Something I found on boingboing this morning. Thoughtful discussion on how the convergence of TV and the computer didn’t really result in a new appliance. The apparent winner of the war is the computer which has been refined to supplant traditional TV distribution.
Although the advent of some of the devices that stream NetFlix does [...]
Amazon.com is headquartered in Seattle, Washington; that high tech, granola crunchy capitol of America.
Recently Amazon has proven to be a concerned environmental citizen as well as being a totally awesome on-line retailer. Starting with 19 best-selling products from leading manufacturers including Fisher-Price, Mattel, Microsoft and electronics manufacturer Transcend, Amazon is introducing Frustration-Free Packaging.
The [...]
Just some articles that caught my eye today:
Obama takes on Palin, using her robocalls comment
John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin for VP may have cost him the presidency
Palin pick dogs McCain as financial crisis stings
RIAA now wants to avoid trial in innocent infringement case
The Colin Powell endorsement of Barack Obama
In all of the time that RIAA has been intimidating and extorting music down-loaders they have come out ahead in the courtroom twice (by my admittedly imperfect count). The first time, in Capitol vs. Thomas, the ruling has recently been overturned because the judge, in his ignorance of copyright law, had instructed the [...]
Here are two articles which describe the fear that I have regarding an Alaskan family that has a rather lengthy history of excessive abuse of power and ethics violations (hey, Todd’s in on this too!). They both illustrate how Palin could very well be an un-worthy but capable successor to the evil that [...]
The businesses of America have long been fans of a republican government. Startling tax breaks, deregulation, and lack of oversight are the basis for many a republican administration.
All of that typically leads America into either the poor house or the shit house. This most recent administration has managed to do both. As a [...]
Lacking any real substance in her recent speeches, Sarah Palin spent some quality time with Republicans attacking Barack Obama and some of his acquaintances. Referring to rumors regarding a relationship between Barack and Bill Ayers, Sarah launches ’swift-boat’ style attacks on Obama as a tactic to divert attention away from the failing economy.
Unable [...]
In typical Republican fashion, John McCain has placed the blame for the bailout failure squarely on Barack Obama’s head. I’m afraid that the dementia has set in earlier than I thought it would. First, there is no BLAME in that, only CREDIT. And if McCain want’s to give Barack all of the Credit [...]
I read this disturbing post on BoingBoing this morning about an Oregon man who was harassed by a Portland police officer for filming the officer on a public street. The officer in question seized the camera and proceeded to give a ticket to the guy.
In the end, the District Attorney’s Office declined to [...]
I live in Seattle. In a relatively quiet neighborhood, although my particular street is a cut through from Highway 99 to Greenwood Avenue. One of the things that makes my neighborhood quiet are the traffic circles on many of the intersections.
I tend to like traffic circles. They are much more friendly than stop signs [...]
The Obama campaign will start to put more emphasis on the things which concern the real, average voter. Citing the common impression that John McCain is severely out of touch with what you and I lose sleep over, David Plouffe has stated that one of the themes you will hear a lot of [...]
The Justice Department, currently mismanaged by Attorney General Michael Mukasey, is finalizing plans that would allow the F.B.I. to open an investigation on any American, conduct covert surveillance, pry into private records and take other types of investigative steps “without any basis for suspicion.”
Essentially, Still President Bush is hoping that his tool, Mukasey, will [...]
Well, it looks like if you whine enough someone will eventually get tire of hearing it and do something to placate you. That is certainly the case with the Clinton’s and their supporters. Citing a need to honor the 18 million people who voted for the losing candidate, they have convinced the powers [...]
There is a lot of attention focused this past week on the RIAA and their continued crusade against music piracy. Most of this attention has been negative in nature and this most recent example is no different.
It seems that Central Michigan University has filed a a complaint with the Michigan Department of Labor [...]
Doing just what he specifically said he wouldn’t do (and who doesn’t want that quality in a president?!?) John McCain has used some pretty low-life negative tactics in the past few weeks to undermine the daunting lead held by his opponent, Barack Obama.
Ripping pages from the Karl Rove manifesto, ‘How I Stole a [...]
