about 3 months ago - No comments
Oh, Jon Stewart, I so look forward to your wit and wisdom. I’m beginning to think you should run for office. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
about 5 months ago - No comments
BBC News – Why do people vote against their own interests? The Republicans’ shock victory in the election for the US Senate seat in Massachusetts meant the Democrats lost their supermajority in the Senate. This makes it even harder for the Obama administration to get healthcare reform passed in the US. Political scientist Dr David [...]
about 6 months ago - No comments
I received this in my e-mail this afternoon: Really, AT&T? Just $9.99 per month? That’s it? Funny. Google Voice provides this same service for free. Of course, everything Google Voice provides is free. You’d think, though, that for all the money I already give AT&T each month, that they’d give me a little something extra [...]
about 1 year ago - No comments
I am so tired this evening… I just told Tina that I have been over-stimulated today… Just an exciting day.Today was a very busy day at work. I was able to catch the inaugural address at lunchtime though. And afterwards I found myself once again (for the first time, really?) defending My President. I am [...]
about 1 year ago - No comments
Okay, not really #72. I made that number up. But this is still something that bugs me a little, in a funny kind of way.We just got new cordless phones yesterday that have a built-in answering machine. “Yay for technology!” Right? Well, this answering machine has a curious built-in “feature.” It has a clock, as [...]
about 1 year ago - No comments
But that’s okay. I try to remember that some people are so entrenched in their ways that they will never understand. But what stinks is that some are so determined to create failure, it makes it much more difficult to succeed. But that will not stop me from trying. Because I know it is right. [...]
about 1 year ago - No comments
I don’t exactly know if I will look back on this as a red-letter day yet or not. It always takes a little time and perspective to make that determination. But I can tell you this: I just bought an iPhone 3G, and it just might change the way I view mobile computing forever. It’s [...]
about 1 year ago - No comments
How Will Obama Now Use the Internet Army He Built? http://www.newsweek.com/id/170347 Obama harnessed the grass-roots power of the Web to get elected. How will he use that power now? This is a good little article. I think this issue deserves some attention because a lot of people who helped elect Obama expect to continue to [...]
about 1 year ago - No comments
Well, I’ve set up an older computer I have at home in order to play with a more stable Linux box. I’ve always loaded/reloaded different Linux flavors over and over again, just long enough to get the desktop looking how I wanted, and then, boom, I’d reload it with something else. Well, I’ve got this [...]
about 1 year ago - No comments
I was keenly aware of this online battle: I really believe that the way the Obama camp immersed itself with technology was a key to victory. They did an outstanding job with facebook and MySpace profiles, with their MyBO portal, their personalized e-mail and text message distribution. We all know that Barack didn’t personally pound [...]