Daily Archives: July 17, 2002

Same old song and dance

Posted on July 17, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Astros owner Drayton McLane makes his annual statement of poverty to the ever-credulous Chron. He claims he’s lost $105 million since he bought the team in 1993, and that he projects a cash loss of $5 million this year. In … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Matthewyglesias.com

Posted on July 17, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Congratulations to Matthew Yglesias for his new domain and new blog look. Update those blog rolls, folks. I’ll take this opportunity to announce that I’m not far behind. I’ve settled on a hosting company (Dreamhost), and as of today I’m … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Same stuff, different state

Posted on July 17, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Tony Adragna outlines what the candidates for Maryland Governor plan on doing about that state’s looming deficit. Here’s Kathleen Kennedy Townsend’s position: Top-to-bottom management and budget review. I will direct a review of the structure and budget of every state … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The right to privacy

Posted on July 17, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Kyle Still has an excellent post on why exactly there is a constitutional right to privacy, even if the document itself never says the word “privacy”. Kyle’s been bugged by the permalink problem, so scroll down to the July 15 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Blog etiquette

Posted on July 17, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

As long as I’m blogging about blog etiquette, may I recommend TTLB’s post on drawing attention to one’s blog. As Maarten Schenk says in the comments, I’ve sent some emails to individual bloggers when I’ve responded to something they’ve written, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It’s my party

Posted on July 17, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a kerfuffle over at Brad DeLong‘s weblog concerning some rules he’s decided to enforce in his comments. Basically, Brad has said that he expects commenters to be polite, and if they’re not he’d do something about them. For some … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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