Unknown recluse elected to Orange school board – So the voters are stupid!
Category Archives: Aside
President Bush Is Hard at Work Expanding Government Secrecy – Another one of those “oh yeah, I remember that” things.
A restaurant with no prices – Pay what you think is fair (to a point).
GIs Lack Armor, Radios, Bullets – I feel like I read about this months ago. The fact that its still a problem really doesn’t inspire much confidence in the so-called best fighting force in the world.
Bush continues to focus on states when the real threat is terrorists – I thought we learned this lesson after September 11!
The American electoral campaign is about image over everything else, and Americans are woefully uninformed – Look BBC, you have to stop being late. Apologize to the class. Now take your seat in the back.
The Economist endorses Kerry – See a pattern here?
Disney going back to its roots – About time!
Phone polls miss cell users – They’re just now realizing that people who primarily use cell phones are being excluded and thus skewing the numbers? In addition to other modern conveniences, such as caller ID and answering machines, which, Wired says, are more frequently used by Democrats. Go figure.
Hospital tracks patients with WiFi – Hopefully it’ll lead to fewer operating errors…unless people decide to switch tags for fun. And knowing how this type of software is developed (quick and sloppy) it’ll probably be trivial for someone to accidentally (or not) swap peoples information and thus lead to some exciting errors. Yeah, I’m ambivalent verging on “against.” Meaning, I wouldn’t want to wear one…
Jon Stewart’s Dilemna – I pretty much agree with this analysis. Jon Stewart needs to decide what he wants to be and he needs to start being it.
Advice about running your first marathon – Some really interesting stuff. The idea of a human being running 26.2 miles is pretty darn amazing. Doing it yourself has got to be awesome.