Category Archives: Color me confused

Blasphemy

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Alaska

Actually, this is pretty cool technology — input a vocal track, your own or somebody else’s — and Microsoft adds the backing tracks it thinks would be appropriate. The results are… interesting. You gotta admit they’re catchy. Actually, that version … Continue reading →

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I’ve Lost My Wife

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Alaska

…to a video game. Managed to get the company to spring for a Blackberry for her, and the next thing I know she’s spending all of dinner playing something called BrickBreaker. On the one hand, that’s annoying. On the other, … Continue reading →

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It’s Still America, Folks….

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Alaska

Update from Michael Bane (via Matthew Bracken!) on the “weapons dealer training exercise” — it’s been scrapped. Not only was there a lot of public outcry about it, but the .mil paid attention to it. They claim that’s not the … Continue reading →

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Michael Drinks the Kool-Aid

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Alaska

…or maybe not. You decide: paranoid overreaction or wise perception? The Carroll National Guard unit will train on urban military operations by holding a four-day exercise at Arcadia. The purpose of the April 2-5 drill will be to gather intelligence, … Continue reading →

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I don’t normally hope

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Phil Kadath

That Joe Huffman is wrong. That is usually a bad bet to make. However, it would make my week if someone could tell me that yesterday’s ruling (pdf) by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals applies to the rest of … Continue reading →

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The Testosterone Tax

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Phil Kadath

Yes, it is true. There is a bill floating around the Washington State Legislaturethat will slap an 18.5% tax on pornography sales. Basically, any guy, no matter which team you swing for, will be paying a special tax that 98% … Continue reading →

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Something Smells Here

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Phil Kadath

One of our local talk jocks who isn’t even as far to the right as Tucker Carlson was yakking about the new licensing scheme set up for boats and other personal watercraft when a caller phoned in to point out … Continue reading →

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Divide and Conquer

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Phil Kadath

Maybe having The Lightworker as President will get us a deal from Bloomsbury Publishing Iranian state television has come to the conclusion that Harry Potter is a Zionist plot. The documentary, which you can watch here, features several “experts” discussing … Continue reading →

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Why video games suck

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Phil Kadath

And not just because they’re a gross waste of time and I can’t do very well at them. 31%? How can a game maker screw up Tom Sawyer so badly that Geddy, Alex and Neil only get 31%? Found at … Continue reading →

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Don’t get out of the car

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Phil Kadath

In Washington, we are required to render assistance under a Good Samaratin law. We also have a law that gives liability immunity to those who do render assistance (RCW 4.24.300). While I don’t like beginning required by the state to … Continue reading →

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