December 2009
Watchdavereed:
The Castaways - Liar Liar
I had no idea the lead vocalist on this song was NOT a woman
Good song, though.
Such a good song.
CBO: You can’t spend the same dollars twice →
“The new bill from Harry Reid on ObamaCare asserts that the $500 billion in cuts to Medicare can simultaneously be counted as savings for future Medicare outlays while funding all of the expenses of covering millions of uninsured immediately. Sen. Jeff Sessions asked the CBO if Reid could actually use the same dollars twice for two separate purposes at two separate times.”
davereed:
Yesterday my best friend broke his leg. This morning, his wife was telling me that their son has just started to walk, and without thinking, I said, “How ironic!”
Then I felt a little bad.
These are the moments worth living for.
Christmas Getting in the Way of Christmas - Second... →
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Forget E-Books: The Future of the Book Is Far More... →
“Instead of stagnant words on a page we will layer video throughout the text, add photos, hyperlink material, engage social networks of readers who will add their own videos, photos, and wikified information so that these multimedia books become living, breathing, works of art. They will exist on the Web and be ported over to any and all mobil devices that can handle multimedia, laptops,...
In Defense of Senate 'Obstructionism' →
Snap! Photography and the Culture of Instant... →
Comprehensive List of Tax Hikes in Reid-Obama... →
A good list. I’d like to call out the taxes on Excise Tax on Charitable Hospitals, Innovator Drug Companies, Medical Device Manufacturers, and Health Insurers, all of which add up to roughly $15B annually. These are important because they serve a populist, anti-mega-corporation sentiment. They’re also important because while the taxes are directly paid by those groups, you and I are...
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
jeffmiller:
robot-heart-politics:
squashed:jeffmiller:
I don’t like the idea of using debt to finance a recovery, that’s true; I don’t think government should be in the business of manipulating the economy. It’s different when private actors borrow money, since they aren’t “borrowing” with ability to use force to collect money to make the payments in the future.
But this isn’t my point,...
Exclusive: Rep. Parker Griffith switches to GOP -... →
“POLITICO has learned that Rep. Parker Griffith, a freshman Democrat from Alabama, will announce today that he’s switching parties to become a Republican.
According to two senior GOP aides familiar with the decision, the announcement will take place this afternoon in Griffith’s district in northern Alabama.
Griffith’s party switch comes on the eve of a pivotal congressional health...
“An assistant professor of electrical engineering, using about $10 worth of parts...”
– WORLD Magazine
Very cool.
(via sds)
i love that in many cases, the lack of wired infrastructure in the third world is actually putting them ahead of us. necessity, invention, win.
Fictional Reserve Lending And The Myth Of Excess... →
crazynutjob:
More on the ongoing debate between those expecting immediate inflation/deflation. I realize I’ve linked to some good arguments for both sides recently (and still think deflation is the more pressing concern), but I had to link to this one because of the phrase “Fictional Reserve Lending.” I’m pretty sure any discussion of Fractional Reserve Lending could have the phrase substituted...
Donerail’s Top 10 Christmas Songs →
I’ve never heard most of these songs, but since it includes the muppets, the ramones, cheech & chong, run dmc, and the kinks, it demands a tumbling.
New York in Last Place in Happiness Rating -... →
“It’s rather dismal. If there were a National Happy League, we’d be the New Jersey Nets. We’re No. 51 out of 51. The District of Columbia was included in the list as if it were a state. It made it all the way to No. 37 despite the handicap of having Congress in its midst.”
oh snap.
Bob Corker: Health Care Bill Process Lacks... →
“I think the process is something that has lacked integrity,” he told “Early Show” co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez. “We’ve taken creative accounting to a level I never thought was imaginable. I think this bill has so many fundamental flaws. No doubt in a bill this long there are some good things in it, but the way this bill has been constructed as it relates to the...
The Atlantic Online | Did Christianity Cause the... →
as much as i *hate* the lie called prosperity gospel, this is absurd. the forclosure mess blame game has reached a new low.
Yelp Walks Away From Google Deal, And Half A... →
phew.
