September 2009
98 posts
TECHNOLOGY: Google advertising Chrome on TV? →
Just saw a Google ad for Chrome on GSN TV today now!
Huh?
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Posted in Technology
TECHNOLOGY: Cheap books everywhere when needed →
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c1302e2-a3eb-11de-9fed-00144feabdc0.html
Google to offer hard copies of books
Financial Times [UK]
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“After five years of scanning books…
LIBERTY: We should be ashamed →
http://floatingcubans.com/
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The original attempt at reaching the United States was done with a converted 1951 Chevy pickup truck on July 16, 2003. The truck’s drive…
FUN: Shore report →
Picture = thousand words?
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Posted in FUN
TECHNOLOGY: Email is worse than a postcard! →
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/09/whoa_nbc_producer_to_antiacorn.html
September 26, 2009
Whoa; NBC Producer to anti-ACORN group employee: ‘Bite me, Jew boy?’
Rick Moran
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POLITICAL: End the psuedo drug war →
http://tinyurl.com/l7×7j9
Taliban suspected of stockpiling “missing” Afghan opium
CNN
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“Enough Afghan opium to supply world demand for two years has effectively gone…
GOVEROTRAGEOUS: More Gooferment taking over more... →
http://tinyurl.com/lohczj
House backs bill to overhaul student loan program
USA Today
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“The House voted Thursday in favor of the biggest overhaul of college aid programs…
RANT: Commenting on a Progressive’s healthcare... →
http://channel-surfing.blogspot.com/2009/09/public-knows-better-than-pols.html
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We should be talking about a single-payer system, which would remove profit from the system…
POLITICAL: DO we need gooferment? →
http://tslrf.blogspot.com/2009/09/motivation-and-greed-rant-2.html
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Motivation and Greed, Classism and Perks- Rant #2
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The concept that you…
FUN: Shore report →
Breezy and cool.
Mostly cloudy.
Only the “winterers” are here.
Gusts move the blinds when they come thru the jalousies.
Soon it will be all over for the seasons.
Four sets of contractors…
LIBERTY: Honest money begets success →
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/smith-g.f5.1.1.html
How Much Money Do We Need?
by George F. Smith
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There will always be people who wish to live at the expense of…
INITIALISMS: STOP →
http://www.lifetrekcoaching.com/provisions/20090920.htm
Provision #635: Broaden Your Focus
by Bob Tschannen-Moran
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One of the many tools for playing the Inner Game that…
GOVEROTRAGEOUS: The Kennedy seat belongs to the... →
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jzO_Ki9dF9tOlEmbHGiBPp0hgzzAD9AU95JG0
Mass. GOP seeks to block Kennedy interim successor
(AP) – 3 hours ago
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BOSTON —…
MONEY: Why buy insurance? →
http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/insurance/should-you-hurry-to-buy-life-insurance/?cid=1230
Should You Hurry to Buy Life Insurance?
Hough: Policy prices are rising. Here’s what you…
RANT: Liberty; not gooferment →
Anonymous said…
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The consumer is king? No, he’s not. What’s my choice for electricity and gas? PSE&G or PSE&G? Or I have to move to another state. In many cases, one or…
RANT: The little kids get the message at school! →
(No background music) School kids taught to praise Obama
This is an absolute travesty. We need to end “public education”. All they are doing is ensuring that the next generation of…
JOBFINDING: Infrastructure / Security Project... →
Hi Ferdinand,
I came across your profile on the web. One of my clients is looking for an Infrastructure / Security Project Manager for a fulltime position at Windsor, CT. The job description is…
CORRUPTION: Shills for the gooferment shilling the... →
http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2009/tle537-20090920-05.html
That Sinking GM Feeling
by Jim Davidson
Special to The Libertarian Enterprise
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Later he lies again, “So we’re…
POLITICIAL: Gooferment insurance! →
http://channel-surfing.blogspot.com/2009/09/helping-unemployed.html
Monday, September 21, 2009
Helping the unemployed
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Wall Street may think we’re coming out of this…
POLITICAL: The true cost of war →
http://www.wyff4.com/news/20973801/detail.html
Flags For Fallen Marine Create Bank Controversy
Woman Told Planting American Flags On Bank Property Against Policy
POSTED: 7:08 pm EDT…
RANT: Demographic bomb explodes →
On Sep 17, 2009, at 8:04 AM, Khürt Williams wrote:
Why does the author think that “civilization” needs to be maintained and which civilization was her referring too? The contraceptives for…
FUN: Gruzzle on Joe Wilson →
http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2009/09/16/joe-wilsons-most-embarrassing-moments/comment-page-1/#comment-118887
Joe Wilson’s Most Embarrassing Moments
Posted in September 16th, 2009
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SOFTWARE: MAC OSX 10.6.1 MAIL loses its mind →
It begins reloading all mail again.
Argh!
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Posted in SOFTWARE
INTERESTING: Islamic Ben Stein! →
http://www.reason.com/blog/show/136082.html
Hail to the Islamic Ben Stein!
Nick Gillespie | September 15, 2009, 8:04am
Islamic creationism is on the rise!
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Operating…
LIBERTY: A real single payer →
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=109854
How ’bout a real single-payer system?
