Random comments on technology, politics and fnord
KFC debuted a new TV ad Thursday that allows viewers to crack a hidden message if they play the spot back slowly on a digital video recorder or VCR.
This is a much better way to combat ad-skipping technology than spouting, “if you don’t watch the ads, it’s like you’re stealing the programming.” or trying to […]
Congressmen threaten probe of U.S. seaports deal
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle yesterday threatened a congressional investigation of a deal to give control of six U.S. seaports to an Arab company, while one key Republican said the Bush administration’s security reassurances were not adequate.
What does it matter? Congress has shown it doesn’t have the […]
Suppression of dissent is becoming all too common. The tactic of being called “unpatriotic” and “giving comfort to America’s enemies” for opposing Bush and his war has been recognized for its inherit absurdity, and no longer works to stop criticism of the Administration. Now it’s time to step up the methodology to outright […]
I just switched the blog over to Wordpress from Blogger. Setting up Wordpress was painless, and its import feature brought in all the Blogger posts without effort. I think this means that I’ve tried Drupal, Blogger, and Wordpress now at least two times each. Wordpress seems pretty good this time around.
Most recently, I had switched […]
The South Dakota House has passed a bill that would nearly ban all abortions in the state. The article says that “amendments aimed at carving out exemptions for rape, incest and the health of women were rejected.”
It looks like all the pieces are in place for the big ol’ Roe v. Wade showdown, and South […]
I subscribe to the NYT Technology RSS feed. This morning’s feed had three stories grouped very close together:
Amazon’s Profit Fell 43% in Its 4th Quarter
Amazon reported lower than expected revenue along with much higher expenses, but blamed the profit drop on a reduced tax benefit.
Profit Drops 31% at Top Maker of Video Games
Electronic Arts, America’s […]
