Bird Dog needs therapy, so you're stuck with me. I imagine he's
currently trying to convince some girl to rub him the wrong way in order
to relax his tense muscles. He should just read the papers. Everything
in there will rub you the wrong way.
Half the population of Illinois would move if they could.
Sounds low. Hell, I wish I could move to Illinois, just so I could move out of Illinois.
15 "Retronym" Terms in modern usage.
Retronym? Hmm. The term the author is looking for most of these terms is "a debasement."
Delightful Portraits From Around America, at Slate
The photographer, and her audience, aren't accustomed to regular people.
He's not obscure, exactly; he's just not universal. Ahmad Jamal in 1959
I don't know about you, but Ahmad Jamal seems cooler than I am.
Wired is very concerned that Hackers Can Mess With Traffic Lights to Jam Roads and Reroute Cars
Yes,
and a man could walk into the middle of any intersection and start
directing traffic, and people would obey him if he looked legit. So
what?
Supreme Court reverses patent judges (again) in 9-0 decision on lawyer fees
The Supreme Court wants to ensure lawyers get paid, coming and going. Duh.
Driver caught using cell phone jamming device
I'm not saying he should have done it. I'm saying I understand.
Guess "The Deadliest Animal in the World" before you click this link to Bill Gates' blog
I got it wrong. I hereby apologize to my cat.
Grantland is flummoxed that the world's greatest living juggler quit and opened a construction company
People who can't do much of anything are always astonished that people than can do something can do something else, too.
Apple freaks can't understand why nothing can kill the PC. Since the iPad can't do it, Dustin Curtis figures cellphones will
Dustin's
hypothesis is that old people don't count. My hypothesis is that young
people can't find their ass with a map and a flashlight.
Inc. Magazine wonders about The Psychological Price of Entrepreneurship. Ooh, sounds pretty grim -- to a journalist
Take it from me. Entrepreneurism isn't easy, but it's a porcupine, and all the needles face out.
The Execupundit:
As the
employees examined some of the equipment, the owner stood by and said
nothing. He was remembering how difficult it had once been to afford
those machines, even the basic ones. What the employees regarded as
standard, he saw as an achievement.
Institutional memory is important.
The Times is shocked that Yahoo's Marissa Mayer's remuneration is tied to the performance of a company she manages
Lots of things shock the Times -- except shocking things, generally. CEOs get a piece of the action, and talking about it like it's wages is stupid. Me? I just like saying "Marissa Mayer's remuneration" over and over.
NASA appears to have allowed people to vote on the design of their latest spacesuit, with predictable results.
What happened to you NASA? You used to be cool.
How I removed Email From My Life
Install of labeling it, threading it, full-screening it, and adding it Google Hangouts, I just answer my emails. Seems easier.
The Mayor of Toronto, currently up for re-election, has apparently been seen smoking crack. On video. Again.
He and Marion Barry should star in a buddy picture.