Fool’s News

I just learned that Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul & Mary fame, passed away yesterday at the age of 72.  Apparently, she died of complications from a recent bone marrow transplant.

For some reason, this news made me very sad.  The world is somehow a less special place now.

So, with a birthday approaching and the holidays not so far away, I was considering purchasing myself a Kindle DX from Amazon, and a second one as a gift. 

So, as I began researching the product, I was taken aback by the number of bad reviews of the new Kindle DX.  I was equally shocked to learn that the product seems incredibly fragile and breaks when used with the Amazon-designed leather cover (which apparently frequently cracks the screen).

Worse, Amazon seems to disclaim any degree of meaningful support for this product.  This is surprising.  I would think a better business model would be to rather generously replace defective – or even damaged – devices since it is clear that Amazon’s ongoing income stream is the purchase of books to read on the device, not the device itself.

I have always been happy with the interactions with Amazon.  So, I am a little sad to have read so many disappointing reviews of the product.  The sentiment seems to be the model is great, but the device itself is of poor quality.

After this research, I have to say I think I’ll take a pass on the Kindle for the time-being.  Off to come up with other gift ideas.  Sorry, Amazon.

Kanye West is an asshole.

His pathetic effort at an apology is meaningless.  Someone’s really got to get over himself.  Kanye, you are a selfish f***.  You have shown, on more than one occasion, that you have no respect for anyone other than yourself.  You are an egotistical bastard.  You are not worthy of your fans.  You are not worthy of your fame.  You are not worthy of your fortune.  I hope you are uninvited from future awards ceremonies.  At the very least, perhaps you’ll receive an invitation on the condition that you do not drink — at all.

Of course, then, you’ll cry like a baby that the producers are infringing your rights.  You’ll claim it’s because you’re black.  Of course, you didn’t give a damn about Ms. Swift’s right to accept her award without your antics.  And you interrupted a white girl to give props to a black girl.

Better yet, maybe you’ll get invited and they’ll strap you to your seat.

Grow up and get over yourself.  Fast.

Tags: kanye, west, vma, mtv, beyonce, taylor, swift, awards, asshole

This guy went to West Virginia University.  Not exactly a ringing endorsement for that school:

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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has agreed to pay a record $2.3 billion settlement to resolve criminal and civil liability for illegally promoting certain pharmaceuticals, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

One of those drugs was the anti-inflammatory medication Bextra, which Pfizer pulled off the market in 2005 after it was linked to increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

The settlement announcement said Pfizer also illegally promoted the anti-psychotic drug Geodon, the antibiotic Zyvox and the anti-epilepsy drug Lyrica.