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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Quote of the Day
“Ah, but in such an ugly time, the true protest is beauty.” – Phil Ochs, liner notes, “Pleasures of the Harbor” (1967)
Posted in Folk Music, U.S. History
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Minnesota Steadies For Govt. Shutdown
Small-government-minded Minnesotans may soon find out how miserable life will be when the Gopher State becomes a government-free zone. People aren’t easily cured of their delusions, so rather than learn the lesson that government actually does serve a useful purpose, … Continue reading
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Google Kills Off Personal Health Records Service
A fair bit of my corporate work and journalistic work touches on the electronic medical records space, so it is with some interest that I note the passing of Google Health. The New York Times: Google Health never really caught … Continue reading
Posted in Medicine, Technology, The Internet
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Blagojevich Goes Down–Quoting Elvis
An email alert sent by the National Journal just arrived (quoted in full): Former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) was convicted Monday of nearly all the corruption charges against him, including trying to peddle President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat. … Continue reading
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Final Cut Pro X Debacle Heats Up
Fortune magazine is reporting that 643 people describing themselves as filmmakers and video-editing pros have signed a petition against Final Cut Pro X, Apple Corp.’s video-editing software reboot. The petition reads, in part: “Many have invested hundreds of thousands (some … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, The Internet, Video
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Crime Fighting Tip #27
Always regard lingerie-clad FedEx customers with deep suspicion. From the Pioneer Press: Business owners on Hudson Road in Woodbury became suspicious of a new massage business in the area this spring, after a woman was spotted accepting a FedEx delivery … Continue reading
Posted in Law
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Quote of the Day
“True love. True love. True love. True love. True love. True love is the devil’s crowbar.” – X, “True Love”
Posted in Popular Culture, Rock and Roll
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Final Cut Pro X’s Out; I’m Worried
Yup, worried. Though maybe I shouldn’t be. It sort of looks like I am the target market for Apple’s new video editing software, Final Cut Pro X. Except, maybe I’m not. Apple is getting crucified in the blogosphere right now … Continue reading
Posted in The Internet, Video
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That’s a Wrap, Mr. Weiner
And so it ends for Congressman Anthony Weiner. One interesting outcome emerged from the Weiner resignation press conference today: Idiot hecklers managed to do for Wiener that which he has until now been unable to do for himself–make him seem … Continue reading
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Games People Play
In this case, it’s soccer–or as these gents might refer to it, football. These guys were caught in action at the Gene C. Kelly Playfield in Bloomington, Minn.
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