October 31, 2004
Moore on 9/12/01: It's Bush's Fault
Beware, my fellow citizens, of the crowd you threaten to put into office. Ideoblog has this excellent piece on Moore's Hate-fantasy:
Reflect on what this initial reaction to 9/11 says about the attitudes of Moore, and of those in his wide and enthusiastic audience. A day after 9/11, Moore's impulse was to blame Bush and his policies. As the identity and nature of our attackers became apparent, Moore and his friends had to devise more elaborate explanations of how Bush was at fault. Not surprisingly, OBL noted in his recent message that Bush cost lives by continuing to read to the school children after he learned of the attack. OBL must have read Michael Moore's email -- if they'll believe that, they'll believe anything. And the worst injustice of the attack? Killing Democrats!
Posted by marc at October 31, 2004, 01:18 PM
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50 Reasons to Vote
Posted by marc at October 31, 2004, 10:54 AM
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October 30, 2004
Osama bin Laden helps Bush
In the IEM 2004 US Presidential Election Winner Takes All Market , as well as at Tradesports, Bush has popped 5 cents since the release of the bin Laden tape.
Professional and amateur wagerers seem to believe that the reappearance of the bin Laden is good for Bush's candidacy as it reminds the voting populace of the dangers of going soft on terrorism.
Interesting questions:
a) Did bin Laden anticipate this would help Bush? What are his goals? If it is a signal to attack (which I don't understand why they wouldn't send attack signal silently via an aonnymous website -- they could just say to each other "look on Craigslist Atlanta for someone selling a Honus Wagner rookie card, that's the signal), is he doing so publicly in order to get credit for the attack? What are the other elements of his strategy for appearing so close to the U.S. election?
b) Is Karl Rove excited? Does he feel this helps or hurts his candidate's chances? And does Karl Rove ever put the good of the country ahead of electorla success? (My answer for Rove, as well as, Kerry, is sadly no.)
Posted by marc at October 30, 2004, 11:34 AM
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October 28, 2004
A New Stone Favorite
Beldar blogs the O'Reilly settlement in the level of detail that makes Stone envious of a good lawyering school.
This excellent, excellent analytic dissection of the settlement press release suggests that O'Reilly had been caught on tape, and had been abandoned by his employer. The price of peace? $2+ million.
Great work and a new bloghero here at Stone.
Posted by marc at October 28, 2004, 10:10 PM
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Swinging the German voter bloc
Posted by marc at October 28, 2004, 07:32 PM
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McCain for President
A compelling (well, compelling fiction) tie scenario.
Posted by marc at October 28, 2004, 04:56 PM
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Jim Treacher's not voting for Bush
I suppose I can't blame him when he scores good points with 10 Reasons I'm Not Voting for You, Mr. George W. Bush:
10. Do you really think it's a good idea to be Hitler, George? Hitler killed millions of people and his approval ratings are for shit. Why can't you be somebody who people like? Regis, maybe, or the Prophet Mohammed. Anybody but Hitler! Being Hitler = BAD IDEA.
There's some sense in that, isn't there?
Posted by marc at October 28, 2004, 04:27 PM
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52-47 on IEM
The Iowa Electronic Markets quote 51.8 cents for Bush, 47.3 cents for Kerry. The winner gets $1 (i.e. buy Bush for 52 cents and his victory pays you $1.)
This continues an ominous trend for the President as he has dropped steadily in the markets since the first debate.
Now, anybody out there willing to give me 3-1 odds that your man will win?
Posted by marc at October 28, 2004, 04:19 PM
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Google Cheat
Posted by marc at October 28, 2004, 03:13 PM
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In case you've forgotten
Posted by marc at October 28, 2004, 12:57 PM
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October 27, 2004
Jesus H. Christ in a Chicken Basket
Posted by marc at October 27, 2004, 06:18 PM
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Etymologies
Reader LL notes:
Since you seem to be quite fond of world languages and historical linguistics, here is one of the sources of endless amusement for me - an online etymological reference dictionary (a very good one, BTW).Have fun!
Well, Readers, looks like LL has whacked the mole on this one! Lots of fun!
Posted by marc at October 27, 2004, 06:14 PM
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XML Button
OK, now I've re-added the XML button. I must have deleted it in a prior clean-up of the site when I thought XML wasnt that interesting.
I've also added a button on the bottom right to enable you to add Stone to your My Yahoo! page.
Enjoy.
Posted by marc at October 27, 2004, 02:01 PM
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10 Years of Banner Ads
As mentioned on Stone back in July, AT&T's ground-breaking "You Will" commercials are now 10 years old.
I didnt know that it was also responsible for the first banner ad, which Adland reminds us of here, along with a full complement of the old commercials.
Watching them ("Did you ever think you'd pay a toll without slowing down") one marvels at what, just ten years ago, were considered marvels, and today are commonplace, routine.
One also ponders the fate of large corporations that spend more on futuristic TV commercials than actually organizing their enterprise to create the future.
Posted by marc at October 27, 2004, 12:16 PM
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OK, that was easy
Stone is now an RSS feed available on My Yahoo!
Go to the My Yahoo! - Add Content page.
Search for "stone blog".
Add me to your My Yahoo! page.
It's that easy!
Posted by marc at October 27, 2004, 09:55 AM
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How do I add RSS to my blog?
I'd like to get added to the My Yahoo! RSS feeds. How do I add RSS to my Movable Type-powered blog?
Posted by marc at October 27, 2004, 09:23 AM
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October 26, 2004
Posted by marc at October 26, 2004, 06:54 PM
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A way to waste time
Click on the wikipedia random page link over and over and over.
Posted by marc at October 26, 2004, 06:46 PM
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Readers to UN: Drop Dead
Stone Readers have spoken!
From L.L.
The UN is most probably the worst bureaucratic organization in the world right after the former Immigration and Naturalization Service. On the other hand, the concept of some unity (well, doesn't that evoke the famous "Liberte, Fraternite, Egalite"?) has appealed to people for quite a long time. There will always be some sort of 'treaty, union, commonwealth, organization, etc.'as long as it 'battles' enemies such as Communists, famine or AIDS with tons of decrees and resolutions. It is a lot easier pretending a good Samaritan than actually being one. That's exactly what the UN is doing, it gives an illusion that 'someone cares'.
Who else agrees?
Posted by marc at October 26, 2004, 06:43 PM
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$100K+ Executive Jobs in Sales, Marketing, Finance and other fields
My other company executive job site TheLadders.com continues to thrive with more and more job openings.
If you're looking for a job that pays $100,000 to $500,000 per year, we have over 12,000 new openings each and every month.
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Posted by marc at October 26, 2004, 05:17 PM
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A sour look at the job market
A reader writes in with this link to a sad comic.
Posted by marc at October 26, 2004, 05:14 PM
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A Blot on the Planet
Having a long discussion with an old friend about the U.N.
I say the United Nations is a force for bad in the world and actually destroys more human lives than it saves.
This search: Google Search: where the un failed lists dozens of places around the planet where the UN has failed our fellow citizens.
By crowding out the potentially ameliorative actions of world governments, by leveraging the prestige of good intentions to blind us to its failures, and by its active, positive promotion of bribery, corruption, and the subversion of good, the United Nations is, on the whole, a morally repugnant and evil organization.
Who disagrees?
Posted by marc at October 26, 2004, 04:25 PM
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October 25, 2004
Passport revoked
Microsoft's Passport, that incredibly annoying "single log-in" gambit, is fading into the darkness. I'd never understood why Monster hooked up with this group -- it seemed like a whole lot of flash for a worse user experience. But then again, I don't understand why Monster is on .NET and not Linux either.
Posted by marc at October 25, 2004, 09:42 AM
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October 23, 2004
Triumph
A comeplte Triumph for the dog comic.
Posted by marc at October 23, 2004, 06:08 PM
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October 21, 2004
Google "Holy Cow"
So Google Announces Record Revenues for Third Quarter 2004, and more importantly, un-gobsmackingly-believable profit numbers.
Adjusted EBITDA of $321 mm on $806 mm in revenue, meaning 39.8% EBITDA margins.
Posted by marc at October 21, 2004, 09:37 PM
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Die Already
Will this murderer of thousands please die? It would do the world good.
After all, he wasn't even a Yankee.
Posted by marc at October 21, 2004, 12:38 AM
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Yankees Lose
You'd think a self-styled baseball blog would have some commentary on the baseball story of the season. But, alack, no. It takes your dedicated legions of minions here at Stone to provide commentary.
Never, never, never give in.
That's tonight's, as well as all-time's, lesson. You are never too far behind to win, you're never too small to slay the giant, you're never too cursed to be blessed.
Heart (and deadly pitching) conquers all.
Posted by marc at October 21, 2004, 12:32 AM
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October 20, 2004
eBay reports a half-billion revenue QUARTER
Wow!
eBay Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2004 Financial Results
What's quite impressive is that they've improved EBITDA margins from 35.9% in Q3 of 2003 to 37.7% in Q3 of 2004.
The juggernaut, the beast, just keeps rolling. In some sense, it must a nagging worry to the eBay crew that regardless of what they do at this point, the machine will just keep producing awesome results quarter after quarter.
I mean, is there any strategic decision in the past 5 years that eBay has made that is responsible for their unparalleled growth? Or is it simply that the management team has not goofed up a great thing? How would you feel if that was your role in life?
Posted by marc at October 20, 2004, 07:40 PM
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I bet the get only 371,005...
Posted by marc at October 20, 2004, 07:25 PM
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Your New Homepage
You've likely noticed my fanatic curiosity withWikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
It's been my homepage for about 3 months now and I'd recommend it. Instead of stock prices and the latest meaningless headlines from AP & Reuters (remember, journalists are paid, ultimately, to sell papers, not the truth -- so why devote so much of your time to the Attention-Getting industry?) you get an interesting new article everyday, a few compelling and relevant historical anniversaries, and immediate access to the planet's (and history's) learnings.
I find each morning leads of on a romp (today was Attila the Hun -> Huns -> Shang Dynasty -> Chinese Characters -> Radical -> well, you get the idea....
Check it out and let me know how YOU use the internet's free encyclopedia....
Posted by marc at October 20, 2004, 07:58 AM
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October 19, 2004
The 10-year drift
Monster's stock (NASD:MNST) continues its 10-year warble:
They've put up some good earnings this year and impressive revenue growth. Will the market reward them for their Q3 earnings announcement?
Tune in manana....
Posted by marc at October 19, 2004, 09:16 PM
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I'm Non-conformist Too
Just like this Tibetan Teen.
Posted by marc at October 19, 2004, 06:00 PM
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Now THAT'S (Vice-)Presidential Hair
John Edwards caught in the act.
OK, can we now put to bed these silly TV-prep videos of politicians in make-up? Yes, they make just about anybody look entirely ridiculous, but then again, so would videos of ballplayers putting on jockstraps or anybody using the john. Are these productive or useful in assessing our leaders, or merely childish?
Posted by marc at October 19, 2004, 02:53 PM
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October 18, 2004
TheLadders.com makes the New York Times !
Here's a piece the New York Times did on our "who would you work for?" survey.
Great to make the Old Gray Lady!
Posted by marc at October 18, 2004, 09:11 PM
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Great $100K+ Jobs from TheLadders.com
Each week, my other company, TheLadders.com, sends out over 3,000 all-new $100K - $500K jobs to our over 165,000 subscribers.
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Posted by marc at October 18, 2004, 12:13 PM
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The Day Kerry (Deservedly) Lost the Election
Will Safire calls out the underhanded gay baiters. I think this was a critical, critical error of the Kerry team.
That it was planned to hurt the Bush-Cheney ticket politically can't be doubted (as Safire notes, if Kerry and Edwards meant to compliment the Cheneys, why did their campaign manager describe Mary Cheney as "fair game" -- that's hardly friendly, and more the language you'd use if you'd intended to be hurtful).
Hopefully, this bit of hateful political theater will backfire, and at the very least, the Iowa Electronic Markets seem to indicate it has.
Posted by marc at October 18, 2004, 10:25 AM
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October 14, 2004
An Anniversary of Consequence
The Battle of Hastings took place 958 years ago today.
Posted by marc at October 14, 2004, 07:42 AM
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Gay Baiting
Readers of Stone know the President's antics with the Federal Marriage Amendment have cost him my full-throated support this election, though I do plan to pull the lever for Bush 3.
It's sad that I'll be a little more comfortable doing it after John Kerry's deplorable gay baiting in last night's debate. His "Did you know Dick Cheney's daughter is a lesbian?" effort, which thankfully seems to have backfired on him, is really awful for being so hypocritical and cyncial.
Posted by marc at October 14, 2004, 07:41 AM
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October 13, 2004
Named entity extraction
Google continues to doreally cool stuff.
Posted by marc at October 13, 2004, 03:36 PM
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October 12, 2004
38.6% EBITDA Margins at TravelZoo
That's might impressive for a little $40 mm newsletter business.
Posted by marc at October 12, 2004, 08:41 AM
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October 11, 2004
The Debate in 100 Words
In overstated's Presidential Debate Redux, we find the two men boiled down to their essences:
The president says I've changed my mind. The first president in 72 years to lose jobs. Believed it in 1998 when Clinton was president. This president rushed to war, pushed our allies aside. This president hasn't listened. A president's job is to win the peace. Mr. President, countries are leaving the coalition, not joining. Ladies and gentlemen, it's his tax plan. This president chose a tax cut over homeland security. The president blocked it. Five million people have lost their health insurance under this president. Mr. President, you're batting 0 for 2. People's rights have been abused.
Our plan is working. We've already 75 percent of his people. I -- listen, I -- we've got a great country. People love America. Thanks. My opponent's right, we need good intelligence. Right, thank you for that. We've got to pay our troops more. You can save tax-free. Less regulations if we want jobs here; legal reform if we want jobs here; and we've got to keep taxes low. It was the right decision. On the tax cut, it's a big decision. I did the right decision. Charlie, thanks. Tomorrow, Afghanistan will be voting for a president.
Revealing.
Posted by marc at October 11, 2004, 08:52 PM
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You'll be Googled in the Afterlife too
Something very strange about using a tool that didn't exist at the time of his death to identify this long-lost soul.
May he rest in peace.
UPDATE:
Posted by marc at October 11, 2004, 07:05 PM
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Crisafulli Crescendoes
Read up on the tired and the The fired.
Posted by marc at October 11, 2004, 04:51 PM
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Amazing Photographs from Another Planet
Or perhaps ours.
Posted by marc at October 11, 2004, 12:03 PM
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October 10, 2004
Father of Deconstructionism Dies, If 'Death' Means Anything
Posted by marc at October 10, 2004, 07:36 PM
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Derrida dead; deconstructionism ditto?
Get your postmodern drivel generated automatically here (hit refresh).
(Note: Elsewhere.org also provides this very useful band name generator.)
Posted by marc at October 10, 2004, 06:31 PM
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The Worst Riffs Ever
You know you can find the Worst Album Covers Ever right here on Stone, so I thought you'd like to know that GuitarWorld has named the 100 Worst Guitar Riffs ever.
They're right, Summertime Blues is really awful.
Posted by marc at October 10, 2004, 03:11 PM
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October 08, 2004
Hard work ahead, but rewards if we do this right
Posted by marc at October 08, 2004, 01:58 PM
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October 07, 2004
Lacuna
Why isn't the Sheraton Hotel attacked in Iraq listed on the Sheraton site?
Posted by marc at October 07, 2004, 04:55 PM
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The Coolest Thing Ever
I HATED using Verizon's over-priced $1.25 for each directory information call service.
Luckily, the rock stars at Google Google have decided to quit being IPO idiots and have gotten back to COOL technology.
Posted by marc at October 07, 2004, 04:41 PM
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Which reminds me....
Trying to spell Tennessee unaided reminds of the question (for bookkeepers and those keeping track of the score at home):
Can you name the only word in the English language with 3 sets of double letters in a row? Tennessee doesn't count because of the "e" between "nn" and "ssee", but there is one word that contains the form "aabbcc"..... what is it?
Posted by marc at October 07, 2004, 07:33 AM
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Visit the Parthenon
AND take in a country msuic show!
Where?
It's all available in Nashville, Tennessee.
Posted by marc at October 07, 2004, 07:30 AM
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October 05, 2004
#1,340,472
Higgins and my book has risen to #1,340,472 on the Amazon.com sales rank.
That has to be a record for a fictional non-fiction book! :)
Posted by marc at October 05, 2004, 05:03 PM
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"They'll Fluctuate"
That's J.P. Morgan's famous response to a reporter's shouted question: "What do you think stock prices will do?"
Kerry-Bush on the Iowa Electronic Markets follows that pattern.
Posted by marc at October 05, 2004, 04:33 PM
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October 04, 2004
Zen Whitman
Add this one to your koan collection:
"You know, you say, 'sky,' and they say 'blue.' Say 'power,' and no one would say 'Meg Whitman.' "Whoaaaaaa.
Posted by marc at October 04, 2004, 09:57 AM
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