Daily Archives: August 12, 2008

My updates for 2008-08-12

August 12th, 2008 | Posted in Twitter

Troubleshooting Dish Network. It’s driving me crazy, but I do recommend Dish - it’s wonderful when it works. #
Hit the keys with Dave, who plays a little mean guitar and jams with a wandering piano riff like mine quite well. Bed now. #
Got up and snacked on some GREAT granola from Trader Joe’s [...]

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Massive turd causes damage in Geneva

August 12th, 2008 | Posted in General

I don’t even know what to say about this story.
Geneva - A giant inflatable dog turd by American artist Paul McCarthy blew away from an exhibition in the garden of a Swiss museum, bringing down a power line and breaking a greenhouse window before it landed again, the museum said Monday. The art work, [...]

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A brief celebration and critique of T. Boone Pickens

August 12th, 2008 | Posted in General

T. Boone Pickens is oil rich, to the tune of $3 billion in personal wealth. To make that kind of dough, you have to be smart. And smart he is. Pickens is no longer interested in oil, you see; he says the future is wind power. He’s so concerned about the [...]

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Last night at my house

August 12th, 2008 | Posted in General

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Response to Kevin Yuill on guns on campus

August 12th, 2008 | Posted in General

I suspect Kevin Yuill and I would agree most of the time. He writes for Spiked, a broadly “libertarian” internet magazine based in the UK: more often than not, I agree with its authors enthusiastically on all manner of topics, from freedom of speech to environmental issues to the European Union (and most of [...]

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A great summary on oil

August 12th, 2008 | Posted in General

Commenter “John” on Megan McArdle’s blog gives reason for optimism:
Oil is priced in dollars. The dollar has had its strongest week in five years. The US economy is still growing at a modeate pace while Europe seems to be stagnating again. The dollar has been very much undervalued in the last two years and that [...]

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