December 2008
- 24: Merry Christmas! (1)
November 2008
- 26: The Black Hole
- 26: The Wheel, Sliced Bread, Moon Landings
- 25: The Single Best Video Of Swedes Playing “Sweet Georgia Brown” Accompanied By A Tractor You’ll See All Day (2)
- 18: Blogging, Or Lack Thereof (1)
October 2008
- 27: Thank You, Mr. Helpy Helper Man! (1)
- 27: When They Outlaw Guns (1)
- 24: Whoah. (4)
- 22: The Comprehensive Case Against Barack Obama
- 20: Ich Bin Sore
- 17: Three Years — THREE. YEARS. MAN. (1)
- 10: The Very Definition Of “Too Much Time On One’s Hands”
- 09: Fun With Flowcharts
- 08: Battoy Storyman (1)
- 07: Literally Lyrical (1)
- 07: Please Hammer, Don’t Copy That Floppy (1)
- 02: Seasons’ Change
- 01: I’m Not Dead Yet
September 2008
- 26: Smells Like Tee… I… I Can’t Do it.
- 26: ULTRA!!!! (Ultra… Ultra… Ultra…) (1)
- 26: Highly Illogical (1)
- 26: Rocket Man (2)
- 26: Patriotism, Muppet Style (1)
- 23: The Importance Of Being Earnest (3)
- 16: Wocka Wocka Wocka! (1)
- 12: Wheeeee! (1)
- 11: Seven Years Later
- 09: Master Your Vocabulary (1)
- 08: Schadenfreudentasticken (1)
- 04: This Browser Is… So HEAVY! (1)
- 02: Cybernetic Change We Can Believe In
August 2008
- 29: CPU Vs. GPU, Mythbusters-Style (1)
- 28: Just Covering The Bases
- 26: Imperial Fleet Week San Francisco
- 26: Wildly Inappropriate Bathroom Music Selections, August 2008 Edition
- 22: That’s Not Particularly Statesman-like, Senator Obama!
- 21: Oh, Bravo, EA, Bra-vo!
- 20: This Is What I’m On About
- 20: Your Tax Dollars At Work: NASA Redefines “EPIC FAIL” (1)
- 20: Useless Timewaster Of The Day (1)
- 19: A Musical Interlude
- 19: Variations On A Theme
- 18: If The World Were Populated By A Hideous Race Of… Me’s. (6)
- 15: The Man From UNCLE
- 14: More Ai-yuh Kerry
- 12: I R SERIOUS UNCLE. THIS R SERIOUS POST.
- 11: You’ve Been… THUNderSTRUCK!
- 11: Barack-Rolled
- 08: Think A Happy Thought (1)
- 07: The Pinnacle[s] of Western Civilization
- 06: Ahh, The Memories…
- 05: Congrats, Riverside Green!
- 01: Pffrrrrrrrt!
July 2008
- 31: A Concession, Of Sorts
- 28: Bushman Or President Bat?
- 25: Yo Vivo En “VAN” CERCA DE UN RIO! (1)
- 23: Get Dry With A Middle Kelp From My Trends (1)
- 22: The Dark Knight Always Triumphs! Have At You! (4)
- 21: Nissan GT-R (4)
- 17: And Now, PlayPowerStationPoint
- 16: Thanks, Children’s Television Workshop
- 16: Mandatory Viewing (1)
- 14: The Jedi Gym (2)
- 11: Straight From The Dept. Of I-Didn’t-Even-Know-They-Tested-This-Stuff
- 11: Updating A Classic
- 11: A Bad Day, Indeed
- 11: I’m Ridiculously Excited About This Game
- 10: Notice!
- 10: Kudos For Praized (3)
- 08: Further Reader Minivan Bleg (10)
- 07: Blasto Is Bleepin’ Brilliant (1)
- 03: A Prim(us) Time Slot
- 02: Wii’s Back — Wheeee!
- 01: …To The Dump, To The Dump, To The Dump Dump DUMP! (2)
- 01: Cracking Good Trailer, Grommit! (1)
June 2008
- 26: Wii-less (1)
- 25: Soliciting Reader Feedback, Minivan Edition (9)
- 21: Great Grandpa B.’s Kiwanis Club Chicken
- 20: ‘Cause I’m A Big Picture Kind Of Person, That’s Why.
- 20: Friday Video Hyperbole
- 19: The Internet: Giving New Meaning To “Alternative” Music
- 18: Bravo, Sun. Bra. VO. (4)
- 17: You Just Got Served, Comrade.
- 13: Excellent Soundtrack Choice, Lads
- 12: There’s A-Doin’s Afoot
- 10: Don’t Mess With The Open Source Bunny
- 09: Wardrobe Suggestions
- 09: ManBabies.com: Terrifying. Amusing, Yes, But Terrifying.
