September 2008

Flickr Video.

Don't know why I didn't think of this before, but I added my first video to Flickr and replaced the shit YouTube version I'd posted earlier. Much better quality and embedding flexibility. I'll have to go back and dig out the original video files from my other two time-lapses and upload them too.

Posted on September 16, 2008 3:00 PM | link to this entry

Lehman meltdown

Paul Krugman in today's NYT: Financial Russian Roulette. I say, fuck Lehman. It will most likely suck for everybody when the consequences are felt, but I and my offspring shouldn't be on the hook for the failure of a few assholes and their poor business practices.

"...if institutions need to be rescued like banks, they should be regulated like banks — why were we so unprepared for this latest shock?"

Taxpayers aren't an insurance policy; that's what the FDIC is for.

Posted on September 15, 2008 2:21 PM | link to this entry

The Perfect Bloody Mary

Ungeek To Live: The Perfect Sunday Morning Bloody Mary. One notable (and critical) omission: Old Bay.

Posted on September 9, 2008 11:34 AM | link to this entry

Palin Fact Check

Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention - From the AP newswire, an good point-by-point rebuttal to the speechifying last night. (via)