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{ Monthly Archives } February 2006

Digital product placement alters TV landscape

Digital product placement alters TV landscape – Yahoo! News
Buy, or Die!!!!
We want consumers!

2006 02 27 O Menacing Media Comments (2)

Abortion: a hot new topic.

My Way News
Yet another reason to stay out of the Dakota’s. Isnt this abortion issue a little old? With all of the other things these people could be concerning themsleves with, i dont get it. Should a government even be concerned with reporductive rights? looks like dubya’s two supreme court appointments might be paying-off.

2006 02 22 O Our Tax Dollars at Work Comments (0)

RIAA Says Making a Backup Ain’t Right

If I understand what the RIAA is saying, “perfectly lawful” means “lawful until we change our mind.” So your ability to continue to make copies of your own CDs on your own iPod is entirely a matter of their sufferance.
RIAA Changes Their Mind
RIAA at it again. Next thing you know, we’ll have to ask [...]

Gates Says Security Is Job One For Vista

InformationWeek | Windows Security | Gates Says Security Is Job One For Vista | February 14, 2006
If there is one thing the ‘war on terror’ has taught me it is that security is a big waste of time and resources, that errodes personal autonomy and freedom. This windows Vista is going to be BAD news [...]

2006 02 15 O Greedy Companies
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Honda Motorcycles

While I thought this was a nice looking bike, this video:
Bad Promo Video
Is TERRIBLE. Talk about bad marketing, it’s as if some kid who plays D&D cooked it up. Bad set, bad voice-over, bad music. Just Bad.

2006 02 13 O Comedy
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Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter

BREITBART.COM – Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter
With a mug like this:

It doesnt seem too accidental.

2006 02 12 O Our Tax Dollars at Work Comments (0)

Frequent Netflix Renters Experience Shipping Delays

The little-known practice, called “throttling” by critics, means Netflix customers who pay the same price for the same service are often treated differently, depending on their rental patterns.
Wired News: Netflix Critics Slam ‘Throttling’
Always suspected they were throttling, but never thought they’d just blatantly add it to their TOS:
In determining priority for shipping and inventory [...]

2006 02 11 Will Greedy Companies Comments (0)

City Slacker Office Peon Gets the Axe

“The workplace is not an appropriate place for games,” Bloomberg said. “It’s a place where you’ve got to do the job that you’re getting paid for.”
What an asshole. How can you take a picture with the guy, shake his hand and then tell your aide to have him fired.
News from The Associated Press
Upper management is [...]

2006 02 11 Will Our Tax Dollars at Work Comments (0)

White House was warned before Katrina struck

Brown blamed the poor federal response to Katrina in part on the absorption of FEMA into the Department of Homeland Security, which he said was focused on preventing terrorist attacks and neglected the threat of natural disasters. He urged it be set up as a separate agency once again.
This whole disaster prevention budget seems mighty [...]

2006 02 10 Will Our Tax Dollars at Work Comments (0)

Some Democrats Are Sensing Missed Opportunities

Some Democrats Are Sensing Missed Opportunities – New York Times
“We’re selling our party short; you’ve got to stand for a lot more than just blasting the other side,” said Gov. Phil Bredesen of Tennessee. “The country is wide open to hear some alternatives, but I don’t think it’s wide open to all these criticisms. I [...]

2006 02 07 O Lackeys and Sycophants
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