Aug 28 2008
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Internet addicts on a night on the town…
Believe it is not, this wasn’t a staged photo. Isn’t it sad?
Aug 27 2008
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My cute little bathroom at The Pod Hotel.
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“ If I had beaten the old man you’d of never heard of the kid and you wouldn’t be in this mess. So it’s all my fault and I feel that very, very strongly.
— Michael Dukakis, apologizing for losing to George Bush the first. Yesterday. (via tumblelikeyougiveadamn) (via didyouevernotice)
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Having asparagus bacon in Manhattan. Surprisingly good!
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Feeling groggy after getting up at 4:30 a.m. and flying to NYC.
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I am always amazed at the number of business people at Panera and even more amazed at the stupid sales pitches I overhear.
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One day, Aza Raskin will rule the world.
All I can say is: wow.
Aug 26 2008
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Here Comes Kindle 2.0
“Sources say the new version is significantly thinner, has a better screen, is more stylish and includes fixes to some of the user interface annoyances with the first version. One person that has seen the device says it is as big a leap from its predecessor as the iPod mini was from the first iPod”.
Yay!
Aug 25 2008
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The 100-Year Gap in Understanding - Freakonomics - New York Times Blog
A 1,000-megawatt coal plant is fed by a 110-car coal train arriving every day. A nuclear reactor is replenished by a single tractor-trailer bringing new fuel rods once every 18 months. Over the course of a year, the coal plant will release 400,000 tons of sulfur and fly ash. Some of this ends up in landfills, but most escapes into the atmosphere where it kills 30,000 people annually, according to the E.P.A. Then there’s the carbon dioxide — seven millions tons annually from each plant — which is the principle cause of global warming.By comparison, the “wastes” of nuclear power can once again be contained in a single truck. … More than 95 percent of the spent fuel rod can be recycled. That is why France is able to store all its “waste” (from 30 years of producing 75 percent of its electricity) beneath the floor of a single room.
While I think solar and wind power are the future, I also think nuclear power has been needlessly demonized and is one of our best energy options in the present.
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Richmond’s Near West End has some fascinating architecture.
Aug 24 2008
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When you see an email headline that says: “Paris Hilton Sold Her Soul to the Devil, admits it on Larry King”, you feel compelled to open that message. But, then you begin to feel doubt. Does Paris Hilton even have a soul to sell? And, assuming she does, isn’t Paris already rich enough to not need to do something like that? Yeah, that’s probably a spam message.
Aug 23 2008
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Getting the Obama VP text message was cool. But, being awoken by it at 3 a.m., not so much. I want Barack and Joe answering the 3 a.m. calls, not me.
Aug 22 2008
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Bayh, Kaine Out of Running for Obama VP Pick According to NBC News
So sad about Kaine. I think Joe Biden is smart, honest, and experienced. I just hope he can keep his foot out of his mouth.
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