Monthly Archives: June 2010

Good web design doesn’t depend on Flash…

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Art Stone

Good web design doesn’t depend on Flash. My PC was hijacked again probably through Flash, even though I had the Beta version. I’m installing Flash. If your radio station web site navigation relies exclusively on Flash menus, it’s time to … Continue reading →

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The question nobody is asking (yet) – wh…

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Art Stone

The question nobody is asking (yet) – what happens if the Gulf of Mexico was hit with a moderate earthquake under the current scenario? We have a drilling ship tethered to a mile long piece of pipe cobbled to the … Continue reading →

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FCIC to Goldman Sachs: “Give us everthi…

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Art Stone

FCIC to Goldman Sachs: “Give us everything you have that we might possibly want” (the FCIC is the Commission that is tasked with finding out why the financial markets collapsed in 2008) GS: Are you sure you want EVERYTHING? FCIC: … Continue reading →

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GM is paying the mexican workers $ 26 a …

Posted on June 11, 2010 by 3tooz

GM is paying the mexican workers $ 26 a day ? Thats a little over $3 an hour, unless they are being paid $ 2 siesta time… I wonder if the UAW pays for sleeping on the job..?

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“Local programming only” – many statio…

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Art Stone

“Local programming only” – many stations only stream local programs (usually the morning program) – because they don’t want to pay music royalties or can’t or don’t want to stream syndicated programming. I’ve modified the Station Check page to exclude … Continue reading →

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Alvin Greene – the ticking bomb inside t…

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Art Stone

Alvin Greene – the ticking bomb inside the Democratic party if anyone pays attention. Mr Greene is an African American who won the South Carolina Senate primary on Tuesday. Other than the filing fee, he spent less than $2000 and … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck nails the Huffington Post fan…

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Art Stone

Glenn Beck nails the Huffington Post fanpeople http://www.kenpittman.com/articles/134/1/How-Democrats-will-destroy-the-true-America/Page1.html It’s Rudyard Kipling’s poem

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Looking for the tipping point? Here is o…

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Art Stone

Looking for the tipping point? Here is one to think about. One of the first things President Obama did after taking office was returning a statue of Winston Churchill to England. Part of the explanation is his anger at the … Continue reading →

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Major Flash security flaw – Leo LaPorte …

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Art Stone

Major Flash security flaw – Leo LaPorte mentioned this security hole in Flash over the weekend. CERT has issued a security warning officially. http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/486225 Code to exploit this hole have been published, and it only takes looking at a web … Continue reading →

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GM pays $26 per day – to it’s workers i…

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Art Stone

GM pays $26 per day – to its workers in Mexico. Bloomberg reports that Government/Generous Motors is expanding production of small cars in factories in Mexico. What does the UAW think about this now that they are a major stock … Continue reading →

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What is Radio? The source of all knowled…

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Art Stone

What is Radio? The source of all knowledge in the Universe (Google***) says “radio” is… Pandora, Live365, AOL Music, NPR, Slacker, Sirius, Yahoo! Music, Windows Media, XM Radio…. That pretty much puts a bow on that package. *** (“all knowledge” … Continue reading →

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Comparing BP flow rates is flawed thinki…

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Art Stone

Comparing BP flow rates is flawed thinking for at least two reasons. For the first 40+ days, the flows were coming from three partial holes in the pipe, not a completely open stub. Without the riser, water pressure was holding … Continue reading →

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1 PM today the world changes – it’s the…

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Art Stone

1 PM today (Eastern) the world changes – it’s the expected announcement of the next generation iPhone – with a front facing camera to generate video of your face (Dick Tracy’s phone is finally here) and 4G compatibility (necessary for … Continue reading →

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Bob Brinker is gone from Saturday as of …

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Art Stone

Bob Brinker is gone from Saturday as of this past weekend (I was off visiting relatives and didn’t care about radio :))… It looks like the Larry Kudlow show IS the syndicated replacement for the Saturday show (on the few … Continue reading →

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The moment of truth appoaches…. the LM…

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Art Stone

The moment of truth appoaches…. the LMRP is going to be connected up shortly – it will latch underneath the flanges that joined the original riser to the BOP – all standard off-the-shelf stuff. We should know before tomorrow if … Continue reading →

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