October 2007
Right threatens to bolt over Rudy
Blog: Christian right leaders back resolution to support third-party candidate if GOP nominee is pro-choice. (via Ryan’s shared items in Google Reader)
Oct 1st
September 2007
Christian Coalition Threatens To Back Third-Party...
Alarmed at the chance that the Republican party might pick Rudolph Giuliani as its presidential nominee despite his support for abortion rights, a coalition of influential Christian conservatives is threatening to back a third-party candidate in an attempt to stop him. The group making the threat, which came together Saturday in Salt Lake City during a break-away gathering during a meeting of the...
Sep 30th
It's rivalry week: Nevada vs. UNLV
I’ve been looking for something to get up on the site for this week, and I’ve found it. Thanks to John Trent, who along with Jean Dixon and Brandon Stewart put together this cool video, people can understand a little bit better why this is the best rivalry that doesn’t get any TV coverage. Without getting as into this as I can I’ll do a couple of things. First, I’ll point you to the piece written...
Sep 28th
Product Review: Nike Plus iPod Sport Kit
My iPod Nano and the Nike Plus Sport KitSince I finally got the damn thing working, I feel like I can objectively write up a little bit about how Nike’s iPod Sport Kit works and what I think of it. First, a tiny backstory. I have wanted (so badly) an iPod Nano since the original was released. Those little slender aluminum things were awesome. I had a bulky 60 gig iPod and have run with it for a...
Sep 27th
mrjerz: defensive driving this morning. this better save me a bundle on my car insurance (via Twitter / mrjerz)
Sep 26th
mrjerz: i’m pretty sure i get to claim asshole-o-sphere, whether i want it or not (via Twitter / mrjerz)
Sep 25th
(IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World -...
Atlanta Progressive News (IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World Atlanta Progressive News - 17 hours ago By Matthew Cardinale, News Editor, The Atlanta Progressive News (September 24, 2007) GAINESVILLE, Florida, Sep 24 (IPS) - Campus police at the University of Florida tackled, then Tasered — or shocked with high-voltage electricity — a journalism … One More Time on the...
Sep 25th
(IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World -...
Atlanta Progressive News (IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World Atlanta Progressive News - 4 hours ago By Matthew Cardinale, News Editor, The Atlanta Progressive News (September 24, 2007) GAINESVILLE, Florida, Sep 24 (IPS) - Campus police at the University of Florida tackled, then Tasered — or shocked with high-voltage electricity — a journalism … ‘Don’t Tase me, bro’...
Sep 25th
(IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World -...
Atlanta Progressive News (IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World Atlanta Progressive News - 19 hours ago By Matthew Cardinale, News Editor, The Atlanta Progressive News (September 24, 2007) GAINESVILLE, Florida, Sep 24 (IPS) - Campus police at the University of Florida tackled, then Tasered — or shocked with high-voltage electricity — a journalism … Taser Guns Causing...
Sep 25th
‘Don’t Tase me, bro’ - Indiana Daily Student
Atlanta Progressive News ‘Don’t Tase me, bro’ Indiana Daily Student - 2 hours ago If you’ve seen the YouTube video of Andrew Meyer’s arrest at a University of Florida forum featuring John Kerry, in which Meyer squirmed and yelled as he was escorted out, you’ve heard the question he keeps asking. (IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World Atlanta Progressive News PRO-CON: Should university...
Sep 25th
(IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World -...
Atlanta Progressive News (IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World Atlanta Progressive News - 7 hours ago By Matthew Cardinale, News Editor, The Atlanta Progressive News (September 24, 2007) GAINESVILLE, Florida, Sep 24 (IPS) - Campus police at the University of Florida tackled, then Tasered — or shocked with high-voltage electricity — a journalism … ‘Don’t Tase me, bro’...
Sep 25th
(IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World -...
Atlanta Progressive News (IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World Atlanta Progressive News - 10 hours ago By Matthew Cardinale, News Editor, The Atlanta Progressive News (September 24, 2007) GAINESVILLE, Florida, Sep 24 (IPS) - Campus police at the University of Florida tackled, then Tasered — or shocked with high-voltage electricity — a journalism … Taser Guns Causing...
