{"id":12969,"date":"2008-08-29T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2008-08-29T07:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/08\/29\/potpourri-before-a-long-weekend.html"},"modified":"2008-08-29T00:00:29","modified_gmt":"2008-08-29T07:00:29","slug":"potpourri_before_a_long_w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/08\/29\/potpourri_before_a_long_w.html","title":{"rendered":"Potpourri before a long weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

GUARANTEED POLITICS-FREE!<\/p>\n

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  1. No time to think?<\/a> – I make it a near-religious point to get out for a walk at work every day. Except, ironically, when I’m working at home.<\/li>\n
  2. Dead Sea Scrolls to go digital on Internet (Reuters)<\/a> – The scholarly and political wrangling over the Scrolls in the 60 years or so since their discovery is scandalous. This is welcome news.<\/li>\n
  3. U.S. Moves Toward International Accounting Rules<\/a> – I have no idea if this is a Good Thing or a Bad Thing — but I’m sure this will cause our Finance Dept. (and, thus, IT) fits.<\/li>\n
  4. The Uncertain Science of Sleep<\/a> – All I know is … I need more of it.<\/li>\n
  5. Tropical Storm Gustav Threatens U.S. Energy Infrastructure<\/a> – The biggest concern is, of course, the impact on people living in wherever it comes ashore. Beyond that, though, this could have major and catastrophic impacts on gas prices, and thus on the economy.<\/li>\n
  6. Folks, this is the new wave: SWF file redirects continue<\/a> – If you don’t know who it’s from, and it’s not something you were expecting, don’t open the frelling attachment!<\/em> <\/li>\n
  7. What people are really afraid of when they say they’re offended<\/a> – Being offended is not a violation of your civil rights, nor does it call for government action. Societal action for rudeness, maybe — if you can get society to go along with you. But the delicate psyches of the chronically offended — whether based on ethnicity, religion, or ideology — are a threat to our civil liberties only surpassed by … well, the current Administration (sorry, that was political, wasn’t it).<\/li>\n
  8. Troubleshoot a Slow Home Network [Wi-Fi]<\/a> – Filed for future reference.<\/li>\n
  9. NBC Re-ups Chuck<\/a> – Huzzah! <\/li>\n
  10. Small gallery of old comic book ads<\/a> – There’s some amazing stuff here. Sadly, my cynical nature keeps me looking for the catch in each ad (a la “Sea Monkeys”).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    O NOEZ WITH POLITIX!<\/p>\n

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    1. GOP considers delaying convention – Washington Post-…<\/a> – Yeah, don’t want people to think of the GOP partying while a city gets flooded or something. Oh, wait …<\/li>\n
    2. Toby Barlow: The Great Elementary School Conspiracy<\/a> – LOL<\/li>\n
    3. Harris McDowell: They Don’t Know Joe: The Secret of…<\/a> – A positive article.<\/li>\n
    4. Fear and Loathing | Democratic National Convention…<\/a> – Some nice pictures (irregardless of politics) of the unchoreographed aspect of the DNC.<\/li>\n
    5. Man ejected from Yankee Stadium because left his seat…<\/a> – I feel more secure, don’t you?<\/li>\n
    6. Dear morons in the Press, allow me to buy you a clue<\/a> – BD rips the architecturally ignorant Repunditcans a new one. Nicely done.<\/li>\n
    7. Hentoff on Bush’s Surveillance Fetish<\/a> – The chance that the Democratic Congress will actually block this seems, based on the track record, next to nil. And once a president has a power — and, sadly, I’m not sure Obama will be any better about this than McCain — he never comes up with a good reason to let it go.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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