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Mahmoud Ahmedinejad is not Adolf Hitler. He is not anything like Hitler. Shut your war mongering fascist pie-hole, Norm.

Have you joined " 1 million Strong for Steven T Colbert "? Well, have you? If the election were held today, Steven Colbert would be President-elect tomorrow. Easily, handily.

Yes, let's call this one ten. Nine needs a rewrite anyway. I just spent 24 of the last 48 hours racking and stacking since one of my hosting companies decided they needed to move me. I'm venting toward the middle of the room since I'm pretty sure that they are 4+1 CR/AC units short of what they will need if they fill their room up with servers (not to mention the power, but that's another issue -- I have three extra 20amp circuits for an insanely cheap $150/mo, so I'm good to go and fuck everyone else, haw haw). Also, 80amps per cabinet is twice as much as the hosting company upstairs lets me get away with, although, as I said before, the lack of air condition and UPS may just bite me later -- nothing too important down there though. So, here's how you know you have been working too long on racking and stacking: when, at 5am, you drop a 1u grid machine (don't worry, the thing had a value in today's dollars of probably $350, but it cost $1700 back in 2005...

A moment of levity.. Fuck it, I'm voting for Colbert..

Congratulations to the Cleveland Indians!

Sir, let me first say that I appreciate you remaining in Cleveland and playing for the Cavaliers, and continuing to support the community. Certainly, I do not need to remind you that Cleveland is a city with numerous image and economic problems, and while I do not agree that having a successful sports franchise is in any way a panacea or even a suitable Band-Aid for our city's ills(*), I cannot argue that your continued support does do some good. That said, when you (allegedly) tell your friend not to tip a valet because "they get paid to do that anyway," I feel I must take offense and correct you. Certainly, valets are paid. Usually, they are paid a fraction of the minimum wage. The reason this is possible is because they are employees, like waiters and bartenders, who earn a portion of their income from tips. In July, the minimum wage for Cleveland , the lowest in the nation, went up to a dismal $5.85. According to the text of the bill, an employer may pay 'less tha...

I just finished watching a surreal interview with Chris Matthews and Jon Stewart on last night's The Daily Show. "This is the worst interview I've ever had in my life!" Damn straight, Matthews. The book is called "Life's a Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me About Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation and Success." If that doesn't make you NOT want to read this book, I don't know what won't. In fact, if that title does make you want to buy that book, you are probably a fucking scumbag. I will not deny that there is a place for politics and political tactics: politics. But there is a reason that "politics" gets a bad name: politics are bad. Politics is what politicians are doing when they aren't helping their constituents (voters, not companies) -- which is my not so subtle way of insinuating that politics is what politicians are doing 99.9% of the time. And what are the lessons, the aims of politics: get out there and make the most...