jakekrohn - January 2008 archives

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January 2008

Going Gruber

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Stretching it

Pittsburgh City Hall has a new... »
Getting in the way

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To the victor

A damn fine orator: It's nice... »

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Justices Overturn Key Campaign Limits – On the decision: "The dissenters said allowing corporate money to flood the political marketplace will corrupt democracy." We've long since passed that milestone. Personally, I am finding that national politics is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Local activism is where it's at.
Rothsay embraces energy challenge – Good stuff happening only 30 miles away. We should be setting such a challenge for our own city, energy company grant or not. I'm no economist, but the true social + economic + environmental payback would be far greater than the initial cost.
Jobless, and Living in a Bunk – Amazing that it has come to this for some. It's the future, now, and it's less glamorous than it once looked.
Matt Blaze: Fighting Terror with Uncertainty – The TSA needs a few more computer scientists like Blaze working on their policies.
Is aviation security mostly for show? – "A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy a country's way of life; it's only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage. The more we undermine our own laws, the more we convert our buildings into fortresses, the more we reduce the freedoms and liberties at the foundation of our societies, the more we're doing the terrorists' job for them." Brilliant.
Notes from the No Lone Zone – A fascinating tour of a Titan II ICBM launch complex. That kin of these still dot North Dakota intrigues and terrifies me.
British court blocks Tiger Woods photos – Curiouser and curiouser. Implosion by Christmas?
Showcase: Dubai's Improbable Tale – The picture of sewage trucks lined up to cart off the excess is particularly apt.
Buffett's firm to buy Burlington Northern – I so hope part of this involves an aggressive passenger rail strategy.
Disney, a transportation story – A well-done tilt-shift video, but more so a thoughtful meditation on an idealized version of urban transportation, development, and community versus the awful reality.
Which line is faster? – Math and grocery store checkout lines, together at last. Going shopping just got a lot more fun.
Why We Need Government-Run Universal Socialized Health Insurance – A well-done cartoon explaining why government-run health insurance is a good idea.
Classic WTF: I'm Sure You Can Deal – *head slap*
Roger Ebert: I'm safe on board. Pull up the life rope. – Forget movie reviews. Ebert is one of the best living writers of the persuasive essay, period.
"Omnivore's Dilemma" Author Michael Pollan's New Advice on Buying Food: "Don't Buy Any Food You've Ever Seen Advertised" – Not a bad piece of advice. Pollan's insights on our country's twin problems of food production and consumption are spot-on.
Giant Eagle ends optical, shop-scan services – The Personal Shopper program, a source of personal joy and frustration during my time in Pittsburgh, is ending. Had they done a better job of restricting the use of the self-service checkouts, I'm sure it would have been a bigger hit.
Inspired Bicycles - Danny MacAskill April 2009 – Masterful conquest of the urban environment. On bike.
Flickr Hit Hard By Yahoo Layoffs – This could explain the less-than-usable updates to Flickr Uploadr that have been coming out lately.
Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "White Wedding" by Billy Idol – It doesn't get much better than this.
There's a plane in the Hudson. I'm on the ferry... – This may become an iconic piece in the rise of new media and the fall of the old.

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