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GovernmentIsGood.com
May 02 2008, 02:18 EDT [updated May 02 2008, 02:35 EDT]
Here is a site that made my head asplode. The purpose of Governmentisgood.com is to explain all the ways that .. Government is Good. I can sum up the site with this single item from their Myth vs Fact style FAQ.
Myth: Taxes are bad - and so they shou
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Other People's Jobs: Atlantic City Blackjack Dealer
Apr 30 2008, 01:56 EDT
I was in Atlantic City for a bachelor party recently and spent six hours at the blackjack tables. Blackjack is a great game because if you play it right the odds are merely 49%/51% against you. I can't gamble for shit but some of my friends can; so I ju
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Other People's Jobs: Lumberjack(ish)
Apr 30 2008, 01:30 EDT [updated Apr 30 2008, 01:35 EDT]
I take comfort in knowing there are lots of people doing lots of jobs that I wouldn't even expect to exist. I always enjoy meeting those job holders and it happens, frequently. Mike & Kristy threw a BBQ this weekend in green Derry, New Hampshire (the 10
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Bowling Update
Apr 29 2008, 01:28 EDT [updated Apr 29 2008, 01:43 EDT]
We are still bowling but the recent weeks haven't been memorable. With just two weeks left in the Sunday Mixed season the "Suburban Achievers" are ranked middle of the pack in our 16 team league.
Last night we swept the undefeated "Don't Tase Me Bro."
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Carrier debuts on PBS
Apr 29 2008, 00:35 EDT [updated Apr 29 2008, 00:38 EDT]
Carrier is a documentary/reality show on PBS that follows some of the thousands of people on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier. Great stuff. It is part ordinary life with the gyms, dinners, soda machines and calls to your mom. The other part is deadly ex
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Your week in Quickies
Apr 28 2008, 21:39 EDT
The World's Best Whiskey is Now Japanese
[bobsalive]
Apr 28 2008, 21:39 EDT
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Book Review: The Modern Con Man
Apr 28 2008, 16:28 EDT [updated Apr 28 2008, 16:34 EDT]
Bad, really bad. The Modern Con Man: How to Get Something for Nothing is 200 small, glossy pages of bar bets. I was hoping for a list of scams or long cons or something I didn't know anything about (my 20s were a rich but unvaried time). Apparently the
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The Moral Equivalent of Bacon
Apr 28 2008, 11:13 EDT [updated Apr 28 2008, 11:20 EDT]
The tagline of the blog has been changed to "The moral equivalent of bacon." I can't say what it means exactly but I like it. I thought I saw it in a Volokh comment thread but google only sees it as a very recent mention at NRO's The Corner. I wouldn't
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Rev Wright: Holy Sh*t
Apr 28 2008, 09:39 EDT [updated Apr 28 2008, 10:10 EDT]
Obama's Pastor, Rev Jeremiah Wright is currently doing a bombastic show at the National Press Club. The audience is half press and half black ministers. Wright is playing to the pastors and playing against the press.
He is being a giant dick. This is
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Facebook Weirdness
Apr 25 2008, 02:01 EDT [updated Apr 25 2008, 02:31 EDT]
I do participate in the linkedins, myspaces, and facebooks of the world but reluctantly and usually just a few months before they become declasse. Linkedin and Facebook seem to have more staying power. Maybe it is a sign of maturity for "social applicat
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Nightline tackles Scientology
Apr 25 2008, 00:12 EDT [updated Apr 25 2008, 01:25 EDT]
Wow, ABC's Nightline covered Scientology for fifteen minutes. NBC lawyers were clearly involved because the piece only included personal factual statements by ex-members about their daily lives and chores. There wasn't a single mention of the Scientolog
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PA to Obama: I'll Show You Bitter
Apr 23 2008, 00:47 EDT [updated Apr 23 2008, 01:04 EDT]
Hillary was nominated most least unlikable in Pennsy. For the record McCain is a dick and Obama is veeeeeery overrated. But for now, some music.
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, strong and true,
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, we give our hearts to you:
The
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New Author: petedied
Apr 22 2008, 20:17 EDT [updated Apr 22 2008, 20:28 EDT]
Welcome to petedied, youngest of the 'died' clan. Recently it has become more work to read and incorporate his emails than is was to setup a login for him. He is now setup and has the same plenary run of the place as everyone else*.
Welcome aboard.
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Those Racist Republicans
Apr 18 2008, 01:01 EDT [updated Apr 18 2008, 01:05 EDT]
Everyman has a min-roundup of Republican links. It is a useful reminder than Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican and that Charleton Heston marched with King and protested outside segregated movie theaters that were showing Heston's own movies. Jim C
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My Food Network Conspiracy Theory
Apr 18 2008, 00:01 EDT [updated Apr 18 2008, 00:04 EDT]
Normally I eat to live. If I didn't have to eat I wouldn't except for the occasional steak or to try something new. But when watching the Food Network I not only want to eat but want to cook. The conspiracy? The Food Network is supported by a cabal of
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The Terrible Jimmy Carter
Apr 17 2008, 19:06 EDT
From this WSJ op-ed [emphasis mine]
"In a democracy, I realize you don't need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels," he said over the weekend, responding to a question from an Israeli journalist who noted that Mr. Carter had been snu
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Dem Debates: Wrapup
Apr 16 2008, 22:07 EDT [updated Apr 16 2008, 22:10 EDT]
Hillary does not perform well. She always seems stiff and practiced. All too human and not made for TV.
Obama did much better. He comes across as much more likable and sincere. His remarks were sometimes more wonkish than Hillary's but they didn't fe
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Dem Debates: Obama's Closing
Apr 16 2008, 21:58 EDT [updated Apr 16 2008, 21:59 EDT]
To sum up "grassroots, grassroots, grassroots." Only the people can heal their wounds (left by Republican administrations). Only the people can make this country strong again.
