7-Aug-02

LILEKS (James) The Bleat: "There are two ways for a religion to approach life: " comment [] 5:30:26 PM | permalink

Scripting News: Wait, threre's more. The top item on Romenesko names the reporter: Steve Olafson, and links to a Houston Press article that says that he was fired for running the weblog.  comment [] 5:26:47 PM | permalink

Scripting News: Via Radio Free Blogistan via David Watson via David Copeland, a reporter in Texas has been told to shut down his personal weblog by his employer, the Houston Chronicle.   comment [] 5:24:46 PM | permalink

lgf: the peaceful youth of islam: Tal G. linked to a site that advertises itself as “a resource guide for Muslim American teenagers,” called ClearGuidance.com. It may be the most disturbing web site I’ve seen yet. Muslim kids talk about school, their parents, the best way to stab Jews, and which decapitation video is the coolest. comment [] 5:19:46 PM | permalink

posted by ice_cream_motor August 7 9:23 AM | 26 comments. Airline gives free flights on Sept. 11 Spirit Airlines will give away seats on every one of its flights for the one-year anniversary. Is this a good idea? Will anyone, anywhere want to fly that day, even for free? [MetaFilter] comment [] 5:02:33 PM | permalink

Support a photo essayist, I tipped him and will tip more later. Dawn Olsen has a new interview: THE RIGHT SITE - John Hawkins Interview comment [] 2:35:28 PM | permalink

I'm waiting for my my Motorola V101 phone.  It's actually a Personal Communicator as I'll use it more for text messaging and ICQ than for the phone capability.  I've heard the sound is surprising good but this phone is not for noisy places.  Mine is blue, but the best picture I can find is this one: Review of Vbox.  (pictures are here also, I keep putting pictures on my blog, but they keep disappearing -- copyrighted or whatever) I despise phones in general -- the phone ringer at home is rarely on, only on during weeks like this when I have to wait for Audible.com to call me back about stuff, oh what fun it is to ride in a...  I hope I don't get spammed too much on my cell either, I heard this is now taking place and I really do not want to pay to scream at a telemarketer -- it's stressful enough when I do this for free at home. This will be my first cell and this will suit a person like me who will use it more for typing than for talking -- although I don't type much here, I will in time.  I've heard the next generation of cells are on their way later this year but I just can't wait, I'll upgrade to one of them in a year's time if I crave more than this product and accompanying service. comment [] 11:09:41 AM | permalink

Daily Pundit Archives: "Why We Must Invade Iraq " comment [] 8:48:32 AM | permalink