Love it. But, then, I get it.
Font geek. How nerdy is it that I understand this and I’m not in the biz?
Reggie Watts, Wax and Wane. Max weirdness, mad skills. Long, but don’t miss the last minute.
I think I worked there once. Or twice.
Org chart from Italy. Apparently their businesses run just like American ones.
found by @dj_akasha
I was watching Meet the Press this morning, Rachel Maddow kept putting representative Aaron Schock (R-Illinois) on the spot and he kept throwing back the same tired Republican talking points that have all been proven wrong. Case in point:
Maddow: “What’s the basis of the assertion that reading someone their Miranda rights is unsafe? We did that with every single person who has been arrested on terrorism charges since 9/11. Nobody’s ever made an issue of it until the Obama Administration and this case with Abdul Mattoulah. Literally, what’s the problem with being read your rights that wasn’t the problem before?”
Schock: “Well first of all you suggested earlier that reading someone their Miranda rights has never indicated that they talk less to our intelligence forces..”
Maddow: “We’ve never heard that from the FBI.”
Schock: “The fact of the matter is we do know that after the Christmas Day bomber was read his Miranda rights that he did, in fact, stop cooperating with our intelligence.”
Maddow: “That’s not true, actually. I mean, it’s now what we know from the people who’ve been involved in it. The factual basis of these assertions is so thin.”
Anyway, I have a real question about the Miranda thing. The Department of the Army has something called Form 3881 - RIGHTS WARNING PROCEDURE/WAIVER CERTIFICATE. Here’s a link to the form (opens in a new window) - go read it and come back.
According to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, before someone is questioned, they have to sign that form, either preserving or waiving the rights indicated on the form, which are essentially the same as the Miranda rights. So not only do accused persons under military law have to be advised of these rights, they have to provide written proof that they were so advised, and written proof of whether or not they waive those rights.
So what the fuck does it matter whether a suspected terrorist is read his Miranda rights? With respect to Miranda rights, what difference does it make whether the accused is treated as a criminal or an enemy combatant?
“A conference for entrepreneurs, marketers, designers, coders, business people, freelancers or anyone who wants to be inspired by amazing business people.”
A few months ago I attended a one-day conference here in town called LessConf put on by a local company and I wrote a rather lengthy blog post about it and why I enjoyed it so much. They’ve scheduled LessConf2010 for May 21-22 in Atlanta (2 days this year) and I’ve already registered to go. The price is a little higher this year, but still a very reasonable $402 during early registration. The lineup is still under wraps, but if it’s anything like last year it will be stellar.
They only have 250 seats. Go register now. You’ll really enjoy it, and I’ll buy you a beer while we’re there.
Allan has been posting up the videos of the presentations from 2009 to the Less blog, on a schedule that appears to match Scott Adams’ schedule for sending out Dilbert newsletters, that being “approximately whenever he feels like it”. I think at this point the only ones missing are the Gary Vaynerchuk presentation and the discussion panel, and I’m not sure if those are going up or not, but I’ve copied in the links to the others are below, in case you need more convincing.
Keep an eye on the Less blog to see if the GaryVee video shows up, cause it was great (as was the panel).
Bought a new HD TV and had to draw myself a picture to get the wiring straight.
A joke, courtesy of my mom…
A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said, ‘Jesus knows you’re here.’
He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze. When he heard nothing more , after a bit, he shook his head and continued. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard ‘Jesus is watching you.’
Freaked out, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot.
Did you say that?’ he hissed at the parrot.
‘Yep’, the parrot confessed, then squawked, ‘I’m just trying to warn you that he is watching you.’
The burglar relaxed. ‘Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you?’
‘Moses,’ replied the bird.
‘Moses?’ the burglar laughed. ‘What kind of people would name a bird Moses?’
‘The same kind of people that would name a Rottweiler Jesus.’