Didn't Michelle Obama say only Obama's election would heal the holes in our
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Dem Debates: George Stephanopalous
Apr 16 2008, 21:49 EDT [updated Apr 17 2008, 00:48 EDT]
Who let Geroge moderate. He was a bigwig in Bill Clinton's administration. For better or worse he knows the Clintons well. Surely ABC has a third guy that could have filled in.
bobsalive clarified via IM "He's in the media now, so he's completely obje
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Dem Dabates: Oil
Apr 16 2008, 21:40 EDT
Hillary says oil companies are manipulating prices and should be sledged with a windfall profits tax. She also says the strategic petroleum reserve should be sold to drive down the global price of oil. One of these ideas is not insane. But considering
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Dem Debates: Guns
Apr 16 2008, 21:35 EDT [updated Apr 16 2008, 21:43 EDT]
Hillary and Barack agree. The 2nd Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms. Except in any place where the legislature thinks it is a bad idea.
Thanks for clearing that up.
PS, bonus points to Barack for using murder heavy Chicago as an exam
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Hillary: I don't want to raise your taxes.
Apr 16 2008, 21:26 EDT
I'm watching the Dem debates right now and Hillary said she "doesn't want to raise your taxes." Umm, bullshit? I can't find the original Hillary Christmas video on YouTube because the spoofs are so prevelant. Here is one:
Look, I know she and Bill a
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My Eyes are Bigger than my Head
Apr 16 2008, 20:45 EDT [updated Apr 16 2008, 20:48 EDT]
Alternate title: Amazon loves me.
Arrived today:
Glasshouse by Charlie Stross This was easilly the most discussed book at PyCon and it isn't his newest (2006).
The Vision of the Annointed: Self-Congratulation As a Basis for Social Policy by Thomas So
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Obama Fails Pennsylvania
Apr 15 2008, 05:04 EDT [updated Apr 15 2008, 06:21 EDT]
Presidential primaries are hard things; you need to do your homework and not screw up. Pennsylvania is an interesting test because the candidates have had so much time to do their homework and plenty of time to screw up. Obama is doing more of the latt
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Authors Note: Hating your own words
Apr 14 2008, 20:15 EDT [updated Apr 14 2008, 21:12 EDT]
My last Obama post is a good example. Below are two other starts on the same topic. Very different in character and content to what I actually posted. I tried a bunch of things but eventually I just gave up and hit the "POST" button.
For me writing is
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Obama's Gaffe is Good for the Democrats
Apr 14 2008, 20:15 EDT [updated Apr 14 2008, 21:21 EDT]
Primaries are valuable for vetting candidates. Obama's recent gaffe where he said small town Pennsylvanians "cling" to God, guns, and racism because they are "bitter" about jobs is a good thing, especially if you are a Democrat. You are right to prefer
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Quote of the Week
Apr 14 2008, 15:56 EDT [updated Apr 14 2008, 16:03 EDT]
I may not have been born with balls, but I keep a little set in my makeup bag, and bring them out on an as-needed basis.
- Amy Alkon disputing the notion that women are conversationally oppressed by men.
Our language is filled with expressions t
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Your week in Quickies
Apr 14 2008, 11:12 EDT
HOWTO Remove Links From Your Watchband
[jackdied]
Apr 14 2008, 11:02 EDT
I just ordered this $10 idiot proof pin remover. My new watch
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The Eggs Have Hatched
Apr 11 2008, 10:39 EDT [updated Apr 11 2008, 10:44 EDT]
Boston is alive again and people are on the streets. A month ago the temperature stayed above 40F and the overcoats and peacoats went back into their closets. This week hit 55F and sweaters have been replaced with T-shirts. Bikers, joggers, and pedestri
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Super Mega Fscking Fast Service
Apr 10 2008, 20:42 EDT [updated Apr 10 2008, 22:51 EDT]
If you want to see a model of customer service go no farther than casino customer service. I mistakenly booked a room at the Tropicana in Atlantic City for tomorrow instead of a week from tomorrow (it's a bachelor party, I don't care for gambling). I ca
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Lehigh Sports Camps
Apr 10 2008, 14:45 EDT [updated Apr 10 2008, 14:57 EDT]
This summer Lehigh University is holding sports camps for school students ages 6-18. I can't endorse them personally but I did attend some sports day camps as a kid (lacrosse and wrestling) and it really helps; A few weeks of day camp is worth a season
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Macht Nichts
Apr 09 2008, 22:59 EDT [updated Apr 09 2008, 23:19 EDT]
German was the dominant language of Pennsylvania in 1776 so it isn't surprising that some German phrases are still in use today. The phrase "Macht Nichts" is now pronounced and written as "Mox Nix." The anglo translation is "six of one, half dozen of t
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Baby Jake is Saved (and tipsy)
Apr 09 2008, 14:05 EDT [updated Apr 09 2008, 14:33 EDT]
Congratulations to Jake, teddied (father), Gina (mother), Gina's sister (godmother), and me (godfather). Jake was baptized this past weekend. The service was a big production; being the third week of Easter (you knew it wasn't just a day - right?) each
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Your week in Quickies
Apr 03 2008, 15:32 EDT
Japanese Pen Spinning
[jackdied]
Apr 03 2008, 15:32 EDT
It is exactly what it sounds like: people twirling pens. Here is a good example
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Tales From the Airport
Apr 03 2008, 05:35 EDT [updated Apr 03 2008, 05:55 EDT]
Due to canceled flights I spent many hours in Chicago's O'Hare recently. I saw no Airmen or Marines but I did see some Soldiers. The Army guys were treated well and were gracious. I had to go from one end of the airport to the other; half on foot and h
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