Daily Archives: September 18, 2009

Friday random ten: Down we go

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

As The Boss once sang, I’m going down down down down… 1. Down By The Riverside – Asylum Street Spankers 2. Down On The Corner – Creedence Clearwater Revival 3. Down On The Riverbed – Los Lobos 4. Down So … Continue reading →

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We hate you! Now do a better job!

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Actions do have consequences, even to teabaggers. You may have heard that GOP Rep. Kevin Brady, staunch tea partier, is protesting that the taxpayer-funded D.C. Metro didn’t adequately prepare for the anti-government 9/12 rally. He’s even suggesting Metro’s failure to … Continue reading →

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EPA to tighten air quality standards

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Federal regulators signaled Wednesday that they would abandon Bush-era limits on smog pollution that scientists said didn’t go far enough to protect public health. Amid concerns that the current rules don’t adhere to the federal Clean Air Act, the … Continue reading →

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Now you can blow your money on lottery tickets even faster

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Is it just me, or does this sound like much ado about not very much? A proposed lottery game that would allow players to become instant winners (or losers) without so much as scratching a ticket is under fire from … Continue reading →

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From the “Things could always be worse” department

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Lots of people hate their ISPs, often for good reason. But rest assured, your ISP surely provides better throughput than this. I just wonder if they followed the standard for this test.

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