Was it just a week ago Monday that I made reference to rats jumping off of a sinking ship when Karl Rove announced his imminent departure from the ship that is Bush? Well, joining the rush for the door is White House press secretary Tony Snow.
Tony will be joining a cast that includes counsellor Dan [...]
Following closely on the heels of an apparently successful iPhone launch Apple faces stumbling blocks on the road to world domination in other camps. On July 6 of this year Universal pulled the plug on it’s two year old contract with Apple. The Universal offerings on iTunes account for about 25% of sales. Now, NBC [...]
As some of you may know I recently got a Blackberry. I didn’t bother with the voice portion of the contract. I’m very pleased with my Verizon service, but their data plan is extremely cost prohibitive. I was able to get an unlimited data plan with AT&T for only $34.99 a month. That includes e-mail [...]
I’m sure that most of you heard about the incredibly incoherent answer that Miss South Carolina gave during the recent Miss Teen USA pageant. When asked why she thought that 1/5th of Americans cannot locate America on a world map Miss South Carolina basically choked and answered:
(please note that this is an imperfect translation)
I personally [...]
My favorite marketer, Seth Godin, re-posted a very interesting article to his blog the other day. I’ve gone back a couple of times since to review it and finally decided that it bears repeating.
Seth maintains that since things are becoming less scarce, things are becoming less valuable. Well, we all agree with that [...]
Wow, can this be true? If it is, this guy is a real jerk. But, he is a Republican after all.
Blogbath Erupts Between Seattle Republican Activist Stefan Sharkansky And Waitress
So up until a few seconds ago I had no idea who "Stefan Sharkansky" is, or that Seattle had any Republicans in it, but [...]
In a move as stunning as it was welcomed, Alberto Gonzales announced his resignation from the position of the Attorney General of the United States today. There is a God and I Thank Her!
’Berto Drinks to His Success – As a Liar and a Cheat
Following increased criticism from both parties after recent appearances in [...]
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The first part of this weekend kind of went by in a hurry.
Earlier in the week Brooke had found an ad promoting a comedy show at a place called Mr. Spots Chai House, a cool/weird little venue in our old neighborhood, Ballard. Brooke and I had been there a few times before, most notably [...]
Earlier this month FBI Director, Robert S. Mueller III, turned over a sheaf of heavily edited documents (details of phone conversations removed to protect the less guilty I assume) to the House Judiciary committee. Included in these pages were Mr. Mueller’s notes concerning the condition of then Attorney General John Ashcroft mere minutes after ’Berto [...]
My brother-in-law Will (lovely man, great father, green to the gills), has documented a recent Verizon customer service issue that caused is mother Grace (lovely woman, cool mother, lives in Jersey) to cancel her newly installed Verizon DSL account due to speeds LOWER than 56kps. I didn’t make a typo there, modem-like speeds at DLS-like [...]
It looks like there is a law suit shaping up that is going to have the evil incarnate RIAA defending itself in court. An interesting facet of the issue is that the RIAA was the PLAINTIFF in this case. The case of Warner Music Group (WMG) versus Joan Cassin will bring into play the question [...]
What is meant by the concept of "acceptable loss"? Airlines, auto makers, etc. use this term to justify profit against human injury or death. The Department of Defense has a whole different definition based on military strategic or tactical objectives rather than monetary profit
Erin Burnett, on the other hand, seems to think there is some [...]
I am a part-time VoIP user here at home. When I found out that Vonage had free service to land lines in Italy, most notably the island of Sardinia, I signed up without thinking twice. With my three children still living there with their mother I figured it would be cheaper in the long run [...]
Karl Rove jumped off the sinking Bush garbage scow days before the deadline imposed by the misguided captain of that vessel. Someone has finally asked the all important question. Where will Rove go now that his job is done? My bet is he’ll be showing up on one of the Republican campaigns [...]
I had been toying with the idea of getting a Blackberry and a Data-Only plan so that I could be connected to my e-mail all day long. I could check and respond to e-mail as I walked to and from work. A fun idea in theory. I’m just still trying to decide [...]
Things are certainly looking grim for the RIAA this week. After having lost what could be a couple of important litigations they seem to be losing momentum and suffering from financial embarrasment.
Tanya Anderson Files Class Action Suit Against the RIAA [Link]
RIAA fails to pay defendant lawyer fees [Link]
Boston Judge Denies RIAA Motion for Judgment [...]