- 06: The Dangerous Website For Boys [At Heart]
- 05: “Do You Remember When We Were Chasing The Germans…” (1)
- 04: What’s Wrong With This Picture?
- 04: Webcomics Worth A Look
- 02: A Comedy Giant Among Men. Well, Chimps, Really.
May 2008
- 30: That’s Headly!
- 28: 5 Basement Jaxx Songs You’ve Likely Never Heard Before (0)
- 28: World Ends, Geeks Hardest Hit (1)
- 27: From The “Missed Headline Opportunities: Political” Division (1)
- 23: Video Mashups Of The Geeky Kind (2)
- 23: Sites Of Reference For Your F.I.T. Needs
- 22: Texas Travelogue ’08, Day 5 (1)
- 21: Don’t Be So Quick To Laugh, My Friends (1)
- 19: Vide-O-Rama (1)
- 15: Run For Your Lives!
- 14: On Psystar, Apple And Conspiracy Theories (6)
- 13: Tweet Fulfillment
- 12: Defend Your Castle (2)
- 12: My Fellow Children Of The ’80s Probably Ought To Look Away (3)
- 11: Whopping, Hearty Congratulations Are In Order
- 09: An Act You’re Unlikely To See On Stage Any Time Soon, But Probably Should (1)
- 08: The TRUE Candidate Of Change (1)
- 07: Just Call Me MacGyver: Systems Administrator
- 07: Comedy Central & Carlos Mencia: A Bit-Stealing Match Made In Heaven (1)
- 07: Comedy Central & Carlos Mencia: A Bit-Stealing Match Made In Heaven (1)
- 07: The Awesomeness Of This Picture Exceeds The 1000 Words Benchmark
- 02: Professional Baseball Does Funny Things To One’s Head
- 01: Sweet Merciful Crap! (1)
April 2008
- 29: This Trailer Needs An Enema!
- 28: Everything Sounds Better In “British”
- 25: Youngme / Nowme
- 24: Variations On A Theme: Is Our Congresscritters Learning Scripture?
- 24: Holy OSHA Violation, Batman!
- 23: Is Our Protestors Learning? (3)
- 23: Yes, Yes, But WHAT Is The Plan?
- 20: Sabbath Day Toddler Observation (1)
- 18: Mitchell And Webb FTW
- 18: “We’ve Replaced His John McCain With Some Fred Thompson. Let’s See If He Notices.” (15)
- 17: The First Rule Of Fight Scenes Is That You Don’t Talk About… No, Wait. (1)
- 16: Good Idea/Bad Idea (2)
- 16: Fun With Analogies: LOST And Computer Role-Playing Games
- 15: Traffic Surfing (2)
- 11: The PS3 “Laptop”: Lotta “PS3”, Not So Much “Laptop” (1)
- 11: SBCG4AP — Good Jeorb, Guys!
- 10: posting from natmech
- 10: It’s Like Anime + Quake. Animake? Quanime? (4)
- 09: These ARE The Games You’re Looking For (1)
- 09: Solaris Admins, You WantNeed PCA
- 08: I’m Picking Up Extremely High Levels Of “Enterprise” Humor In This Sector, Captain.
- 07: Yumpin’ Yimminy! Grease Your Mental Skids With A Screwdriver (Or Four) Prior To Viewing (1)
- 07: Toddler Observation Of The Day, Occasioned By The Consuming Of Potato/Cheese-Filled Dumplings (1)
- 07: 1/2 Scale Panzer Tank Built By College Student
- 04: It’s Friday, You Ain’t Got No Job, You Ain’t Got No Money
- 03: Grab Your Egg-And-Fours And Let’s Get The Bacon Delivered! (1)
- 03: iJailBroken
- 02: Got WordPress 2.5 Questions? WTC Has Answers.
- 02: …Saint Crispin On A Cracker! That’s Some Good Sith! (4)
- 01: Other April TomFoolery
- 01: Briffilliant!
- 01: YouTube To Internet[s]: You’ve Been Rickrolled!
March 2008
- 31: Tivo Alert: You’re On “Notice” (1)
- 29: WordPress 2.5 Is Out
- 29: Make It Easy For The Spiders To Crawl What You Provide (1)
- 28: Texas Travelogue ’08, Days 3 And 4
- 27: Why Wasn’t I Notified Immediately?
