The Modernish Father

Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Mar. 31st to Apr. 4th:

U.S. Census goes back to pencils and paper
Tags: government census technology stupid
The Census Bureau had plans to go high-tech for the 2010 census, but “a lack of effective communication” with their vendor means the costs for the project have skyrocketed while temporary workers will once again be using their #2s to collect data.

Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh No!
Tags: music
For reasons known only to them and the people they owe money to, the New Kids on the Block are getting back together and going out on tour. It’ll be fifth grade all over again.

Cubs play hardball with lone holdout rooftop owner
Tags: baseball stadiums cubs business
Wow, I knew the rooftops surrounding Wrigley were a big business but $18 million in a single season? That’s nuts.

Astronomers discover a baby planet
Tags: space extrasolar_planets science
Astronomers may have discovered an embryonic planet outside our Solar System that could be less than 2,000 years old, making it by far the youngest planet ever detected.

Russia keeps Georgia and Ukraine out of NATO
Tags: nato cold_war united_states russia czech_republic georgia ukraine albania croatia germany france macedonia
NATO’s efforts to reshape itself in the modern world may be acting as a catalyst for reviving some old Cold War tensions.

McNamee selling Clemens items instead of tossing them
Tags: baseball steroids stupid
Can’t we just shoot both Clemens and McNamee and move on? Most morons wait until AFTER all the lawsuits are finished before they start their garage sale.

Alou says he wouldn’t have caught Bartman ball
Tags: baseball cubs
Remember the chaos erupted during ‘03 NLCS when a fan made a play for a foul ball and “continued the curse” of the woeful Cubs? Now, Moises Alou is admitting what was obvious to anyone who actually watched the game – he couldn’t have caught it anyway.

LEGO baseball stadiums
Tags: baseball stadiums lego
That’s right. People have enough time on their hands to build reconstructions of baseball parks with LEGOs. And they are totally awesome.

50 Cent: Political power playa?
Tags: politics 2008_election democrats society stupid
Apparently 50 Cent has changed his mind on who he’s going to vote for in the election. And then he admits that he’s lost interest in the race and may not support anyone. No word on who the ghost of the Notorius B.I.G. will be stumping for.

Watch Star Wars in text via telnet
Tags: video star_wars funny technology
This is mind-bogglingly awesome. It can’t even begin to image how long it took someone to create this.

Kevin Spacey complains about BBC reality shows
Tags: bbc uk advertising television
He’s right – reality casting shows are really just one big commercial for the show/movie/record label involved, but the boat has sailed on drawing a line between advertising and entertainment content.

16-year-old crowned pen-spinning king
Tags: japan weird stupid funny
We thought were cool when we played pencil break back in the day. This combines school supplies and the finger equivalent of break dancing.

FIA president embroiled in Nazi sex scandal
Tags: stupid forumla1 uk
The only thing worse than a sex scandal is one involving “fantasies” set in Nazi concentration camps. There are some sick, sick, sick people out there.

This diamond isn’t a gem
Tags: baseball architecture nationals stadiums
The new Nationals Park is the newest high-dollar and low-character bland modern ballpark.

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