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RSS Tidbits for November 10th, 2009

Shaun Kester — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:08:10 +0000

Here’s a small collection of recent news items that may be of interest.

Newsweek looks back

Shaun Kester — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:16:52 +0000

Newsweek takes a look back at the first decade of the new millenium.

RSS Tidbits for September 15th, 2009

Shaun Kester — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:20:07 +0000

Here’s a small collection of recent news items that may be of interest.

How ironic

Shaun Kester — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:18:36 +0000

From an MSNBC article: Alan Wilson, son of Representative Joe Wilson, on recent comments by President Carter:

“It’s unfortunate people make that jump. People can disagree — and appropriately disagree — on issues of substance, but when they make the jump to race it’s absolutely ludicrous. My brothers and I were raised by our parents to respect everyone regardless of background or race.”

Emphasis mine. Submitted without further comment.

RSS Tidbits for August 19th, 2009

Shaun Kester — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:08:24 +0000

Here’s a small collection of recent news items that may be of interest.

Gmail 502 Outage [February 2009]

Shaun Kester — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:07:55 +0000

Sounds like Google Apps is the culprit this time. Marco brought it to my attention this morning, hat tip to you! I’ll have to take a look at this in depth, and update my Gmail Outage guide to reflect the new options that Google Gears provides when used in conjunction with Gmail.

Other coverage:

Update: Check out the new Google Apps dashboard for the latest from several of the gApps.

Inappropriate Advertising Placement

Shaun Kester — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:16:44 +0000

Given the nature of Steve Jobs health problems, I’m not entirely sure that this ad placement is the most appropriate.

Click to enlarge…

Todays Newspaper

Shaun Kester — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:36:52 +0000

Front page of the Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon

Houston area car chase: Suprise ending

Shaun Kester — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:04:33 +0000

I saw this today while home for lunch. Sarah and I were watching it live and were absolutely shocked at the ending. See for yourself.

After being handcuffed, he got up on his own and appears to be uninjured.

[MyFox Houston]

Olympic Costs?

Shaun Kester — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:17:17 +0000

My wife wondered what hosting the modern Olympics cost a nation. My GoogleFu has initially failed me, but I think I’ve found some rough estimates. If anybody can fill in the details or find better estimates, please leave me a comment.

2008 Beijing: $42 billion
2006 Turino: ?
2004 Athens: $15 billion
2002 Salt Lake City: $1.3 billion
2000 Sydney: $3.4 billion
1998 Nagano: ?
1996 Atlanta: $1.8 billion
1994 Lillehammer: ?
1992 Barcelona: ?
1992 Albertville: ?