An Eclectic Mind

Here are a few links I found interesting on September 28, 2008:

• 20 tips to help you work smarter with OS X - A quick summary of 20 things you can do to work smarter with Mac OS X. On TechRadar UK.
• A Tally of Federal Rescues - A graphic representation of various budget numbers next to the bailout amount. Scary stuff.
• Top 10 Articles About the Financial Crisis - A list of articles with summaries that can help you understand the current financial crisis. On Intellectual Detox.
• Kathleen Parker: After Interviews, Palin Should Bow Out - The Huffington Post takes Parker's column and runs with it.
• Palin Problem - Conservative journalist Kathleen Parker writes about Sarah Palin: Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League. On National Review Online
• Saturday Night Live: Presidential Debate - More fun from the folks at SNL. On Hulu.com.
• The Great Schlep - Send this to your Jewish friends. 'Nuff said.
• Palin Is Ready? Please. - Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria is saying what we're all thinking: how can they possibly say Sarah Palin is ready to be one heartbeat away from the presidency?
• Hive Five: Five Best Sites to Stream TV - This is the ONLY way I get TV these days, since I have neither a television nor a cable/satellite connection here in my camper. I've been watching the Daily Show and the Colbert Report on Hulu and I tried The Mentalist on CBS.com the other day.
• TV ad | Hovis - Great advertisement that takes a loaf of bread and the small boy who runs with it through history. Thanks to @MikeTRose for tweeting the link.
• The 50 most significant moments of Internet history - Interesting article about the development of the Internet from its very beginning to today. On Crave at CNET.co.uk.
• BBC - Languages - Homepage - I don't know about you, but I've been wanting to learn to speak Spanish fluently for years. The BBC Web site has a whole section dedicated to free language lessons: Spansh, French, German, and more. Lot of learning tools, including videos and games. Give it a try.
• Surprising Things You Can Get For Free (Or Almost) - A list in Womans' Day (of all places) of free or very inexpensive things. Some of them are worth a look.
• Saturday Night Live: Couric / Palin Open - Tina Fey does Sarah Palin again. It's really amazing. She has the voice and mannerisms down perfectly. And what she says doesn't seem too far from reality. On Hulu.com.

Here are a few links I found interesting on September 27, 2008:

• McCain and Team Have Many Ties to Gambling Industry - Is John McCain a gambler?
• Electoral Projections Done Right - TPM has the internals of the CNN poll of debate-watchers, which had Obama winning overall by a margin of 51-38. The poll suggests that Obama is opening up a gap on connectedness, while closing a gap on readiness. On FiveThirtyEight.com.
• Poll Results Suggest More Uncommitted Voters Saw Obama As Debate Winner - UPDATED WITH FINAL NUMBERS CBS News and Knowledge Networks conducted a nationally representative poll of approximately 500 uncommitted voters reacting to the debate in the minutes after it happened.

Here are a few links I found interesting on September 26, 2008:

• McCain Wins Debate - From the ICBTFS department: The McCain camp declares that McCain won the debate — before the debate happened.
• Breaking News Videos from CNN.com: Sarah Palin - In her third TV interview, Gov. Sarah Palin raises eyebrows with some of her comments.
• Palin Talks Russia With Katie Couric (VIDEO) - Another cringe-producing interview with Sarah Palin. This one includes 150+ PAGES of comments.

Here are a few links I found interesting on September 25, 2008:

• David Letterman's Top Ten Little Known facts about Sarah Palin - As read by residents of Wasilla, AK. In my opinion, he went easy on her.
• Election 2008 | powered by Twitter - Real time tweets containing the candidate names put a finger on the pulse of Twitter users tweeting about the election.
• Letterman keeps up verbal assault on John McCain - McCain pissed off Letterman and now Letterman won't let him forget it. Letterman's criticisms continue to question McCain's motives in canceling his appearance and attempting to postpone the debates.

Here are a few links I found interesting on September 24, 2008:

• Ricky Van Veen's GET EXCITED - After hearing Matt Damon’s brilliant comparison of a Sarah Palin presidency to a bad Disney movie, Ricky Van Veen made a trailer for what that movie would look like. Here it is. Classic.
• Palin On Foreign Policy Video - Katie Couric talks with Gov. Sarah Palin about her foreign policy experience and Alaska's proximity to Russia. I can't believe Palin can say stuff like this with a straight face. Unless, of course, she believes it? Video on CBSNews.com
• Chocolate Cake In 5 Minutes! - This sounds excellent. I can't wait to make it. On Dizzy-Dee.com.
• White House caught napping on financial crisis - Hard-hitting commentary by Campbell Brown on CNN.com.
• David Letterman Reacts to John McCain Suspending Campaign - On the "Late Show," David Letterman talks about John McCain suspending his campaign in order to solve the economic problems. On YouTube.
• Para Publishing - Free information and resources for non-fiction writers.
• About The Sarah Palin Poll - PBS's NOW television show has a poll regarding Sarah Palin's qualifications to be vice president (or president) of the United States. Check this out and voice your opinion.
• 15 Things You Need to Know About the Panic of 2008 - A plain English explanation of what happened, why it happened, and what it means. On Kiplinger.com.
• The Latest Spin - Balloon Juice spells it out for the "morons" (their word, but it does apply) who can't see what's going on with the McCain debate postponement ploy.