The Fount of Useless Information
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Martha Raddatz and the faux objectivity of journalists
Establishment journalists are creatures of a highly ideological world and often cause ideology to masquerade as neutral fact.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/12/raddatz-debate-objectivity
Poor Glenn. So much dysfunction, so little time to express outrage.
This was …
I have largely left off any comments here on my blog regarding doping in general and doping in cycling specifically (though there is at least one exception), but feel compelled to comment based on the USADA report (I am …
An earlier post outlines my interest and intent on creating an on-line game. I have been thinking steadily about this project since then, but, perhaps unsurprisingly given my past issues on earlier projects haven’t got a damn thing written (well, …
For-profit inspectors allow toxic food
A Bloomberg Markets investigation shows dangers of food industry taking over from FDA
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/11/for_profit_inspectors_allow_toxic_food/
We don’t want no stinkin regulation! We can self-regulate no problem!
The ironic thing to me is that the ‘for profit’ …
Congressman draws fire for calling evolution, Big Bang ‘lies from the pit of hell’
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/10/congressman-draws-fire-for-calling-evolution-big-bang-lies-from-the-pit-of-hell/?hpt=hp_t3
Broun, a medical doctor by training, serves on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
This is what he says, at least when he …
Hacker cracks 4 million hotel locks with ‘James Bond Dry Erase Marker’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2213849/Matthew-Jakubowski-Hacker-cracks-4-million-hotel-locks-James-Bond-Dry-Erase-Marker.html
I think people just refuse to realize how completely vulnerable they are to any number of exploits. I guess it is the same with con artists, no …
US supreme court finalizes gift of immunity to the telecom giants
Yet again, the Congress, courts, executive branch and the establishment media work together to protect the nation’s most powerful actors
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/10/supreme-court-telecoms-win-immunity
I haven’t droned on about our police state…
CEO emails 7,000 employees: Defeat Obama or else
http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/09/news/economy/siegel-email-employees/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
One more case of biting the hand that feeds you: genius CEO David Siegel, whose company, btw, seems to have grown under our current President’s economic policies (it always flabbergasts me …
I am a job creator: A manifesto for the entitled
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/i-am-a-job-creator-a-manifesto-for-the-entitled/2012/09/28/756f2e90-07ee-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_story.html
I really encourage my reader(s) to look at the whole thing. I excerpted a few that I like the most…
…I am the misunderstood superhero of American capitalism, single-handedly
Jack Welch: I was right about jobs report
http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/09/news/economy/jack-welch-jobs/index.html?source=cnn_bin
I had a bit of respect for Jack prior to this outburst, but it is all gone now. He had operated GE well (and was extremely well compensated, but in this …