The Machine needs a Summit
I'm not quite finished working through the anger and despair of the election results, but I can see ahead to the day I will be rested, determined, and ready to go again. During the election I...
View ArticleFla. holds early Easter Egg hunt
There are more stories coming out of Florida today about a handful of votes being found in random places. A few votes tucked away in a box here, a few found lying in a desk drawer there.Is that a...
View ArticleWorld Community Grid Project
Want to do something good, something real, right now? Help discover the human proteome and find treatments for diseases like HIV, SARS, malaria, and cancer.
View ArticleNY Times says lazy elderly to blame for Social Security mess
John Tierney of the NY Times has written an OpEd piece titled "The Old and the Rested". (Free subscription to the NY Times required). In this OpEd, he tries to sell the idea that older people should...
View ArticleWe are now at HIGH RISK of WMD attacks. Time to Duck and Cover!
What happens when the news is bad for the Whitehouse? Well, back when homeland security used the scary color codes, someone would call an "orange" and then the media pressure would drop. Today's CNN...
View ArticleLock your doors! The Refugees are coming!
I had a real "What the HELL?" moment today. I received a very poorly unformatted email from someone I don't know in the least. At first I figured it to be some sort of viral spam, but it mentions...
View ArticleUStream Schedule for Yearly Kos - Sat. Aug. 4th - Update
I've been watching the Ustream Yearly Kos feed this afternoon, and it's been great. We finally got a chance to as the Ustream admin some questions and I've got a schedule for tomorrow...below the fold.
View ArticleReflections on attending Yearly Kos via the net
I was unable to attend Yearly Kos in person, and happened to run across a few references to attending via the net, on Second Life or using the UStream video feeds. It seemed to me to be an excellent...
View ArticleCNN - Roland Martin says it's OUR fault
CNN opinion columnist Roland Martin says It's our fault people aren't outraged over human abuse.He cites a number of stories about human abuse, many of which I've never seen on CNN's web page, then...
View ArticleDo you own a yardstick?
Do you own a yardstick? I'm not talking about the kind you use to measure cloth, or pieces of wood, although I admit I miss seeing those big old heavy wooden rulers around. I mean the kind of mental...
View ArticleHire Blue? A small idea.
I keep running into references for how to "Buy Blue". Some comments in another diary got me wondering if there's currently a way to "Hire Blue".
View ArticleStimulate THIS! IBM files for patent on an offshoring method that maximizes...
I thought I'd heard everything. I understand taxpayer anger about AIG bonuses, and the anger coming from Michigan today, but this takes the cake.Can we please get our pitchforks out now?In all my...
View ArticleStates to cut UI in order to give business tax breaks
In the ongoing effort to ensure that the people have no chance of winning the class war, some states are attempting to cut business taxes on the backs of the unemployed. Fla, Ark, and Indiana all have...
View ArticleThe line in the sand (Election Day)
I've long said that my line in the sand is the point where Dems and/or the president put entitlements on the table and fail to defend them with every ounce of strength they have. I'm pretty sure that...
View ArticleDem Proposal - IT workers should work unlimited overtime...for free
Thanks, Democrats! Kay Hagan (D - N.C.) has proposed legislation exempting nearly all IT workers from overtime pay. (This in an industry notorious for demanding outrageous hours from workers).
View ArticlePaul Ryan, you're adorable!
So I've been watching the pundits talk about Paul Ryan for a few weeks now. There was an initial storm that began brewing when he was nominated, and it centered on his budget plans, especially his...
View ArticleIgnorance on display - Al Giordano
What can possibly be said about someone who writes this?While there are exceptions, overall people who have organized and won battles - John Lewis, Dolores Huerta, etc. - went with Clinton. Whereas...
View ArticleIn Oklahoma, it's all your fault. (If you're a woman)
According to CNN this morning, there is no such thing as forcible oral rape if the woman is drunk or unconscious. A district court dismissed the forcible oral rape charge based on the wording of the...
View ArticleThere's going to be some booing tonight
Get over it.I’d like to be able to watch this convention and follow the live threads here, and try to get myself excited about the future of the country, of the party, and of my participation in it....
View ArticleAnother man who should sit down and shut up - Scott Jennings on CNN
CNN has an unbelievable opinion piece by Scott Jennings on their website this morning. He is trying to prove a point that the Dems’ objection to Kavanaugh is “all politics” by blundering through a...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank - tax remote workers to pay for Covid 19
A research team at Deutsche Bank has proposed a solution for solving the economic crisis caused by Covid 19. They have determined that employees who are able to work from home are able to “still lead...
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