- 26: Summa Summa Summa Summeleon… (1)
- 25: 5 Songs From 1 Band I’m Betting You’ve Never Heard Before (0)
- 25: Celebrity Look-Alikes
- 24: Those Cheeky Brits
- 24: Monday Morning Musical Diversion
- 22: Best Use Of A Cake Song In A Propaganda Video EVAR (7)
- 18: Texas Travelogue Extended
- 14: Texas Travelogue ’08, Day 2 (3)
- 13: Texas Travelogue ’08, Day 1
- 07: LEGOs Gone Mad! (1)
- 07: How Many Freudians Does It Take To Screw In AReplace A Lightbulb? (1)
- 06: Real Life Update
- 06: Duuude. (5)
- 04: Pray For My Little Girl Again (2)
- 03: Do They Give Out “Toddler Purple Hearts”? (4)
- 01: The (Browser Tab) Week In Review (2)
February 2008
- 28: Make Way For Hellary.
- 27: Holy Cuppa…! (5)
- 26: My Nominee For “Nobel Prize For Cunning Commentary (Web Edition)”
- 25: Advice For The Ages
- 20: Indy Gaming Makes Electronic Arts Weep (3)
- 19: Space, Time And Mario: A Toddler’s Perspective (1)
- 15: It’s A Brawl, Y’all
- 14: Indiana Jones And The Trailer Of Doom
- 12: Philadelphia Metro Residents: Get Thee To The Franklin Institute (1)
- 07: That’s Just About The Size Of It (1)
- 06: The Subprime Mess, As Viewed From Britain
- 06: Self-Flagellatory Behavior
- 05: Words Fail
- 04: Schadenfreude: Can You Dig It?
- 01: Euuuugh.
January 2008
- 31: …And The Mask Slips (8)
- 31: BECAUSE YOU ARE HEADCRAB ZOMBIE (1)
- 31: Apologies For The Virtual Mess (1)
- 31: Thompson Giuliani Romney Or Bust.
- 30: Thank Heaven For Engineers (1)
- 29: Everything’s Better With ButterDrums (1)
- 24: Pak. Chooie. BOOM.
- 23: Zounds! Google To Buy WordPress By Proxy!
- 23: Risky Bidness
- 23: My Friend Flickr
- 22: Well, Crud.
- 22: The Feminization Of America[n Authors]
- 15: I Was Saying “Boo, Urns!” (5)
- 14: Brawndo Helps You WIN AT INTERNETTING!
- 11: My Choice For President In Just Over A Minute (1)
- 10: Nutter’s Delight (3)
- 09: I’m Unsure As To The Cultural Significance Of Any Of This (Or: Obama Is A Cylon) (12)
- 09: NetNewsWire 3.1 Is Now Free (As In Beer)
- 08: iToo iFunny
- 04: Let’s Get This Post Off The Table, Shall We?
- 03: Whoa. Holy Game-Changer, Batman! (1)
- 03: New Stuff For The New Year (1)
- 01: …And In Another 32.5 Years, The Feds Will Let Me Retire!
I have found a new science fiction author who writes something worth reading! A while back, I was reading Doug Stewart’s blog and he mentioned getting a particular book for his birthday. Interestingly enough the author of Old Man’s War, John Scalzi, stopped by Doug’s blog and wished
on December 31, 2006 when we review these; I have included some editorial comments in italics. Weather ” Literal Barrage: The Only 2006 Predictions Thread Worth Reading – ” RedState has compiled a fairly extensive list of predictions for the year 2006 as proffered by various bloggers of
Memorable Phrase of the Year to inspire my resolutions Man, that’s ruff ! Michelle Malkin: Endorsement For A Lawless State? The Only 2006 Predictions Thread Worth Reading Sorbet Combo at Rouge I’m Baaaaack Gay Cowboys? Reading as a weapon in the culture war Open Thread Embattled Bush
satisfyingly huge monsters to wallop. And also, today’s Scots word of the day: “stramash”. Usually a big fight, can sometimes just mean a crowd getting rowdy. Here is the Guardian’s comment on it – and an American take on it, with a selection of ot…
also generally been positive. This review at Book Fetish gives it fives stars (“hardcore, unapologetic Heinlein-esque military Sci-Fi”), and this review at Literal Barrage is also nice (“I’m pleased to report that I enjoyed this book greatly”). And over at Byzantium’s Shores, Jaquandor
at Mike Lief.com; Jeff Weintraub; Snarking Dawg; Musing of the Geek with a .45; Tel-Chai Nation; Outside the Beltway; Ace of Spades; Literal Barrage ; Davids Mediankritik; Don Singleton; David Boyd; Canadian Sentinel; Scipio the Metalcon; Sensible Mom; Simi Valley Sophist; Super Fun Power
at Mike Lief.com; Jeff Weintraub; Snarking Dawg; Musing of the Geek with a .45; Tel-Chai Nation; Outside the Beltway; Ace of Spades; Literal Barrage ; Davids Mediankritik; Don Singleton; David Boyd; Canadian Sentinel; Scipio the Metalcon; Sensible Mom; Simi Valley Sophist; Super Fun Power
Pitt Bull, The Bodie Specter, Fish Taco Stand, Scipio the Metalcon, Canadian Sentinel, JunkYardBlog (plus, another one), Davids Mediankritik, Don Singleton, David Boyd, Protein Wisdom, Ace of Spades, Literal Barrage , Common Folk Using Common Sense, Outside the Beltway.
