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Lights out
ByDerekOnce again, the government’s attempts to fix “problems” they are incapable of fixing will screw us, the consumer. The latest energy bill has a provision to ban incandescent light bulbs. From the Chicago Tribune… “In this bill, we ban by 2012 the famously inefficient 100-watt incandescent bulb,” said Rep. Jane Harman (D-Venice), who co-sponsored that…
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Bashar Issa visits the Central Terminal
ByDerekWord travels fast in the blogosphere, as Buffalo Rising already has a story on Bashar Issa’s visit to the Central Terminal on Friday. Bashar Issa spent over two hours yesterday touring the Central Terminal on Buffalo’s East Side – the same time we were touring the DL&W. Why? Because he is fascinated with the city’s…
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This is Web 2.0
ByDerekBeing a geek by trade (and at heart) I found this article – O’Reilly: What Is Web 2.0 – quite interesting. I’ve been around through the entire life of the web. I used to “surf” on the old Buffalo FreeNet, which would connect you with other FreeNets around the country. Images were uuencoded into thousands…
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Confused by all those airline fees?
ByDerekCheck out this handy chart at RickSeaney.com which outlines all the major US carriers and their fees for everything from checking baggage to alcohol to unaccompanied minors. I didn’t even realize there was a fee for that. Of course, some parents may consider that a cheap day care.
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Haunted Terminal
ByDerekVariety Club is holding a fundraising Halloween Party at the Terminal on Saturday October 28th, 6pm-midnight. This isn’t a CTRC-sponsored event, we’re just renting out the building, but I like to share all events going on at the Terminal. 🙂
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They’re out there, and willing
ByDerekMary Kunz Goldman’s article about Alive Night came out today, and it was pretty good. BuffaloPundit ranked it an all new record-breaking low score of 1 on the mockability scale. I would have given it at least a 1.5 for poor fact checking (it’s broadwayfillmorealive.org and Paderewski Drive) but we can blame the editors for…
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YAY FOR ADORABLE BABY GIRLS AND PENGUINS!
I just love the pic of Ariella with her finger in her mouth! She is so precious!