Date 35 - My Date With the Mimbo
It’s pretty funny when someone you know doesn’t get the joke, it’s even pretty funny when you’re the one that doesn’t get the joke…that is as long as it’s every once in a while. In the rare case when you run into someone who never gets the joke, it’s simply not that funny.
Well I suppose there are instances where this would be funny, like when you’re recounting the story to your girlfriends, or when you’re laughing at this person along with other people who get the joke. But when it’s just the two of you, that is when it starts to get old real quick.
On a tangent, I have a bad habit of seeming like I’m not listening. I can understand why this would bother someone, but most of the time I actually am listening and can recount the entire exchange. This date not only didn’t get the joke, he […]
Original post by linnea
“all search begins and ends with people, not algorithms.”
Yep.
Original post by Peter Caputa
Online Local Ad Spending = $12.1B by 2001
That’s a big #.
Original post by Peter Caputa
Online Local Ad Spending = $12.1B by 2011
That’s a big #.
Original post by Peter Caputa
Government must pre-empt energy crisis
Nicholas D. Kristof argued that the United States should lead rather than allow uncertainties about global warming to stall action (Telegram & Gazette, Aug.17). I agree with Mr. Kristof and with earlier opinions by columnist Thomas L. Friedman, but important arguments been have missed.
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Opposition to Cape Wind not about view
I am writing to correct a serious misstatement in your editorial, “Attitudes changing on clean, sustainable energy” (Telegram & Gazette, Aug. 25). The editorial states, incorrectly and without basis, that I have voiced opposition to the proposed Cape Wind power plant in Nantucket Sound because “windmills on the horizon will spoil the view” from my home in Hyannis Port. I have never made such an argument, nor does it represent my position. Most disappointing, the editorial
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Perverse incentive
With the Midwest trying to recover from devastating rains and the Gulf Coast still struggling to recover from the lethal one-two punch delivered by hurricanes Katrina and Rita two years ago, the threat of flooding to life and property has been much in the news. Yet, policymakers show little inclination to address one of the factors that contributes to the devastation: a federal flood insurance program that encourages people to build and rebuild on barrier islands and floodplains.
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A prudent plan
The auto insurance reforms unveiled by Insurance Commissioner Nonnie S. Burnes this week would introduce much-needed competition into Massachusetts’ highly regulated system while guarding against discriminatory practices and unfair pricing. Consumers, and safe drivers in particular, should welcome the change.
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