Daily Archives: January 7, 2010

Practice Makes Perfect

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Gaius

The GOP Mascot Precision Drill Team practices their 2010 election signature routine, the Donkey Stomp. Tweet

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Windows 7 GodMode

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Gaius

I have no clue why this exists, nor does Ina Fried at CNET where I read about this feature in Windows 7. The so-called GodMode appears to pull every, single configurable setting for W7 into one handy-dandy file. I will … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 3 Comments

Kamikaze Iguanas!

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Gaius

They’re dropping like – well – iguanas in South Florida! Scientists said these seemingly suicidal lizards are a result of South Florida’s record cold weather. Iguanas prefer temperatures in the 80s and 90s. With Wednesday morning’s temperatures at around 35 … Continue reading →

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Unemployment Up

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Gaius

The cheerful chirping of the Wizard of O’s munchkin chorus singing that we’re out of the woods economically sounded a bit more strained today: There were 434,000 initial jobless claims filed in the week ended Jan. 2, up 1,000 from … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Obamantics | 1 Comment

Cold Irony

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Gaius

As of the writing of this post it is colder in Northern Florida (25°F) than it is at McMurdo Station, Antarctica (26°F). Time to head South to get warm. Really, really South. Tweet

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