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Lincoln — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:43:17 +0000

Vote smarter this federal election

Lincoln — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:27:20 +0000

Hey, wacky Canadian readers:
If you are at all concerned about the environment, or you just plain don’t want a Harper-led majority government, you need to check out Vote for Environment:

It’s all about voting strategically, so that your vote counts:
VoteForEnvironment.ca was designed by Canadians who believe what the vast majority of the world

Really? REALLY?

Lincoln — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:43:37 +0000

THIS is the person who should be next-in-line to the presidency of the United States?

“That’s why I say I, like every American I’m speaking with, we’re ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out but ultimately what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy, helping the — it’s gotta be all about job creation too, shoring up our economy, putting it back on the right track, so health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans and trade, we’ve got to see trade as opportunity not as competitive, scary thing, but one in five jobs being created in the trade sector today, we’ve got to look at that as more opportunity. all of those things under the umbrella of job creation, this bailout is a part of that.”
Really? Um, what?

Tripp Isenhour is a douche

Lincoln — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:20:55 +0000

I read this article about PGA tour golfer Tripp Isenhour killing an endangered hawk while filming “Shoot Like A Pro,” some golf TV show. My first reaction was, “I remember this when it was Dave Winfield’s story.”
Then I read the story.
It seems Tripp was annoyed by the hawk, so he started shooting balls at it. And missed. Then, when it was closer, he started again, eventually killing it.

“Adam and Eve, Not Adam and Steve”

Lincoln — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:48:49 +0000

Max Blumenthal did a walkthrough of the College Republican National Convention Tour, and recorded responses that he got from these young, fresh, hell-no-I’m-not-serving-in-Iraq college students. It is absolutely brilliant — especially the Christian high school student who almost has a meltdown over the “Adam and Steve” comment by Blumenthal.

I will say, however, that Blumenthal’s passive-aggressive response at the end was a little over the top for me.

Jon Robberson responds

Lincoln — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:08:59 +0000

I’ve blogged about the frustration that is having the email address, lincoln(atyouknow)mac.com. I suppose it’s much the same for those who have john@yahoo.com, bruce@rogers.com and the like — constant spam, and misdirected emails destined for other inboxes.
Usually, I respond that the email that I’ve received is sent to the wrong address, and ask that they please stop sending to me. However, today I got one that, given we watched (again) Magnolia Pictures’ Jesus Camp again tonight, I expounded a little. The original email, destined for some other Lincoln, apparently, is after the jump, detailing the use of the jumbotron and everything:

From: Jon Robberson
To: Lincoln Dunn Subject: America the Beautiful…the song for the AWESOME patriotic segment
We

Hey! Another link to another site…

Lincoln — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:17:30 +0000

I love this idea.
Bum Rush the Charts is an effort to use social networks to influence the positioning of a music artist on the charts, without the ‘assistance’ of media monsters and record labels. From their site:
We can match and exceed the reach of big media, corporate media, labels, and the entrenched interests. On March 22nd, we are going to take an indie podsafe music artist to number one on the iTunes singles charts as a demonstration of our reach to Main Street and our purchasing power to Wall Street.
The track we’ve chosen is “Mine Again” by the band Black Lab. A band that was dropped from not just one, but two major record labels (Geffen and Sony/Epic) and in the process forced them to fight to get their own music back. We picked them because making them number one, even for just one day, will remind the RIAA record labels of what they turned their backs on – and who they ignore at their peril.
So, if you read this, go buy the track — it’s actually not bad. Besides, it’s a buck — it’s worth that to me just to see what the experiment results in.

An aside: should I be offended by the use of Bum Rush? I’m equivocal on that.

To the New Jersey Supreme Court…

Lincoln — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:07:19 +0000

….you rule. Now, let’s see the lawmakers step up, and enact the right legislation in the next six months. Now, we just have to hope that non-conservative heads prevail as expected in Canadian parliament this month.

Canadian Copyright propaganda

Lincoln — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:53:43 +0000

From BoingBoing, there’s a note from Michael Geist about the ham-handed efforts of Access Copyright, a Canadian copyright agency, to “educate” kids on copyright issues.
Michael Geist sez, “Access Copyright has launched a new site that borders on parody, but is apparently serious. Captain Copyright, is a new “superhero” that educates children about the virtues of copyright, rushing to the scene in the event that someone publishes research without proper credit. While my first reaction to the site was that it is just silly, as I dug deeper, I now find it shameful. These materials, targeting kids as young as six years old, mispresents many issues and proposes classroom activities that are offensive.”
The best part, however, is the AUP on their site:
“…pages with the following exception: permission to link is explicitly withheld from any website the contents of which may, in the opinion of the Access Copyright, be damaging or cause harm to the reputation of, Access Copyright.”
Hey, Access Copyright: your premise, your “educational materials” and your existence are offensive. And, your web site is so 2002.

And the fun begins….

Lincoln — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:12:52 +0000

So, new Conservative minority government in the House. It pains me to say I think it’s the best of both worlds. The Liberals needed to go, but I despaired at the idea of a Conservative majority, and its right-wingnut “moral” agendae. This, however, will be interesting.
Or so I thought. Until I read this item: “The Canadian government will defend our sovereignty,” from the words of the Harpinator. That’s right — let’s spend $5.3 billion defending something that doesn’t need to be defended. Hey, here’s a better quote, right from the Conservative web site: