http://www.mikegrishaver.com dot com Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:34:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en McCain squeaks it out. Man.. those public opinion polls wrong again! Check it out: Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/06/09/diebold-accidentally-leaks-election-results/ Pure ninja genius. Thanks to Bill for sending this to me. http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/05/30/ninja-explains-the-future-of-online-video/ If the Islamo-fascists don't get you, apparently the Tahini Terrorists will. From Emptywheel apparently, Minneapolis' Joint Terrorist Task Force is recruiting people to infiltrate vegan potlucks to look for potential--what?--tahini enthusiasts?--in advance of the RNC convention this fall. “[FBI Special Agent Maureen E. Mazzola] told me that I had the perfect ‘look,’” ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/05/22/tahini-terrorists/ Wow. Yahoo! launched their new women's property, Shine yesterday. I have to say, while I'm not the right gender for their target audience, I really like what they've done. Here's what stands out for me: integrated email and user blogs. (Click the graphic for a larger ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/04/02/yahoo-shine-already-shining-with-user-created-blog-posts/ The "they" is the Iraqis. This video is courtesy of the incomparable Glenn Greenwald, who reminds us that The significance of the interview lies as much in what it says about the American occupation of Iraq as it what it illustrates about the American media. In the American ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/03/28/they-dont-especially-like-it-when-we-kill-them-and-wreck-their-country/ Evolutionary biologist expelled from a creationist movie showing. The movie's title... "Expelled." Myers' and Dawkins' interview is really funny: Richard Dawkins best line (imho): "What astonishes me about this, it's an incredible piece of inept public relations to expel somebody not just from any film, but from a film about expelling ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/03/22/expelled-from-expelled/ Barack Obama made an honest speech today. That ought to be enough to make news. Check it out. Portions of the speech: ---------------------------- For we have a choice in this country. We can accept a politics that breeds division and conflict and cynicism. We can tackle race only as spectacle, as ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/03/18/barack-obamas-speech-on-race/ "Whiteboard Wisdom", courtesy of chris.newman on Flickr http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/02/16/all-your-y-bases-are-belong-to-msft-us/ First, Kristen Nicole from Mashable checked out Thingfo and wrote a thoughtful review. Then this morning I saw this Twitter: Thanks, ontask. http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/02/05/thrilling-post-about-thingfo/ A truly great ad: From a citizen supporter of Jackie Broyles for President. You may not know of Jackie yet, so go check out RedStateUpdate to get more familiar. These guys are hilarious, and the ad makes a great mockery of the fearmongering the US has gotten used to. ... http://www.mikegrishaver.com/2008/01/23/get-scared-er/