Feces-throwing monkey on the loose in Tampa Bay

Wildlife officials said a rhesus monkey known to throw feces when mad is on the loose in Tampa Bay. Authorities have been trying to capture the primate since Tuesday afternoon, but it managed to evade a bucket truck and tranquilizer dart.
OK, this is a serious emergency. But I think in the public interest, I [...]

Roderick Long’s New Site

Just thought I’d let you all know I set up Roderick Long’s new blog on this server.

Keaton Resigns from Communist Party

Or maybe it’s the “Libertarian” Party. Whatever. Eric Garris insisted, for reasons explained here. Angela’s statement is here.

New Comment System

I have upgraded to Wordpress 2.7 and with it comes a new comments system that makes it possible to, amongst other things, have author-specific comment styles. I altered my own and Scott’s styles which took effect retroactively so you can go back in previous posts and see how they look different. I can control font, [...]

Keith Preston’s "Free Enterprise: The Antidote to Corporate Plutocracy"

I wanted to pass along a link to an essay that I think you all should read. Preston is what I guess he would call a “left-libertarian” or “anarcho-socialist”, or perhaps he has another term. Anyway, the piece is brilliantly constructed and it won the Chris R. Tame Memorial Prize. I think it would be [...]

Funniest 22 minutes of Television Ever Aired

Matt and Trey have done it again. Here’s a preview:
Here’s a torrent link with thousands of seeds. — or;
Watch directly here.
PS. I liked Crystal Skull, and the ‘fridge’ scene is supposed to be a joke.

Russian Supremes Exonerate Czar, Commies Scream in Vain

I stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the Czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
- Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil

On July 17, 1918 the Czar, his wife, his son, his four daughters and a number of servants were taken into the basement of the building where they [...]

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Randy Pausch, 1960-2008

Professor Pausch, who was given a death sentence and responded by delivering the famous Last Lecture, has died.
At moments like this, I am reminded of something written by Larry McMurtry in Lonesome Dove – “Life is short. Shorter for some than others.”
That pretty much sums it up. There are some things we can’t control, and [...]

Zeitgeist

I just finished the watching the documentary Zeitgeist. It’s very interesting and I’d like to know what some of the rest of you think of it.
Google video has a copy here
This is a torrent link to a DVD ISO image that can be burned or mounted. In my view, not much more quality is gained [...]

And then there was Firefox 3

Quietly yesterday (I was using it for the past 24 hours without even knowing it), the stable Firefox 3 was released. This site was designed for it, so if you’re a regular visitor, I suggest upgrading. Alternatively, you could use Opera, if so inclined.
I wouldn’t suggest using … that other browser — unless pain is [...]

Update to WordPress 2.5

The site has been updated to WordPress 2.5, which has changed the dashboard considerably, and for the better. I am staying with the default WordPress dashboard theme for the forseeable future. WordPress’s lead designer, Matt Mullenweg, created a short screencast of himself using the new dashboard to post and add images or galleries to a [...]