October 2008
35 posts
“As I said, raze the Republican Party to the ground. Plough it under. Scatter...”
– Brad DeLong, Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley | Talking Points Memo
September 2008
30 posts
Uh oh
More recently, in response to a hypothetical question about authorizing a military strike on Iran during a Republican primary debate, McCain said, “I believe that this is a possibility that is maybe closer to reality than we are discussing tonight.”
via TP
On the Radio Today
I’ll be on the radio today talking about my band Sex With No Hands, San Francisco’s number one accordion party band. We’ll also be playing some tracks from the EP and some songs that inspire us (R’n’B, Polka, Ducktails theme song).
11AM-12noon Pirate Cat Radio 87.9 or listen online
Call in and give us a shout out!
The Coldest Badass in the world
The Inuit didn’t fear the cold; they took advantage of it. During the 1950s the Canadian government forced the Inuit into settlements. A family from Arctic Bay told me this fantastic story of their grandfather who refused to go. The family, fearful for his life, took away all of his tools and all of his implements, thinking that would force him into the settlement. But instead, he just slipped out...
Exclusive: The methane time bomb →
Article on vast amounts of methane leaking from the arctic ocean into the air. This is much worse than any global warming issue we were worried about from carbon dioxide.
US Army to be stationed for active homeland duty... →
ledgergermane:
Great.
Here we go again. As ledgergermane points out, the e in e-9/11 actually stands for economic instead of electronic. Who knew!
Sex With No Hands Oregon Mini Tour
Dance Party. Accordions. Oregonians.
Friday, September 19th, 2008. Silvermoon Brewing Company, 24 NW Greenwood Ave. Bend, Oregon, 9pm. $5. For tickets check out www.silvermoonbrewing.com.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008. The Fez Ballroom (with The Excellent Gentlemen, The Quick and Easy Boys), 316 SW 11th, Portland, Oregon. $10 For tickets check out www.fezballroom.com.
San...
Why Loud Music in Bars Increases Alcohol... →
randyhaddock:
People sitting around quietly nursing their drinks for hours are no good for profits. Talkers aren’t the best drinkers. At least that is the received wisdom in the industry. And this received wisdom turns out to be accurate according to field studies conducted in French bars by Professor Nicolas Guegen and colleagues.
joelaz:
D.J. Rogers - Bail Out
Smooth. With an...
phazerblast:
ah. I love you internet.
There is no crisis.
johnbrissenden:
As Chris Floyd points out:
“despite all the disasters raging around us — the wars, the atrocities, the tyranny, the economic collapse — the system is working. It’s doing exactly what it’s supposed to do: serve the rich and powerful, guard and protect them, entrench them in their rule. Just like John McCain says, the system is fundamentally sound.”
Google Audio Indexing →
New labs tool that searches audio content. Right now they are using it to find keywords in political speeches. Very cool
Unicorn Media - Entertainment Revolution →
I started to write a Musings of the Brain style post, but I’ll leave that up to him. Instead, you can visit this site to watch high quality clips of Gumby, listen to a couple bands, or wait for their annoying flash interface to load.
Woot : 10 Things To Look Forward To At The... →
1. Men’s rooms specially designed to allow for a wide stance 2. Overenthused delegates start drilling for oil on convention floor 3. Sarah Palin stopped by security, asked for ID 4. Enraged, chanting crowd burns effigy of Keith Olbermann 5. Confused Ron Paul delegate forgets which convention he’s at, shows up wearing Iron Man costume 6. Repeated attempts to serve both God and Mammon 7. Angry women...