Posts from 2009 (Page 13)

234 posts from 2009

Feb 17, 2009
Politics

Thanks, asshole!

Burris pisses me off. Way to cost us a Senate seat, asshole. U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has acknowledged he sought to raise campaign funds for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich at the request of the governor’s brother at the same time he was making a pitch ...

Feb 16, 2009
Photography

Pocketwizard FlexTT5: Wowza!

I’ve been reading coverage of PocketWizard’s just-announced FlexTT5 and MiniTT1 RF transmitter units, and I just have to say: “wowza!” David Hobby has a fantastic write-up available over on Strobist, which gives as much information on these as yo...

Feb 15, 2009
Photography

Pinned Out-takes

Normally, I’ll take between 20 and 150 photos for every 365 picture I post. Yesterday, with Pinned, was really no exception. Here are two of my favorite out-takes from the self-portrait shoot.

Feb 13, 2009
News

Peanut Corporation of America to Liquidate - NYTimes.com

The government is working on a criminal investigation into the case, and more than a dozen civil lawsuits have been filed. This week, the Peanut Corporation’s president, Stewart Parnell, repeatedly refused to answer questions before the House Ener...