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Archives for June 2005

A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever

I want a 2006 Charger.

Is that cool or what?

Posted by PJ on Jun 29, 2005 | 1 Comment |

links for 2005-06-28

• Open CRS Network – CRS Reports for the People
  For $100 Million a year, all this stuff should be available on the LOC site.
  (tags: Politics)

Posted by PJ on Jun 28, 2005 | Comment |

links for 2005-06-27

• A Plea for Sanity
  Why can’t we be consistent in computer related measurement?
  (tags: Computing)

Posted by PJ on Jun 27, 2005 | Comment |

Eminent Domain Question

A friend sent me an email with his thoughts on the disappointing Supreme Court verdict for Kelo et al v. City of New London. The best line:

…do they still even bother with the just compensation part any more? Or is your compensation the privilege of living in their meticulously planned utopia?

Posted by PJ on Jun 23, 2005 | Comments Off |

links for 2005-06-22

• Being Batman – Forbes.com
  Deductable expenses for a masked vigilante.
  (tags: Comics Movies)
• Botero Depicts Abu Ghraib
  Wouldn’t this look nice in the den above the fireplace?
  (tags: Art Politics)
• Adult Size Big Wheels
  I think I need one of these for the summer. Vroom!
  (tags: Shopping)
• Panasonic CQ-TX5500D Vacuum Tube Car Stereo
  A tube amp for your car! What will they think of next?
  (tags: Audiophile Shopping)

Posted by PJ on Jun 22, 2005 | Comment |

links for 2005-06-21

• Bewitched Statue in Salem, MA.
  Perhaps the worst piece of public art in America.
  (tags: Art)

Posted by PJ on Jun 21, 2005 | Comment |

links for 2005-06-15

• Text of Commencement address by Steve Jobs
  (tags: Life Mac Typography)

Posted by PJ on Jun 15, 2005 | Comment |

links for 2005-06-06

• Unwined
  The wine shop owned by my financial advisor and his wife.
  (tags: Friends Shopping)

Posted by PJ on Jun 6, 2005 | Comment |

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