August 2009
60 posts
“Blue Nile 2027 Franklin Av E: 8-19-09 2am – 1:38pm unknown suspects appear...”
– That’s more time than money at work.
“All fans that brought an old phone book to the Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers...”
– While it’s great to see organization efforts like this, it’s a shame that baseball teams feel the need to get into the business of cleaning up the yellow pages industry’s trash.
“If you decide what you want (instead of letting someone else decide for you)...”
– Comments like this from Seth Godin make Don Draper straighten his cuffs then punch Godin in the face.
“Against Sarah Palin, frankly, Obama could conceivably win re-election with an...”
– Nate Silver on Palin’s chances against Barry.
WatchPrenatal golf instruction by Craig.
Five Key Reasons Why Newspapers Are Failing |... →
Some great perspectives on why it’s so had to find news in newspapers these days.
(via Instapaper)
Dear Old People.
suitep:
We don’t want to kill you. You’re our parents and grandparents and we love you. But if you throw a cranky fit and keep us from getting decent, affordable health care, you can figure out how to work your own goddamn PCs and cable boxes and remote controls from now on.
And it wouldn’t hurt if you’d stop being so bigoted and so freaked out about having a black president too. We understand...
“We want to have EBT [Electronic Benefit Transfer] and other credits low income...”
– RT takes a shot at the Big G, General Mills. Awesome. I wonder if a Minneapolis mayor would have the huevos to do that if General Mills was still headquartered in the city?
“There’s something deeply wrong with a system that takes bottled water from Fiji...”
– Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak talking H2O.
“The Ontario government first established a target for the installation of...”
– Smart meters sound rad.
“As I neared the top, I wanted to put my wool hat on. I thought I’d dry my...”
– Andy Hampsten gets cold.
Gonzo Gastronomy: How the Food Industry Has Made... →
The stuff on the cycles of drugs given to pigs throughout their lives to keep them alive in such congested conditions is not exactly appetizing.
(via Instapaper)
Nike Bear Butte Running Camp →
Best Website My Ass
theopie:
I was just casually browsing through Twin Cities Business Magazine’s Best of Business 2009 and saw this:
Knowing what I would find, I tried to access the site using my iPhone browser:
And there in lies the problem with 95% of all restaurant and bar websites, they don’t care about the mobile experience. An all flash site with great visuals is super, but how many people are actually...
“Installing LED traffic lights will save Public Works $30,000 in electricity...”
– From RT Rybak’s budget. Sounds like a good investment by the City of Minneapolis.
Shephard Interviews Banksy
mrmattspangler:
Great interview in Swindle 08
One of the highlights was the anecdote about the work he did on the wall in Palestine:
S: The murals you did in Palestine, I would assume, involved personal risk. You’re there, and you could definitely get some people pissed off and put yourself in jeopardy.
B: Every graffiti writer should go there. They’re building the biggest wall in the world....
“Sarah Palin:
The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my...”
– Obsidian Wings: It’s Evil, Alright
What the media won’t tell you, apparently, even though everyone else in this country seems to be aware of this…just the crazies have all temporarily FORGOTTEN it.
(via robot-heart-politics)
When is this woman going to stop hypothetically murdering her youngest...
not what they appear to be.
chuckt:
Heads up: the “Save Our Parks” people asking for your signature at all the art fairs in Minneapolis this weekend aren’t being truthful with you. It’s not really about stopping the city from selling off park land. It’s about giving the Mpls Park Board the authority to raise your property taxes on their own without a public vote.
I hear that the group behind this has been floating some...
“GOP Rep. Thaddeus McCotter has introduced the HAPPY Act to provide a $3,500 tax...”
– As a government employee with taxpayer provided health insurance, it’s much easier to spend time thinking about the cost of trips to the vet rather than personal health expenses. Must be nice to be living off the dole like Thaddeus McCotter.
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“Target, which had outsourced much of its e-commerce technology and fulfillment...”
– Amazon is king of “put stuff in boxes and get it to people on time.” Target is king of “put stuff on shelves in a shopping cart friendly manner.” Who are you going to trust with last minute online orders for Christmas 2011?
Target to Split with Amazon
