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Monthly Archives September 2006

Post hoc, ergo propter hoc

This will be my second post in as many days about Serious International Affairs, and it will feature commentary as sophisticated and well-argued as readers of this website have come to expect. It is remarkable how quickly the Thai state stumbled into chaos after the country’s creepiest (and most famous) tourist was spirited away on [...]

Posted 19 September 2006 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments (1) °

Paraphrase of the day

Shorter Islamic extremists, to the Pope: Take back what you said about violence committed in the name of our religion or, by god, we’ll kill you. (Shorter concept inspired by Sadly, No! and Busy, Busy, Busy)

Posted 18 September 2006 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments Off °

Inspired by dinosaurs

T-Rex and his friends are talking today about writing clever messages in the memo field on checks. Some examples include “stop following me,” “for your continued silence,” and “nudity tax” (click the link for the best one, at the end). I clearly have to improve my game. My bank helpfully keeps a scanned image of [...]

Posted 15 September 2006 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments (2) °

To buzz or to under-cut?

If you’ve been wondering — like I have — why HBO has been making new episodes of “The Wire” available On Demand a week before they air, here’s why: The new marketing strategy signals the networks’ acceptance that they no longer can dictate when or where or how viewers watch television. Instead of relying upon [...]

Posted 14 September 2006 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments Off °

Need to know

Sometimes 47 radio stations just aren’t enough. I discovered last season that I could pick up at least one of the stations on the Pittsburgh Steelers radio network in my car, but I never had any luck at home, where I would like to mute the network-TV announcers and listen to Bill and Tunch. Can [...]

Posted 12 September 2006 by Will § Observations ‡ Comments Off °