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Orangutans Play Video Games at Ga. Zoo
“The more we understand about orangutan’s cognitive processes, the more we’ll understand about what they need to survive in the wild,” said Tara Stoinski, manager of conservation partnerships for the zoo.
Here’s a short list:
– Mountain Dew
– Domino’s
– Grand Theft Auto 3
Modified Headlines
from the AP:
iRobot to Sell “Kill All Humans” Pool Cleaner Device
Potpurri
One of my favorite things to do is argue with Dave Slotten about whether or not climate change is a myth. D-Slo is full of shit, of course.
Anyway, thinking of that made me want to whip this tidbit from the AP out there, because it features some of the Senate Republicans turning global warming into a partisan issue when Al Gore sat down to chat with them last week. Follow the link, or check out my summary:
AL GORE: Polar ice is melting at such an alarming rate, there probably won’t be any during the summer by the middle of this century. That is tragically fucked up.
JAMES INHOFE, R-OK: Piss off, Al– I distinctly remember shoveling last month…
JOE BARTON, R-TX: Yeah– and didn’t you leave the lights on at your house when you flew to L.A. for the Oscars? Prick?
And speaking of dumbasses working for the federal government, file this one under “surprise, surprise.”
Elsewhere, the Brewers finally traded a damn outfielder today, and by my count, that means they only need to move one more to get down to a reasonable number for the season. The prediction that I offered Schrubbe was “Jenks or Mench will be gone as soon as Nix is healthy.” Even though Laynce Nix is the least of the three, the fact is I think Ned will wind up with a king-sized bitchfest all year if those two really, really, really actually platoon for the balance of the season. That being said, one has to go and let the other take the bulk of the work.
Even if the Crew winds up with Geoff being their everyday guy back in left and he tanks, you’ve got 3 more guys in the system just clamoring for PT.
It’s warm today in a not-so-comfortable way. It’s too random and early for this sort of shit. On the positive side, I think it’s kept a lot of students off campus…
Finally, I think I should try to take some more pictures than I have been over the last few months, but I tend to fall into subject-ruts pretty quickly. Any suggestions?
33.3%
Found this brief story from the AP fairly interesting:
Study Finds One-Third in D.C. Illiterate
To quote from the article:
Adults are considered functionally illiterate if they have trouble doing such things as comprehending bus schedules, reading maps and filling out job applications.
I looked at that and said to myself, “Hell– I know people in college like that…”
Don't Go Nuts – Or Corn
Interesting story via the AP about the benefits and drawbacks of ethanol.
If you’ve only heard/watched the most popular media sound bites, you may be inclined to think that corn-based ethanol is some sort of silver bullet for American oil dependence. That’s simply not the case, and this brief article goes in to some of that…
What's the Matter with Kids Today?
I ran across an interesting story on the AP wire this morning…
The summary of the study in question seems to confirm my experience with the 18-22 demographic. I have a feeling this trend could oscillate back in the other direction by the time I have grown up kids.
I haven’t done a study or anything, but by far, the most narcissistic kids I run into seem to have parents that fuel that trait.
God Bless America
Startup Hopes to Modernize Parking Hunt
I love this right here:
“In the 21st century, you shouldn’t have to look for a parking space anymore,” said SpotScout CEO Andrew Rollert, a 32-year-old software engineer. “I hate the term, ‘I have to go look for a parking space.'”
In unrelated news, Suicide Blast Kills 13 in Al-Sadr’s Area.
… Well, maybe that *is* related. Both are about cars, right?