Archive for September 15th, 2009

Quote of the day.

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

“It’s official. Microsoft has no shame. None. They should just stop paying rent on that storage unit where they keep their shame because they, as I said, have none.”

—Dan Neil in the LAT

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Noted.

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

An article I missed yesterday that’s worthy of attention:

On September 14, 1959, a deranged ex-convict detonated a suitcase full of explosives at Poe Elementary School in Houston, killing himself, his son, two students, a teacher, and a custodian.

This is an aspect of Houston history I was previously unaware of; I’m glad the Chron covered this.

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Your loser update: week 1

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

It’s the most wonderful time of year. There’s a nip in the air, the grackles are grackling, and the NFL season begins. And with the start of the NFL season, we also restart the loser update.

Last year was a great year; we had the first team to go 0-16 ever. Is it possible that we’ll have more than one team this year? Or a team that loses 16 games for two straight seasons? The excitement is palpable.

Without further ado, NFL teams that still have a chance to go 0-16:

Buffalo

Miami

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Tennessee

Jacksonville

Houston

Kansas City

Oakland

Washington

Chicago

Detroit (18 straight losses now: remember, the record is 26.)

Carolina

Tampa

Arizona

St. Louis

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