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Sun, 23 Apr 2006 RFID 'Til the Cows Come Home
Critics lambast plan to tag most U.S. farm animals by 2008 as a giant boondoggle for the tech industry. Audrey Hudson reports from Washington, D.C. (link) [Wired News: Top Stories] Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:00 /Agriculture | 0 writebacks | permanent link Say what? A look back at McNealy zingers Today marks the true end of the Internet Bubble. Sun may soon join Commodore, Compaq and Apollo on the ash heap of computing history, but McNeely will be always be remembered for barbs like these. My favorite: "Open source is free like a puppy is free." The list of "McNealy-isms" is legendary within the tech industry. Here's a sampling of his jabs. (link) [CNET News.com] Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:00 /Technology | 0 writebacks | permanent link Bush's approval rating hits new low In downtown Lebanon, at the intersection of state roads 32 and 39, stands Boone's Pub. It's the oldest local watering hole by a long shot. In the thirty odd years I've been passing it by on an almost daily basis, I've never seen a national political sentiment posted on the lighted sign in it's window, although it will sometimes comment on local politics. Today, however, that sign reads: "Hey W - your ship is sinking!"
It has certainly been quite the buzz around town - I think the last time Boone County failed to support the Republican Party in a national election was before the Republican Party was founded in 1856. That record may fall after 150 years, mostly due to the war in Iraq and the shenanigans of Mitch Daniels (our carpetbagging Guv, formerly Bush's director of the OMB). Are we ready for a Democratic Congress this fall? Unless things change dramatically between now and November, we'd best be getting ready... Reuters - President George W. Bush's public approval rating has fallen to 32 percent, a new low for his presidency, a CNN poll showed on Monday. (link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories] Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:00 /Politics | 2 writebacks | permanent link Advertiser Counts on Sheep to Pull Eyes Over the Wool
Living as we do along a rather heavily travelled highway may have advantages I'd never considered. This advertiser wants motorists to count sheep! And as the article points out, they create such a buzz that many drivers make ewe-turns... The latest low-technology billboards along highways in the Netherlands are walking, woolly flocks of bleating sheep. (link) [NYT > Home Page] Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:00 /Agriculture | 0 writebacks | permanent link How Lara Croft Steals Hearts What an interesting idea ... Conventional wisdom says Tomb Raider is a smash success because its cynical blend of prurience and violence plays perfectly to the base instincts of teenage boys. But the reasons for its success may be a whole lot stranger. Commentary by Clive Thompson. (link) [Wired News: Top Stories] Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:00 /Technology | 0 writebacks | permanent link |
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