Links 5 FEB 2009

Prepare to be blasted by a week's worth of delayed links.

You may scream, now.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/story/A41771055AB158BA8625755300116952?OpenDocument

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18248.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1133799/Cleric-said-Hurricane-Katrina-Gods-punishment-homosexuality-bishop-Vatican.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28799253/print/1/displaymode/1098/

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/opinion/01rich.html?_r=3&ref=opinion

The cops originally turned the finder away, so he went to the TV station:

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=108889&catid=339

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WAR_ON_TERROR?SITE=AP

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28940067/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28973945/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28959574/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28933674/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28963784/

Just say no to Facebook:

http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/01/post-1.html#posts

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18262.html

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18268.html

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/Road_signs_warn_of_zombies

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/02/how_much_will_obama_sacrifice.html

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/01/carville.rush.limbaugh/index.html

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/02/republicans/

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/opinion/01rich.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

http://www.slate.com/id/2210095/

http://www.economist.com/finance/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13047516&source=features_box2

http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/02/02/ronald_reagan/

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/02/0621201

http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/02/053202

H-1B abuse, this time from bailed-out banks:

http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/01/2133219

http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/01/216242

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/31/2337235

IBM offshoring:

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/31/2316221

Geek culture woes:

http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/31/1954233

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/02/1318205

http://www.slate.com/id/2210099/

http://www.slate.com/id/2210164/

http://www.slate.com/id/2210100/

http://www.slate.com/id/2210162/

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/999D4DF183F7C5D886257551000C3B8F?OpenDocument

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/missouristatenews/story/65BB4BBE535B8B3C8625755100515D7D?OpenDocument

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/ECONOMY?SITE=MOSTP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-02-02-09-11-13

Wash U, the Borg:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/93837C0688FA89B98625754F001A6195?OpenDocument

Goodbye to my JR High.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/workplace/story/E6985C4F9700C725862575500004DF1D?OpenDocument

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/business/economy/02value.html?hp

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/opinion/01dowd.html?em

Friedman figures out We're Just Screwed:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/opinion/01friedman.html?em

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/opinion/02krugman.html?em

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/business/01mall.html?em

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/income/2009-02-01-rich-cut-back_N.htm

Weather geeks, unite!:

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/research/2009-02-01-weather-volunteers_N.htm

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/05/iran.uk/index.html?iref=24hours

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/05/ep.health.insurance.loss/index.html?iref=24hours

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/05/digital.tv.people/index.html?iref=24hours

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-208136

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/02/05/day.laborers.gutierrez.cnn?iref=24hours

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/business/2009/02/05/roesgen.bankrupt.business.cnn?iref=24hours

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/02/04/dory.md.frozen.puppy.found.wmar?iref=24hours

The Evil Empire Is Back:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/04/russia.collective.military/index.html?iref=24hours

Idiot Congress:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/04/digital.tv.delay.vote/index.html?iref=24hours

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/02/04/trillion.dollars/index.html?iref=24hours

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/04/minow.executive.pay/index.html?iref=24hours

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/missouri-dem-robin-carnahan-launches-2010-senate-campaign.php

http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20090201/OPINION01/902010344/1005/OPINION

http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0209/Domenici_probed_in_US_Attorneys_case_TPM_reports_.html#comments

http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0209/Pete_Sessions_House_GOP_learning_from_Taliban.html#comments

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0209/WaPo_drops_freelance_payments_.html?showall

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horseraceblog/2009/02/the_limits_of_bipartisanship.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article5663091.ece

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BOEING_DELIVERIES_ILOL-?SITE=MOSTP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EARNS_MEDIA?SITE=MOSTP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

DUI Guy must have been a libertarian from my old political board:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/commutingtraffic/story/7383E16B979F9B50862575540042CFCD?OpenDocument

Laws don't apply to him...

http://www.slate.com/id/2210507/

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/03/0125226

Bad news for the furries:

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/03/1621231

http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/04/0121211

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/04/0246232

Drive-by US Passport hacking (not like I predicted this, or anything):

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/04/1320223

http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/04/1456240

discovery launch delayed:

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/04/1631211

http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/04/1635246

Nowhere to hide:

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/04/1824243

http://idle.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/04/1624256

Problem with this, is that you either have local admin rights, or you are a slave:

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/05/0221211

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/05/0223220

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/05/1410230

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/05/1913206

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090202.wcoafghan03/BNStory/specialComment/home

http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=9dfd540a-3d44-4684-a333-415ef34efa5b

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100242855

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09035/946657-374.stm

If only journalism was worth paying money for:

http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1877191,00.html

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0209/Snubbing_Zinni.html

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/398039_Joel30.html?source=mypi

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28912346/

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/stories/DN-renditions_01int.ART.State.Edition2.4c55e62.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013003116.html

States getting REALLY out of control on sales taxes- by charging on purchases made in other states:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/02/03/state_chases_sales_taxes_in_nh/

Warm and fuzzy Dick Cheney:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090204/pl_politico/18390

Must be the wheelchair.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090203/od_nm/us_tv_judge

More failed Nuclear ORI's:

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=60491

Damn that liberal Stars And Stripes!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7871932.stm

Japan entering 2nd Great Slowdown:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aKlOFEHJzz5k&refer=home

Worst GDP in 26 years:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/28914640

There is no depression.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/davos/7860708.stm

Cry for the movie studios:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aDMXKb0oqb34&refer=home

The AMISH are hurting:

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090130/NEWS02/301309946

100K job losses this week:

http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/30/news/economy/job_loss_roundup/index.htm?postversion=2009013014

http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/01/business/econ02.1-419877.php

Joe I quits the US:

http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-isuzu31jan31,0,168226.story

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/2/201126/2183/354/692217

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090203.RBANKS03/TPStory/Business

The other 60% are selling dollars:

http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/02/40_of_japanese_investors_think.php

http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE5125U820090203?rpc=401&

Cutting the cheese:

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE5135MX20090204

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5135UX20090204

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aaLzJZKNcc6Y&refer=home

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D965FF980&show_article=1&catnum=0

Coming soon to your employer, too:

http://i.gizmodo.com/5146694/their-final-words-as-the-grunts-of-circuit-city

States turn into the Rock Hill and Shrewsbury cops, when budgets go bad:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110ap_seat_belt_laws.html?source=rss

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/feb/03/universities-admissions-social-mobility

Fire 7000, get bonus:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090203/BIZ01/302030063/1055/NEWS

Red Light Camera ATM's:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/020309dnmeduncameras.38f22d7.html

And you thought MY flying was bad:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5651516.ece?u

US being cut off from key air base:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_KYRGYZSTAN_US_BASE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-02-03-12-49-12

Not like I predicted this, or anything.

Depression making us Grammar/Spelling Nazi's:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28900351/

Italian cops do the revenue thing, too:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7862893.stm