Sep 25th
(IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World -...
Atlanta Progressive News (IPS) Tasering of Student Heard around the World Atlanta Progressive News - 22 hours ago By Matthew Cardinale, News Editor, The Atlanta Progressive News (September 24, 2007) GAINESVILLE, Florida, Sep 24 (IPS) - Campus police at the University of Florida tackled, then Tasered — or shocked with high-voltage electricity — a journalism … Taser incidents...
Sep 25th
Reactionary Hurl: Manifestos and sucky towns
Another installment of the Reactionary Hurl, the series in which I take the easy road to blogging and react to news in short, opinionated, useless snippets. The Tour de Cul de Sac made my head hurt. I’ve been wondering what crazy looks like. Check the bottom of that Manifesto, in which she calls me threatening, bullying, a host of other things, and refuses to actually post the comment. Instead,...
Sep 25th
Another "greet us as liberators" idiot
There needs to be a club for people like Dan Friedman, preferably one with locked doors and straightjackets. He thinks Bush can save himself and the Republicans by attacking Iran: “All the damaging consequences of all the blunders the President has committed to date in Iraq are reversible in 48- to 72-hours - the time it will take to destroy Iran’s fragile nuclear supply chain from the...
Sep 24th
mrjerz: tour de cul de sac hurt me in more ways than i care to expound upon. i will say this, though…my head (via Twitter / mrjerz)
Sep 24th
Not Much Moving: NFL Players Move Around Less Than...
We know that football is a violent game, full of huge men slamming into each other at frightening rates of speed. But, so you know, the 60 minutes of football you watch actually features less action than you think it does. In fact, according to an analysis of the Pittsburgh-San Francisco game yesterday, a game holds only 13 minutes of actual athletic gameplay.According to the statistics, the...
Sep 24th
What's wrong with the religious right?
Ideas: W. James Antle III asserts social conservative groups need more clout to stage better debates. (via Ryan’s shared items in Google Reader)
Sep 24th
Someecards
Best e-cards ever. (Via Merlin Mann’s newly-redesigned 43 Folders.)  ★  (via Ryan’s shared items in Google Reader)
Sep 24th
DMX's Dogs: Buried Bodies Had Serious Wounds -...
Washington Post DMX’s Dogs: Buried Bodies Had Serious Wounds TMZ.com - 15 hours ago Two dogs found buried at a home belonging to rapper DMX had serious wounds, authorities investigating neglect allegations said Saturday. DOGS BURIED AT DMX HOME HAD WOUNDS: Sher… Eurweb.com Police in Phoenix probing DMX link in animal neglect case WNDU-TV The Associated Press - ConnieTalk - Post...
Sep 24th
Reactionary Hurl: FUNLV and other fun stuff
The weekend version of the Reactionary Hurl may or may not be just a shorter version of the regular one. There just isn’t much happening on the weekend. But there is this stuff: Get your shirt today!. Seriously, before UNLV sends the cease and desist. Quite a bit of noise is made about the rivalry and the level of class among fans of the respective schools. Comparisons are thrown out there about...
Sep 23rd
mrjerz: tour de cul de sac today at 3p. i will be redeemed! (via Twitter / mrjerz)
Sep 23rd
FDLE reviews Taser incident - Gainesville Sun
Brisbane Times FDLE reviews Taser incident Gainesville Sun - Sep 22, 2007 University of Florida student Erica Carlsson, 22, center right, fills out a complaint form on Wednesday against UF police officers involved in the Tasering incident. Your opinion: Reaction to police using taser on student CNN ‘Don’t Tase me, bro!’ a global sensation Stuff.co.nz Bowling Green News - The...
Sep 22nd
FDLE reviews Taser incident - Gainesville Sun
PRESS TV FDLE reviews Taser incident Gainesville Sun - Sep 22, 2007 University of Florida student Erica Carlsson, 22, center right, fills out a complaint form on Wednesday against UF police officers involved in the Tasering incident. Are Officers Abusing Taser Guns? WTOC ‘Answer me, answer me!’… ZAP! Electric New Paper Chicago Tribune - Orlando Sentinel - Ocala.com - The Ledger...
