Are you sitting comfortably?
Monday, May 15th, 2006Though I have often said “today’s common sense is tomorrows Company Policy” implying the increasing inability of people to think for themselves bu I think this is going a bit too far.
Archive for May, 2006
U.S. Suspends Arms Sales to Venezuela
Monday, May 15th, 2006The U.S. has suspended arms sales to Venezuela which buys arms from Russia and China anyway. Anything Chavez is buying from U.S. producers is because Russia or China’s stuff sucks or its for their own internal use versus for redistribution to various “people’s armies” throughout South and Central America.
Treo 700P
Monday, May 15th, 2006Yes! Finally Palm is announcing the Treo 700p which is based on the PalmOS rather than Windows. Though several of the the problems I’ve had with my 700w have settled out the simple fact that I have to reboot my phone sticks in my craw. Users can enjoy some of the same features as the [...]
Get New Cellphones?
Monday, May 15th, 2006I find it amuzing that a “secret government source” is saying to get new cellphones. I have to wonder which is preferable: old cellphones that are easier to listen in on or the new ones that track your movements via GPS? Better yet, let all the bad guys get their evil plans recorded and discovered, [...]
Brazil’s wave of violence
Monday, May 15th, 2006I’d bet $5 that the wave of violence in Brazil is directly linked to Huga Chavez. One of the historic mechanisms used to incite a “people’s revolution” is just this type of unrest. Too bad no one in the media will persue it. Unless it was Americans inciting unrest somewhere like, say, Venezuela or Iran. [...]
McCain’s Constitution
Friday, May 12th, 2006It is hard to better explain my utter dislike of John McCain than George Will’s commentary on one of McCain’s recent radio appearances. If it’s McCain vs Clinton in 2008 it really won’t matter who wins because everyone else loses.
US Historical Documents Online
Friday, May 12th, 2006The University of Oklahoma College of Law has a nice online collection; A Chronology of US Historical Documents. Well worth some time while waiting for the rain to pass. As many times as I’ve read it I still find Patrick Henry particularly stirring.
NPR : Sharing One Secret to Happiness
Friday, May 12th, 2006I seldom enjoy such things but this short commentary on variety not necessarily being the spice of life is worth a few moments of contemplation.
Email Client Roundup
Friday, May 12th, 2006I don’t tend to read roundups of applications for operating systems I don’t run but the Tech Web rouding of non-Microsoft email clients caught my attention for a rather singular reason. Two of the clients in the list are Pegasus and Eudora. Now I’m not a big Eudora fan myself, remembering my experience with the [...]
Media Opposes Salary Disclosure Rules
Friday, May 12th, 2006It’s ok to make some industries disclose what their top people make but when it comes to media companies, those who are first in line to point to high salaries of others, it’s a case of show me yours but I’m not showing you mine.
