Month: April 2008
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COBOL?
The Pentagon’s accounting system runs on COBOL, “the ancient Sumerian of computer languages”. COBOL was being taught when I took comp sci 25 years ago, and it was pretty much “ancient Sumerian” back then. Worse than the outdated computer languages is the Byzantine accountability in the accounting process: The dysfunction stems in part from the…
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Bush Says Pain From Economy Defies Easy Fix
Headline translated: “it took me seven years to fuck up the economy this badly – do you think I can just wave a wand and make it all better?” (Actually, he really did say “If there was a magic wand to wave, I’d be waving it, of course […] But there is no magic wand…
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PSA: Lost Cat
If either of you have seen this gray tiger cat in the vicinity of Hooper between South 2nd and South 3rd Streets, please call 646-620-5702. He (or she) went missing on Sunday, and his (or her) owner is anxious to have him (or her) back. I don’t know what name he (or she)He answers to…
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Right Wing Conspiracy?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/nyregion/28school.html?ex=1367121600&en=f800a16f371c8afb&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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Obama Says No to Gas Tax Suspension
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/us/politics/29campaign.html?ex=1367121600&en=8b10960e61a42073&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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New-Look Gowanus Lounge
Gowanus Lounge has moved away from Blogger and set up with a newly designed site with their very own domain. In addition to the new domain name (be sure to update your feed reader), the site now boasts a masthead full of correspondents and photographers (most of whom we have all come to know over…
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A Boring Garden For a Boring Building
http://curbed.com/archives/2008/04/24/curbedwire_springtime_in_the_garden_of_karl_brown_harris_sued_for_discriminating_against_families.php
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Not So Luxury
http://ny.therealdeal.com/articles/court-decisions-clear-way-for-more-shoddy-development-lawsuits