January 2012
5 posts
“True facts: Theriot hit .328/.412/.522 for the Cubs in 159 plate appearances in...”
– Therioting in the Streets: Giants Sign Ryan Theriot - McCovey Chronicles
How the Deficit Got This Big - NYTimes.com →
In terms of spending and deficits, not sure what else we need to know.
Six Rebuttals to the Argument that Congress or... →
Because the four remaining GOP candidates are idiots in general, and specifically around this.
“Newt Gingrich can be the GOP nominee in exactly the same sense as Tim Tebow can...”
– Eschaton: Wisdom
NFL Videos: QB Smith to TE Davis, 14-yd, pass, TD →
With the KNBR audio.
December 2011
1 post
“In fact, at this point, inflation-protected U.S. bonds pay negative interest:...”
– Keynes Was Right - NYTimes.com
November 2011
2 posts
“Labeling something as best practices is not a substitute for wisdom,...”
– Best Practices - Aren’t - Forbes
“On average, according to researcher David Meyer, switching time increases the...”
– Four Destructive Myths Most Companies Still Live By | LinkedIn
October 2011
4 posts
“…homes are emptying, businesses are closing, employers are wondering where...”
– It’s What They Asked For - NYTimes.com
Wait! This is unpossible! Only raising taxes can cause this!
“DuVall says blood tests showed O’Neal had ingested amphetamines, cocaine,...”
– Actor’s son pleads not guilty to drug, gun charges
Who the fuck does this guy think he is? Keith Richards? Hunter S. Thompson?
“In several IT organizations I’ve worked prioritizing IT work often takes some of...”
– Agile consulting: Managing Your IT Portfolio Through Capacity Allocation
September 2011
3 posts
“Turn left on Eastern Ave, then right on Haven St to head south into Southeast...”
– The Wire Tour - Wikitravel
USA Today Is Too Dumb for Words When It Comes to... →
Seems like this concept, plus the difference between revenue and net income for small businesses, need to be reviewed prior to each election cycle.
August 2011
1 post
“I didn’t think that if there were no pedestrians and no cars, I’d...”
– S.F. police snag red light-running bikes on Market
I’m all for biking around town. But if you didn’t know that it is illegal to run a red light on a bike YOU SHOULDN’T BE ON A FUCKING BIKE.
July 2011
1 post
“Brian Wilson threw five pitches in the ninth inning, and all of them were...”
– Post-game thread: A four runsplosion and bullpen magic - McCovey Chronicles
June 2011
1 post
“The team I least wanted to face in the World Series throughout the Barry Bonds...”
– Giants/Indians Series Preview - McCovey Chronicles
May 2011
1 post
“The biggest culprit, by far, has been an erosion of tax revenue triggered...”
– Running in the red: How the U.S., on the road to surplus, detoured to massive debt - The Washington Post
April 2011
3 posts
Great Job, Movie Critics: ‘Atlas Shrugged’... →
In reality, “Atlas Shrugged Pt. 1” was, ironically, crushed at the free market—the film had every chance of being a crossover hit, but it was marketed exclusively at a niche audience of Tea Party types, who either didn’t bother to show up, or don’t exist in sizable enough numbers to sustain a film like this. Essentially, it’s the “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” of Objectivist thinking.
Cocktail Party Physics: thrown for a curve →
February 2011
3 posts
December 2010
1 post
November 2010
1 post
“Indeed, it is now clear that the right-wing objection to the policies of the...”
– Paul Krugman on the Axis of Depression - Grasping Reality with Both Hands
October 2010
2 posts
“For years, we’ve known him as the hard-luck pitcher who can’t get...”
– SF Giants’ Matt Cain is rock steady amid anarchy
“This just in: They won, they won, they won! Either way, though, I would have...”
– Friending the Giants
July 2010
4 posts
“I know people are making a big deal about the year I’m having but...”
– Inside the Giants Clubhouse: Aubrey Huff’s Blog. First Entry Here.
Truth.
“…the conservative preference for small government is weaker than it might...”
– Ezra Klein - Government size as philosophy
Drug-smuggling sub - Boing Boing →
Jesus H. Christ, this is Tom Clancy’s wet dream.
ITA and Google
(This started out as a response to some friends of mine conversing about Google’s purchase of ITA Software…and it went a lot of places from there.)
Finding a cheap flight will only suck less when airlines lower their fares. When it comes to finding cheap flights, there isn’t a lot of magic involved. Airlines publish their fares a few times a day to a few different systems. ITA...
June 2010
2 posts
“I’ll just say that Aaron Paul owns the Emmy. Anything short of that is...”
– Tim Goodman. The Bastard Machine : “Breaking Bad” Spoiled Bastard. Ep. 12: “Half Measures.”
Goodman on point, as usual. Paul was nothing short of spectacular in season 3.
“Shit—now I’m crying again.”
– Toy Story 3 is the best Toy Story of them all. - By Dana Stevens - Slate Magazine
May 2010
5 posts
“The train is slated to feature a bar car, gambling (once it crosses into...”
– Los Angeles to Las Vegas Party Train is Underway. | Just A Guy Thing
Confident dumb people →
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I’d take this one step further: beware of people who, as you are relaying to them your honest perceptions of the limits of your skill and/or knowledge as it relates to some task or…
“San Francisco is looking damn good in those jeans. Though that’s probably...”
– San Francisco values save the world
Diversity, liberal style →
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This is absurd. Can anyone name a more diverse area than New York City? Apparently, “Diversity, liberal style” is … actual diversity.
If Elena Kagan is confirmed, as she is…
That Didn't Take Long →
The most popular parts of Health Care Reform? Those were all our ideas, says Minority Leader John Boehner.
April 2010
9 posts
United, Continental Move Closer to Merger -... →
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If you know me, then you know that this is kinda huge. Luckily, I’ve mostly traded my “flying for fun” hobby with “flying for work”, but the downside is that my new company does not…
Zipping along the Embarcadero line →
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I met a friend for lunch in the Ferry Building yesterday and unknowingly walked under a couple of people zipping along. Looks like a blast.
The 500 spots a day to ride the free zip…
Just Another Sleazy Homophobic Smear →
Plagiarist Ben Domenech, inexplicably published by CBS News despite being forced to resign in disgrace from the Washington Post in 2006, promptly turns in a sleazy post smearing possible Supreme…
Amazon Announces Simple Notification Service |... →
I remember thinking, while sitting at a client site about a month ago, “where are the cloud-based SOA offerings?” Clearly I was late to that party.
George Wallace's ghost →
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This is completely fucking absurd, if for no other reason than the ideological spawn of those asshat racist southern Democrats ARE TODAY ALL REPUBLICANS. One need look no further…
Jonah Goldberg, Anti-Maldistributionist →
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Every Laffer-crazed supply-sider needs to read this multiple times.
Oh, what the heck: Let’s piggyback on my post yesterday with a post addressing another canard from Jonah…
DC Media Scoff At President Obama’s Substantive... →
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It fucking baffles me why anyone would look at a long, unscripted, detailed, and nuanced response to a question by a president as a bad thing. I don’t give a flying assfuck if…
How the GOP Purged Me | FrumForum →
Damn.
“When a reporter asked Gaylord Perry’s 5-year-old daughter if her father...”
– George F. Will - Plumbing the etiquette of baseball - washingtonpost.com
March 2010
4 posts
Can Democrats "Win" The Midterms? →
For some time, I’ve been part of the doom-and-gloom brigade when it comes to Democrats’ fortunes at the midterm elections this November. As early as last August, on a panel at the Netroots Nation…