Archive for October, 2005
Friday, October 28th, 2005
One Very Neat Commercial
Sony BRAVIA – The Advert (requires QuickTime 7…free download here) A quarter of a million super balls, a hilly street…who could ask for anything more? [hat tip: Boing Boing]
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Friday, October 28th, 2005
Propositon 1
(HJR 54 – Sponsors: McClendon and Staples) The constitutional amendment creating the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund and authorizing grants of money and issuance of obligations for financing the relocation, rehabilitation, and expansion of rail facilities. No.
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Friday, October 28th, 2005
Constitutional Amendments on the Ballot
Shari asked me if I would blog about the propositions coming up for a vote on November 8. I am flattered that she would ask me to do so, and am happy to oblige. I will try to do so by putting the ballot language, a link to the full legislation, and my gut reaction [...]
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Friday, October 28th, 2005
For those of you who remember the jingle
When you hand Libby, Libby, Libby an indictment, ‘dictment, ‘dictment, Libs will like it, like it, like it: much excitement, ‘citement, ‘citement!
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Friday, October 28th, 2005
couldn’t choose between Mencken & Barnum quotes for the headline
“No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.” -H.L. Mencken “There’s a sucker born every minute.” – P.T. Barnum eBay: CRUCIFIX on FISH HEAD BONE! (item 6219858046 end time Nov-02-05 11:27:22 PST) Currently at $100, but haven’t met the reserve. Don’t forget to add the shipping, starting at only $30! If [...]
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Thursday, October 27th, 2005
Been seated at a wobbly table? Don’t shim it with your napkin, rotate it!
A physicist at CERN in Geneva has come up with a mathematical proof that shows that you can achieve a stable position simply by rotating the table. Of course, sometimes it isn’t possible or desirable to rotate it, but know that it can be done [hat tip - Boing Boing]
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2005
Another nifty optical illusion
Mr Angry and Mrs Calm
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2005
Astroworld, RIP
Next weekend will be the last in the Astroworld’s history. The land upon which it sits is worth more than the revenue stream it generates (WIth a regular price ticket costing $42 and pictures from the rides costing $13.50, I can see why attendance was down.). John, Anne, and I ventured out last night, with [...]
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Friday, October 21st, 2005
Nifty Optical Illusion
Cool illusion (hat tip Michael Cernovich via The Volokh Conspiracy)
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Friday, October 21st, 2005
You know you’re a geek when…
…you see the headline Amazon ‘stealth’ logging revealed and think it has something to do with the online firm’s illicit tracking of its customers.
