Category Archives: Gibson’s Law

Passing Oceania Again

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Passing Oceania Again”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWikiLeaks cables draw the standard picture of oligarchy in decline: The country’s ruling family is described as “The Family” — a mafia-esque elite who have their hands in every cookie jar in the entire economy. … Continue reading →

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Chinese UFO Is Just A Rocket

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Chinese UFO Is Just A Rocket”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailDuring launch, a rocket produces a cone as it passes through the point of maximum dynamic pressure. The atmosphere bleeding off the shock cone is visible in this photo of a shuttle … Continue reading →

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Gibson’s Law Strikes Again

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Gibson’s Law Strikes Again”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailA prominent evangelist’s tale of salvation from the evils of jihad-Islam has been debunked: In recent months, a group of Muslim and Christian bloggers have made an airtight case against many of Caner’s fabrications … Continue reading →

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Gibson’s Law Strikes Again

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Gibson’s Law Strikes Again”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe first thing down the memory-hole is the existence of a memory-hole. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy — the man in charge of Australian internet censorship — has been caught censoring his own government site … Continue reading →

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CNN’s Virtual Coverage

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “CNN’s Virtual Coverage”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailUsually, there are just two shots in a developing news story. CNN viewers watched the guy in the bomb-proof suit walk up an Airbus jetway about five thousand times the other day while speculation interviews … Continue reading →

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Joe Lieberman’s Comeuppance

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Joe Lieberman’s Comeuppance”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailGibson’s Law strikes again. Via Greg Sargent, we have video of Joe Lieberman three months ago proposing the very same Medicare buy-in proposal he now opposes: My proposals were to basically expand the existing successful … Continue reading →

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Gibson’s Law Will Prevail

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Gibson’s Law Will Prevail”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Faux Noise has shut down a progressive YouTube channel — and only a progressive YouTube channel — in a naked bid to defy Gibson’s Law. It won’t work. Clips of Faux Noise will … Continue reading →

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Giuliani Argues With Himself

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Giuliani Argues With Himself”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThis weekend, Rudy Giuliani delivered a soundbite destined for skewering by Jon Stewart: From ThinkProgress: In fact, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani praised the prosecution of the 1993 World Trade Center bombers: … Continue reading →

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How Faux Noise Fooled Itself in NY-23

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “How Faux Noise Fooled Itself in NY-23″FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailA taste of Gibson’s Law from DailyKos:

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I Spy

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “I Spy”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSome video for the afternoon! Even though I’m no longer a licensed PI, I still love microcameras so much that I’m following a spy shop on Twitter: The lesson we should all take from this is … Continue reading →

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Trafigura Meets Gibson’s Law

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Trafigura Meets Gibson’s Law”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The future, wielding unimaginable tools of transparency, will have its way with you. The future will find you out. In the end, you will be seen to have done that which you did. … Continue reading →

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