Archive for January 29th, 2008

  • that ain’t right

    Those are severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings in Indiana, moving right at us.
    Tornadoes in January.
    I blame Al Gore.

  • A twist in the algorithm.

    Interesting.  A mention of John le Carré in the Capa item below prompts a bunch of Google ads pushing spyware removers.

  • Bizarre.

    In the U.S. south, is Canadian a new racial slur?
    It was a routine e-mail from the boss sent to congratulate a junior prosecutor in Houston, Tex., who had won manslaughter convictions against an intoxicated driver.
    “He convicted Mr. Sosa of a double intoxication manslaughter, got a weak jury to give him 12 years in each, and [...]