Ron | August 28, 2008
Dude. http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/28/junk.raft.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview Without a backup plan, the two used a satellite phone to get in touch with Roz Savage, who was crossing the Pacific solo in a rowboat and happened to be in the same area at the time. Savage, who was heading from San Francisco to Hawaii, was in dire need of water after [...]
Ron | August 28, 2008
It’s interesting to see what people think of for iPhone apps. Hmm, double preposition “of for.” Is that legal? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/fashion/28ROW.html?_r=1&ref=fashion&oref=slogin Somehow I got from there, to Giorgio Armani’s wiki, but I’m not sure how. That baller. Oh wait, it was from here: Armani designing villas in Egypt.
Ron | August 27, 2008
Sad. Not to sound overly dramatic, but it really does sound like her human spark was just extinguished. Thanks Eric. http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article750838.ece Her caseworker determined that she had never been to school, never seen a doctor. She didn’t know how to hold a doll, didn’t understand peek-a-boo. “Due to the severe neglect,” a doctor would write, [...]
Ron | August 27, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-hardship26-2008aug26,0,1954742.story The only mother on China’s team, Xian Dongmei, told reporters after she won her gold medal in judo that she had not seen her 18-month-old daughter in one year, monitoring the girl’s growth only by webcam. Another gold medalist, weightlifter Cao Lei, was kept in such seclusion training for the Olympics that she wasn’t [...]
Ron | August 27, 2008
I post this cuz I am really hungry right now. Thanks eric. http://www.kottke.org/08/08/how-to-boil-an-egg
Ron | August 26, 2008
NYC stab victim’s cries ignored for half hour. August 25, 2008. Hey! This sounds familliar! 1964, NYC, Kitty Genovese killed in public after calling for help over a 30 minute period. I guess society hasn’t learned shit. Then there was that dude in LA who got hit by a car, and no one helped him. [...]
Ron | August 24, 2008
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmpAx8Z5z40 O.M.G. Amusing, yet disturbing for its corruption of my fond childhood memories. Thanks Andre. Â
Ron | August 23, 2008
I’m late to the party, but I finally got around to watching it. It’s low-budget awesomeness. http://www.hulu.com/watch/28343/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog Three acts comprise one episode. Why does Joss Whedon own so much? Neil Patrick Harris was pretty good, too.
Ron | August 22, 2008
 http://abstrusegoose.com/ This comic owns.  I dare say even better than xkcd.com Here are some of my favorites: The Exception The Most Popular Girl In School Best Friends Blind Date Part 2 The Curve Veritas Vos Liberabit Wow, I listed a bunch. I guess that’s how much I like this comic.
Ron | August 22, 2008
I wrote this draft about a week ago, then I got lazy, with a mix of a sense of futility. I’m not as enraged as I was then. But I still think he should die. Actually, I just looked at the pics of the poor kids. WTF is wrong with him. He’d make good target [...]
