Monthly Archives: September 2008

Palin’s Resume Doesn’t Stack Up Historically

By Gib | September 24, 2008

Lawrence Lessic looks at all the United States Vice Presidents and their experience after Governor Palin said she had not met with foreign leaders, which was normal for VPs.
Palin’s Experience in 12 Minutes
This spreadsheet breaks down the presidential and VP candidates by their experience across several categories.
Obama has normal experience to be an executive candidate.  [...]

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Fire shuts Channel Tunnel Traffic

By Gib | September 11, 2008

I’ve been passed out in an undisclosed location in London, UK and noticed this on the BBC.
I’d been toying with taking the chunnel to Paris to see a few friends in Paris and also, truthfully, have a great crepe or two.
When I lived in London during the Gulf War, many Brits would comment at the [...]

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Alan Ball’s New Show TrueBlood

By Gib | September 6, 2008

I was watched the 15 minute promo that HBO had on for TrueBlood.
The editing effects they referenced — speeding up the vampires’ movements — looks really hot.
Definitely not the first time we’ve seen super speed, nor the first time it’s been done on film for vampires… but it looks very cool.
Now that I’m used to [...]

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Jamie Lynn Spears & Bristol Palin — Making Babies, Making Headlines

By Gib | September 4, 2008

The Blogosphere and gossip columns and sites have been ablaze since yesterday with the false story that Ms. Spears sent Ms. Palin a baby gift and a note of support.
My Question: Who started it? It’s brilliant! Because the same media that has been tsking and spouting nonsense about Mama Spears being a bad mom [...]

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The Million Dollar Text Mesaging Plan

By Gib | September 4, 2008

Do you think your texting plan sucks?
How about the stiff bill Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick just received for his text messages?
Mr. Kilpatrick’s troubles began in January when the Detroit Free Press published text messages between the mayor and his former chief of staff, Christine Beatty, that appeared to contradict their sworn testimony in a whistleblower trial [...]

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Google Gives Up Copyright to Everything You See & Type (Again)

By Gib | September 4, 2008

Google was at it again!
Google released a new product — its Chrome browser — and claimed rights to everything you could read or type into or submit through it.
This means… Owning your Tweets. Your blog posts. Your emails.
Crazy, huh?
Then Google caught its gaffe, and rescinded that part of the license.
Oddly, Google did this [...]

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Gizmodo Blackberry Bold Review Great Insult to Donald Trump

By Gib | September 4, 2008

I’m having a tough time getting over just how fantastic and under-the-radar this insult is to Trump and The BlackBerry Bold.
The faux-leather backing, however, is absolutely puzzling, like RIM tried to add a touch of class in the same way Donald Trump’s hairdo gives him a touch of handsome.
From: Blackberry Bold Review: BlackBerry Bold [...]

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