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Polish Ska Stylin

Eastern Europe is getting interesting (media).

Polish trendy:
Skangur website

Skangur - Hej Kochanie HD from Przemek P. on Vimeo.

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Submitted by jasonn on June 4, 2008 - 11:08am.

Barackula -- kind of funny, really well done

Barackula from mark mannschreck on Vimeo.

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Submitted by jasonn on June 3, 2008 - 10:41pm.

For years, our businesses and our government have winked at latin American migrant workers. Tyson didn't go to jail for his participation in thousands of undocumented workers crossing the border to work in his plants. Thousands of business owners in America that entice these people with jobs and opportunity didn't go to jail, but now we've actually put 270 workers -- NOT THE PEOPLE WHO EMPLOYED THEM -- in jail.

In temporary courtrooms at a fairgrounds here, 270 illegal immigrants were sentenced this week to five months in prison for working at a meatpacking plant with false documents.
-- NY Times

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Submitted by jasonn on May 24, 2008 - 9:33am.

Playing with Issuu

I just found Issuu, which is a great example of what so many publishing clients request: a web-based flash, page-turning version of their paper (PDF) publication.

So, I got an account: issuu.com/jasonn. I mean why not - just another social networking membership, right?

It has a miserably flashed up interface, but I bet most folks will consider this cool and desirable. And, to be fare, I can hardly make an argument against a purely flash interface when that is their core content.

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Submitted by jasonn on May 15, 2008 - 10:34am.

Soak the Rich

Historically, federal taxes have averaged about 18.5 percent of the gross domestic product.

That percentage sank to 16.3 percent of the G.D.P. in 2004, largely because of Mr. Bush’s tax cuts, but it edged up to 18.8 percent last year as a result of booming corporate profits and investment income.
- NY Times

That means the rich paid more tax and nobody raised taxes. Is that possible?

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Submitted by jasonn on March 11, 2008 - 9:33am.

Fat Folks Overeat

People often repeat stupid things they hear in pop culture that are obviously untrue. For example, when I tell someone I intend to lose weight by eating less I'm often confronted by someone who exclaims “You can't lose weight by not eating!”

Wrong! I've never met anyone that gained weight while fasting. It is a guarantee that you will lose weight if you fast. As a matter of fact, it's such a profoundly stupid statement that I assume they obviously don't really mean that someone that fasts will gain weight or maintain their present body weight. These people argue their point with such passion while refusing to deal with the basic laws of physics. It's like talking to the people who believe in water powered automobiles.

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Submitted by jasonn on February 12, 2008 - 12:27am.

Good Magazine

I found Good Magazine while waiting on my daughter's lightening delayed plane to dock and let her off at the Birmingham (AL) Airport. Airport reading material usually reflects an odd coupling of mindless pop-culture dribble and cutting edge, thought provoking periodicals. I picked up this periodical because the cover caught my attention - an AK-47 sketch in black on an orange background with "GOOD" in big bold block letters at the top. I thought "yeah, that's a good design."

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Submitted by jasonn on August 19, 2007 - 2:20pm.

Motiono vs. Youtube Fans

Motiono is being pushed via spam on YouTube accounts. It may be the company, may not, but the result is some conversion (yes, spam still works) and anger. Check out this anti-motiono.com rant

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Submitted by jasonn on May 15, 2007 - 2:39pm.