Pollardville Closing
Article about the closing “Pollardville was on the short list of surviving places with singular character around here. Well, the short list just got shorter.”I’m a nerd
Especially because I find this funny. Flags of the InternetGood Viral Advertizing?
Is waking up someone at midnight really a good way of advertizing for a tv network? Seems like you’d inflict more harm than good.David Lynch New York Littering Ad
John Adams
I recently discovered that John Adams was the lawyer to defend in trial the soliders who perpetrated the Boston Massacre — in which British soliders fired upon and killed American civilians. Given light of the recent Supreme Court trial reiterating the necessity...10 Days that Changed America
10 Days that Changed America “… the dates that truly made a difference aren’t always the ones we know by heart; frequently, they’ve languished in dusty oblivion. The 10 days that follow — obscure as some are — changed American history. (In some...Review of Superman Returns
This movie is an allegory, though not one I’m sure the filmmakers intended. We’ll get back to that in a sec I have to lay some points out and then we’ll get into it. First off Superman comes back to earth after a five year trip and does what any...Text Message Over Email
One feature that seems like very few people take advantage of is the ability for cellphones to recieve emailed messages as text messages. I find this incredibly convienient for two reasons: 1. It’s much easier to type a message on a keyboard 2. Email is free...MySpace Diversity Coup
How did I miss out on this phenomenon? It’s ridiculously silly. Black Tom There’s even a chill song by him embedded in the profile. See Also: Puerto Rican Tom (If you don’t have MySpace you wont get...Health Benefits of Alcohol
This article on the health benefit of moderate drinking and this article on moderate drinking seem to place me firmly in the “doing good” category. I drink 2-3 drinks per day on average and generally do not drink to excess (4-5 drinks) more than twice a...Kill Your Teacher (This is a joke)
This article on legal action regarding AIM presents a real hard-case example of how digital technology and its uses are missinterpretted by a society that is slow to catch on. “… Aaron’s conduct was purely out-of-school conduct, the undisputed...About Nate
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Blogging (here) since 2005
