<< July 9, 2008 >>
an agreement in principle

i just had my first glass of raw milk. a whole gallon of this stuff costs sixteen american earth dollars. they do take care of the little things, though; they include a whole teat in the bottle as a garnish.

if the tie doesn't fit, you must acquit?

i read a bunch of books on my kindle while i was in europe. here is a brief list:

1. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick
2. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
3. Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny - Robert Wright
4. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
5. A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
6. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
7. Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll
8. The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. - William Makepeace Thackeray

i haven't quite finished the last one there, because i have been reading the sf chronicle (i'll give you a minute to groan. go ahead, i'll wait. the thing is, the times just doesn't have enough articles on public transit or earthquakes). anyway, for one reason or another, i've managed to highlight the following articles:

"We must embark on a national mission to eliminate our dependence on foreign oil and reduce greenhouse gases through the development of alternative energy sources."

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Fisher acknowledges that he is not well known, has never built a skyscraper before and hasn't practiced architecture regularly in decades.

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A study released earlier this year by a group found that increased driving as a result of sprawling development in the next few decades will overwhelm any gains from increased vehicle fuel economy and use of low-carbon fuels like biodiesel.

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For McCain and Obama, the economic message should be that "we can't make (Americans') house value go up and gas prices go down, but we can improve education, work on alternative energy and invest in infrastructure. And probably if they weren't in the middle of the campaign, they would be a lot closer on doing that."

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A security researcher revealed a flaw Tuesday that makes it possible for a hacker to take control of the Internet.

anyway, time to do dishes.