10/27/2005 @ 6:55 am […] Fortunately, the news of the withdrawal has brought Patterico back off the window ledge, while Scott Ott notes the lighter side of the whole affair. […] Pingback byOpposing The Miers Nomination, Or: I AM The Base, Jive Turkey! at Literal Barrage — 10/27/2005 @ 6:58 am The conservatives’ clarion call (CCC) has consistently been that a qualified candidate nominated by the president deserves an up-or-down vote on the floor of the US Senate. The
Baseball hall of famer Kirby Puckett passed away monday at the age of 44 [IMG :(] . A great player and a wonderful personality. Center field suddenly feels empty now Puckett in hall of fame. Wikipedia Kirby Puckett tribute at mlb.com Technorati Tags: baseball, kirby+puckett, mlb
But I guess an Academy stupid enough to nominate Munich and Crash would also be stupid enough to give the award to one of them. Read Queering the Apparatus, Towleroad, The State of …, Brokeback Blokes, The Envelope (LAT),Literal Barrage, Molly Saves the Day, Celebrity Wonk, Deadline Hollywood for more coherent thoughts.
More on this thread: Literal Barrage / Video Games: The Proving Grounds For Our Next-Gen Soldiers – Blackfive has a nifty piece about a new addition to the U.S. Marines’ arsenal – the M-32 “Six Pack” grenade launcher. Whereas our soldiers and Marines have previously been restricted to using the single-shot M-203 under-barrell grenade launcher for
there are films that win in the short term with that strategy, but there are just as many losers. The long term effects are painful to watch. Moviegoers who are just bored with what they see. Movies – like the award shows that surround them -are no longer remarkable. This year’s Oscars contained more than once reference to how much better a movie is in the theater. I won’t argue with that. But the movie itself has to be something special.  Transporter 2
10/27/2005 @ 6:55 am […] Fortunately, the news of the withdrawal has brought Patterico back off the window ledge, while Scott Ott notes the lighter side of the whole affair. […] Pingback byOpposing The Miers Nomination, Or: I AM The Base, Jive Turkey! at Literal Barrage — 10/27/2005 @ 6:58 am The conservatives’ clarion call (CCC) has consistently been that a qualified candidate nominated by the president deserves an up-or-down vote on the floor of the US Senate. The
Baseball hall of famer Kirby Puckett passed away monday at the age of 44 [IMG :(] . A great player and a wonderful personality. Center field suddenly feels empty now Puckett in hall of fame. Wikipedia Kirby Puckett tribute at mlb.com Technorati Tags: baseball, kirby+puckett, mlb
10/27/2005 @ 6:55 am […] Fortunately, the news of the withdrawal has brought Patterico back off the window ledge, while Scott Ott notes the lighter side of the whole affair. […] Pingback byOpposing The Miers Nomination, Or: I AM The Base, Jive Turkey! at Literal Barrage — 10/27/2005 @ 6:58 am The conservatives’ clarion call (CCC) has consistently been that a qualified candidate nominated by the president deserves an up-or-down vote on the floor of the US Senate. The
Baseball hall of famer Kirby Puckett passed away monday at the age of 44 [IMG :(] . A great player and a wonderful personality. Center field suddenly feels empty now Puckett in hall of fame. Wikipedia Kirby Puckett tribute at mlb.com Technorati Tags: baseball, kirby+puckett, mlb
10/27/2005 @ 6:55 am […] Fortunately, the news of the withdrawal has brought Patterico back off the window ledge, while Scott Ott notes the lighter side of the whole affair. […] Pingback byOpposing The Miers Nomination, Or: I AM The Base, Jive Turkey! at Literal Barrage — 10/27/2005 @ 6:58 am The conservatives’ clarion call (CCC) has consistently been that a qualified candidate nominated by the president deserves an up-or-down vote on the floor of the US Senate. The
Baseball hall of famer Kirby Puckett passed away monday at the age of 44 [IMG :(] . A great player and a wonderful personality. Center field suddenly feels empty now Puckett in hall of fame. Wikipedia Kirby Puckett tribute at mlb.com Technorati Tags: baseball, kirby+puckett, mlb