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 both her potable [...]
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, “the child [...]
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 told [...]
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.
Shit like this [...]
Ron | August 24, 2008
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmpAx8Z5z40
O.M.G. Amusing, yet disturbing for its corruption of my fond childhood memories. Thanks Andre.
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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
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http://abstrusegoose.com/
This comic owns.Â
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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 [...]
