August 2010
26 posts
Bjørn Lomborg: $100bn a year needed to fight... →
Who are the climate change skeptics going to turn to now?
NYTimes: The Parent Model
From The New York Times: OP-ED COLUMNIST: The Parent Model Raise the economy the way you raise a child — instill good values and create a secure climate. http://nyti.ms/ahuw3S Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://itunes.com/apps/nytimes Posted via email from dnorton’s posterous | Comment »
Murphy got a haircut.
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General Motors: Government Motors no more | The... →
I wonder how the right will spin this. Obama isn’t living up to his socialist label when it comes to the bailout of GM.
(via Instapaper)
WatchJon Stewart picks apart the Fox News diatribe about the funding ties of the Islamic Center at Ground Zero coming from Al-Waleed bin Talal who is the second largest shareholder of News Corp. Oh, irony!
BBC News - Rise of the Mamils (middle-aged men in... →
WatchNCAA College Football Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Rumors - College Football - ESPN
I love that they have named UGA as a possible “dark horse” for the SEC East this year. Go Dogs!
Streetsblog New York City » “Bike Bedlam” Fact... →
Thanks CBS2 for stirring up some anti-cycling sentiment in NYC. It’s too bad the numbers don’t hold up to their “journalistic” conclusions about the dangers of all of rogue cyclists.
The cake
I made Ashley a home made cake (no mix out of a box) for her birthday yesterday. And with those bonus points, I won the Awesome Husband Game! Posted via email from dnorton’s posterous | Comment »
On Running Form II: Where Should Footstrike Occur?... →
My friend and fellow runner Pete Larson wrote this really great article about proper footstrike. It’s definitely worth reading for anyone interested in proper running form.
WatchPiranha 3D deserves an Oscar!
Coding Horror: What's On Your Utility Belt? →
I really don’t have a utility belt, but I do carry a Cannondale Airspeed Lite pump with me on any bike ride (including my commutes.)
NYTimes: Free Parking Comes at a Price
From The New York Times: ECONOMIC VIEW: Free Parking Comes at a Price Many people see a free parking space as an entitlement, but an author argues that it’s a subsidy that wastes space and money. http://nyti.ms/afMGyT Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://itunes.com/apps/nytimes Posted via email from dnorton’s posterous | Comment »
A Task for George W. Bush
This backlash against Muslims makes me ashamed as an American and a Christian. I’m glad people like Michael Bloomberg and Jeffrey Goldberg are taking a stand for the pluralist principles our country was founded on. I love Goldberg’s idea of recruiting GWB to lead a campaign to eradicate this un-American idea that Muslims are separate and to be feared. A Task for George W. Bush via...
NYTimes: Putting Our Brains on Hold
From The New York Times: OP-ED COLUMNIST: Putting Our Brains on Hold The United States, once the world’s leader in the percentage of young people with college degrees, has fallen to 12th among 36 developed nations. http://nyti.ms/b3ZXXF Get The New York Times on your iPhone for free by visiting http://itunes.com/apps/nytimes Posted via email from dnorton’s...
Mayor Bloomberg Stands Up For Mosque →
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Time for a change
I was getting a little tired of my old homepage, dnorton.org. It really was never a very good design except that it let me play around with Yahoo CSS Grids which I found very useful for creating a fluid multi-column design. But don’t fear. The ugly site that you found childish but cute is still alive at social.dnorton.org. I’m going to tweak it to be my own personal social stream...
My new wheels!
I just bought a set of Mavic Ksyrium SL wheels and took them for a spin around Central Park. I am smitten. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Posted via email from dnorton’s posterous | Comment »