Category Archives: Technology
Looking for a laugh? Page through this forum discussion on Mom2Mom about the ethics of banning books. Sample quote: As far as banning the books, it depends what you mean by banning. Do I think they should be burned? No. … Continue reading
Filed under Media, Technology, The Arts
@Worthlessness: Star Reporter Uses Twitter To Obsess Over Autumn, Mexican Food
As I am frequently reminded, I am alone among this site’s contributors in failing to grasp the value of Twitter, that vogue-ish haven of solipsism social networking tool that all The Kids seem to be talking about. Call me crazy, … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Media, Technology
Dear KC Old People, PLEASE STOP FALLING FOR INTERNET SCAMS. They’re really pretty easy to spot. Seriously. Love, Everyone
Filed under Crime, Technology
Star‘s Toilet Story Dabbles In Puns, Scatalogical Humor, Populism
So apparently there’s a manufacturing company HQ’d in Lee’s Summit that makes toilets. Like, awesome toilets. The kind of toilet whose innovation and sheer technological genius will bring tears to your eyes. The city’s paper of record, rightfully so, has … Continue reading
Filed under Local Business, Science, Technology
KCK Man’s Tenuous Grasp Of Statistics Results In Embarrassing Letter To Star
The last campaign season saw a new obsession with the science of polling, with RealClearPolitics and 538 seeing spikes in popularity they’d never expected (though Nate Silver probably expects everything). A common question, though, is just how these polls work. … Continue reading
Filed under Media, Technology
C.W. Gusewelle Finally Gets Cable TV, Watches Something Other Than Birds
Star columnist, purple prose aficionado, and nature enthusiast C.W. Gusewelle is plumb tuckered out. You see, he’s grown weary of simply staring out his window and writing about what he sees. And there certainly aren’t any more ducks to rescue, … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Media, Technology, The Arts
Mom2Mom Discovers This Whole ‘Twitter’ Thing The Kids Keep Talking About
So have you heard of this silly little microblogging service? Apparently it lets you post your thoughts and opinions in 140 characters or fewer. Oh, right: of course you’ve heard of it — because you can’t pick up a goddamn … Continue reading
Filed under Family Life, Media, Technology
Ah, sweet metaphor: the Star‘s email system is kaput. So if you’ve been trying to reach Derek Donovan, you’re plumb out of luck. Maybe that’s why he looks so grumpy?
Filed under Media, Technology
Cruel Winds Of Fate Earn Shawnee Man Speeding Ticket
We all hate texting, right? We hate that it’s become such a key part of our communication. We hate that our slide-out QWERTY keyboards make us look like giddy 14-year-old girls. We especially hate, though, when people text while driving. … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Technology
Alonzo Washington Hires Non-Native Speaker To Compose Latest Tirade Against Us
What other excuse could there be? In the latest chapter of our ongoing e-war with local crimefighter and muscle shirt enthusiast Alonzo Washington, the MySpace blogger extraordinaire has obviously outsourced his ranting to Mumbai or some other bastion of cheap … Continue reading
Filed under Alonzo, Crime, Media, Technology
