Links posted on February 27, 2008
An extinction timeline from a business-audience fortune teller. Sadly, retirement is scheduled to disappear before I hit it, but I'm delighted to note that in 6 years my dad should stop getting lost. Microsoft's demise is plotted for roughly 2035.
Also mildly entertaining from the same site: 335 cocktail-party phrases to make it sound like you're paying attention.
Looking for a Few Good Fat Men
Attn Montgomery Biscuits fans and others who root by Mascot:
The Florida Marlins are ... hosting auditions tomorrow for baseball's first all-male, all-obese cheerleading squad: the Manatees. They say they want "big bellies with the biggest jiggle, big feet with the best dance moves and enthusiasm that will rock Marlins fans out of their seats."
My Favorite Liar - I love this. Apparently also applied by Neil Postman (Teaching as a Subversive Activity). [thx kottke]
"...'let me explain how I teach. Between today until the class right before finals, it is my intention to work into each of my lectures ... one lie. Your job, as students, among other things, is to try and catch me in the Lie of the Day.' And thus began our ten-week course."
- Jimmy Kimmel responds to revelations about Sarah Silverman's infidelity
- An adorable three year old explains Star Wars - See? This is why if I have a daughter I'm naming her Leia.
- Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early (spoiler alert).
The Prarie View A&M Satyagraha -
Texas Republicans have worked overtime to make it harder for key Democratic voting groups to vote and be represented fairly. The redistricting games they’ve played are infamous. And for the Prairie View A&M University precincts, they put the early-polling place more than seven miles from the school.
So what did the students in this video do? They shut down the highway as they marched seven miles to cast their votes on the first day of early voting.