Monthly Archives: May 2010

“Weiner facts”, not “Wiener facts… …

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Art Stone

“Weiner facts”, not “Wiener facts… :) Stu should have asked for my help :) If you want to do what Stu is trying to do – search on “Weiner” or “Anthony Weiner“, and go through the search results as many … Continue reading →

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Is there an American alive who has never…

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Art Stone

Is there an American alive who has never used an ATM? Yes, his name is Senator Ben Nelson. ATMs started being widely deployed in banks around 1980….

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And given that the hot gas coming out of…

Posted on May 21, 2010 by eeyore

And given that the hot gas coming out of the later is more of a threat than the former…it’s a shame.

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SpillCam We can get a camera 5000 feet u…

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Art Stone

SpillCam We can get a camera 5000 feet under the ocean on the internet, but can’t get one inside the House/Senate Conference Committee hearing room. Go figure.

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Wolf Blitzer & Michelle Malkin asking th…

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Art Stone

Wolf Blitzer & Michelle Malkin asking the same questions? Is that a pig flying overhead? Wolf got the President of Mexico to say that “of course” you can’t just cross the border into Mexico, and of course Mexican police will … Continue reading →

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Is Hi-Def radio passing into ‘has-been…

Posted on May 21, 2010 by HPaws

Is Hi-Def radio passing into ‘has-been’ (maybe – ‘never-was’) phase? I actually never bought one.

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Great Voice of the Great Lakes has lost …

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Art Stone

Great Voice of the Great Lakes has lost its voice. The 50kw heritage AM station that used to dominate the industrial heartland is as feeble as the car companies it used to shill for. Gone are the Detroit Tigers and … Continue reading →

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Harry Reid: “We will… bring Wall Stre…

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Art Stone

Harry Reid: “We will… bring Wall Street to a screeching halt”…. or to be more fair “The Joyride” will come to a screeching halt, but I think the former is closer to the truth. Ending private banks and moving control … Continue reading →

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Making sense of today’s events – the Eu…

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Art Stone

Making sense of today’s events – the Euro is going back up relative to the dollar, gold is relatively quiet, oil continues to drop… The one big change that probably is being overlooked is Canada – their dollar dropped about … Continue reading →

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Weiner Facts is Glenn Beck’s new web si…

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Art Stone

Weiner Facts is Glenn Beck’s new web site. It was the #1 search term on Wednesday. He mentioned today what happened the prior day. It looks like Google has removed the result from Google Trends. I’m *shocked* that Google would … Continue reading →

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Chess players think many moves ahead. On…

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Art Stone

Chess players think many moves ahead. One person in Arizona is suggesting the idea of no longer sending electric power to Los Angeles. Question: Where does Arizona get its water, and who controls how much they get?

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Johnny Brandmeier was fired by WLUP-FM i…

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Art Stone

Johnny Brandmeier was fired by WLUP-FM in Chicago in November 2009. Why am I mentioning this now? A tester confirmed that he was still on the stream in December 2009, and again in January 2010. I just found this out … Continue reading →

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The head of Emmis has some conflicting o…

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Art Stone

The head of Emmis has some conflicting opinions about streaming. He thinks it is great that wireless companies are advertising again, but that wireless streaming is not important for radio. He doesn’t have to “spend one penny” on his FM … Continue reading →

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“Hurricane Season may make spill worse…

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Art Stone

“Hurricane Season may make spill worse” – a clear example of USA Today engaging in advocacy journalism by predicting the future

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“Overwhelming evidence” that the S Kor…

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Art Stone

“Overwhelming evidence” that the S Korean military ship was sunk by a homing torpedo fired by North Korea. That’s the conclusion of the multinational investigation. North Korea vows all out war if there is any retalliation. VP Biden warned President … Continue reading →

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