Monthly Archives: January 2008

Parkour video

More videos from the “Contagious” channel at Heavy.com

In memory of Jon Corey

It’s been 5 years since anyone saw him alive.

links for 2008-01-30

How to include comments on front page of Wordpress blog
(tags: wordpress reference)

California Court of Appeals ruled that the City of San Francisco’s handgun ban is illegal
(tags: guns politics)

links for 2008-01-29

The Buddhism of `Lost’
(tags: religion buddhism lost)

Foreign Policy: How to Steal an Election Without Breaking a Sweat
(tags: politics global)

Cheeseburger in a can
(tags: stuff food)

Bruce Schneier:Security and Privacy Aren’t Opposites
(tags: liberty security politics policestate)

New left wing government in Australia cuts taxes and spending
(tags: economics politics global)

links for 2008-01-28

Toni Morrison Endorses Obama
(tags: politics 2008 obama)

Last two weeks best

Six Questions for Mark Crispin Miller, Author of ‘Fooled Again’
The Economist on heads of state being brought to trial for crimes while in office.
Mike Huckabee associated with white supremacist theocratic organization.
The Nation: Mike Huckabee, apocalyptic theocrat.
Putting the Ron Paul newsletters in “context.”
Why do black people spend more on conspicuous consumption than white people?
Radar Magazine on […]

links for 2008-01-25

Feingold: Edwards Supporters “Are Being Taken In”
(tags: 2008 politics edwards)

So What’s This “Paleo” Biz?
(tags: politics ronpaul 2008)

links for 2008-01-23

Putting the Ron Paul newsletters “in context”
(tags: race politics ronpaul 2008)

Julian Sanchez responds to Justin Raimondo re: Ron Paul’s newsletters
(tags: politcs race ronpaul 2008)

The 10 most ridiculous Black Metal videos of all time


links for 2008-01-19

Why do black people spend more on visable consumption than white people?
(tags: culture economics race)

Rob Walker on Yo Gabba Gabba

I don’t even have kids but I still love the Yo Gabba Gabba clips I’ve seen, and so have all the other childless people I’ve forwarded the clips on to.
“Yo Gabba Gabba!” began appearing on the cable channel Nickelodeon in August, and with remarkable speed it has acquired fans who are preschoolers and fans […]

links for 2008-01-17

Public domain photos from the Library of Congress on Flickr
(tags: photography)

links for 2008-01-16

House built in garbage truck
(tags: architecture design housing nomad)

Garbage truck house

More pics.
(via Zenarchery).

Michigan was bad for Hillary

From Wonkette:
Why 236,723 Democrats would come out to vote in a delegate-less primary for no one lends new weight to the concept of “mindfuck,” but one can interpret it (and we know that Matthews boy probably will!) as votes against The Clintons. Hillary’s crybaby face, which likely stayed on the ballot to fake a win, […]

links for 2008-01-15

Heads of state, past and present, are increasingly being brought to book for crimes committed while in office
Positive effects of internationalism
(tags: global politics)

The three stooges of the confederacy
(tags: politics)

Fourth stooge
(tags: politics)

1960s Braun products compared to modern Apple products, plus gallery of other Braun products

Full Story: Gizmodo.
(via Speedbird).

links for 2008-01-14

On the Campaign Trail in Pakistan
(tags: global politics)

This week’s best

Ron Paul: Angry White Man.
Abe Burmeister on how Hillary Clinton pwned the media.
Dave Weigel’s account of an explanation of why Hillary won in NH.
New York Times article on Obama’s time in Illinois senate.
Condoleezza Rice profile.
Interview with Laura Maria Agustin about “human trafficking”
Reason contributors’ notes on the economics of prostitution.
The Edge: What Have You Changed Your […]

links for 2008-01-12

The Post smears Ron Paul for the wrong reason
(tags: politics 2008 ronpaul media war)

Ecological mutualism between ants and trees
(tags: science)