“In New York City, the Bowery Mission tossed away a batch of fried chicken...”
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A Bunch of Chickens - Daily Brickbats : Reason Magazine
[Lots of discussion.]
southpol:
I am against this particular type of ban (even though I personally avoid trans fat like the plague), and I wouldn’t like to see it come to my municipality. But you don’t have to agree that “This food is...
Kansas cuts could end parolee supervision →
If forced to cut its budget 5 percent, the Department of Corrections says it would have to lay off about 125 people — about 85 percent of its parole staff, correction officials say.
This kind of nullifies the concept of parole, doesn’t it?
“In New York City, the Bowery Mission tossed away a batch of fried chicken...”
– A Bunch of Chickens - Daily Brickbats : Reason Magazine
I do not understand this country anymore. I really don’t.
(via jeffmiller)
I understand it perfectly. This is the sort of thing that happens when liberal Democrats get in power. The nanny state will ban trans fats and inadvertently...
http://www.sarabmusic.com →
sds:
sarabareillesoverload:
Go get your FREE EP as a Thank You Holiday Gift from Sara Bareilles!!
This Live EP from Sara’s Gravity Tour includes new arrangements, a new cover, and a new song!
I am unashamedly a Sarah Bareilles fan.
this is a good download. the “i’m on fire” cover alone is worth it.
“What we have here is the modern executive state. And the tale of how so powerful...”
– Executive Omnipotence in Copenhagen | Roger Pilon | Cato Institute: Commentary
KU, Kansas Athletics team with ESPN for 'Green... →
hippieflavor:
“ESPN has produced two short features about green initiatives on the KU campus, both of which will air during the broadcast. The first highlights the 15 elliptical machines in the David A. Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center that convert kinetic energy created by individual workouts and feed it back into the building’s electrical grid. The center is one of the only student...
There is no page fold →
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“The evidence was overwhelming from the start that the White House was not only...”
– Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones →
No, this is not about terrorists brainwashing American citizens.
But it could be.
President Obama: Federal Government 'Will Go... →
“President Obama told ABC News’ Charles Gibson in an interview that if Congress does not pass health care legislation that will bring down costs, the federal government “will go bankrupt.”
The president laid out a dire scenario of what will happen if his health care reform effort fails.
“If we don’t pass it, here’s the guarantee….your premiums will go up, your employers are...
Watchdavereed:
woefullymisinformed:
Man in a chicken suit plays “What is Love?” on a Pianica.
ajamison:
Takes about a minute to get going, but once he does…wow. Love it.
What I think you mean to say is, “Giant chicken with man-hands plays ‘What is Love’ on a Pianica”
Peter Griffin, beware.
via urlesque
Citigroup's "Massive" Tax Break →
crazynutjob:
WTF? This is incredible.
Tech Ticker puts the figure at $38 billion.
Rolf Winkler points out that without the tax break, Citi’s tangible common equity would have fallen to dangerous levels. Remember those stress tests? TCE was important.
Wrong. This is why it drives me nuts that people complain about big bad corporations taking over the world. If ever such a thing happens, it...
"IRON MAN 2" TRAILER →
davereed:
ZOMG ZOMG ZOMG
via aliceacheron: tonystarks: jeeesss: monkeyknifefight: fakemustache
oh my.
How Facebook Is Making Friending Obsolete -... →
“Suddenly, our friends were something even better - an audience.”
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Congress Travels More, Public Pays - WSJ.com →
“The tour provides a glimpse of the mixture of business and pleasure involved in legislators’ overseas trips, which are growing in number and mostly financed by the taxpayer. Lawmakers travel with military liaisons who carry luggage, help them through customs, escort them on sightseeing trips and stock their hotel rooms with food and liquor. Typically, spouses come along, flying free...
Portrait of a Multitasking Mind: Scientific... →
“They found that the high- and low- media-multitasking groups were equally able to control their responses, but that the heavy media-multitasking group had difficulties, compared to the low media-multitasking group, when asked to ignore information that was in the environment or in their recent memory. They also had greater trouble relative to their counterparts when asked to switch...
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