[ caught In between ] b.s.: 04/01/2006 - 05/01/2006

Sunday, April 30, 2006
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  1. {04302006}
  2. {12:40:52 PM}
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  1. Jimi
  2. The wallet for people who hate wallets.
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  1. 12:40:52 PM
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  2. fashion
  3. business
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Saturday, April 29, 2006
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  1. {04292006}
  2. {11:19:33 AM}
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  1. Chicago removes foie gras from menu
    
    (International Herald Tribune)
  2. "Government shouldn't be dictating what we eat," said Rick Tramonto, executive chef at a French restaurant, Tru. "It's just not right."
    
    In a city like Chicago, teeming with millions of people and perhaps just as many problems, things such as crumbling infrastructure, a crappy public education system, corruption, crime, violence, and let's not forget rising gas prices, apparently it's salty, fat-soaked paste made from the livers of geese and ducks, that probably 2%, or less, of the population has ever eaten, that gets the attention of local government officials. We are not going to Hell in a handbasket; we're already there.
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  1. 11:19:33 AM
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  2. government
  3. culture
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Friday, April 28, 2006
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  1. {04292006}
  2. {01:07:40 AM}
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  1. A grand unified theory of YouTube and MySpace
    
    (Slate.com)
  2. "YouTube and MySpace are runaway hits because they combine two attributes rarely found together in tech products. They're easy to use, and they don't tell you what to do." ...and then later ... "The easier it gets to use, the less geeky the Net becomes, and the more it starts to look like real life."
    
    Feh! While the professional developer in me bristles at this implicit notion of dumbing-it-down, I know he's right. Design it and get out of the way. Keep it simple stupid.
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  1. 01:07:40 AM
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  1. keywords:
  2. cyberculture
  3. internet
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  5. web2.0
  6. mass+media
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Monday, April 24, 2006
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  1. {04242006}
  2. {02:01:29 PM}
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  1. Mets broadcaster draws ire with remarks
    
    (MSNBC.com)
  2. Keith Hernandez: "I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout."
    
    Next thing he'll say is that that women need a league of their own! Sometimes I think sports broadcasters are the bloggers of professional journalism: they say dumb things that are often biased, unsubstantiated, and frequently off-color. (See what I mean?) And don't forget: There's no crying in baseball, either!
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  1. 02:01:29 PM
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  2. sports
  3. gender issues
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  5. baseball
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Friday, April 21, 2006
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  1. {04212006}
  2. {02:50:10 PM}
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  1. Demand for Duke Lacrosse Gear Soars
    
    (ABC News)
  2. In the wake of publicity generated by the sexual assault scandal surrounding the Duke men's lacrosse team, sales of merchandise bearing the "Duke lacrosse" name and logo have skyrocketed.
    
    Woman cries rape, and suddenly people want to wear the shirts of the alleged culprits. If these sales reports are true, what a bunch of amoral losers -- not the lacrosse players, their day will come in court -- I'm talking about the fools who think buying the team shirt is a good idea. Classless jackasses! But it sure looks like crime does pay: Duke's athletic department is definitely cashing in on this circus.
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  1. 02:50:10 PM
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  2. business
  3. crime
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  5. duke+lacrosse
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Thursday, April 20, 2006
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  1. {04202006}
  2. {09:40:37 PM}
  content
  1. GasBuddy.com
  2. Find cheap gas prices in your city.
    
    So I'm watching PTI on ESPN, and Wilbon and that boob, Kornheiser, start debating whether or not the price of gas in the States will hit $5 -- because it's a sports show, and gas is a sporting topic, I guess. Anyway, they make a big joke about it, talking about their Range Rovers and whatnot, and I had an epiphany as I watched: if and when the price of gas gets to $5/gallon in the States, it's not going to be a laughing matter. The price of everything goes up at $5/gallon, simply because everything suddenly costs more to transport, to power, to heat, to cool. But, in particular, it's going to be a few degrees north of hell for most people, especially those who depend on their cars to commute to work. A car culture like ours is going to have an ugly fight on its hands if gas goes over $5/gallon...forever.
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  1. 09:40:37 PM
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  2. economics
  3. culture
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Saturday, April 08, 2006
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  1. {04082006}
  2. {10:29:33 AM}
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  1. Lacrosse Players
  2. The elitism of preppies, the boorishness of jocks.
    (Slate.com)
    
    The lax players I've known, at prep school and in college, are accurately depicted here. The mindset is really just a different kind of thug.
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  1. 10:29:33 AM
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  2. sports
  3. culture
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Thursday, April 06, 2006
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  1. {04062006}
  2. {10:24:33 PM}
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  1. US college in turmoil over party rape of black stripper
    
    (Independent UK)
  2. The Duke stripper story gets uglier all the time. But let's not fool ourselves: you think this is the first time this kind of thing has happened? You think this is the first time that rich kids from the right neighborhoods, excreting undeserved feelings of entitlement, have gone around wrecking and destroying everything they see with impunity? I went to Stanford. I've seen this mindset in action. Throw the bums in jail: that'll fix their smug, amoral *sses right quick.
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  1. 10:24:33 PM
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  2. crime
  3. racism
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Wednesday, April 05, 2006
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  1. {04062006}
  2. {04:28:17 AM}
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  1. NBC should be ashamed, NASCAR says
    
    (Chicago Tribune)
  2. NASCAR said NBC confirmed it was sending Muslim-looking men to a race, along with a camera crew to film fans' reactions. Apparently no one bothered them.
    
    Hey, why report the news when you can go around and just try to stage it? Dateline is the same show that staged truck crashes and claimed the vehicles were prone to failure in the 1990's.
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  1. 04:28:17 AM
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  1. keywords:
  2. propaganda
  3. media
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  5. dateline+nbc
  6. faking+the+news
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006
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  1. {04042006}
  2. {02:08:48 PM}
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  1. Fan tosses syringe near Bonds
    
    (SportingNews.com)
  2. A spectator tossed a syringe near Barry Bonds as he came off the field in between innings on Monday at Petco Park, and the San Francisco Giants slugger said he picked it up in his glove and carried it off the field.
    
    Here we go. All season long. It will be interesting to see how the media handles this kind of "fan protest." It is the media who has made the biggest deal out of just one player, Bonds, who may have cheated, allegedly, in a league of players who cheated, many allegedly, though some have in fact made admissions. The media often spews bromides like "what kind of example does using steroids set for the kids?" But the media is full of hyprocrites, because by launching a witch hunt based on nothing but circumstantial evidence, they're now influencing fans to the point that some moron shows up at a stadium, throws a syringe at a man he doesn't even know, and other spectators in attendence cheer him on. I ask you, what kind of example does it set for the kids to act like a crude, vulgar, and possibly dangerous boor in public, and have others ratify that kind of behavior? What will the media say about that? Or will they just buttress the hypocrisy and continue to implicitly encourage this kind of behavior by remaining silent?
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  1. 02:08:48 PM
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