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Steve Ballmer Trashed by Online Commenters--Internet Reads Way Too Far Into It

​In the hierarchy of written communication, anonymous Internet commenters rank a slight notch above people who carve swear words into bathroom stalls and a tad below kids who say the alphabet by burping. Try telling that to the tech blogosphere today, however, because one might think that ev ... More >>

Rumors of Microsoft's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

​A reminder to the folks (myself included) who occasionally like to write about how Microsoft is yesterday's news--how its stock price sucks, it's losing the fight on mobile phones, has lost the fight on tablets and is more known for fighting patent wars than innovating new products.

Sarah Palin Emails: First Reports Reveal Ethics, Strategy Issues, Use of 'Unflippingbelievable'

​The state of Alaska released 24,199 pages of then-Gov. Sarah Palin's emails today and the mystery is whether the big document dump will have any effect on the aspirations of the could-be Republican presidential candidate. "The emails," says Tim Crawford, treasurer of Palin's political campaig ... More >>

Boeing Makes List of Top 12 Corporate Welfare Queens

Boeing, tax cheat, Fortune 500, Citizens for Tax Justice

Exxon Valdez Reporter On Gulf Oil Spill: Expect Redneck-to-Environmentalist Conversion

Lafayette's newest Sierra Club member.​As an environmental reporter for the Seattle Times, William Dietrich was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Now, more than two decades later, he's predicting how things will play out in the years follo ... More >>

Reader: Pearl Jam's Tree-Planting Is a Start, But Far Behind What They Should Do

Trying to be better men. But not doing enough for some.​Reader Nick responds to Members of Pearl Jam Will Likely Be Dead by the Time They 'Mitigate' the Carbon Impact of Their 2009 Tour "Climate change is a serious issue and one that demands serious responses. It is nice to talk about what we ... More >>

Make Easy Money In The Bush/Obama Recession

Trying to be better men. But not doing enough for some.​Reader Nick responds to Members of Pearl Jam Will Likely Be Dead by the Time They 'Mitigate' the Carbon Impact of Their 2009 Tour "Climate change is a serious issue and one that demands serious responses. It is nice to talk about what we ... More >>

Boeing's Misconduct

Trying to be better men. But not doing enough for some.​Reader Nick responds to Members of Pearl Jam Will Likely Be Dead by the Time They 'Mitigate' the Carbon Impact of Their 2009 Tour "Climate change is a serious issue and one that demands serious responses. It is nice to talk about what we ... More >>

The Juneau Gossip on Sarah Palin

Trying to be better men. But not doing enough for some.​Reader Nick responds to Members of Pearl Jam Will Likely Be Dead by the Time They 'Mitigate' the Carbon Impact of Their 2009 Tour "Climate change is a serious issue and one that demands serious responses. It is nice to talk about what we ... More >>

Wanted: A few good hippies

Trying to be better men. But not doing enough for some.​Reader Nick responds to Members of Pearl Jam Will Likely Be Dead by the Time They 'Mitigate' the Carbon Impact of Their 2009 Tour "Climate change is a serious issue and one that demands serious responses. It is nice to talk about what we ... More >>

Special Tortilla Contest Edition

Trying to be better men. But not doing enough for some.​Reader Nick responds to Members of Pearl Jam Will Likely Be Dead by the Time They 'Mitigate' the Carbon Impact of Their 2009 Tour "Climate change is a serious issue and one that demands serious responses. It is nice to talk about what we ... More >>

Afternoon Edition: Oil Spills, Wounded Drunks, and Naked Cowboys

Trying to be better men. But not doing enough for some.​Reader Nick responds to Members of Pearl Jam Will Likely Be Dead by the Time They 'Mitigate' the Carbon Impact of Their 2009 Tour "Climate change is a serious issue and one that demands serious responses. It is nice to talk about what we ... More >>

Fact Checking Clinton, Obama's Remarks on Exxon Mobil

Trying to be better men. But not doing enough for some.​Reader Nick responds to Members of Pearl Jam Will Likely Be Dead by the Time They 'Mitigate' the Carbon Impact of Their 2009 Tour "Climate change is a serious issue and one that demands serious responses. It is nice to talk about what we ... More >>

One Crude Dude

With Big Oil reeling from the Prudhoe Bay shutdown, Chuck Hamel can finally say 'I told you so.'

Bill Gates, Newspaper Guy

With Big Oil reeling from the Prudhoe Bay shutdown, Chuck Hamel can finally say 'I told you so.'

Bill Gates, Small Businessman

With Big Oil reeling from the Prudhoe Bay shutdown, Chuck Hamel can finally say 'I told you so.'

Schwinn City

A Ballard artist amasses a fleet of rare bicycles.

Al Gore

The entirely calm, reasonable, and persuasive star of An Inconvenient Truth.

Absurdistan

Duck Soup meets ethnic cleansing on the Caspian.

The Futility of Boycotts

Planning to boycott Microsoft? Get in line.

Dec. 21-27, 2005

Planning to boycott Microsoft? Get in line.

Dec. 14-20, 2005

Planning to boycott Microsoft? Get in line.

Dec. 7-13, 2005

Planning to boycott Microsoft? Get in line.

Nov. 9-15, 2005

Planning to boycott Microsoft? Get in line.

Nov. 2-8, 2005

Planning to boycott Microsoft? Get in line.

Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2005

Planning to boycott Microsoft? Get in line.

Oct. 19-25, 2005

Planning to boycott Microsoft? Get in line.

Oct. 12-18, 2005

Planning to boycott Microsoft? Get in line.

A Fair Question

Is sustainability sustainable? The recent Expo in Japan makes you wonder.

Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2005

Is sustainability sustainable? The recent Expo in Japan makes you wonder.

Over a Barrel

Is sustainability sustainable? The recent Expo in Japan makes you wonder.

Aug. 10-16, 2005

Is sustainability sustainable? The recent Expo in Japan makes you wonder.

Aug. 3-9, 2005

Is sustainability sustainable? The recent Expo in Japan makes you wonder.

July 20-26, 2005

Is sustainability sustainable? The recent Expo in Japan makes you wonder.

June 22-28, 2005

Is sustainability sustainable? The recent Expo in Japan makes you wonder.

That Elusive Outrage

The media are reporting plenty of scandals, but no one seems to care.

Investing for Change

A Microsoft millionaire wonders if his money can express his values.

This Week's Reads

Max Barry and Peter Manseau & Jeff Sharlet.

'Who Would Jesus Bomb?'

And other great questions from Seattle's anti-war march.

Ship Out of Shape

A patched-up oil tanker piques local fears.

Who's Watching the Water?

What is the effect of the relationships between the Coast Guard's top brass and the shipping industry?

Voodoo science

What is the effect of the relationships between the Coast Guard's top brass and the shipping industry?

News Clips— Present/Absentee

What is the effect of the relationships between the Coast Guard's top brass and the shipping industry?

High-tech companies discover the Old Economy

What is the effect of the relationships between the Coast Guard's top brass and the shipping industry?

Nix the mayor's limo?

City Hall looks for a cure for a parking meter suit.

Best Bites

City Hall looks for a cure for a parking meter suit.

Childproof Seattle

City Hall looks for a cure for a parking meter suit.

Letters

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