Wednesday December 19, 2007

What's up in Washington? I subscribe to a feed from WashingtonWatch.com, and this morning I see a bunch of weird activity. Does anyone know the background on this set of recent bills? There seems to be a pattern, but the actual text of the bills haven't made it up onto the web yet.

H.R. 4755 To suspend temporarily the duty on 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-Y2-(dimethylcarbamoyl)phen lsufamoyl urea

H.R. 4756 To suspend temporarily the duty on 4,4'-butylidenebisY2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-5-methylphenol

H.R. 4757 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2,2'-methylenebisY6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-phenol

H.R. 4758 To suspend temporarily the duty on Bis(2,3-dibromopropyl ether) of Tetrabromobisphenol A

H.R. 4759 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2,2'(2-Methylpropylidene) bis(4,6-dimethylphenol)

H.R. 4760 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2,5-Bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)-1,4-benzenediol

H.R. 4761 To suspend temporarily the duty on 4,4'-ThiobisY2-(1,1-di-methylethyl)-5-methyl-phenol?

H.R. 4762 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on self contained, carafe-less automatic drip coffeemaker with electronic clock

H.R. 4763 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on under the counter mounting electric can openers

H.R. 4764 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on self contained, carafe-less automatic drip coffeemaker

H.R. 4765 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on open top, electric indoor grills

H.R. 4766 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on electric juice extractors

H.R. 4767 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on electric juice extractors

H.R. 4768 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on sandwich toaster grills

H.R. 4769 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on ice shavers

H.R. 4770 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on combination single slot toaster and toaster ovens

H.R. 4771 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on electric knives

H.R. 4772 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on handheld electric can openers

I didn't catch the initial temporary suspension of these duties, what the hell was that about? ( Dec 19 2007, 08:59:50 AM ) Politics Permalink
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Monday December 17, 2007

....And we're back! I finally got some room to setup my server again. It's old and it's crappy, but it runs, for the time being. Service may be spotty, just to warn you. ( Dec 17 2007, 09:55:20 PM ) News Permalink
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Saturday March 18, 2006

( Mar 18 2006, 02:32:24 PM ) Technology Permalink
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2nd Annual "Empty Post Day" Except, of course, that this isn't empty. The next one will be!
( Mar 18 2006, 02:31:02 PM ) Humor? Permalink
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Sunday July 24, 2005

going dark for a while

FYI: We sold our home, but haven't lined up a new home to buy yet. So we'll be moving into some temporary housing, and I don't know if I'll be able to re-establish Brainopolis any time soon. ( Jul 24 2005, 09:00:48 PM ) Personal Permalink
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Thursday July 14, 2005

Traffic Cone Mating Season

This gave me a giggle:

...This may explain why there are so many of the damn things all over London.[plasticbag.org]

( Jul 14 2005, 10:26:32 AM ) Humor? Permalink
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Wednesday June 15, 2005

Re: Squirrel Liquor Decanter

I like squirrels, honest. They are cute little mammals with bushy tails and twitchy whiskers, what's not to like?

I still thought the Squirrel Liquor Decanter was too funny for words.
( Jun 15 2005, 01:06:20 PM ) Humor? Permalink
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Monday June 13, 2005

Re: Featuritis vs. the Happy User Peak

* Software that keeps adding feature upon feature until the simple things you used to do are no longer simple, and the whole thing feels overwhelming.[Featuritis vs. the Happy User Peak]

I'm afraid that is where Roller (and others?) are going. Past the point where it fulfills its primary function, but not to the point where people have stopped screaming for this or that.
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