Daily Archives: June 24, 2009

Masthead madness

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Earlier today, as I pondered the “All the Nose” debate — and the subsidiary question of what to do with all that white space in the blog masthead if I eliminate the subtitle — I had a brainstorm. What if I use one of my panoramic pictures, or better yet, a rotating series of them, as a photographic backdrop for… Read more »

Iranian regime launches all-out massacre [UPDATE: conflicting reports]

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It sounds like today was a day of horrific violence in Tehran (WARNING: graphic photo on linked page). Excerpt: An Iranian blogger (whose URL I will not publish) live blogging from Baharestan Square in central Tehran today captures but brief glimpses of the unimaginable horror that took place today. Bus loads of protesters were stopped and unloaded from their buses… Read more »

Steve Jobs had liver transplant, no word on whether it was white plastic or brushed aluminum

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Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in Memphis, Tenn, confirmed  on Monday that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had recieved a liver transplant earlier this year, confirming an unsourced report from the Wall Street Journal that was published this past weekend. Jobs underwent a procedure in 2004 to combat a rare type of pancreatic cancer. Concerns about his continued health continued to… Read more »