Managing the beast that is RSS

Sat, 10 May 2008 16:23:58 PDT
Now that I’ve got a several writing gigs, I need to read, a lot. A lot of news, a lot of opinions, a lot of sites. Tris Hussey pointed me in the direction of AideRSS, which is a very slick little tool to help calm the savage RSS beast. AideRSS uses a slick technology which analyzes the posts in whichever feed you give the site, ranking them Good, Great or Best. You can then set the level of posts you want back from the site. I’ve set a good chunk of my feeds - except those of friends - to

Glosslip Covers Anonymous Protest Reports in Sweden May10

Sat, 10 May 2008 12:18:16 PDT
As always, the fabulous Dawn Olsen is on top of the latest greatest news from the anon protests against the corrupt practices of the church of scientology.

Rockies vs. Padres Preview Trends + Gambling Free Pick

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:33:00 PDT
BetUS MLB baseball betting odds: San Diego -150, Colorado +130; Total 6.5

Susan Riley . Politics' hidden heroes - Ottawa Citizen

Susan Riley . Politics' hidden heroes Ottawa Citizen, Canada - Apr 25, 2008 They aren't in politics for the money, heady exposure on CBC Newsworld's popular Politics broadcast, or the conveniently timed junkets to Taiwan or Bermuda. ...

CTV, Global join forces to denounce cable-satellite vision of broadcasting (Canadian Business)

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:58:33 PDT
Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press April 17, 2008 - 12:36 a.m. GATINEAU, Que. - Canada's two largest private broadcasters joined forces Thursday to warn that cable and satellite companies will destroy the country's broadcasting system if the federal regulator doesn't stop them.

Debt Dodging Examples - Does It Help?

Sat, 10 May 2008 00:47:14 PDT
Today US people burried under the debt problems do anything possible to avoid debts. There are huge debt dodging trends. BUT ... does it help?

TV tonight: Five worth watching - Toronto Star

TV tonight: Five worth watching Toronto Star, Canada - Apr 20, 2008 ... his shooting rampage in Blacksburg, Va., The Passionate Eye has the premiere of Jonathon Hacker's film Massacre at Virginia Tech (CBC Newsworld at 10). ... PBS's Nature and Oprah's finale The Gazette (Montreal) all 2 news articles

Yahoo Is More Popular Than Google - says Google.

Sat, 10 May 2008 10:55:30 PDT
Google's own product - 'Google Trends' says that Yahoo is more popular than Google since a long time. Even though the graph of Google has been steadily climbing, it has never beaten Yahoo. Should we or shouldn't we believe you Google?

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Invade Myanmar? Says who?

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:08:26 PDT
Time.com says we should consider invading Myanmar. CNN.com decided that was front-page news. Should we really be letting the media generate "news" like this?

Best. Headline. Ever.

Sat, 10 May 2008 10:43:00 PDT
Is this news?

WSJ.com - Bubble Isn't Big Factor in Inflation (5/9/08)

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:38:37 PDT
Surging food and energy prices are being driven by fundamental trends, according to the majority of economists in the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey.

Cobalt & Calcium Interviews Claudio

Sat, 10 May 2008 15:16:31 PDT
Howdy Cobalt! I have some great news to share: I will be conducting an interview with Claudio here in Calgary, Canada as the band gets underway on their Spring tour with Baroness!! I want to make sure that we ask some quality questions, ones that you might not typically see in a regular interview. So please feel free to leave your questions in this thread! Be sure that your questions are clear and to the point. We should avoid asking things that we already have answers to or pointless topics

CBC Newsworld : Passionate Eye Monday : Documentary

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:53:25 PDT
The story that showed on news world tonight.This is just another example of the futility and expense in money and lives that is the drug war.

Discovery exFellow weighs in lightly on Expelled

Sat, 10 May 2008 15:21:57 PDT
In an essay that is ten times the length of the following extracts, Jeff Schloss, a very obscure Christian College professor, weighs in on Expelled. He says Expelled misses the central issues. Unfortunately his essay also missed the central issue. His own personal religious views have led him to write the way he does. ID is about scientifically detecting design. In an especially disappointing long section, Schloss questions whether IDers really are expelled. Unlike most people, he is in a pos

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