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One thing I've realized now while looking through the archives: A lot of the posts before January 2000 may have the wrong date. This is because I didn't switch over to the new content management system until then. Before that, articles were stored in HTML files, and I didn't put dates in them, so all I had to go by was the modification date of the file. So I probably wrote more than two posts in 1998, for example, but you wouldn't know it from this list. The dates after January 2000 are probably right, for what it's worth.

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September 2008

Ryland's icon Blog: Jon Stewart annihilates Sarah Palin apologists
Posted by Ryland, 9/4/2008, 2:35pm
Kudos to Jon Stewart and the staff of the Daily Show, for exposing the blatant lies and hypocrisy of McCain's campaign and media surrogates.
Otto Yamamoto's icon Links mini-blog: The Traffic Guru
Posted by Otto Yamamoto, 9/3/2008, 7:56pm
An essay about Hans Monderman, the gent responsible for de-signing a couple of Dutch villages some years ago; and the implications of that action for motor traffic and in the larger social sphere.

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trivia fact #2068
In October 1999, it was announced that more than 99 percent of bank notes showed traces of cocaine in the UK - mainly through cross exposure in cashpoints, tills etc to the 5 percent of notes that had been used directly to snort the drug.
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The Traffic Guru
An essay about Hans Monderman, the gent responsible for de-signing a couple of Dutch villages some years ago; and the implications of that action for motor traffic and in the larger social sphere.
New Fear & Loathing: Dead End School
An imaginary look at Otto Yamamoto's governing stylee!
The right and men who live off their second wives' inherited wealth
John McCain was never rich in his own person; he left one wife for a much richer one. Here's what the loony right had to say about another presidential candidate that did the same thing.
Posted by Ryland :: 3 comments
Men On A Mission
In a rundown suburb of Washington DC, a group of anti-Iraq war protesters has set up home. But they are no ordinary activists - they are all veterans of the conflict
Does Bush Believe McCain Was Tortured?
According to current U.S. standards, John McCain was not tortured by the Vietnamese, he merely underwent "enhanced interrogation."
Posted by Ryland :: 0 comments
McCain - Unfit To Lead
Sorry, John... your wife can't buy you THIS house...
Posted by Ryland :: 4 comments
Why McCain would be a mediocre president
Commentary: It's not a given that Republican candidate has the right stuff
Posted by Ryland :: 0 comments
Need Help? Don't Call The Police....
Coppers proving the old Skinhead Maxim: ACAB
The Prophet of Garbage
Joseph Longo's Plasma Converter turns our most vile and toxic trash into clean energy--and promises to make a relic of the landfill.
Posted by Ryland :: 1 comment
Wal*Mart Warns of Democratic Win
Wal*Mart is alleged to be coercing it's employees not to vote for Barack Obama. From the Wall Street Journal.
If We Drill in the US, We Don't Get the Oil
The oil will be owned by whichever oil company gets the contract from the government, and they can sell it to anyone in the world.
Posted by Ryland :: 1 comment
Firm Aims to Reduce Power Charger Clutter to One 'Green Plug'
This is a great idea. Who doesn't have at least 2 or 3 chargers or adapters lying around? I have at least half a dozen that I know of.
Posted by Ryland :: 1 comment
Sometimes You Have To Wonder About These Folks
OPP notices Mark Levin, vicious attack poodle of the Right going all anti-semitic on John Stewart of the Daily show. The Irony? Levin is Jewish too. Go figure.
Running for Office: It's Like A Flamewar with a Forum Troll, but with an Eventual Winner
Sean Tevis is a progressive Democrat and web geek living in Kansas. He's had enough of his anti-gay, pro-life, pro-censorship, pro-wire-tapping state representative and has decided to run against him. You can help!
