http://www.dustinmarson.com/personal/journal by Dustin Marson Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:43:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The below video has been circulating around the internet lately, and although I don't fully agree with its message, I thought I would share it because I think that media bias is something that needs to be addressed. An unbiased documentary on how the media handled this election would ... http://www.dustinmarson.com/personal/journal/archives/2008/11/18/media-influence-on-the-2008-election/ 2008 has been a remarkable year. Not only has this year been a new chapter in my life for many reasons, but it's been a milestone in American politics. The last 8 years have been... uh, well, you were there. I can see these times being referred to as ... http://www.dustinmarson.com/personal/journal/archives/2008/11/11/a-lot-to-live-up-to/ Another big trademark issue this week: The Big Apple has a new logo, and Apple says: Drop dead. At issue is the emblem for New York City's GreeNYC campaign, which has started to appear around the city on bus shelters, hybrid gasoline-electric taxicabs and even Whole Foods shopping bags. The GreeNYC logo shows ... http://www.dustinmarson.com/personal/journal/archives/2008/04/03/apple-vs-big-apple/ So last week Deutsche Telekom, owners of the global T-Mobile brand, sent Engadget a late birthday present: a hand-delivered letter direct from their German legal department requesting the prompt discontinuation of the use of the color magenta on Engadget Mobile. Yep, seriously. Read more... T-Mobile, old buddy. Listen, you gotta pick ... http://www.dustinmarson.com/personal/journal/archives/2008/03/31/owning-color/ I thought this was very interesting. A bit scary, actually. Thursday, March 20, 2008 - Plain Dealer Reporter - The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has launched an investigation that could lead to criminal charges against voters who maliciously switched parties for the March 4 presidential primary. Elections workers will ... http://www.dustinmarson.com/personal/journal/archives/2008/03/22/prosecuting-americans-for-voting/ Apparently some people used to actually visit my top music list and were disappointed when I stopped updating it about three years ago. After all the name-calling, death-threats and terroristic phone calls at work I've decided to start the list again, except I'm just going to post it in ... http://www.dustinmarson.com/personal/journal/archives/2008/03/22/top-new-music-list-march-2008/ I've watched all the debates for both Democrat and Republican. Seen a lot of the speeches and ads. Finally I took the time to look through a few of the candidates' websites and actually read more into what it is they're bickering about. After taking all of ... http://www.dustinmarson.com/personal/journal/archives/2008/02/10/whats-best-for-everyone/ Sure, why not? Since I last wrote here a few months ago I've done a lot. I made it through the holiday season in one piece, I redesigned the website, I've started a new job, I moved into a new apartment and we've come a long way on ... http://www.dustinmarson.com/personal/journal/archives/2008/02/08/ok-i-guess-im-back/ I've found myself, now, at the end of a very long hiatus from writing here. Believe me, it wasn't my idea. Life just happened that way. I've sadly let this become everything I didn't want it to be; when I started it almost 5 years ago, It was a way for ... http://www.dustinmarson.com/personal/journal/archives/2007/08/05/everything-has-an-end/ Hi there! I'm still alive. I've just been very busy, yet have little to say about it. Sorry, I'm sure I'll have something to rant about soon. Going out to lots of movies lately. Some good, some bad. http://www.dustinmarson.com/personal/journal/archives/2007/06/02/still-alive/