The “R” Word
Posted by dwight in Blog on 08. Feb, 2010 | Comments
I saw on CNN today that Rahm Emanuel put down Democrats who oppose Obama’s health plan by calling them “f******* retarded”. This caused quite a bit of outcry from all sorts of people including the head of the Special Olympics and Mr. Emanuel signed a pledge to stop using the “r-word” as a derogatory [...]
Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted by dwight in Blog on 29. Jan, 2010 | Comments
I know I missed the big day, but I was just thinking of MLK and love.
Especially in the context of Matthew 5:39: “But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.”I would not be surprised to learn that there were [...]
iPad Reactions: I’d use that
Posted by dwight in Blog on 27. Jan, 2010 | Comments
I didn’t want to flood my twitter stream with all of these:
1. I’m surprised at the low price. I was expecting entry level to be around $800 at the lowest. I’m guessing they are selling these without as much margin as most Apple products, they probably can make it back on AppStore sales.
2. $30 a [...]
links for 2010-01-24
Posted by dwight in Blog on 25. Jan, 2010 | Comments
Letters of Note: How many lives are you willing to sacrifice?
(tags: article history iraq politics bush correspondence lettersofnote georgehwbush)
Hulu's most popular shows could end up behind paywall
"Still, even with monthly fees as low as $4.99—which are lower than Netflix's lowest monthly plan that comes with video streaming at $8.99—users will undoubtedly come to expect something [...]
links for 2010-01-19
Posted by dwight in Blog on 20. Jan, 2010 | Comments
Apple Tablet Won't Mean Business – PC World Business Center
(tags: article humor technology pcworld)
The Official Response Begins—By Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine)
(tags: article editorial harpers scotthorton)
The Guantánamo “Suicides”: A Camp Delta sergeant blows the whistle
(tags: article editorial guantanamo politics torture scotthorton harpers)
Investors.com – California's Proposition 71 Failure
"Dr. Bernadine Healy, director of the National Institutes of Health [...]
Top 15 Musicians for 2009
Posted by dwight in Blog on 31. Dec, 2009 | Comments
1 Justin McRoberts 572
2 Nickel Creek 478
3 Lifehouse 412
4 Switchfoot 311
5 Harnoncourt 261
6 Collective Soul 260
7 Derek Webb 241
8 Shaun Groves 176
9 Coldplay 175
10 Frank Sinatra 164
11 House of Heroes 147
12 Shane Barnard 139
13 Blood, Sweat & Tears 137
14 Ahn Trio 134
14 Thomas Knoll 134
Top 15 tracks for 2009
Posted by dwight in Blog on 31. Dec, 2009 | Comments
1 Justin McRoberts – Until There Is No Tomorrow 83
2 Norah Jones – Come Away With Me 67
3 Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated 55
4 Lifehouse – Everything 54
4 Metallica – Nothing Else Matters 54
6 Tom Petty – I Won’t Back Down 53
6 Third Day – When the Rain Comes 53
6 Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop 53
9 Us3 – Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) 51
9 Nickelback – Savin’ Me 51
9 [...]
Holga
Posted by dwight in Blog on 25. Dec, 2009 | Comments
More and bigger pictures in this flickr set
links for 2009-12-18
Posted by dwight in Blog on 19. Dec, 2009 | Comments
Which Camera Does This Pro Use? It Depends on the Shot – New York Times
(tags: article photography)
Dallas Basketball – Fox' Charley Rosen Takes Down Dirk As 'Bogus MVP'
(tags: article editorial basketball nba dirknowitzki)
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