09.01.07
My Own Private Idaho
Ahh, the Larry Craig incident is oh so charming. If only I had a nickel for every gay politician who was republican and constantly railed against gay marriage…
I laughed when I saw this:
And also this…
08.30.07
Smackbook Pro
This is old, but amusing. Have you ever wondered if there was another use for those motion sensors in your computer? (you know, the ones that turn off your harddrive if you drop it…) Someone put together a hack that allows them to switch between virtual desktops with a light smack on either side of his laptop’s screen…
08.21.07
VMware Goes Hiring
From San Jose Mercury News:
VMware is challenging Google for Silicon Valley’s most-coveted prize: computer-programming talent.VMware, which went public last week and has a market value one-seventh of Google’s, is wooing code writers with salaries that recall the dot-com heyday of the late 1990s, headhunters and analysts say. The salaries are more than other software companies in the area are offering, said Trip Chowdhry, an analyst at Global Equities Research.
08.10.07
Olympic Pollution
From Bloomberg:
Air pollution is choking Beijing as economic growth of 10 percent a year drives a building boom and increases demand for cars. Construction spending increased 13 percent last year, and new car sales jumped sixfold in the past five years, according to government statistics.
The U.S., which won the most medals in each of the past three Olympics, will base athletes in South Korea, 75 minutes away by plane, so they spend as little time as possible in Beijing, says Randy Wilber, senior sports physiologist for the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Beijing’s air contains the second-highest level of tiny particles that can trigger asthma attacks, according to a ranking of 20 Asian cities in the United Nations Environment Program’s 2006 Year Book. Only New Delhi had worse air quality.
07.31.07
The Idaho State Quarter
From About.com:
The choice of the Peregrine Falcon for the main design device on the Idaho Quarter strikes most people as being odd, and with good reason. The Peregrine Falcon isn’t even the Idaho State Bird; the Mountain Bluebird has this honor.
I was surprised when I saw the quarter… but then when I hear the other two finalists were “a tapestry of farmland” or the lyrics to the state song, I think the best of three mediocre choices was taken…
I guess a drawing of a potato would be pretty boring… other missed gems might include outlines of trees, or mountains, maybe the face of JR Simplot, or even Napoleon Dynamite… Yeah, I guess a generic bird is probably the best choice after all.
07.25.07
Burj Dubai
Even though it’s still under construction, the Burj Dubai is now the tallest building in the world.
07.17.07
Best States for Business
NC came in 3rd in the Forbes list of Best States for Business.
Virginia and Utah were #1, #2, while Louisiana and West Virginia are at the end of the list…
07.11.07
Incompetence Knows No Bounds
From The Consumerist:
Federal inspectors were able to slip a bomb past the TSA 5 out of 7 times, according to the Albany Times-Union. Here’s the best part: One fake bomb was placed in the same bag as a bottle of water. The TSA opened the bag, took the water, and let the bomb on the plane.