Friday, October 9, 2009

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Can anyone tell how Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize? It's a mystery to me ... ~ E
Thursday, October 8, 2009

Recession creates banner business for job scammers

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I've mentioned it's a jungle out there, but few things are as tasty and succulent to the predator as the unemployed person. And as t...

Paul Harvey wrote the book on big government?

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Who originally said: "A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have," or ...

Creating a recession to reduce greenhouse gases? Say what?

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This sounds like something that would freak out even the most diehard conspiracy theorists, tin-hattery taken to the nth degree. But, accord...

On The Workbench: How to keep phishers out of your in-box

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Knowing how to keep your email from getting phished is getting more important these days: A few days ago, I wrote about how phishing (Passw...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Watch out for the guys in white coats!

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Had to do this. Y'all don't mind?

Burglary 101: Don't leave your cell phone at the scene

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This guy obviously needs lots of practice ... can he try your house? This is from TV station KARE in the Twin Cities: Hastings police say J...

Homeland Security to Sheriff Arpaio: No way, Jose!

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Controversial Maricopa County (Arizona) Sheriff Joe Arpaio , he of the corn dogs and pink underdrawers, was stripped of his authority to ar...

Bank needs thumbprint, uhh, hookprint, to cash check

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Leave it to the Bank of America to do this. No, leave it to the banking system. Or, leave it to the way American society thinks these days. ...

SC deer hunter makes jackass of self, quarry

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I don't know if it was that bad domestic beer, but a South Carolina deer hunter had some difficulty distinguishing the real thing from a...

Where's a plumber when you need one?

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Another one I can't make up. But it seems a document by the British Minister of Defense explaining how to stop information leaks ... was...

Our easily-distracted President needs more non-issues

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Barack Obama isn't the first president to inject himself into non-presidential non-issues. Most recently, George W. Bush urged pro sport...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009

What's in that coffee? Wired unlocks some mysteries

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When it comes to coffee, I'm what you'd call a maintenance drinker. That first cup in the morning starts my heart and gets my blood ...
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Through the looking glass: Up is down, down is up

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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said this week that the economy will show signs of rebounding, though more people will be out...

On The Workbench: Twitter and Hotmail phish tales

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New post on The Workbench, Reloaded: Phish tales: My Twitter, 1000s of Hotmail accounts hijacked I'm fairly new at this Twitter thing, a...
Monday, October 5, 2009

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Mom is celebrating The Big Eight-Oh, as feisty as ever. Happy birthday, Mom! ~ E

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Conde Nast to shut down some magazines - including Gourmet - to save money. Yep, the recession is over, you bet. ~ E

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Capitalism has been berry berry good to anti-capitalist filmmaker Michael Moore. How phony is that? ~ E
Friday, October 2, 2009

Update: Another Obama video pulled ...

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Yet another Obama video (of the darling li'l kiddies singing) has been pulled from YouTube, I noticed today. I ran that video in yesterd...

The news should keep for a few days while I'm out

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I'll be gone this weekend on a camping trip (I did NOT say the Appalachian Trail), and will be away from things like computers, blogs, a...