(And yes, I'm cribbing that joke directly from Stephen Colbert)
I've always liked Kucinich and his speech last night at the DNC only reinforced this – watch how he brings the afternoon crowd to life.Maybe the Democrats nominated the wrong person for President?
I've previously written about the 2.0-esque campaign that Barack Obama has run this year – embracing cutting-edge technology, bottom-up organizing, social networking, the wisdom of crowds and all that good stuff.Here is a smaller scale example – a young IT professional in Kansas, partly inspired by Barack Obama, decides to run for State Legislature. He […]
I got 19/20 on this short quiz with a couple lucky guesses but missing one tricky question about the stock market (you'll know it when you see it.) Of course, I'm a US news junkie too so would've been disappointed if I'd done much worse than that.(via MetaFilter)
(Er, except this list is for the United States) Still interesting though.(via MetaFilter)
Peak Oil is a theory that is increasingly relevant as the price of oil and gasoline continue to skyrocket. It was first proposed in the 1950's by an American geoscientist named M. King Hubbert who worked for Shell in Texas and correctly predicted that the supplies of oil were limited in the United States and […]
Pace doesn't watch TV very much but while I was watching Barack Obama give his speech tonight having finally clinched the Democratic nomination (or did he?), Pace sat right down in front of the TV and watched, enthralled, for a few minutes. I didn't have my camera handy for that very cool shot so I […]
Tonight's primaries aren't completely settled and as I write this, Indiana still has to be called. But barring a major backroom deal with both committed and uncommitted super-delegates, Michigan and Florida recounts or incriminating photos of Barack Obama with Osama Bin Laden come to light, the Democratic party nomination has been Obama's for the last […]
I have sent UN beekeeping forces to the country of Libraria, to make our nation a safer place for librarians
So I've had this list of “10 Things Every Adult Should Know” kicking around for a few weeks, never sure when to post it. I really like a lot of what the guy says…8. You have no right to be proud, unless you did it yourself. That goes for anything from racial pride to patriotism. […]
