therandomtexan
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This is embarrassing
OK, so we Texans do need to knock a few pounds off; we’re #12 on the list of “fat states.” But to get beat out by Oklahoma and …. Michigan? That’s just wrong. Worse yet, Louisiana is NOT #1. This indicates a deplorable lack of pride and standards. Update (8 July). Reuters reports the same Read more
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Use the Cloud at your peril
Microsoft ‘fesses up to what everyone with half a brain knew already: Uncle Sam, wielding the Patriot Act*, can glom on to any and all of your data stored out on the Cloud. Not to mention assorted hackers, rogue server-farm employees, implausibly denied oriental cyberwarriors, and careless mooks who misplace laptops full of unauthorized downloads. Read more
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Getting punchy?
This seems to be the weekend for Democrats to get punch-drunk, at least in Wisconsin and New Jersey. I hope it’s just talk, ’cause if they start throwing those punches, they’re going to be whining about needing socialized dental care. Tips from the Instapundit. Read more
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OK, it’s official. A million bucks down a rathole.
I predicted the City of San Antonio’s Bike Sharing Program would be a bust, and it appears I was right. So there’s $1,000,000 of YOUR tax dollars blown. The only upside I see is that the B-Cycle kiosks are a strong signal of good locations for private bicycle shops like the Blue Star Bike Shop. Read more
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Here comes the DYSCALCULA epidemic
Back in grad school, whenever a statistical problem had us stumped, we would joke about having a bad case of dyscalcula, comparing ourselves to dyslexics because the problem was so puzzling we weren’t sure we understood the question, let alone had a clue about finding the answer. Well, dyscalcula is making its real-world debut. Oh Read more
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Is there an echo in here?
Just spotted in my RSS reader, I saw a less than neutral headline about the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that the passage of the state’s law restricting collective bargaining by public employee unions was proper and within state law. Too bad neither CBS nor USA Today can afford a headline rewrite guy. Tip from The Read more
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Sometimes, there IS some justice
When I first saw this I was a bit put out, but figured, “what can I say? It’s perfectly legal.” But folks that pull this kind of stunt can’t keep themselves from skating ever closer to the edge, until they screw up. Tip from the Drudge Report. Read more
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Need some serious Red State red meat ranting?
Check out Ann Barnhardt, who is Ann Coulter on speed, steroids, and a serious tear. Tip from American Digest. Read more
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Got the blues? Maybe you need…
…a yellow ukelele and some happy feet. Beats the Hell out of all this snark and evasion we’re getting from our Intellectual Betters, and all that drab crap the Fashionistas are hawking. Tip from The Parkway Rest Stop. Read more
The Random Texan 