Not content with losing 2004 for the Democrats, John Kerry told Pasadena college students that members of the armed forces wound up in Iraq because they were either lazy or dumb.

White House spokesman Tony Snow quickly jumped on Kerry’s comments, but the Massachusetts senator refused to apologize, calling Snow a “stuffed suit White House mouthpiece” and implying that Republicans who didn’t serve in the military were cowards.

Kerry finally apologized a day later for his “botched joke.”

I gave this guy his “Official Tool” badge in 2004, when he was campaigning and got caught by a cameraman in the crowd whispering stuff like, “I hate these people, they’re damn scumbags.”

Please do come back to lead are nation! You can talk trash about foreign leaders and other dignitaries when they’re not around! Plus free blowjobs in your office! It’ll be great!

Kerry has now been upgraded with the elusive “Golden Douche Star”. Joining the ranks of such other illustrious members like Geraldo Riviera and Jerry Springer.

A couple of months back there must have been a problem with the permalink structure that is generated by Wordpress, and I’ve been to busy to sit down and fix it. But now… all is good.

The Mixes
http://mediaflush.com/promomixes

Wordpress JumpStart Start Tips
http://mediaflush.com/jump-start/wordpress

And all reference blog posts are back in action!

I apologise for all of the 404 errors that everyone has been receiving. We were actually well indexed in Google, and Big G graciously has kept on sending the traffic.

BTW, if suddenly your Wordpress runs into this bug, it’s a pretty easy fix. First off you can identify the problem if Wordpress is working, but only displays your homepage. Clicking on links to any direct blog posts will result in 404. The solution for me was to log into the WordPress Admin section, and then click on “Options/Permalinks”. Then eyeball to make sure that the settings are correct and click the “Update Permalinks Structure” button. If you have WordPress set up with permissions to edit your .htaccess file (which is likely), then you should be good to go.

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You’ve gotta check it out!

If you’re in the market for a killer deal on an LCD TV, or a really big monitor for your MAC/PC, now is the time. I bought mine last year because the manufacturer was doing big rebates for the Thanksgiving Shopping Frenzy. Well they’re doing it again, and the [b]rebates end today[/b].

42″ LCD - Syntax Oleiva HDTV
$2399 Total (after $400 rebate)

37″ LCD - Syntax Oleiva HDTV
$1279 Total (after $300 rebate)

32″ LCD - Syntax Oleiva HDTV
$829 Total (after $300 rebate)

27″ LCD - Syntax Oleiva HDTV
$629 Total (after $200 rebate)

If you’re in the market or know someone that is, I highly recommend this brand. I did a ton of research on LCD TVs last year, and this Syntax has gotten a ton of outstanding reviews. I can tell you from owning mine over the last year that for the price it’s almost unbelievable. The quality of the Syntax Oleivia LCDs is just under the Sharp AQUOS which is top of the line and costs about twice as much.

1200:1 Contrast Ratio and 8ms response and plenty of HD options. It’s also got a VGA Input, so when it’s time to get to work, I take my 12″ Powerbook and plug it into the 27″ LCD. nice!

This year I tracked down the best prices this year on Buy.com. Amazon carries these too, but will kill you with about $200 added on for bulk shipping.

These deals where kind of overlooked last year, and I haven’t seen too much press for them this year either I’ve been 120% satisfied with mine, and I just put in this years order for the 37 inch.

If you’re in the market, don’t miss out!

Of the 2500+ street lights in Miami only 19 were working.

That’s an interesting statistic. This storm really did a number on the Fort Lauderdale and Broward County area.

You can catch a little more insight over here.

“Please note that this Bank is installing new Drive-through teller machines enabling customers to withdraw cash without leaving their vehicles. Customers using this new facility are requested to use the procedures outlined below when accessing their accounts. After months of careful research and trial runs with actual people, both MALE & FEMALE procedures have been developed.

“Please follow the appropriate steps for your gender.”

MALE PROCEDURE:
1. Drive up to the cash machine.
2. Insert card into machine and enter PIN.
3. Enter amount of cash required and withdraw.
4. Retrieve card, cash and receipt.
5. Drive off.

FEMALE PROCEDURE:
1. Drive up to cash machine.
2. Reverse and back up the required amount to align car window with the machine.
3. Set parking brake, put the window down.
4. Find handbag, remove all contents on to passenger seat to locate card
5. Tell person on cell phone you will call them back and hang up.
6. Attempt to insert card into machine.
7. Open car door to allow easier access to machine due to its excessive distance from the car.
8. Insert card.
9. Re-insert card the right way.
10. Dig through handbag to find diary with your PIN written on the inside back page.
11. Enter PIN.
12. Press cancel and re-enter correct PIN.
13. Enter amount of cash required.
14. Check makeup in rear view mirror.
15. Retrieve cash and receipt.
16. Empty handbag again to locate wallet and place cash inside.
17. Write debit amount in check register and place receipt in back of checkbook.
18. Re-check makeup.
19. Drive forward 2 feet.
20. Reverse back to cash machine.
21. Retrieve card.
22. Re-empty hand bag, locate card holder, and place card into the slot provided.
23. Give appropriate one-fingered hand signal to irate male driver waiting behind you.
24. Restart stalled engine and pull off.
25. Re-dial person on cell phone.
26. Drive for 2 to 3 miles.
27. Release Parking Brake

I remember the first time I used ReBirth, a truely classic 808 and 909 Drum Machine emulator. A little dream come true!

From Electronic Musician

“Propellerhead Software has created a dedicated Web site for ReBirth, called Rebirthmuseum.com, which includes articles, interviews, historical information, the ReBirth song and Mod archives, a discussion forum, and downloads of ReBirth 2.0.1.”

I plan on getting re-aquainted with an old friend… so, if you’ve never given ReBirth a shot, now is definately the time. Look for the “Red Stripe Mod”, pop open a cold one and cook up some burnin’ beats.

It’s still a fantastic piece of software that is more than capable of getting the job done.

HOOOOOOOORRAAAAAYYYYY REBIRTH!

You can Google Chat using you GMail address if you have a client that like Adium, Trillian or Gaim.

Get some screenshots and set up tips over at applexnet. Then…. get to chatin’.