Author Archives: Silicon Valley Dazed
Kanye West: “George Bush doesn’t care about black people”
Kanye West: “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” (click for the video) Kanye West at the NBC Concert for Hurricane Katrina Relief Fuller transcript from Tracy and Eric: Kanye West at the NBC Concert for Hurricane Katrina Relief: Mike Meyers reads off prompter … switches to black singer, Kanye West: “I hate the way … Continue reading
GTA NOLA
CNN 9/2/05 One New Orleans police sergeant compared the situation to Somalia and said officers were outnumbered and outgunned by gangs in trucks. “It’s a war zone, and they’re not treating it like one,” he said, referring to the federal government. The officer hitched a ride to Baton Rouge Friday morning, after working 60 hours … Continue reading
I’m a disaster junkie
The scale and suffering of the disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina has enthralled me via cable tv and the web. I’ll start at channel 60 with MSNBC, then go downwards through the channels to FOX and CNN. What concerns me the most is that there’s so much suffering going on at a local level, but … Continue reading
You can’t fly or drive in a hurricane!
CNN 9/2/20 Terry Ebbert, New Orleans’ homeland security chief, told WWL-TV that he thinks FEMA’s response to the disaster has been an “embarrassment.” Walter Maestri, the emergency management director in suburban Jefferson Parish, said FEMA and other federal agencies are not delivering help nearly as fast as it is needed. Yet, back in Washington, Homeland … Continue reading
The Situation We Got Ourselves Into…
From the New York Times: President Bush alluded to the energy situation today during a appearance in El Mirage, Ariz., where he was speaking on Medicare. “You just got to understand that the situation we got ourselves into, dependency on foreign sources of oil, took a while to get there, and it’s going to take … Continue reading
Nike Air Zoom Vapor Plus
I ran in the Air Zoom Vapor Plus yesterday for the first time, and I liked the feel of the Caged Air Zoom cushioning in the heel. I was a little concerned since I’ve always like the ride of the full length air cushioning in the Nike Air Skylon, and the cushioning of the Air … Continue reading
Lance on Larry King
Two things after watching the Larry King Show with Lance Armstrong regarding the recent allegations of 1999 urine samples testing positive for EPO. If Lance is lying, he should go into politics. He put on a pretty convincing performance regarding his innocence on Larry King. Too bad we don’t have Deckard around to give Lance … Continue reading
5 port Airlink Gigabit switch
My brother and I purchased four (limit two to a customer) 5 port Airlink Gigabit switches yesterday for only $19.99 at Fry’s. I’m just amazed you can get a Gigabit switch for under $20 these days. According to the AMUG review, a gigabit connection is faster than Firewire 800 on a Mac. I’ve also ordered … Continue reading
Still sore
After riding to the top of Mount Hamilton on Saturday and running the Stanford Dish on Monday, I still felt sore when I woke up this morning. I think I need to give my aging body another day of rest. Yesterday, my left arch hurt the whole day, and this morning, my shoulders were sore.