Posted by Ryland :: 0 comments
President George Bush: 'Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter'
"He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in shock." I wish this was an Onion link, but sadly, it isn't.
Posted by Ryland :: 1 comment
A little knowledge can go a long way
VERY NSFW, but pretty funny just the same. A commercial for an English language school.
Just a Little Bit of Fraud
State Lotteries are crooked. Who knew?
Get Drunk And Vote 4 McCain
Voting for McCain, but still don't feel like he's conservative enough? Have a drink to ease the pain. This may be the funniest (or at least, the most *intentionally* funny) conservative blog I've ever seen; they post news stories and tidbits and rate them by how many cocktails it takes to ease the pain of John McCain's incipient Alzheimer's, maladroitness, and closet liberalism.
Posted by Ryland :: 0 comments
latest user comments
Mermaid, 9/4/2008 11:30pm:
Too bad that McCain is allowing his minions to make his choices for him. I disagree with you there. ...
redraven, 9/4/2008 7:56pm:
I love Jon Stewart. It's great to see the side by side comparisons of what the various pundits ...
redraven, 9/1/2008 7:53pm:
Some things are best not seen...only heard about, so one can avoid them. Happy Labor Day ...
Sir Craig, 9/1/2008 10:46am:
Oh... Yep, there are some things it is better not knowing. I think I'll stay with politics, although ...
Mermaid, 8/31/2008 10:45pm:
Eeeewwwww! Ryland, thanks for not providing a link to the video. Sir Craig, ...
Otto Yamamoto, 8/31/2008 7:13pm:
Which is yet another one of those things you're better off if you don't know, really. Thanx, Internet!
Ryland, 8/31/2008 4:03pm:
Well, it kind of depends on knowing what "2 girls 1 cup" is...
Sir Craig, 8/31/2008 2:54pm:
Okay, I may be the last person on earth to know what this means, but what the HELL does ...
Dave, 8/29/2008 10:58pm:
the condo board here is trying to outlaw smoking outdoors That is a classic example of how a minority ...
jman, 8/29/2008 9:56pm:
It wasn't so much the candidates - they occasionally lip-sync a few talking points that focus groups have determined ...
Dave, 8/29/2008 9:22pm:
Nobody yells "war" or "torture" or "credit crisis" or "health care". You've been listening to the wrong campaign. Obama ...
jman, 8/29/2008 3:06am:
Has anyone else noticed that nobody from either party ever discusses anything that could even be remotely mistaken for ...
jman, 8/29/2008 2:45am:
Given some of the fun we've had watching Christians and atheists do foolish things over the years, this latest ...
redraven, 8/28/2008 8:25pm:
If he has ultimate control, would that mean he's...gasp...the Supreme Being?
Mermaid, 8/28/2008 9:22am:
Ryland, Ryland, Ryland... After all of those emails about the Church Sign Generator, have you not learned that ...
Otto Yamamoto, 8/28/2008 7:42am:
Um, laugh?
Otto Yamamoto, 8/23/2008 11:09am:
Well, damn, and to think I've been Doing It Wrong all these years. I need to become a republican ...
Justin, 8/23/2008 11:02am:
Democrats are always looking for a handout. Republicans are taking advantage of the free market of unmarried rich women.
Mermaid, 8/23/2008 10:45am:
But the difference is that Kerry is a democrat! It's okay if you're a republican.
Otto Yamamoto, 8/19/2008 12:26am:
Well, that all depends on if the agenda of the nation/region in question matches that of Mother Russia, now ...
ahdkaw, 8/18/2008 4:49pm:
Yep, capitalism is an ugly beast.
Crockodile, 8/18/2008 3:43pm:
If Russia is such a defender of the right of a region to determine its own path, a la ...
Ben, 8/18/2008 8:02am:
I'm glad this article got the little known fact that Russia indeed did not attack first. And hooray ...
Otto Yamamoto, 8/16/2008 11:39pm:
Well flickr isn't free-I pay for it. I may well also put some cash into space on Picasa, ...
David S, 8/16/2008 8:52pm:
Comrade, keep in mind that free services come with a risk. I can't remember how many free email and ...
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