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  • potsie 8:45 pm on June 26, 2006 Permalink | Reply
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    WordPress Workaround Fix For Posting from Digg 

    Many wordpress users cannot use the “blog this” function in Digg. They get this message “There was an error posting your item – transport error – HTTP status code was not 200.” This article presents a quick fix.

    read more | digg story

     
  • potsie 9:19 am on June 14, 2006 Permalink | Reply
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    Been awhile – here’s a great video clip. 

    Ann Coulter is evil. I’m embarassed that she’s able to call herself a Wolverine

    I want to thank Mr. Rollins for his eloquent letter to Ann…

    Henry Rollins: A Love Letter To Ann Coulter

     
  • potsie 8:17 am on June 1, 2006 Permalink | Reply
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    Competitive gaming trying to earn a berth in the Olympics 

    Ahhhhhggggggg!!!!

    The person behind this idea needs to be banished to a never-ending session of original Space Invaders.

    From cnn.com: Competitive gaming trying to earn a berth in the Olympics

    A mouse, keyboard and/or Xbox controller don’t seem like the standard gear of an Olympic athlete, but Ted Owen wants to change that.

    Owen, who runs the Global Gaming League (GGL), a media company focused on the lifestyle and culture of gaming, is currently talking with the Chinese government in hopes of bringing competitive video gaming to the 2008 Games as a demonstration sport.

    “If the IOC pushed back on us and we had the Chinese government approving us, we would do it anyway,” he said. “We may not have the circles, but we’d do it right by the stadiums and would bask in the glow of the Olympic light. … Everyone wants to watch the best at anything … and it’s time to let people see the best this field has to offer.”

    Hey, no, it won’t happen. The closest you’ll an Xbox or PS2 to an Olympic venue is in the wireless lounge at the Beijing airport.

     
  • potsie 10:38 pm on May 21, 2006 Permalink | Reply
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    Quote of the Day 

    You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.

    Jeannette Rankin

     
  • potsie 12:10 pm on May 4, 2006 Permalink | Reply
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    The Immigration Debate 

     
  • potsie 10:48 am on May 1, 2006 Permalink | Reply
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    Colbert Roast, Pt. II 

    Here’s part two of the roast – again, coming at you via the fine folks at iFilm.

     
  • potsie 9:10 am on May 1, 2006 Permalink | Reply
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    Colbert at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner 

    Steve Colbert, from The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, rips into Dubya at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. These roasts are usually very funny, with the gloves off and no one spared, but Steve was absolutely hilarious. A cut above!

    YouTube yanked the videos over copyright objections – what the hell? C-SPAN suddenly has a staff of RIAA-influenced attornies?

    iFilm has the clips, so here you:

     
  • potsie 3:10 pm on April 17, 2006 Permalink | Reply
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    Only In America 

    Stray bullet kills toddler in car seat

    What a headline.

    A family is heading out to celebrate Easter, and what happens?

    A stray bullet, the result of an argument, strikes a two year old boy, killing him.

    Can someone from the NRA please explain how this type of thing can be avoided?

    Does Congress need to fund anger management classes for those who may resort to guns when pissed off?

    Is it too much to ask that guns are just a “wee” bit harder to obtain? (tongue planted firmly in cheek)

     
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