Daily Archives: June 16, 2009

Eternal Rest

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Gaius

Who knew that “eternity” was only 75 years? The price of dying is going up in Rome, if a city auction of prime cemetery lots is anything to go by. The most expensive burial ground in the city’s prized Verano … Continue reading →

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Bad Ideas From Redmond

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Gaius

I think Microsoft is setting itself up for Vista v2. Yes, I know – from experience – that Windows 7 is not much more than a point revision of Vista. But Microsoft appears to be intent in duplicating its Vista … Continue reading →

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Railroad

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Gaius

One begins to get the extremely uncomfortable feeling that this nation is being railroaded right now. Between the wholly-owned media and this item that just popped on Memeorandum, this is beginning to look ugly. The nonpartisan $1 trillion over ten … Continue reading →

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Wow. Who Knew?

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Gaius

I always thought the television network ABC was the “American Broadcasting Company”. I had no idea it really meant the “All Barack Channel”. It seems ABC is going to televise there news next Wednesday from the White House. A prime … Continue reading →

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