Woohoo! Looks like there’s another battle taking place amongst the New York newspapers!
The NY Daily News fired the first shots accusing the NY Post of dumping excess copies to pump up circulation numbers.
Today the NY Post has fired a retaliatory shot accusing the Daily News of trashing of thousands of copies of the paper. This comes as the Daily News launches another barrage:
What makes this man buy 50,000 New York Posts a day?
All that’s needed now is for the NY Sun and the NYT to jump into the fray, then we could have a real battle royal.
This is also very reminiscent of how the Long Island Press exposed Newsday was fudging circulation numbers itself.
There’s never a shortage of entertainment in these parts
Guardian (UK): Cast off your ties, Japanese PM urges
Those who’ve been to Israel, or who’ve frequently seen Israelis will understand the reference.
To those unfamiliar, let’s just say, you know that someone is most likely a tourist if they’re wearing a tie and/or jacket…even in Parliment.
Intersting story up at Drudge this morning:
Guardian (UK): Chip Reads thoughts of Paralyzed Man
BBC: Brain chip reads man’s thoughts
I’ll comment more on this story later when I get a chance. It does look really interesting, and the technology is fascinating. I’ve previously read articles about similar technology tested in primates.
Second, a memo to pundits and TV talking heads. There’s a reason why Terri Schiavo never had an MRI performed after 1990. She had a deep brain stimulatioin device implanted in ’90, which is a metallic object.
Since MRIs are in essence giant magnets (how they work), you don’t put metallic objects within the magnet’s field. Hence, that’s why Shiavo never had an MRI performed. As for her not having a PET scan, that’s still an open question.
Two things (among others) that really suck here in New York:
The *spit* Yankees *spit*
The weather for Opening Day
The Solar Death Ray!
I so want one of those! I wonder how soon till Amazon begins to sell ‘em?
I’ll even settle for a DVD/video of the solar death ray in action. Sort of like a “best of” compilation.
(h/t: Leaning Towards the Dark Side)