“Cell phone users tie up traffic”

January 2, 2008

This is news? “If you’re late for work, a driver using a cell phone may be to blame. U.S. researchers said on Wednesday that people who use cell phones while behind the wheel impede the flow of traffic, clog highways and extend commute times.”

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“The bipartisan consensus on U.S. military spending”

January 2, 2008

Day after day, Glenn Greenwald keeps knocking it out of the park. The man is astoundingly prolific.

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Fun with polls in Iowa

January 2, 2008

CNN – “CNN poll: Favored candidates in both parties in dead heat”. Des Moines Register – “New Iowa Poll: Obama widens lead over Clinton”. InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Poll – “Clinton and Edwards in Virtual Tie in Iowa”

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Holy cow, I won a CLawBie

January 2, 2008

Holy cow, I tied with Michael Geist for the 2007 CLawBie “Best Canadian Law Blog (or Blogger) Award”. I’m a little bewildered at being mentioned in the same sentence as Michael, but I’m not going to question good fortune. Thanks, Steve!! Details at the many great blogs that won other CLawBies at the site.

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Face to Face With Hillary

December 31, 2007

It’s no longer a surprise to see Matt Drudge’s cowardly pandering to his base with unflattering photos of Senator Clinton, but I was a little surprised to see CTV Globemedia feeling the need to go in that direction.

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Journalism and Twitter

December 31, 2007

This is pretty darned nifty. John Dickerson of Slate, who’s in Iowa covering Cirque du Caucus, twittered a note about Huckabee at 2:26: “Just attended strangest Huckabee press conference.” Within a half hour, Slate had his story: “Can a former Baptist preacher throw a Hail Mary? Mike Huckabee, who soared to the top of the […]

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“Liberating music”

December 30, 2007

National Post: “The entire music industry is steadily marching toward an online delivery model, whether the record companies like it or not. Further proof emerged this week when Warner Music Group decided to sell its songs on Amazon. com’s online music store without copy protection. For the sake of consumers and the music industry, we […]

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“Huckabee: ‘I Don’t Know’ If People Are ‘Born’ Gay, But It’s A ‘Choice’ To Act Gay”

December 30, 2007

I think the system is working the way it’s supposed to. As Huckabee gets more attention, the media pays more attention, and he’s given more opportunities to behave like the complete imbecile he so obviously is. That’s a good thing. Update: A fortiori.

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“Lies my wireless provider told me”

December 30, 2007

A must-read post from Larry on wireless in Canada. He’s absolutely right, of course, and the mindless piffle that the industry’s lobbyists are shovelling at us is simply best ignored.

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“Are They That Afraid Of Bill Kristol?”

December 30, 2007

This is hilarious – don’t “they” know that everytime a political blogger indulges his appetite for pettiness, a kitten dies? But cereally, this one’s pretty simple: (1) Kristol has been and will likely always be wrong about just about everything, (2) Brooks is just Kristol in sheep’s clothing, and (3) Kristol is ultimately a seriously […]

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“My party is appealing to a real meanness”

December 29, 2007

At first instance, this seems quite extraordinary: New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a potential independent candidate for president, has scheduled a meeting next week with a dozen leading Democrats and Republicans, who will join him in challenging the major-party contenders to spell out their plans for forming a “government of national unity” to end […]

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Go Ahead, Take Some Risk. Or Not.

December 29, 2007

From the deadtree edition of the Globe’s Report on Business section today, page B1: in one story, the deadline reads “Take some risk, our expert says”. And in another, only inches away: “Experts’ consensus: taking risks in 08 will bring regret.”

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