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Nov. 15th, 2010 04:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
next_to_normalI actually had work to do in work today, so I didn't get to watch ANY TV. :(
HOWEVER. I did manage to go through a lot of tabs and emails, and then spent an unhealthy amount of time fixing the budget deficit. Yes, it's exactly as dorky as it sounds, but I'm kind of a political dork, so it works out. I had a grand old time taxing the rich and cutting defense spending. :) Even if you're not a policy wonk, though, I do think it's enlightening to see (with nifty graphics) the actual size of the deficit, and how much effort it takes to fix it. It's helpful, for example, in demonstrating how silly all the outrage over earmarks is. Yes, eliminating $14 billion in earmarks is TOTALLY going to solve the projected $1,345 billion deficit problem. *eyeroll*
In other news, if you hate the new IMDb layout as much as I do, you may want to check out Less IMDb, a browser extension that rearranges the formatting so that it's actually usable, courtesy of screenwriter John August. Unfortunately, it's only available for Safari (Mac or PC), so if anyone knows of a similar one for Firefox, PLEASE SHARE.
HOWEVER. I did manage to go through a lot of tabs and emails, and then spent an unhealthy amount of time fixing the budget deficit. Yes, it's exactly as dorky as it sounds, but I'm kind of a political dork, so it works out. I had a grand old time taxing the rich and cutting defense spending. :) Even if you're not a policy wonk, though, I do think it's enlightening to see (with nifty graphics) the actual size of the deficit, and how much effort it takes to fix it. It's helpful, for example, in demonstrating how silly all the outrage over earmarks is. Yes, eliminating $14 billion in earmarks is TOTALLY going to solve the projected $1,345 billion deficit problem. *eyeroll*
In other news, if you hate the new IMDb layout as much as I do, you may want to check out Less IMDb, a browser extension that rearranges the formatting so that it's actually usable, courtesy of screenwriter John August. Unfortunately, it's only available for Safari (Mac or PC), so if anyone knows of a similar one for Firefox, PLEASE SHARE.
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