Sunday, February 17, 2008

Microsoft bid for Yahoo makes no sense: Article via Yahoo News. It's interesting how a lot of people think the Yahoo Microsoft merger attempt is a bad idea, but for very different reasons. There's something that just doesn't click with these two companies. 7:18:41 PM

'79, '80 - SF Art Punk Pink Section (MP3s). I can't tell you much about Pink Section, a San Francisco art punk band existing from 1979 to 1980. Pretty much the only thing about them I knew was that they were playing shows with the Inflatable Boy Clams back... [WFMU's Beware of the Blog] 7:07:59 PM

Staple Design 2008 Spring Collection SPRING 08 PREVIEW.. Hypebeast was kind enough to feature our Spring 2008 Preview. Head over there a... [honeyee.com    Web Magazine  _RSS] 6:36:33 PM

Fires Rising Up From Iraq: How Big Oil could help on climate change in Iraq. Marianne Lavelle, U.S. News & World Report. Those knowledgeable about Iraq say the country is now flaring 600 million cubic feet per day of natural gas. It's wasting fuel and releasing millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually. [EnergyBulletin.net Latest News] 6:12:15 PM

U.S. Moneychangers Where would Jesus borrow?. A University of Utah study finds there's a geographical correlation between payday lenders and the Christian Right. Consumerist has another summary that includes the maps, so you don't have to use Google Maps to view them. [MetaFilter] 6:08:00 PM

Sons and Daughters, via Heavy Sons and Daughters: "Gilt Complex". A sexy, dizzying performance video for Sons and Daughters' pulsing rock tune "Gilt Complex." [Heavy - Today's Most Popular Videos] 5:47:05 PM

Earth Hour 2008 --- The voluntary hour of energy conservation is to occur worldwide on March 29 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. as part of Earth Hour 2008, sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.  --- Chicago to turn off lights for one hour. Chicago plans to join more than 20 other cities and shut off exterior lights on public buildings for an hour in an effort to raise environmental awareness. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news] 11:02:19 AM

'Regime Change' 2002 Remember the year 2002 and the debate between neocons and realists? Check out this article: "Regime change" -- and then what? 8:36:46 AM