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“There are people out there who love us, and they’re coming after us,” said a blushing John Michael McConnell, CIA director. “We currently have no leads as to who exactly has targeted the U.S. for its affections, but we can be certain our admirer’s feelings are real and not going away anytime soon. I strongly urge all Americans to be incredibly flattered but cautious.”
If there was ever a solution looking for a problem
Fray is coming out as a print publication
Microsoft’s advice in case your PC starts randomly playing classical music.
How to spot Arial
Is Facebook crossing the line and selling out our privacy? This is nasty. Facebook is broadcasting your purchases made on other sites to your friends on Facebook. More on the Guardian. Looks like Jonny Baker was right about Facebook after all. I tend to agree with Om Malik’s concerns and the New York Times is wondering if the ads are legal.
Careful on which WordPress theme you are downloading, some well known themes have malicious code inserted into them
Apple’s Fear and Loathing branding
Guy Kawasaki on what we can learn from Kiva
SEO for Bloggers
When lying/spinning becomes too easy
David Fitch is discussing consumerism in the church
Greenpeace responds to the rogue clicker forcing them to name their new whale “Mr. Splashy Pants.”
AKMA is talking about how cool these are. I am thinking I wouldn’t mind one myself.
I hate it when Karl Rove is correct :: The conventional wisdom now is that Hillary Clinton will be the next president. In reality, she’s eminently beatable. Her contentious history evokes unpleasant memories. She lacks her husband’s political gifts and rejects much of the centrism he championed. The health-care fiasco showed her style and ideology. All of which helps explain why, for a front runner in an open race for the presidency, she has the highest negatives in history.
Climate change report from the UN warns that progress in the third world will reverse due to increased droughts and flooding.
Under criticism from almost everyone, RJ Reynolds will cease print advertising temporarily.
Signs of peace in Baghdad: Cabbies can again drive without fear of death.
Zimbabwe’s chief statistician no longer able to calculate inflation due to lack of goods on shelves. September’s inflation rate was put at almost 8,000%, the world’s highest. Other reports suggest the rate could be at near 15,000% and the International Monetary Fund had warned it could reach 100,000% by the end of the year.
What is really killing the Mounties?
Warren Kinsella’s prayer sounds like the prayer many of us have had. He also has a good question for former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
Taking hoarding to the next level.

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11/28/2007 | Contextless Links | Comments

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Posted by: AKMA - 12/02/2007

Granted that gadgeteer consumerism is pernicious and profligate, we’ve already generated more than the cost of this camera in excitement from grandparents. Very useful, very convenient, very good (for the money) and a wonderful resource.

I have big plans for this little camera.
Posted by: AKMA - 12/02/2007

Oh, and thanks for your kind words about my Krazy Kat article in the next post.