Wednesday, 26 July 2006 the Internet is a series of tubes Senator Ted Stevens made a speech where he said the Internet is a series of tubes. AlterNet has a DJ remix of the speech. The Daily Show had Jon Stewart deconstruct the speech. Amazingly. this had had no coverage that I have seen in the local media. 10:30:18 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Geek • Random • TV On This Day : Jul 26 July 26: Independence Day in Liberia ( 1847 ) and Maldives ( 1965 ) 811- Bulgarian forces led by Krum defeated a Byzantine invasion in the Battle of Pliska , killed Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I and severely wounded his son and co-emperor Staurakios. 1139 - After a victory over the Almoravid Moors in the Battle of Ourique, Afonso the Conqueror (pictured) was proclaimed the first king of an independent Portugal. 1822- José de San Martín met with Simón Bolívar in Guayaquil to plan for the future of South America. 1887- L. L. Zamenhof published Unua Libro , the first publication to describe Esperanto , a constructed international language. 1953- Fidel Castro led an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks , thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. 1939- John Winston Howard , the Prime Minister of Australia , born today. [listening to: Good Feeling - Violent Femmes ] 3:32:03 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Geek Still Life with Quince, Artichoke and Ivy 2006 Another painting from the Chris Beaumont exhibition opening this week. Christopher Beaumont Still Life with Quince, Artichoke and Ivy 2006 Oil on linen 76 x 84cm AUD$5,600 [listening to: Jump - Van Halen ] 12:04:09 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Family © Copyright 2006 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 1/08/2006; 3:44:07 PM.