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Archive for July, 2015
July 22nd, 2015 - 10:03 am § in Misc.
Endorsements for City Council
Erica C. Barnett, poltical reporter You still have about two weeks to fill out your ballots, slap a stamp on ’em, and drop them in the mailbox! Here’s how I voted, if anyone’s curious: King County Elections director: Zack Hudgins Port Commission Position 2: Courtney Gregoire Port C[...]
July 22nd, 2015 - 9:05 am § in Misc.
UPDATE: BREAKING NEWS: The half million dollar race for a $120,000 job
UPDATE: A source close to Sawant’s campaign has bragged to me that she has already raised over $400,000 BEFORE the primary is complete. The irony of this is that her campaign is also bemoaning the voters’ decision to go to district rather than city wide elections DESPITE her deci[...]
July 22nd, 2015 - 8:57 am § in The Ave Scene
Balmer’s Blunder Costs Microsoft $7.6 Billion!
Job cuts, write-off tag Microsoft’s Nokia purchase as $7.6B mistake So … howsit that Balmer ends up a wealthy man after making a $7,600,000,000 mistake?[...]
Nagasaki
70 th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing Japan’s government has still failed to sign on to an international nuclear disarmament effort as the country marks the 70th anniversary Friday of the atomic bombing of his city. Two years ago, Mayor Tomihisa Taue said Japan’s inaction “betrayed[...]
July 22nd, 2015 - 4:53 am § in Misc.
Commercializing Growth of Marine Penises
Geoduck species of clam hauled from bottom of ocean off BC coast by divers. British Columbia is industrializing the growth of the geoduck. The giant clam has long been a subject of penis jokes until the last two decades when geoduck became a delicacy sold for $80 a pound in some restaurants in Asi[...]
July 22nd, 2015 - 4:49 am § in Misc.
UPGRADE YOUR DRONE!
DearDJI Dealers & Customers, DJI Phantom 2 series Firmware v3.04 has been released.Please upgrade your main controller Firmware to v3.04 using the Assistant v3.0.Click here to download the latest version of assistant. Overview: 1. Main controller firmware updated to: v3.04. Major New features:[...]
July 21st, 2015 - 8:08 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Is Jordan An “Apartheid State?”
Jordanian refugee: “I would rather sit in an Israeli prison than live under the king” Jordanian Palestinian political and human rights activist Mohammed Btaibet speaks out against the BDS Movement and explains why Jordan but not Israel is an apartheid state: “Jordan would be better off under I[...]
July 21st, 2015 - 7:38 pm § in Misc.
FACEBOOK: Creative Censorship
William Quick and Creative Censorship. I have posted before on some of the behavior of my brother in law, William Quick. He has engaged in a campaign of vilification up to and including an effort to convince my employer, the University of Washington, that I am mentally ill. After a prolonged effor[...]