Content tagged msn
Blog Entries
Perhaps the worst download experience ever, surpassing MySQL’s Query Browser, and the problems with Mono and OS X. Hint: scroll to the bottom of the … gulfstream/2428
MSN 5.0 (for Mac) looks rather nice. The features page says it can be used across different networks (!)—anyone got this to work/know what it’s … gulfstream/1812
L.A.’s D.A. wants to put Winona Ryder away for three years: “an exposé conducted by the entertainment tabloid Extra, Celebrity Justice … gulfstream/934
Oh crap, Google searches now take the order or search terms into account? (bar foo) This is new, right? Now I have to figure out which of my … gulfstream/1710
Quotes Collected
[A]nyone depressed over his weight became a "gentle giant" and every binge drinker was the life of the party. ... As the Portraits accumulated over weeks … quotes/322
Reserving government contracts for domestic companies violates international law, of course. It seems like just the other day that Donald Rumsfeld was … quotes/289
Toward the end of his half-hour with Rafal, a cellular phone went off somewhere in the room--a big taboo at a serious music event--and it wasn't just … quotes/222
Harper's is edited by Lewis Lapham, a WASP fond of literary essays on subjects such as kissing. -- Bruce Gottlieb http://slate.msn.com/code/Explainer/Explainer.asp?Show=7/1/1998&idMessage=1948 quotes/213
But the most important reason why Fox clings to its façade is the nature of its audience. Fox's viewers want a conservative news network but don't want … quotes/201
The least I could do is come up with a better Secret Service code name. Ever since four years ago, when I was put on the spot and told "two syllables" … quotes/197
God bless that little chowderhead. -- Jack Shafer, refering to Matt Drudge and his willingness to release exit-poll data. http://slate.msn.com/code/PressBox/PressBox.asp?Show=3/7/00&idMessage=4788 quotes/195
My cell door slammed open at 6:30 this morning as always. I walked to the chow hall with Eddie and Stan. My table was full, so I sat down at Stan's table. … quotes/194
A word about fact checking. Several hindsight artists have been quoted in the press saying that the New Republic's fact checkers should have caught Glass. … quotes/193
When I first arrived at the penitentiary, because it was my first time in prison, I didn't know anybody and nobody knew me, so they all sat back and observed … quotes/192
But absolutism is also a great weakness, because it puts you at the mercy of your own logic. Opposition to stem-cell research is the reductio ad absurdum … quotes/171
Chatterbox's Law of Biological Determinism: Conservatives believe that genes determine everything except homosexuality; liberals believe that genes determine … quotes/156
