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Posted by blakelock, at 10:21PM 12/03/07 :
The Big Pocket
Note: Quality politics, economics, & stock market blog by fellow Searchles user. http://thebigpocket.blogspot.com
Posted by blakelock, at 07:53PM 04/17/07 :
Web becomes a coping mechanism
Note: From blogging to cell phone video, technology has forever changed the way we process and communicate about tragedy -- in good ways, and perhaps bad.
Posted by blakelock, at 05:43PM 04/16/07 :
Microsoft wants regulators to scrutinize Google-DoubleClick deal
Note: Microsoft, long the defendant of marathon antitrust battles, is urging regulators to take a closer look at its rival Google's pending acquisition of advertising software company DoubleClick.
Posted by blakelock, at 08:37PM 04/15/07 :
I.R.S. Audits Middle Class More Often, More Quickly - New York Times
Note: Middle-class Americans, listen up: the I.R.S. is much more likely to audit you this year. Those caught cheating can expect to pay about $4,100 more on average in income taxes.
Posted by blakelock, at 12:24AM 04/14/07 :
NY Post: Attack of the Killer Lesbians (hard-hitting & hilarious reporting from the NY Post)
Note: One of them was "slightly pretty," so he decided to say hi. Next thing he knew, he was encircled, beaten and knifed in the gut on a Greenwich Village sidewalk -- by seven bloodthirsty young lesbians.
Posted by blakelock, at 06:15PM 04/13/07 :
Researchers Explore Scrapping Al Gore's Internet -- Time For a New Network Backbone?
Note: University researchers and the federal government are exploring scrapping the Internet and starting over. The idea may seem absurd, but many this is the only way to truly address security, blah blah.
Posted by blakelock, at 02:23AM 04/13/07 :
"Girls Gone Wild" founder gets screwed -- and sent to Jail
Note: On Wednesday, the Girls Gone Wild founder was indicted on charges of claiming more than $20 million in false business expenses. Today he was charged with trying to bribe a prison guard. Oops.
Posted by blakelock, at 06:12PM 04/12/07 :
CBS fires Don Imus from radio show
Note: CBS fired Don Imus from his radio show Thursday, the finale to a stunning fall for one of the nation’s most prominent broadcasters.
Posted by blakelock, at 07:43PM 04/11/07 :
MSNBC drops simulcast of Don Imus show
Note: Talk show host Don Imus' situation worsened Wednesday, when MSNBC announced that it would no longer simulcast the "Imus in the Morning" radio program.
Posted by blakelock, at 02:59AM 04/11/07 :
Law Professor: Anna Nicole's Daughter Is No Million-Dollar Baby
Note: There is little chance that Anna Nicole Smith's baby will inherit millions. Why? Because Anna Nicole Smith's legal claims on J. Howard Marshall's estate were always tenuous.
Posted by blakelock, at 02:26AM 04/11/07 :
CBS News fires producer for plagiarism
Note: A CBS News producer was fired and the network apologized after a Katie Couric video essay on libraries was found to be plagiarized from The Wall Street Journal. Oops.
Posted by blakelock, at 02:12AM 04/11/07 :
Michael Kenward: Science communication in a political climate
Posted by blakelock, at 09:59PM 04/10/07 :
The return of Tom Daschle
Note: Former Senate leader is helping Barack Obama; Daschle offers a guiding hand, a bunch of contacts and staff, and a huge donor list.
Posted by blakelock, at 10:42PM 04/09/07 :
Tainted Food May Have Hurt 39,000 Pets
Note: Pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical may have sickened or killed 39,000 cats and dogs nationwide, based on an extrapolation from data released Monday by a large chain of veterinary hospitals.
Posted by blakelock, at 10:26PM 04/09/07 :
BBC: The Great Global Warming Swindle
Note: This was posted a few weeks ago by Ronnie, but the I just went to find it and the old link wasn't working. Here's an updated link. Interesting stuff. Worth a watch if you are interested in Global Warming.
Posted by blakelock, at 04:31PM 04/09/07 and by 1 others:
MIT Scientist: 'Alarm over climate change is based on ignorance of what is normal for weather and climate'
Note: Interesting article. This MIT professor says "the risk of sea-level rise from global warming is less than that from other causes, such as tectonic motions of the earth's surface."
