Glenn Reynolds

Glenn Reynolds discusses some bad code used...

GeekPress (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009

Glenn Reynolds discusses some bad code used in the controversial climate change models.

Surprised kitten

Yourish.com (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Via Glenn Reynolds, a few seconds of amusing adorability to get your mind off the world’s problems. (It’s a little less treacly with the mute button on.)

Glenn Reynolds: Hypocrite

Riehl World View (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009

Instapundit aka Perfessor Reynolds links a helpful Volokh Conspiracy item on the proper use of punctuation with quotation marks. I confess to sometimes pondering the use of the British versus American model for quotation marks, myself. As an aside, unfortunately,...

Did The New York Times Just Tell Glenn Reynolds To “STFU”?

Founding Bloggers (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

A few minutes ago, we received the following comment attacking Glenn Reynolds for his observation that “every promise has an expiration date” (Emphasis added in red): “Regardless, Glenn Reynolds is correct when he says, “every promise has an expiration date.” Say what? Didn’t you mean to say, Glenn Reynolds is taking a false...

Dear Glenn Reynolds,

Galley Slaves (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

"Tiger's only choice is to skirt gender equity and opt for chivalry."

Althouse (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

(I love the use of the verb "skirt" here!) Hanna Rosin explains — as I alluded to yesterday — that Tiger Woods must refrain from telling the story of his wife's attack on him — if that's what happened — because, under Florida law, the police would have to arrest her. Glenn Reynolds takes Rosin to task for minimizing domestic violence perpetrated by women:...

The Alarmists' Ossuary

Gus Van Horn (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

... in some way. It is thus with similar bemusement that I watched this PajamasTV interview (HT: Glenn Reynolds ) with several individuals heavily invested in the political agenda associated with the premise that the climate is warming. To a man, the ones who did not decline to speak at all were dismissive of the need to learn what all the fuss was about, much less address the serious...

Hopelessness is happier! And cheaper!

Classical Values (Free subscription) | yesterday

Glenn Reynolds links a Reuters report of a new study, which he calls "MORE POTENTIALLY MONEY-SAVING NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF HEALTHCARE RESEARCH." How true. Although cost-cutting is not specifically mentioned in this research report, a new meme is inescapable:...

Quick Roundup 487

Gus Van Horn (Free subscription) | yesterday

... to everyone except the public whose servant he actually is. But did he finally get one right? Via Glenn Reynolds, I was thrilled to learn that Honduras has prevailed in its fight for freedom: [L]eftist claims that Honduras could not hold fair elections flew in the face of the facts. First, the candidates were chosen in November 2008 primaries with observers from the OAS, which judged...

Why Black Friday Data Points To A Grim Holiday Season

The Business Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday

From TheAtlantic.com... If you were counting on what Glenn Reynolds calls "the retail support brigade" to come riding over the hills, you might want to rethink. After last year turned in one of the worst holiday shopping seasons in decades , people were hoping that things might perk up this year, but Black Friday's results don't look too good for retailers. Sales were up a...

Mike Huckabee dodges a bullet

TigerHawk (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009

It's a good thing that Democrats are too principled to use "Willie Horton"-style political advertising, or this would hurt Mike Huckabee.CWCID: Glenn Reynolds.

Retailers: 2009 holiday is the same as 2008

Don Surber (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009

The National Retail Federation reported American shoppers spent an estimated $41.2 billion this weekend. A year ago, the federation reported American shoppers spent $41 billion, the federation reported. A year ago, the nation was in the midst of a 6.2% fourth-quarter contraction in the GDP. Glenn Reynolds nailed it on Friday: “RETAIL SUPPORT BRIGADE SITREP: So the Insta-Daughter...

Treat Your Young Customers Well

Market Power (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009

Glenn Reynolds: Williams-Sonoma, on the other hand, managed to lose my business. After suffering a catastropic coffeemaker failure last night, I had tasked the Insta-Daughter to buy a new one. She was snubbed by the salespeople, who skipped her to...

Anyone else run across salesperson problems today...

Conservative Musings (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009

Anyone else run across salesperson problems today like Instapundit's Glenn Reynolds? I'd be as seriously bugged as he was if salespeople did the same to my kids.

Hide The Decline

GM's Place (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009

H/T: Don Surber via Glenn Reynolds