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How Qaddafi died and why it matters

By On October 24, 2011 · 1 Comment

I have a few problems with the way the Khadafi/Qaddafi/Gaddaffi killing went down, and not just because we’ll never know the correct spelling.

All joking aside, there’s a reason for all the different spellings: the absence of formally recognized standards for translating to English. Because there’s no standard, the […]

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Reflections on tonight’s GOP debate

By On October 18, 2011 · 3 Comments

There’s one bus stop in downtown Troy which, like so many stops in so many cities throughout the nation, is one that you avoid. The reason being is that for whatever unknown reason, the most morally bankrupt, drugged-out individuals congregate there. It is a place where if you’re, say, reading a book, you’ll get harassed […]

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Rensselaer County Court, the right honorable Judge Crabby Appleton presiding

By On October 18, 2011 · 3 Comments

Two teens involved in gang assault (re: four kids jumped two kids at a party, lest anyone think this involved actual gang activity) were in court and got a talking to from the judge, who in his attempt to look tough and stern instead came across as a woefully out of touch curmudgeon .

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Harvard cancer expert: Steve Jobs death was preventable

By On October 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Harvard cancer expert Ramzi Amri believes that the death of Steve Jobs was preventable.

The issue at hand is Jobs’ stubborn refusal to pursue conventional medicine, opting instead for “alternative medicine” quackery.

According to a 2008 Fortune article, Jobs for nine months pursued “alternative methods […]

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An unfinished story: Dan Wheldon dead at 33

By On October 16, 2011 · 1 Comment

IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon is dead at the age of 33.

Wheldon, a British native, found fame in the United States as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and 2011. He died after a crash earlier today at the Izod Indy Car World Championships in Las Vegas.

A touch on a turn […]

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The passing of a truly great American: Frank Kameny, 1925-2011

By On October 15, 2011 · 1 Comment

If homosexuality is still struggling for acceptance in modern society, it was verboten if not a capital crime in 1957. That was when Frank Kameny was fired from his job at the Army Map Service due to the discovery of an earlier arrest (resulting from entrapment) in a mens […]

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Okay, we Occupy Wall Street…then what?

By On September 29, 2011 · 3 Comments

“The undeniable injustice of the response to the late 2000s recession that gave Wall Street (the responsible party) massive handouts at the expense of the taxpayers (the victims) led many left wing activists, frustrated by their powerlessness, to feel that they MUST at least do SOMETHING. The ‘Occupy Wall Street’ demonstration is the most grand, […]

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The new Amazon Kindle is only $79, but they’ll annoy you for free

By On September 29, 2011 · 3 Comments

The new Amazon Kindle is only $79, and to promote it they have produced the most irritating commercial in history.

“Er doyyyyyeeee, heyyyyy happy pants! Cheery cheery cheeky sarcastic cheery!”

Awful. Simply awful.

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The crank tanks: Rooney is leaving "60 Minutes" after a million years of being miserable.

Internet pioneer Andy Rooney retires from 60 Minutes

By On September 28, 2011 · 8 Comments

Legendary crank and emphatically-challenged essayist Andy Rooney announced yesterday that after over 1,000 segments on the CBS News segment “60 Minutes,” he’s hanging it up.

I’m going to miss Andy. Mostly for the Andy Rooney Game, a […]

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There’s no easy way to die peacefully, it seems

By On September 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

From the Times Union: Life Interrupts an Attempt to Die at Home

I’ve sung the praies of Cathleen Crowley before. Please read the above story, which is simply exceptional.

The Hospice employees and EMTs cannot and should not be a part of […]

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