego changes it’s mind about gay marriage
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Posted in asides, interesting links on Sep 10th, 2008
National Geographic editor on how photography connects the world (video)
Mayor shuts down table stand selling garden vegetables run by kids
Photos of a sailfish attacking sardines
A toilet aquarium
Jesus is soft on crime
Stairs made out of skateboards
Hot Beef Sundae
A South Carolina sheriff buys a tank
Palin’s speech last Wednesday was full of lies
Simpsons opening in Lego (video)
What are [...]
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