Posted: September 15, 2009
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What did we do, back during the years when most…
INTERESTING: Gooferent can’t see the consequences →
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/world/africa/20cairo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Belatedly, Egypt Spots Flaws in Wiping Out Pigs
Pigs were the champion garbage consumers in Cairo. Goats…
RANT: Who voted against defunding ACORN →
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/09/the_seven_senators_who_voted_a.html
September 15, 2009
The seven senators who voted against defunding ACORN
Ethel C. Fenig
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POLITICAL: Government pay now double →
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/09/government_pay_now_double_that.html
September 15, 2009
Government pay now double that for the private sector
Rick Moran
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Cato…
POLITICAL: Politicians can’t be trusted →
http://channel-surfing.blogspot.com/2009/09/wither-change.html
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Wither change?
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I don’t want to use the word disappointment — and not just…
RANT: Sorry it’s a duck! →
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204488304574425294029138738.html?mod=djemEditorialPage
* REVIEW & OUTLOOK
* SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
Obama’s Nontax Tax
On a Sunday show, the…
FUN: Shore report →
Bright sunny day.
Slight chill in the air.
Gentle breeze.
Only us die hards left.
Waves are breaking BIG!
SSH moved the sand close the to boardwalk. In some cases too close.
My arcade and…
RANT: The role of the police today — revenue... →
http://www.lewrockwell.com/grigg/grigg-w109.html
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Witness the case of Jamie Lockard, a 53-year-old resident of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, who was stopped last March on…
INTERESTING: giant man-eating birds? →
http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/09/14/1718211/Maori-Legend-of-Man-Eating-Birds-is-True?from=rss
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10597177
Legends of the…
POLITICS: The attempt to have welfare and warfare... →
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/obama-missile-defense-2572467-nuclear-iran
Friday, September 18, 2009
Mark Steyn: Obama helping Putin restitch Iron Curtain
Scrapping of U.S. missile…
POLITICS: Milton Friedman – Curing American Health... →
POLITICS: Milton Friedman – Curing American Health Care
Five and a half safe for work minutes, this demolishes the concept of gooferment licensing medical practice. And, that it winds…
TECHNOLOGY: OLPC has roll out problems — no... →
http://radian.org/notebook/sic-transit-gloria-laptopi
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Date: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:46:36 +0800
From: jidanni
Subject: OLPC: Sic Transit Gloria Laptopi
…there was no one…
MONEY: The worst is not yet over →
http://www.vtcommons.org/blog/2009/09/15/daily-maul-under-obama-big-banks-get-bigger-shocker
DAILY MAUL: Under Obama, Big Banks Get Bigger – Shocker!
Submitted by Rob Williams on Tue,…
SERVICE: Google password change forced →
Google forced me to change a password based on “suspicious activity”.
It gave me no further information.
Google doesn’t enforce three strikes and your out so what use is a password!
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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Laws don’t apply to your betters →
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/09/13/meninos_office_acknowledges_city_employees_routinely_deleted_e_mails/
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:36:43 -0400
From: Monty…
GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Beck calls the FED out →
Glen Beck on his show now just called out the FED.
“Helicopter” Ben testified that the FED would NOT monetize the debt.
Today, Glen, with some help, demonstrated that the FED auctioned debt to…
RANT: Municipal plate on the GSP →
Monroe’s MG63207 sped down the GSP tailgating.
No cops.
Guess there is a fire convention in Wildwood. The many other fire related cars and trucks with SG and MG plates seemed to be in no need…
POLITICS: The only way to win is not to play →
http://c4ss.org/content/1051
Your obligation not to vote
Center for a Stateless Society
by Alex R. Knight III
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“No one has any ‘right,’ under ordinary everyday…
LIBERTY: What crowd? →
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Posted in Liberty
FUN: Michael Moore can’t sing, but he can bring... →
http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/09/leno-tuesday-ratings-.html
September 16, 2009
Jay Leno’s ratings drop notably for second episode
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The Leno episode featured an interview…
MONEY: Ignore the 5% “rule” at your own financial... →
http://tinyurl.com/q2c7fp
Tales From Lehman’s Crypt
By LOUISE STORY and LANDON THOMAS Jr.
Published: September 12, 2009
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“I spent a long time being very angry,” says…
LIBERTY: A slender thread! →
http://www.rutherford.org/articles_db/commentary.asp?record_id=612
Celebrate the Constitution by Becoming an Activist
By John W. Whitehead
9/14/2009
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“I call not upon…
POLITICS: An unreliable friend →
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100010237/barack-obama-surrenders-to-russia-on-missile-defence/
Barack Obama surrenders to Russia on Missile Defence
By Nile Gardiner World Last…
RANT: Congress is disingenuous →
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125303051628912339.html?mod=djemalertNEWS
The House voted 240-179 along party lines to admonish Rep. Joe Wilson over his “you lie” outburst to President Barack…
RANT: An open letter to Bill O’Reilly →
OPEN EMAIL TO BILL O’REILLY
Bill:
Like your show, find it “challenging”.
My pithy comment for you is that “The government gets to tell its version of every story that may or may not be the…
POLITICS: Obama’s turning point →
http://original.antiwar.com/giraldi/2009/09/09/obamas-turning-point/
Obama’s turning point
AntiWar.Com
by Philip Giraldi
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“If Obama gives McChrystal his soldiers he will…