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[ Comments Off ]Posted on July 8, 2008 by admin in Politics
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Strong-arming 61-year-old librarians is not going to win the election, Mr. McCain.
You would think an old geezer like John McCain would be more sensitive to the needs of old ladies. Needs which don’t include being strong-armed by security for expressing your thoughts (link includes footage as well as story content). Carol Kreck, a 61-year-old librarian from Denver, was waiting in line to attend a McCain “town hall” meeting. At the behest of McCain’s security people, she was cited for trespassing and escorted away because she was carrying a sign that read “McCain = Bush”. She logically pointed out that if you’re a Republican who voted for Bush, why should you be offended by the sign? Kreck was told “You have two choices. You can keep your sign here and receive a ticket for trespassing, or you can remove the sign and stay in line and attend this town hall meeting.”. To her credit she accepted the ticket and a court date.
Buy a Car, or Buy a Hasselblad H3DII-50?
[ Comments Off ]Posted on July 8, 2008 by admin in Technology
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008A tough choice if you have thirty grand or so laying around.
This is a beautiful machine, but there are only two reasons to think about buying this camera: 1.) It looks cool on the seat of your Bugatti Veyron 2.) You need hi-resolution billboard-sized photos. Although they haven’t announced the price yet, Hasselblad has released specs on their 50 megapixel H3DII-50. Yes, that’s 50 megapixels, creating 300MB image files at 1FPS (Hold still, dammit, or the pores on your face’ll be all blurry!). This is accomplished with a sensor that is twice the physical size of the largest existing 35mm DSLR sensors. The expected price? Since owners of the H3D-39II
You Know What They Say About Men With Big Empires…
[ 1 Comment ]Posted on July 7, 2008 by admin in Lifestyle & Culture, Popular Media
Monday, July 7th, 2008Find out in “Napoleon’s Privates: 2,500 Years of History Unzipped” by Tony Perrottet
As I a teenager, I wasn’t too crazy about history, because I thought “history” meant copying down the dates my surly, alcoholic 8th grade teacher wrote on the blackboard, and then forgetting them at exam time. If only he had possessed the insight to engage our perverted, pubescent minds with the more intriguing, human aspects of history. Like, Napoleons’s penis, for instance. In the words of Tony Perrottet, author of Napoleon’s Privates: 2,500 Years of History Unzipped
Happy Birthday, George
[ Comments Off ]Posted on July 5, 2008 by admin in Politics
Saturday, July 5th, 2008Your hecklers would like to thank you for supporting free speech.
Dick Cheney’s favorite sock puppet, George W. Bush, was apparently drowned out by hecklers as he spoke at the swearing-in of 72 new citizens at Monticello on July 4. The LA Times on line has a nice summary here, with videos of both the hecklers in the crowd and a more conventional view of bush speaking at the podium. Poor George. And right before his birthday too. Always quick on his feet, Bush ironically reminded the crowd that America believes in free speech while the Secret Service and security clamped down on the hecklers.
Return of the Unknown Comic Strip
[ 3 Comments ]Posted on July 5, 2008 by admin in Comics, Politics
Saturday, July 5th, 2008Help me name my political comic strip, and I’ll include you in an episode.
In 2004, I worked on a political comic strip for a while. I’ve decided to revive it, so I’ll be posting some of the old strips. Problem: I never came up with a name that I liked, so I never promoted it. Help me out.
