"Imitation is the sincerest form of television" - Fred Allen Apparently, the producers at Good Morning America have taken a page from The Daily Show. Last night, Comedy Central re-aired the show with Larry Wilmore's insightful and informed piece … [Continue reading]
Charity
Posted on July 1, 2008 Written by
{{myquote|There is absolutely nothing spiritual nor moral about using the power of the state to take others' property as a means to fuel your own philanthropic and charitable desires.}} [tags]Ike Pigott, Occam's RazR, Economics, Liberty, … [Continue reading]
Pulling a Fast One
Posted on June 30, 2008 Written by
The "Falsity in Advertising" award for the week goes to Disney's DVD division, for their wonderful "Fast Play" technology. "Fast Play" is supposed to be a way of helping small children get the movie started with a smaller number of clicks. In … [Continue reading]
Brevity
Posted on June 26, 2008 Written by
{{myquote|There are volumes one can write about brevity, provided the author doesn't understand how to properly employ it.}} - Inspired by Chris Brogan and Liz Strauss on Twitter, where attempts at brevity sometimes succeed. … [Continue reading]
Journalisim
Posted on June 25, 2008 Written by
I like the Cranky Geeks, but the irony here is too delicious not to share. The title of this roundtable discussion is "Do bloggers need training in journalism?": At the very least, let's get them spell-check. [tags]Ike Pigott, Occam's RazR, … [Continue reading]
Countrywide Acclaim
Posted on June 24, 2008 Written by
I took a call from a telemarketer the other night. (My wife was walking, the kids were somewhat calm, and it wouldn't crimp my style, so I took the call.) The man at the other end was asking if I would be interested in hearing about lowering my … [Continue reading]
Carlin killed by Lohan and Spade
Posted on June 23, 2008 Written by
That's what KOIN-TV was reporting. Right there, under the story about George Carlin's heart attack, it says: "Related stories: David Spade Ticketed Lindsay & Sam Love Shopping" In case they change the links, here is the screen … [Continue reading]