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For The Onion, Any Pulitzer Prize Will Do
The Onion is beginning a full-scale multimedia campaign to get a long-coveted Pulitzer Prize.When, Mr. Zweibel, did you stop beating your wife?Joseph PulitzerIt would be a hoot if they got one. -
Insiders Ride Social Networking to a Big Payday
LinkedIn’s debut illustrates how insiders can get rich in the social networking bonanza.Pump and dump. Venture capital is in it for the money.It is just a casino for them. They are followers of the greater fool theory of investing. -
Microdrones, Some as Small as Bugs, Are Poised to Alter War
From blimps to bugs, an explosion in aerial drones is transforming the way America fights and thinks about its wars.No transformation here. -
Book Reveals Ugly Details of Press Deals
James O’Shea reported out the deals that tipped over the owners of The Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune.Piracy is ugly. If the bank securitized the debt, The bond holders take the hit. As they are fighting over who gets the haircut, they were not effective at selling the debt.The death of the papers is just collateral damage.More reason for NPR local coverage. -
90 Years After a Bloody Race Riot, Tulsa Confronts Its Past
Tulsa’s race riot of 1921 has been mentioned rarely in public or private. Now, advocates are pressing for recognition.Yet another old scar. A different denial of intolerance. Buffalo soldiers.Janissaries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_soldiershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janissary -
An Explosion in Universe of Web Names
A decision to expand the number and kind of Internet addresses that can be used is prompting fierce debate.
Nerves and whining. It will make very little difference to me. Google and other search engines will work. URLs will need a bit more attention. -
Raise, Don’t Save, Social Security
With certain adjustments, Social Security could provide up to half the average worker’s earnings.
This has not been fixed and I do not expect it to be fixed any time soon. -
Clarence Clemons, Much More Than Springsteen’s Sideman
Wielding his saxophone with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, Clarence Clemons declared that the band was sharing rock ’n’ roll’s black heritage, not plundering it.
I am not interested in that fight. "If it sounds good it is good." -
U.S. Companies Press for Repatriation Holiday
Some large corporations are pushing for a tax holiday to bring offshore profits back home, but the last time such a break was given, the economic benefits were limited.
Just don't do it. Say no to this boondoggle. -
Tech Investors Feel an Aura of Hope, a Touch of Dread
Some analysts are concerned that venture capitalists are blindly throwing money at start-ups that have not yet proved they can build something useful.
Their concern puzzles me. They know it is a casino.
People are just going to have to get used to missing the unlikely ones.
Or they can dump lots of money on outside bets.
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My Ex-Gay Friend
As a young gay man, Michael Glatze seemed very happy with who he was. Then he changed his mind.
"Before I left Halifax, Ben showed me one last poem, titled “The Boy Scout Pledge.” “The Michael who wrote this is the Michael I fell in love with,” he said.
I Solemnly Swear,/Never to tell the Scoutmaster./Never to tell the others. Never to let such/Knowledge leave this tent, Never to acknowledge you/Again, Never to tighten your handkerchief again, Never to/Look in your eyes again, Never to race soapbox derby in/The sand with you again, Never to read Whitman as you/Cuddle till you sleep, Never to creep, carefully to the lake/With you again, Never to take wildflowers/To your tent again, Never to cry for you again, Never to tie/Knots in each other’s hair,/Never to breathe your air,/Never to touch your inner thigh,/Never to catch your stare./Never to be two boys together, clinging./Never to dare."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America#Membership_controversiesThe BSA exerts undue influence.-
Few Taliban Take Up Afghanistan’s Offer to Switch Sides
There are as many as 40,000 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, but only 1,700 of them have agreed to switch sides.
This is not going well. Islam may well tear itself apart in the next few years Our presence there as boots on the ground unifies them. -
How Many Households Are Like Yours?
Explore different types of American households and see how they have changed over time.
You can see as far into this mill stone as I can. The economy is going to crash soon. There will be no real change before the next election and not then if the Republicans maintain power. -
Scholars Discuss Weiner’s Behavior
Did the same attributes that propelled Anthony Weiner to a successful political career also contribute to his downfall? Some researchers say yes.
We will put them in and toss them out as seems appropriate.
Sooner is better. - - - - - As soon as you can is best. -
Defend Muslims, Defend America
Laws that ban courts from considering Sharia law pose a threat to national security.
First amendment. -
The Archbishop vs. the Governor: Gay Sera, Sera
Don’t live in sin. Unless you’re gay!
If the Roman Catholic church wants to play in the civil arena, they can pay taxes. -
I.B.M. at 100: Lessons in Tech Longevity
Evolving beyond past success is a daunting task for all kinds of companies. I.B.M.’s experience offers pointers for giants like Microsoft, Google and Apple.
Not so much.
I am far from confident in the health of I.B.M. -
A.E.P. Protests Too Much
One of the country’s biggest power companies will try anything to weaken clean air rules.
This policy of constant delay and foot dragging has worked so far. -
Afghanistan’s Last Locavores
Afghans are the ultimate locavores. U.S. aid programs are ruining their sustainable society.
Dependence is a very powerful tool of civilization. -
RAND, Cold Warriors and the Failure of 'Rational Choice Philosophy'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAND The think tank
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegel Cliff notes.
Lots of work. I would rather play in a different sandbox.
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