Picking up on the Expelled Exposed meme…
According to Seth Finkelstein, I’m not a Googleterrorist:
I’d say this isn’t a “Google-bomb”, since the target site wants the high ranking itself. And Google’s algorithmic changes to defuse the bombs aren’t applicable here, since the words appear extensively on the site.
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Tyler Cowen opened an interesting thread on the best country music — and laid out a big list of the kind of songs I have to get my hands on. I’m a sucker for the classic country blues material.
Sidenote: to round out the less-than-subtle racialism in the title, check out Stuff White People Like — […]
Hillary Clinton on her gas tax holiday…
The economists don’t like it, but there are no easy answers.
Megan McArdle on Hillary…
Yes, yes there are. There are easy answers. The easy answer is “Don’t do stupid things of no possible value to the electorate.” Just observe how easy this is. I look […]
Zeldman on lumbering corporate budgetary beasts.
I’ve been holding out hope that there is a better way. I hope I never lose that…
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…from the everything-i-ever-needed-to-know-i-learned-from-the-internet dept.
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Absolutely magnificent.
[via shauninman]
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Bill Gates on free software…sorta:
“There’s free software and then there’s open source” he suggested, noting that Microsoft gives away its software in developing countries. With open source software, on the other hand, “there is this thing called the GPL, which we disagree with.”
Free Software advocates always seem to ascribe malicious intent Gate’s actions, but based […]
I honestly thought Expelled was a parody when I first saw the trailers. Is this the trailer for Stein’s next flick?
Frankly, it’s hard to tell what’s parody these days…
And hell, Ben Stein’s charisma is just what the abstinence movement needs.
[via HnR]
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I hadn’t noticed (I avoid ‘em like the plague) — but apparently Starbucks has decided to return to its roots with it’s old topless, spread eagle mermaid logo. Boobies!
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DMX on the future of democracy…
Wow, Barack! The nigga’s name is Barack. Barack? Nigga named Barack Obama. What the fuck, man?! Is he serious? That ain’t his fuckin’ name. Ima tell this nigga when I see him, “Stop that bullshit. Stop that bullshit” [laughs] “That ain’t your fuckin’ name.” Your momma ain’t name you no […]
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Couldn’t be.
Holy shit. In case you were thinking traffic cameras aren’t just a money grab and really do make us safer — here’s your clue.
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If only I’d been more of a geek and read up on graph theory in high school…
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Mark Pligrim, translating Joel Spolsky’s truthiness…
Those documents are super confusing.
With a little truth of his own…
Hi, I’m Web Developer Barbie. Pull my string and I say, “Standards are tough! Let’s go shopping!”
Can someone explain to me why Mr. Joel on Software gets so much link-love?
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A few days back I received what I think is the first chain email that was actually worth reading — a little ditty about the little Fucking town in Austria. At first I thought it was Bullshit, but Google confirms…
I Google’d for Bullshit too, but no dice. Hell, I thought it was cool when I […]
Larry David on the “Sybillish personalities” Clinton’s broken out on the campaign trail.
I don’t want her talking to Putin, I don’t want her talking to Kim Jong Il, I don’t want her talking to my nephew. She needs a long rest. She needs to put on a sarong and some sun block and get away […]
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I noticed a nice little humane cue on the humanized site recently. Next to the “POST A COMMENT” label, they’ve included a small, subtle reminder…
Please respect this public space
Now I’m not a fan of wasteful sign pollution, but if you’re in the habit of actually reading the comments (incredibly useful sometimes), this little cue might […]
…people won’t be sure you did anything at all.
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Masnick on the rumored Y!AOL marriage to keep MS at bay:
That seems sort of like trying to keep a wild animal from eating you by covering yourself with feces.
If Google was pleased with their competitive prospects before, they must be ecstatic now…
Not only would an AOL/Yahoo merger appear to be less of a competitive worry […]
Quality infographic humor…
That’s right — the Onion News Network. Is everyone doing video? Who needs you, studio writers?!
[via infosthetics]
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I suppose this concept isn’t too dissimilar from your run-of-the-mill graffiti, but there’s something about its messaging that’s a whole lot more appealing to me. Hijacking traditional, necessarily negative messages, if for only a short while, to deliver something more positive strikes me as one of the highest forms of piracy (somewhere below this).
[via The […]
…and they don’t take kindly to being eliminated.
[via /.]
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If three graphic designers can recreate d-day for practically free…
Hollywood, you’re proper fucked!
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