I’ve always liked Scarborough country and Joe Scarborough. Joe seems to be a genuine citizen and representative of the Southeast U.S. He’s just telling it like it is.
Michelle Malkin: MEMO TO BUSH: FIRE MICHAEL BROWN
Holy Cow. Michelle Malkin’s asking for Michael Brown’s head now:
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Lance back for Number 8?
Is Lance going to be back for Number 8? Lance is like the Hulk – don’t make him angry or you’ll suffer the consequences.
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Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Looking over the filmography of Chow Yun Fat, it looks like Gore Verbinski’s already shooting scenes for Pirates of the Caribbean 3. I guess they really believe in the franchise. I did like the first movie a lot. I was just shocked to see some parents bringing kids under five years old to the movie since the skeleton attack scenes were pretty scary.
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king of vacations / god of gamblers
For some reason, Moby’s reference to king of vacations made me think of Chow Yun Fat’s movie God of Gamblers.
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Apple – iPod nano
I already own an iPod mini and a 4th generation iPod 40 Gb, but this new iPod nano is an industrial design triumph that beats them both. The combination of its size, thinness, UI, and battery life will make it a bestseller. I just don’t see why someone would buy an iPod shuffle now.
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After The Flood
For some reason, this morning I thought of Maria McKee belting out After The Flood. She has such a powerful and emotional voice. For those who don’t want to rebuild New Orleans, think of these lyrics:
After the flood
After the flood
The land it washed away
Felt like my flesh and blood
I’d rather be shovelin’
Through the slush and mud
Than to leave my home
Where I grew up
Life goes on
After the flood
A place to call your very own
Means so much
Though it’s a little soggy
After all the water’s gone
I’ll scrub it clean
And make it home again
A natural disaster can’t hold nothin’ on me
There quakin’ out west and freezin’ back east
So I think I’ll stick around
And show a little faith in a weary town
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Ballmer Throws A Chair At F*ing Google
John Battelle’s Searchblog: Ballmer Throws A Chair At “F*ing Google”
I threw a chair in the office once when our ISP was giving me the runaround regarding our disconnected T1. I guess a chair is a widely available, easy to throw object in an office environment.
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Carbon phenolic for rocket nozzles
My parents are visiting over the Labor Day Weekend, and I showed my dad the carbon fiber soles of my Shimano SH-R215 shoes before I went out on a morning ride. He mentioned they must be pretty light, and I said they were stiff too. My dad’s a rocket scientist (he works for Thiokol which makes the solid rocket boosters for the space shuttle), and he mentioned that they use carbon phenolic as an ablative material for rocket nozzles since the 5,000 degree heat of the rocket’s exhaust will only create a burnt carbon layer on the surface of the nozzles instead of quickly burning through if the nozzle was made entirely out of metal. I’m not sure how carbon fiber would stand up against 5,000 degree temperatures.
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