Archives for October 6, 2008
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Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 Shameful
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 Iraq War vet Sam Scott calls Norm Coleman’s attacks “the same old shameful Washington politics” and tells Minnesotans why he’s proud to stand with Al Franken.
Starbucks Awash in Accusations by Water Watchers
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 But is it fair? Normally, I enjoy seeing Starbucks get slammed by pretty much anybody, for the usual reasons. But this time I’m wondering if we have a case of environmentalists being narrow minded, near sighted, and dumb.
How to annoy a Windows user in less than 20 seconds
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 But it will take some practice.
August Berkshire Elected Vice President of the Atheist Alliance International
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 The president of Minnesota Atheists, August Berkshire, has been elected as the VP of the AAI. Congratulations August! This momentous occasion occurred at the recent AAI convention in Long Beach, California. The story is covered in the Star Tribune, and more information about Minnesota Atheists can be found here.
25% of mammals facing extinction threat
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 At least 25% of the world’s mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to the first assessment of their status for a decade. The Red List of Threatened Species says populations of more than half of mammalian species are falling, with Asian primates particularly at risk. The biggest threat to mammals is loss of…
A few more bits on Keating/McCain
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 McCain’s recent history (September 13th, 2008) Why is the distant history of John McCain as a prisoner of war always part of his resume, but his more recent history in the savings and loan failings of the 1980s and 1990s is never mentioned? McCain was one of the senators in the Keating 5 who took…
I’m going down…….
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 …to Saint Peter Minnesota, to Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran College to visit the 44th annual Nobel Conference (details here), which this year is called “Who were the first humans?” And I guarantee you that the answer is NOT Adam and Eve. Even though the town is named after a saint and the college is nominally a…
What is Sarah Palin trying to tell us?
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 Eh, hoserz… this little dairy cow makes us Minnesodans look like those New Yorkers, eh?
Keating/McCain Link is Now in Play
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 In response to the Palin/McCain accusations that Barack Obama is a terrorist,* there is now a documentary called “Keatining Economics: Johh McCain and the Making of a Financial Crisis. Below is a short preview. The full documentary will be available at 12 noon today (October 6). Here is a summary of the documentary:
Lean Linux File Management
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 The fastest, most efficient file manager in Linux is the set of GNU tools including ls, cp, and so on. But if you want a graphical user interface, you pay a cost in overhead. Considering how important file management is, and how easy it is to screw it up, a good GUI is probably worth…
Michele Bachmann Meltdown: Jesus-Loving Frankie Vennes, Tom Petters, and Pardongate II?
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 Michele Bachmann Three born again Christians … a member of the US Congress, the President of the United States, and a convicted felon now under investigation … have been caught in a complex conspiracy involving money and a Presidential Pardon. At the very least, this is an excellent example of how religion distorts and corrupts…
Franni
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 In a powerful new television spot intended to help Minnesotans get to know the real Al Franken, his wife Franni reveals her struggle with alcohol dependency and talks about Al’s work to support her and others in the same situation.
Economists Strongly Prefer Obama over McCain
Posted by Greg Laden on October 6, 2008 An article in the October 2nd Economist asks professoinal economists what they think about McCain vs. Obama. AS THE financial crisis pushes the economy back to the top of voters’ concerns, Barack Obama is starting to open up a clear lead over John McCain in the opinion polls. But among those who study economics for…
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