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Wired has a list (including nice photos) of some of the best hotels for geeks. I have to admit, this does look like a pretty good choice.

Setting Back Feminism Since 1983

In Culture, Media on Dec-2-2008 with
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Over at Hullabaloo there is a short, but interesting post about Maureen Dowd’s Vanity Fair cover story on Tina Fey:

I think there’s a good article in this profile of Tina Fey by Maureen Dowd, but it’s nowhere to be found on the page. Instead, I would rather read Fey’s reaction to this mental patient with a notepad bursting into her house, demanding a cocktail (there are references to the alcohol they’re drinking throughout) and asking questions almost entirely confined to her looks, her weight, her mostly unnoticeable scar, her love life, who she flirts with, and whether she was cool in high school. The questions reveal a series of insecurities so transparently that it reads like a psychiatric evaluation. I agree with Amanda that Fey comes off well regardless, but what I’d really like to hear from her is “Yeah, what the hell was that, a celebrity profile by Freud?”

It has never ceased to amaze me that the New York Times gives Dowd billing as one of their lead editorial page writers. It is not that I disagree with some of her opinons, but instead her analysis is usually based on what a person looks like, the cloths they wear, car they drive, and what type of scotch they drink. Personally I could care less 99.9 percent of the time. This is a perfect example of her style of reporting (if you can call it that).

Something Overlooked With Obama’s Picks

In Culture, Politics on Dec-2-2008 with
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For the entire history of our nation, until Madeleine Albright was appointed in 1997, the United States had never had a Secretary of State that wasn’t a white male. Since her appointment every SoS has been either a female, African American, or both. With all the never-ending chatter about who his current cabinet picks voted for, what was said about Obama by some of them during the campaign, and if their ties to the fromer Clinton White House means anything, this pretty drastic change has been completely overlooked.

The World Is Coming To An End

In Culture, Twitter on Nov-26-2008 with
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Shaquille O’Neal is twittering …..

Not Surprising, Obama Is A Mac User

In Culture on Nov-20-2008 with
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21st Century Video Fireside Chats

In Culture, Politics, Video on Nov-15-2008 with
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Obama as President-Elect turned his turned his first weekly radio address into an online fireside chat, via a new YouTube channel.

Online political observers say President-elect Obama’s innovative, online-fueled campaign will likely evolve into a new level of online communication between the public and the White House—the Internet-era version of President Franklin Roosevelt’s famous “fireside chats” between 1933 and 1944.

Here’s Obama’s first video address. His transition team, potential cabinet members, and other experts will also be recording videos in the coming weeks.

“Alcohol Was Believed To Have Been A Factor”

In Culture, Sports on Nov-10-2008 with
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After #1 Alabama beat #15 LSU in overtime Saturday, it would appear Dennis Smith, an LSU fan living in the heart of Alabama, called Michael Williams, an acquaintance and Crimson Tide fan. Words were exchanged. Smith and his wife decided to pay him a visit and things went downhill from there:

Soon, the Smiths arrived at Williams’ home and the men wound up in a physical altercation, officers said.

Smith retrieved a pistol from his vehicle, and threatened Williams, who armed himself with a shotgun and fired two blasts, striking and killing Dennis Smith, officers said.

Donna Smith then threatened Williams, who shot and killed the woman, they said.

Investigators said alcohol was believed to have been a factor in the killings, and the investigation was ongoing late Sunday.

Sad, but I guess not unexpected when you mix large amounts of alcohol with guns.

Barack Obama In Watercolors

In Art, Culture on Nov-9-2008 with
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