We have to elect Hillary president in ought-eight. If not for the sake of the nation, then for the sake of one man:
Bill Clinton on flying Air Force One -- as part of the presidential delegation paying respects to the pope -- for the first time since he left office: "I never thought I'd be on this plane again -- I had a good time. They have ( Read more... )

By choosing Sir Howard, Sony gave the triumph to the diplomat over the technocrat, the sophisticated corporate manager rather than the brilliant but less polished Mr. Kutargi.

Well so much for Sony supporting MP3s (or dare, I dream, Ogg/Vorbis). I hope you all like DRM'd (and proprietary and secret and patent encumbered) ATRAC3 for your music.

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Were my apartment in Switzerland right now, I would be in deep trouble

I think if I ever find myself in Switzerland for a prolonged period of time, I'll be renting. Or possibly shelling out for a maid.

NYTimes reports that Carly Fiorina is being considered for the job of being President of the World Bank.

Great... I'm sure she'll bring the same sort of "leadership" to the WB that she'd brought to HP. If you're a poor developing nation, I would suggest lube and relaxation techniques at this point.

Grr... saw a link on boingboing to an article by Orson Scott Card against gay marriage.

I feel absolutely disgusted. To see a man whose books I enjoyed so much spout so much unbelievable nonsense.

I mean, I guess I knew that he was a pretty devout Christian, but from his writing he seemed like a reasonably intelligent person. I simply cannot ( Read more... )