alexch's almanac

“Trust is tied closely to how you deal with change. Often,...”
— Agile Software Development:...

Dec 30th

“If the Canvassing Board declares a winner, that should be...”
— TheHill.com - Klobuchar...

Dec 29th

“In the economic sphere, the Reagan hagiographers give him...”
— Reagan’s Record II - By...

Dec 29th

“The dolphins might search for 10 minutes to locate one...”
— Among Dolphins, Tool-Users Are...

Dec 28th

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Princess Bride Lightsaber Battle (via JediAxis)

Dec 28th

“I can understand Obama’s desire to embrace...”
— Richard Cohen - Obama’s...

Dec 24th

“In the early 20th century, the Southern states were the...”
— How to end the South’s...

Dec 21st

Jerry Brown asks California Supreme Court to...

Dec 20th

“Obama’s religious outreach was intended, supposedly,...”
— Sarah Posner - What’s...

Dec 20th

“Inclusiveness” does not meaning putting whatever...”
— Jane Hamsher - Firedoglake...

Dec 20th

Steelers = House Mike Tomlin - Omar Epps

Dec 20th

The Real Great Depression

Dec 20th

“UPDATE: Pastor Warren’s office called back to confirm...”
—  Wonk Room  »...

Dec 18th

Swiss watch found in 400-year-old tomb Archeologists in...

Dec 18th

Bill Moyers Interviews Glenn Greenwald...

Dec 17th

“With that in mind, two factors contributed to...”
— Filibusters - Steve Benen

Dec 16th

The Shoetrix (via BoingBoing)

Dec 16th

twitter baby - corey menscher built the ‘kickbee’ while...

Dec 16th

“Maythem al-Zaidi said his brother had not planned to throw...”
— Brother Explains Shoe-Tossing...

Dec 15th

Mad Science: A Computer Program That Taught Itself to Draw...

Dec 15th

Rumsfeld, Bush, Implicated in Torture by US...

Dec 15th

“Indeed, in the wake of the 9/11 attacks,...”
— Chris Hayes - The Pragmatist

Dec 15th

“The chief failure of Bushism, according to Sunstein, is not...”
— Chris Hayes - The Pragmatist

Dec 15th

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“This is a goodbye kiss, you dog!” Bush Dodges Shoes Thrown by Iraqi Journalist (via...

Dec 15th

“An Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes and an insult at George...”
— AFP: Iraqi journalist hurls...

Dec 15th

Scientists extract images directly from brain ::: Pink...

Dec 14th

“The truth is most of the individual mistakes boil down to...”
— Joseph E. Stiglitz on...

Dec 12th

“When I was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers,...”
— Joseph E. Stiglitz on...

Dec 12th

“[Steven Chu] and Craig Venter are teaming up to make...”
— Steven Chu Nominated to be...

Dec 11th

Dreamed that Valerie Jarrett had died. Then later, that she was a spy. And her car was old but had...

Dec 11th

Gotcha! - Reason Magazine

Dec 10th

It’s That Time Of Year (via purplepix)

Dec 10th

Eye Spy: Filmmaker Plans to Install Camera in...

Dec 10th

back in SF, knackered from flu + caffeine withdrawal

Dec 10th

Rare 50 year Arctic Blast Sets Sights On Southern California...

Dec 10th

“Blagojevich said he knew that Obama’s top choice was a...”
— FBI: Blago wanted payoff to...

Dec 9th

ONCEINABLUEMOON has appeared 7 times in 15 years as a NYTimes Crossword answer. That’s 4 more...

Dec 8th

“we should welcome new methods of improving our brain...”
— Prescribe Ritalin to Everyone,...

Dec 8th

“ONCEINABLUEMOON has appeared 7 times in 15 years as a...”
— XWord Info — Find Clues or...

Dec 8th

XWord Info — All about the New York Times...

Dec 8th

It’s 0 degrees outside this morning. *Kelvin*.

Dec 8th

cardinals and nuthatches frolic in the snow

Dec 8th

“But far more important than that is Hildebrand firing up the...”
— David Sirota, Open Left::...

Dec 8th

Joe Loves Crappy Movies

Dec 8th

Extending UI [Unemployment Insurance] and expanding food...

Dec 8th

Photos from today’s PoliSciFi Radio show now live on Flickr: http://tinyurl.com/5879rv

Dec 8th

participating (in-studio, with mic) in PoliSciFi Radio! http://tinyurl.com/5h984l

Dec 8th

Obama To Bush

Dec 8th

“Minnesota’s recount is a long way from over. If you...”
— Nate Silver,...

Dec 7th

NPR just now: “enhanced interrogation techniques, which critics call torture.”...

Dec 7th

Wishing torture reporters were like hurricane reporters. (Picture Ina Jaffe in a rain slicker and...

Dec 7th

NPR: “there was an important moment Friday night when the Democrats capitulated”....

Dec 7th

“Whenever he talks about this selection, Obama (plus his...”
— Bonus points for elegance in...

Dec 7th

Nerd-In-Chief | MetaFilter

Dec 6th

sconover: Yes You Can: Obamafy Yourself With Photo Booth...

Dec 6th

H. M., an Unforgettable Amnesiac, Dies at 82...

Dec 6th

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sconover: Dude transports 22 bricks on his head (via sovietquake) Cameraman: “No way.”

Dec 6th

To make directory paths visible atop Finder windows, open...

Dec 6th

RT @justjim73 Here’s a stupid question: If you do an “@” message at somebody...

Dec 6th

Atheist nativity sign stolen, found in ditch; will be replaced with attachment saying “Thou...

Dec 6th

(CNN) — An atheist sign criticizing Christianity that...

Dec 6th

“Gibson: Do you feel in any way responsible for what’s...”
— Language Log » In...

Dec 6th

“If there’s any lesson in these attacks, it’s not...”
— Schneier on Security: Lessons...

Dec 6th

bwahahaha Joe Biden just asked me to pay $100 to retire Hillary’s debt LMAO

Dec 5th

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jar: electric stimulus to face -test3 ( Daito Manabe ) (via daito)

Dec 5th

Listening to a talk show about infastructure (no R) and a caller asked about nucular power plants....

Dec 4th

“As I’m chatting with Obama, the moderator says,...”
— TPM Election Central | Talking...

Dec 4th

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YouTube - MayorGavinNewsom’s Channel “Instead of a traditional speech behind a podium,...

Dec 4th

“Arianna Huffington: Why haven’t you ever blogged? ...”
— Huff TV: Arianna Visits With...

Dec 4th

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Rachel Maddow on “Conan O’Brien” / Nov. 21, 2008 (via elina817)

Dec 2nd

“Can you believe that sellout, Barack Obama? Let’s hit...”
— Rachel Maddow, joking to her...

Dec 2nd

“I define a command line interface as a single input box that...”
— Geek to Live: The command line...

Dec 2nd

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Design Tour - World of Goo on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

Dec 2nd

How the media talks about torture and the...

Dec 2nd

Oldest Ever Lolcat Found *gasp* (Iz From Teh 1905)...

Dec 2nd

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Leahy: “Torture is going to be a major issue.” (via thinkprogress)

Dec 1st

Helvetireader: A minimal interface theme for...

Dec 1st

Heading down to the Shining Star diner for breakfast. Wondering if a fight will break out between...

Dec 1st

NPR Journalists Narrowly Escape Car Bombing :...

Dec 1st