Daily Archives: June 5, 2007

No safe harbor for SOBs in Harris County

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Last month, the Chron published an editorial calling on the local adult establishments to “drop their legal actions and find suitable properties for relocation”, which made me wonder why they thought unincorporated Harris County would be any more welcoming. Looks … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Comcast: We hope we don’t suck

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve been dealing with a dead high-speed Net connection all day today, so this strikes a chord with me. Comcast Corp. is taking steps to improve customer service — long a point of criticism for the cable industry — as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 3 Comments

Early voting Day Two

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Before we get to the picture, some deep thoughts from our illustrious County Clerk. “With only two candidates, one is bound to get a majority; unless we have an even 50-50 tie, and that’s not very likely,” said Harris County … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fox versus Crosby conclusion

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday, I mentioned that an update to the Fox 26 story on sex offenders in Crosby was supposed to be broadcast last week. I’m not sure if there was a miscommunication about that, or if they just postponed it for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Houston: The European car commercial backdrop city

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I like this. Houston Film Commission executive director Rick Ferguson said many European companies want to film here because of the the uncluttered skyline and architecture. A German-language BMW commercial was filmed in Houston in April. Auto companies, in particular, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Another football league?

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Via King Kaufman, who does an interview with one of the investors, we have this NYT article about a proposed Friday night football league called the United Football League (UFL), which would play in the fall and thus compete with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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