Finally, a politician that doesn’t sound like a clueless idiot in the pockets of corporations. Not surprisingly, he’s an Independent. For all our sakes, I really hope his colleagues listen to him. Many of my Republican colleagues tell me, “Oh, I’m so concerned about our record-breaking deficit… But wait a minute, it’s very important that …
Read more “Sen. Bernie Sanders: The rich are waging war on America”
The best new feature in the new iOS 4.2 update has to be Airplay. I don’t have Apple TV (so I can’t stream video) but we do have an Airport Express hooked up to our receiver. It was (and is) great for playing iTunes through the house, but with Airplay we can now play almost …
No opposition to expanded playoff plan (ESPN) So baseball wants to add two more wild-card teams to the playoffs? Commissioner Bud Selig’s plan to expand baseball’s playoffs to 10 teams gained a sense of inevitability after little to no opposition emerged during meetings this week with owners and general managers… “Eight is a very fair …
Years and years (and years) ago my brother & friend used to make fun of trials riders and their stupid little hopping around “tricks.” Today, trials rider Danny MacAskill is easily one of the best riders I’ve ever seen. There’s a new video of him, and not only does it feature some of the most …
Dear politicians: please stop being idiots and get something done. (Yeah, I know it’s wishful thinking…) I Believe I Can Fly (NY Times) “98 climate scientists out of 100 will tell you that man’s continued carbon emissions pose the risk of disruptive climate change this century. Two out of 100 will tell you it doesn’t. …
The Washington Post compared Democratic and Republican tax plans. I don’t think any of my friends are in that bottom group, but if they were then I guess I could see why they’d support the Republican plan.
All those kids doing wheelies & skids on fixed-gear bikes need to learn better tricks. Come on, “Quicksilver” was almost 25 years ago!
My friend and all-around good guy Rick MacDonald organized a flatland jam in East Bridgewater this weekend. There was a good turnout of riders (more than I expected) and it was great seeing friends I haven’t seen in years, not to mention meet new people. Of course, I took photos of the riding — highlights …
Great shortcut tip via Daring Fireball for finding menu items on your Mac: use shift+command+/ to get the help menu, then just start typing the name of the menu item you want.
So I’m sitting here — sitting! — reading kottke.org and he points to this: Phys Ed: The Men Who Stare at Screens “Men who spent more than 23 hours a week sitting had a 64 percent greater chance of dying from heart disease than those who sat for 11 hours a week or less. What was …