NOTE: I originally wrote this two weeks ago but decided not to publish it at the time since it was so close to my previous rant about Emily Kaiser’s citation style. But since, as David Brauer pointed out today on MinnPost (via MNSpeak), this is an ongoing problem, I figured now would be a good [...]
Minnesota’s local media sites, including TV, Newspapers, and Radio, are experimenting with video on the web based on the rationale that advertisers will pay a premium for video ads. A fair assumption. However, one of the biggest problems I see with the online video offerings of media companies today is that they are being held [...]
I made the mistake of listening to KTLK’s Jason Lewis discuss potential voter fraud in Minnesota during my afternoon drive home yesterday. He had on Jeff Davis from the “Traditional Values”* group, Minnesota Majority, to talk about what Mr. Davis considers a major problem voting fraud issue in Minnesota. Jeff Davis and Jason Lewis don’t [...]
Cariann from SpaceVidcast sent in some photos from the bathroom of a Comfort Inn & Suites that she ans Ben (from BenCredible.com) visited while watching rockets head into space. What’s up with the unwrapped roll? Are guests really expected to unwrap their own TP in a time of need? From there we move to their [...]
Is it possible that home owners think their homes are worth more than they actually are? Yep: When the Lake Wobegon Effect Extends to Our Homes Dan Ariely, professor of behavioral economics at Duke University and author of Predictably Irrational, a book about why people make irrational decisions. Dan had an interesting take on the [...]
If someone wants to watch a movie today, they have quite a few options. They could download it illegally from the web. Or they could rent it from a local video store. Purchase it online. Pay to download it. Have it delivered through Netflix (or stream it if it’s available). Pay per view. Etc. There [...]
I didn’t make it to the opening night of the new Bulldog in the Lowertown neighborhood of St Paul but I’m sure it was sweet. I’ve written about the pending launch a few times, so have received a fair amount of search traffic from people looking for more information about the launch. Here is a [...]
I really wish Norm Coleman had kicked butt for Minnesota over the past six years. Since seniority has some significant benefits in the senate, we’re probably better off sending our current senators back for another six years rather than replacing them . . . assuming they deserve it. For that reason, I really wish I [...]
Okay, I admit it. While I’m a huge advocate for changing the delivery policies of phone book companies, I’ve previously worked on the dark side of this industry as a phone book delivery person. This would have been around 1990-1992. I’m pretty sure I did it more than one summer with my brother and a [...]
If the bread slicer was a recent invention, I imagine a conversation like this would take place somewhere in the world: Guy #1: “Dude, you have to try sliced bread.” Guy #2: “Why would I need that? I can slice my own bread, thanks.” Guy #1: “Dude, you just have to try it. It’s so [...]
