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Be Happy or Else

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I’ve recommended Barbara Ehrenreich’s critique of “positive thinking” Bright-sided in various venues before. I heartily recomend that everyone read the book. As a teaser, here is a short animation of a lecture by Ms. Ehrenreich based on the book. It’s funny, and absolutely true.

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Emails From Steve

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Looking to get into the fun (and apparently lucrative) game of shopping around emails from Steve Jobs, I went ahead and sent him a note. Imagine my utter shock and amazement when he answered. Here is a copy of our exchange:

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Everyone in the Pool

Like me, the brats enjoy a good soak in beer.

The burnination.

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The Real Reason for AZ SB 1070

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WARNING: Political content ahead.

I’ve been saying all along that AZ SB 1070 was never about actually dealing with undocumented immigration, or even racism for racism’s sake. Instead it’s nothing more than a transparent ploy by the GOP to rally the racists in Arizona for the next election. Here’s some proof to back up my thesis.

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Cartoon: The 24 Types of Libertarian

I think that I’ve done battle with all of these jokers.

AMB Rage Fuel 6/29

Gin and mother-fucking tonic baby

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Alan Grayson Channels President Eisenhower

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Warning: Political content ahead!

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Wednesday Whackaloon: Dave Winer

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It’s been a while since I bagged on the crankiest man in technology, Dave Winer, but he posted something recently that called out for abuse. In a blog post titled Why Angry Birds is so much fun Dave attempts to figure out why the iPad/iPhone game Angry Birds is so much fun. Of course, being a socially maladapted freak, he gets it wrong in a spectacularly horrendous fashion.

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Sexual Harassment Training…You’re Doing It *Sexy* Baby.

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