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Archive for February 7th, 2007

Tall And Tan And Young And Lovely

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Frank Sinatra, Music

Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Just because it’s Wednesday and it’s friggin’ cold outside:

         

Poor Hawaii

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Humor

Triumph the Insult Dog takes a turn doing weather reports for a Hawaii television station:

         

The Beginning Of The End Of Printed Newspapers

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Media, Technology

The beginning probably started long ago, but when you have the publisher of The New York Times acknowledging that there may not be a print version of his paper five years from now, you know the end has truly started:
Given the constant erosion of the printed press, do you see the New York Times still [...]

More Deposition Humor

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Humor, Legal

Depositions can be boring, but it helps liven things up if the lawyers hate each other:

         

Deposition Humor

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Humor, Legal

Depositions are usually one of the most boring parts of a litigation practice. Especially if you’re the defending attorney or, even worse, an attorney representing an other party in the case not even involved in the case. Sometimes, though, they can get really fun:

H/T: Professor Bainbridge
         

How The Stars Spend Their Weekends

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Celebrities

For some reason, I don’t think anyone can beat Christina Aguilera:
NEW YORK (AP) — Christina Aguilera has no problem showing skin — especially on weekends with her husband, music executive Jordan Bratman.
“We claim ourselves to be the coziest couple ever. We have something called ‘naked Sundays,’ ” the 26-year-old pop star tells Ellen DeGeneres in [...]

Amazon And TiVo Teaming Up

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Technology, TiVo

Speaking as both a loyal Amazon customer and a new TiVo user, this is very interesting
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 ? Amazon.com, the online retail giant, and TiVo, pioneer of the digital video recorder, are teaming up to help downloaded movies and TV shows make the leap to television screens.
In a deal to be announced Wednesday, [...]

Good News From Richmond

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Virginia, Virginia Politics

I wrote last month at The Liberty Papers about efforts by Virginia legislators to regulate the payday lending industry.? Today comes news that the effort is dead for this session:
RICHMOND - The effort to abolish payday lending died on the floor of the House of Delegates on Tuesday, opponents of the controversial industry conceded, after [...]

The Legacy Of George W. Bush

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Bush Administration, Politics

Courtesy of John Miller at National Review:
February 28, 2001: ?In his first address to Congress, Bush likened his $ 1.9 trillion budget to a family budget…?
February 5, 2002: ?President Bush yesterday proposed a $ 2.13 trillion budget for next year…?
February 4, 2003: ?President Bush announced a $ 2.23 trillion budget for fiscal 2004 [...]

A Victory For The Little Guy

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 7th, 2007. Filed under Music, Technology

It hasn’t been a good week for the music industry. First, Steve Jobs calls for an end to anti-piracy protection on digital music files. Now, Wired reports that a Judge has awarded attorneys fees to a former piracy case Defendant who turned around and sued the RIAA for harrassment:
Debbie Foster, the RIAA file sharing [...]

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