Links posted on February 08, 2008
Talk show host fight! My money's on Conan. He's like Lincoln. Big guy, big reach.
Political propaganda dumping ground - we have a long and active discussion about the election thread (aka 'Valatan explains the electoral process') for the apathetic and the outraged to route around. As we gear up for the general election, though, we need a place for things that are less "here's how I/we see things" and more "here's how you/the rest of the world should see things, dammit".
So, here it is. Flames and propaganda here; thoughts and news there, both stickied on the sidebar at top right.
The entries are in! We have narrowed the field down to 9. We are going to have a people's choice award as well as the grand prize, so watch them and vote for your favorite. Theoretical Football is pretty funny.....
Wired magazine turns 15 years old this month (which for some of you is just another reason to realize how damn old you are.) I remember paying the insane (for me, at the time) subscription prices of $40 a year back in high school so I could learn about Push technology. Now they send me a note every few weeks begging me to come back for $10/year.
Anyway, here is a nice reminiscence/review of the first issue as seen through the jaded 2008 reader.
Berkely, CA hard at work producing republican chain mail propaganda. Is it alright for me to hope the "big one" strikes before election time?