Sep 22nd
Are Officers Abusing Taser Guns? - WTOC
The Age Are Officers Abusing Taser Guns? WTOC - 8 hours ago How far should a police officer go to arrest someone? Aside from deadly force, some departments are using Tasers that hit their target with a powerful electrical shock, but are they too much? Police’s Taser action justified Red and Black Comment by Benjamin N. Dictor Student, University of Florida KGET 17 - SI.com - Times Online -...
Sep 22nd
Are Officers Abusing Taser Guns? - WTOC
Washington Post Are Officers Abusing Taser Guns? WTOC - 1 hour ago How far should a police officer go to arrest someone? Aside from deadly force, some departments are using Tasers that hit their target with a powerful electrical shock, but are they too much? Stun gun case fuels claims of repression at UF Sarasota Herald-Tribune Comment by Benjamin N. Dictor Student, University of Florida Sydney...
Sep 22nd
Know Your Rights: How does fair use work? →
Know Your Rights is Engadget’s new technology law series, written by our own totally punk copyright attorney Nilay Patel. In it we’ll try to answer some fundamental tech-law questions to help you stay out of trouble in this brave new world.
Sep 22nd
Reactionary Hurl: You go, Our Tahoe
Another installment of the Reactionary Hurl, the series in which I take the easy road to blogging and react to news in short, opinionated, useless snippets. I like easy. Where do I even begin today? Joey Gilbert is fighting again?. Who knew? I guess somebody knew. I heard he served breakfast at Sonic the other day. Yeah, I don’t know either. The thing I can’t figure out is where he’s going with...
Sep 22nd
Washoe Democrat Caucus: loose ends three dot...
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Sep 22nd
Washoe Democrat Caucus: loose ends three dot... →
Sep 22nd
Anti-UNLV T-shirts go commercial
Next Saturday at Mackay Stadium, the T-shirt many will be wearing won’t be one sold at the campus bookstore. It’s not particularly fashionable or stylish, but it’s one that is already becoming a hot seller. When the University of Nevada, Reno’s football teams faces off against the University of Las Vegas, expect to see students, alumni and fans donning FUNLV T-shirts, and yes, the F stands for...
Sep 22nd
Leadership Reno•Sparks →
Sep 21st
What content would you pay for (if any) on a...
Newspapers online have always struggled with a consistent business model. There have been registration walls, paid content behind walls (including columnists and archives), and various ad schemes from paid search ads to classifieds to interstitial ads that bar entry. Many of the paid content ideas have fallen aside lately, with the boom in online advertising. NYTimes.com dropped its not-so-popular...
Sep 21st
Ruling: Justice court must use interpreter
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Reversing a lower court judge, the Nevada Supreme Court says non-English speakers who bring small claims or other cases to the state’s justice courts should have interpreters. The ruling, favoring Ely State Prison inmate Hermes Caballero, cancels a decision by District Judge Steve Dobrescu and returns Caballero’s small claims case to Ely Justice Court for further...
Sep 21st
Our Opinion: YouTube's Free Speech Martyr? -...
GameSHOUT Our Opinion: YouTube’s Free Speech Martyr? The Emory Wheel - 13 hours ago By Wheel Editorial Board Posted: 09/21/2007 It’s become an Internet video phenomenon, like the Dramatic Chipmunk clip and Teen Miss South Carolina before it. Student Shocked At Kerry Forum Has Penchant For Practical Jokes News4Jax.com Comment by Benjamin N. Dictor Student, University of Florida The Ledger -...
Sep 21st
Joey Gilbert weighs in for title bout
U.S. middleweight champion Joey Gilbert of Reno and challenger Charles Howe of Grelton, Ohio, each weighed in today at 159 pounds, a pound less than the limit for their 10-round title bout at the Grand Sierra Resort on Friday night. It was the fourth consecutive fight that Gilbert, who is 15-1 with 11 knockouts, has weighed 159 pounds. “I just make sure I’m a little under,” Gilbert said. “I...
