The Daily Loper – October 14, 2008
Posted by Lopy in The Daily Loper on Oct 14, 2008
It’s Too Late To Turn Back Here We Go Edition
Todays links of interest:
- Canseco charged with misdemeanor drug smuggling
We will not speculate about the actual drugs being smuggled. It makes our heads hurt. - What McCain Hasn’t Tried
A campaign based upon respect for his opponent. But that just ain’t how the G.O.P. rolls. - The U.S. Government is Twittering
So many possible comments, so little time. - ‘Daily Show’ duo set for CBS sitcom
Sounds like the comedy version of "Throwdown with Bobby Flay", only with Samantha Bee and Jason Jones. - Schieffer Wants ‘Freewheeling’ Third Debate
So do we, Bob, so do we. - Newspapers Blame Ad Networks as Online Revenue Shrinks
Ah, there’s the culprit. We knew it would eventually emerge. - Uneven Gains in Delayed TV Viewing
Phew! Now we know that some people time shift, some people don’t. - Jobs On Blu-Ray: A "Bag of Hurt"
Translation: Steve Jobs is playing hardball with Sony over Blu-Ray licensing terms. - Does drinking alcohol shrink your brain?
Well, duh. Haven’t we been hearing for years and years about "killing blood cells?" Which we, of course ignored whenever calling for another — wait, what were we talking about again? - Internet use ‘good for the brain’
Well, duh. Anybody could see that the entire act of getting online and surfing around would be — wait, what were we talking about again? - Windows Vista Team Blog : Introducing Windows 7
In which, we learn that Microsoft can’t count. The last numbered version of Windows was 3.x. Then came Windows 95 (4), Windows 2000 (5), Windows XP (6), and finally Windows Vista (7). So it makes perfect sense that Microsoft is officially announcing that Windows 8 will be called Windows 7. - Microsoft: Mac buyers pay Apple tax
And Windows users have higher blood pressure.