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Posted by blakelock, at 10:21PM 12/03/07 :The Big Pocket
Note: Quality politics, economics, & stock market blog by fellow Searchles user. http://thebigpocket.blogspot.com
Posted by blakelock, at 07:53PM 04/17/07 :Web becomes a coping mechanism
Note: From blogging to cell phone video, technology has forever changed the way we process and communicate about tragedy -- in good ways, and perhaps bad.
Posted by blakelock, at 05:43PM 04/16/07 :Microsoft wants regulators to scrutinize Google-DoubleClick deal
Note: Microsoft, long the defendant of marathon antitrust battles, is urging regulators to take a closer look at its rival Google's pending acquisition of advertising software company DoubleClick.
Posted by blakelock, at 08:37PM 04/15/07 :I.R.S. Audits Middle Class More Often, More Quickly - New York Times
Note: Middle-class Americans, listen up: the I.R.S. is much more likely to audit you this year. Those caught cheating can expect to pay about $4,100 more on average in income taxes.
Posted by blakelock, at 12:24AM 04/14/07 :NY Post: Attack of the Killer Lesbians (hard-hitting & hilarious reporting from the NY Post)
Note: One of them was "slightly pretty," so he decided to say hi. Next thing he knew, he was encircled, beaten and knifed in the gut on a Greenwich Village sidewalk -- by seven bloodthirsty young lesbians.
Posted by blakelock, at 06:15PM 04/13/07 :Researchers Explore Scrapping Al Gore's Internet -- Time For a New Network Backbone?
Note: University researchers and the federal government are exploring scrapping the Internet and starting over. The idea may seem absurd, but many this is the only way to truly address security, blah blah.
Posted by blakelock, at 02:23AM 04/13/07 :"Girls Gone Wild" founder gets screwed -- and sent to Jail
Note: On Wednesday, the Girls Gone Wild founder was indicted on charges of claiming more than $20 million in false business expenses. Today he was charged with trying to bribe a prison guard. Oops.
Posted by blakelock, at 06:12PM 04/12/07 :CBS fires Don Imus from radio show
Note: CBS fired Don Imus from his radio show Thursday, the finale to a stunning fall for one of the nation’s most prominent broadcasters.
Posted by blakelock, at 07:43PM 04/11/07 :MSNBC drops simulcast of Don Imus show
Note: Talk show host Don Imus' situation worsened Wednesday, when MSNBC announced that it would no longer simulcast the "Imus in the Morning" radio program.
Posted by blakelock, at 02:59AM 04/11/07 :Law Professor: Anna Nicole's Daughter Is No Million-Dollar Baby
Note: There is little chance that Anna Nicole Smith's baby will inherit millions. Why? Because Anna Nicole Smith's legal claims on J. Howard Marshall's estate were always tenuous.
Posted by blakelock, at 02:26AM 04/11/07 :CBS News fires producer for plagiarism
Note: A CBS News producer was fired and the network apologized after a Katie Couric video essay on libraries was found to be plagiarized from The Wall Street Journal. Oops.
Posted by blakelock, at 02:12AM 04/11/07 :Michael Kenward: Science communication in a political climate
Posted by blakelock, at 09:59PM 04/10/07 :The return of Tom Daschle
Note: Former Senate leader is helping Barack Obama; Daschle offers a guiding hand, a bunch of contacts and staff, and a huge donor list.
Posted by blakelock, at 10:42PM 04/09/07 :Tainted Food May Have Hurt 39,000 Pets
Note: Pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical may have sickened or killed 39,000 cats and dogs nationwide, based on an extrapolation from data released Monday by a large chain of veterinary hospitals.
Posted by blakelock, at 10:26PM 04/09/07 :BBC: The Great Global Warming Swindle
Note: This was posted a few weeks ago by Ronnie, but the I just went to find it and the old link wasn't working. Here's an updated link. Interesting stuff. Worth a watch if you are interested in Global Warming.
Posted by blakelock, at 04:31PM 04/09/07 and by 1 others:MIT Scientist: 'Alarm over climate change is based on ignorance of what is normal for weather and climate'
Note: Interesting article. This MIT professor says "the risk of sea-level rise from global warming is less than that from other causes, such as tectonic motions of the earth's surface."
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