July 2008
27 posts
Bye bye Beantown →
Like Pedro and Roger before him, Manny’s on his way to L.A. Bon voyage, you baby.
Redenomination →
Zimbabwe’s plan for stopping hyper-inflation.
The Tour’s Master of Last Place →
In Shooting for His Third ‘Lanterne Rouge,’ Wim Vansenenant Can Achieve Something None of the Tour de France Leaders Can
The survey for people who make websites →
ALA’s 2008 Survey for people who make websites.
Three →
Joys of bike commuting.
Charleston on the cheap →
The progressive and mystically lovely city, surrounded by water and wilderness, can be affordable.
We are a people of improbable hope →
Obama’s speech in Berlin today.
The Zero Game →
The BBC reports on the shocking rate of inflation in Zimbabwe and the huge numbers of zeros on the country’s currency.
The counting of zeros had already become a nightmare for bankers and shoppers…
Eating out of a toilet while sitting on a toilet →
The product of a “potty mouth” I’m sure.
21 Trains That Are Cheaper Than Flying →
Consider the train. In some cases, it’s better.
Photos of Mike Tyson’s old mansion →
Photos of Mike Tyson’s abandoned mansion. What an odd house.
Now all I need is an iPhone →
Wordpress for iPhone and iPod Touch coming soon.
In Zimbabwe an agreement signed →
Zimbabwe’s feuding political leaders appeared jointly for the first time in years on Monday to sign a preliminary agreement laying out terms for negotiations to wrest their land out of political…
Introducing version five →
It’s
100 Billion Dollar Note →
Billions, Trillions, Quadrillions. What comes after that?
Gluten-Free by Nature →
My sister Stephanie’s new website dedicated to gluten-free recipes.
Texas Approves a $4.93 Billion Wind-Power Project →
This project will almost put Texas ahead of Germany in installed wind.
100 Billion Dollar Note →
Billions, Trillions, Quadrillions. What comes after that?
The Gang of Six →
I’m sure there are worse stories about corruption, violence, and the dehumanizing of humans in Africa. But this one’s near the top. And it’s only now just getting underway.
2,200,000% →
“It can’t get worse than this.”
iPhone launch hampered by IE →
TUAW reports Londoners are having trouble with their iPhone 3G activations because of IE6.
IE6 No More →
The “world’s worst browser” is on the way out, folks.
List of problems solved by MacGyver →
An instant classic. From Wikipedia:
This is a list of problems that have been solved by the fictional character MacGyver from the television series of the same name. MacGyver employs his…
G8 makes a u-turn →
After what appeared to be a two-day snorefest at the annual G8 Summit in Japan, it was announced the leaders are in favor of seeking harsher sanctions against Zimbabwe’s Mugabe and those closest to…
60 Billion and No More Paper →
Zimbabwe’s inflation is now said to be 4 million percent, while a German company says it has stopped providing bank note paper to Zimbabwe
Whether you like it or not →
Mugabe is still president of Zimbabwe.
Diabetes: Underrated, Insidious and Deadly →
“It is a disease that does have the ability to eat you alive”