Sep 21st
Your opinion: Reaction to police using taser on...
Brisbane Times Your opinion: Reaction to police using taser on student CNN - Sep 20, 2007 We asked CNN Student News viewers to share their opinions on whether speech should always be free or if there are times when limits should be placed on what we say. UF student arrest, Taser use an affront to American liberty Palm Beach Post Comment by Benjamin N. Dictor Student, University of Florida Inside...
Sep 21st
Ingrates piss me off « Thoughts, Raves &... →
Sep 21st
Ingrates piss me off « Thoughts, Raves &...
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Sep 21st
Online News Association - Great Work Gallery →
Sep 21st
Online News Association - Great Work Gallery
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Sep 21st
Coal Power article →
Sep 21st
The Truth about Coal in Nevada
Would you care to trade this: For this… (via Ryan’s shared items in Google Reader)
Sep 21st
Stun gun case fuels claims of repression at UF -...
BBC News Stun gun case fuels claims of repression at UF Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 4 hours ago BY JACK STRIPLING GAINESVILLE — For an emerging group of University of Florida student activists, Andrew Meyer is a catalyst, not a martyr. Students stunned — and tired — about Taser incident CNN Comment by Benjamin N. Dictor Student, University of Florida InjuryBoard.com - Daily...
Sep 20th
Stun gun case fuels claims of repression at UF -...
The Age Stun gun case fuels claims of repression at UF Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sep 20, 2007 BY JACK STRIPLING GAINESVILLE — For an emerging group of University of Florida student activists, Andrew Meyer is a catalyst, not a martyr. Andrew Meyer, the student who begged Times Online Comment by Benjamin N. Dictor Student, University of Florida Huffington Post - First Coast News - Chicago...
Sep 20th
Running Brave take your mark
Before I really begin, I owe an apology to henry jr, who went out on a limb and posted a comment only to have me ignore this site completely for about a week and a half. Sorry, man. Those of you who either actually read this site (or maybe just scrolled down a bit) have undoubtedly heard about The Boy being a runner. Today is the day of the first Cross Country meet for The Boy. Actually, I might...
Sep 20th
Police: Meyer calmer off camera - Gainesville Sun
NBC6.net Police: Meyer calmer off camera Gainesville Sun - Sep 20, 2007 By ALICE WALLACE University of Florida student Andrew Meyer reportedly told police “you didn’t do anything wrong” during his ride to jail after he was Tasered and arrested during a campus forum with Sen. John Kerry on Monday afternoon. Your opinion: Reaction to police using taser on student CNN Comment...
Sep 20th
Police: Meyer calmer off camera - Gainesville Sun
Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung) Police: Meyer calmer off camera Gainesville Sun - 1 hour ago By ALICE WALLACE University of Florida student Andrew Meyer reportedly told police “you didn’t do anything wrong” during his ride to jail after he was Tasered and arrested during a campus forum with Sen. John Kerry on Monday afternoon. Shock Heard Round the World Inside Higher Ed Comment...
Sep 20th
Tased student asked for it and got it: Attention -...
Telegraph.co.uk Tased student asked for it and got it: Attention Orlando Sentinel - 2 hours ago An obnoxious student creates a disturbance. You try to escort him out and he forcefully resists, making a spectacle of himself and you. Taking Sides in a Tasing New York Times Comment by Benjamin N. Dictor Student, University of Florida National Review Online Blogs - CNN - Inside Higher Ed - Online...
Sep 20th
Shock Heard Round the World - Inside Higher Ed
Turkish Press Shock Heard Round the World Inside Higher Ed - 58 minutes ago The video is a YouTube sensation, and the latest argument capturing the public’s fancy is whether the student being filmed wanted it just that way. Florida University Student Attacked By Cops Blogcritics.org Comment by Benjamin N. Dictor Student, University of Florida NewsLink Indiana - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - First...
Sep 20th