October 2008
16 posts
WatchA brilliant bit of mash-upery that displays how the Presidential candidates answers are precisely scripted into soundbites.
WatchTwo instant classic bits from SNL Weekend Update Thursday. Especially funny to me is Oscar Roger’s solution to the economy mess (at timestamp 1:55). Fred’s Map/Fix It!via: NBC.com
“I think social publishing is going to play a bigger and bigger role in...”
– Quote from John Koten, CEO of Mansueto Ventures (Fast Company, Inc.) [via Slowing Fast Company? - Forbes.com]
The Onion's 'Man on the Street' Survey: What do... →
Be like Warren. →
My last comment on Web 2.0 Bust
Despite my post on RexBlog last week about the possibility of layoffs at a company that was founded by the individual most noted for gleefully dancing on the graves of startups that didn’t survive the dot.com bust, I really, really don’t care to mention it laid off 40 employees today, except to indicate that this is the absolute last post I will ever have related to this topic. And...
“The myth (of people committing suicide after the 1929 market crash) is deeply...”
– Columbia Journalism Review: Suicide Watch
“If Jones isn’t suspended by the NFL and is available or on injured reserve...”
– Just when you thought that Pacman Jones was someone else’s problem, you discover that he’s like a bad penny. [via: “Pacman trouble could cost Titans picks”, The Tennessean]
WatchTo me, Kristin Wiig seems headed in the direction of becoming the funniest SNL female cast member since Gilda Radner. I can’t quite explain why, but in this Lawrence Welk Show parody (which aired last night, 10.4.2008), Wiig seems to be channeling Buck Henry — which is the highest compliment I can pay it.
Ask Vic: Can Young ever reach full potential? →
Can Young ever reach full potential?
“The bailout proposal before Congress seems to have been rejected because...”
– Stephen Dubner compares the consideration of the “bailout proposal” to the economic exercise called the the Ultimatum game.