Monthly Archives: July 2009

Slow Cow

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

For those of you who have ever played “Whales Tails” in which it is an offense to be a “Slow Whale”, I present: Slow Cow: The Anti-Energy Drink.

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Manhattan Airport

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

An amazingly detailed spoof. Check it out. The Manhattan Airport Foundation

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Aliens in Postcards

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

Via SF Signal comes a Flickr set worthy of a look. Aliens invade your grandmother’s postcards

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Delta New Fee: Sucks to be Offline, or Poor

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

Delta, US Airways, United all enact a Poor Person’s Fee on checked baggage. “But starting Aug. 4, Delta will start charging those who pay for checked bags at airport ticket counters, kiosks and curbs…” The fee is an additional $5 … Continue reading →

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Why Palin is no Good

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

This link sends you to a nice Vanity Fair edit of former Governor Palin’s resignation speech. I acknowledge that I’ve never been a fan of Palin and think she’s the poster child for why the Republicans are on the shoals. … Continue reading →

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Watch out for Trees!

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

Tree has it in for triathletes in California.

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Digital Rights Management and You!

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

Another horror story of DRM eating your privacy and ownership rights. Amazon remotely deletes Orwell novels.

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Henry the MDCXXXIX

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

Many moons ago, I made a 2008 New Years resolution to “Write at least one crappy short story”. As my linked post says, I did not get to it in 2008. But! I have now written a crappy short story! … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

Jenn and I went to see the latest installment in the Harry Potter movie franchise based upon the books. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was a worthy addition, better than all of them except the first movie. They … Continue reading →

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Big Whoop

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

It’s not news that States’ budgets are being hammered this year. In Georgia, everyone and their dog who works for the state government is seeing cutbacks and furloughs. Well, just to make things even, the state legislators have decided to … Continue reading →

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