Pew: Economy, Jobs Most Important, Climate Last

January 29, 2009
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Wanting Obama to Succeed and to Fail

January 29, 2009

I want Barack Obama to succeed. And I want him to fail. That’s the truth – and I don’t see any conflict in it.

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Must See TV Thursday: Blago Makes Closing Argument

January 29, 2009
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Swayze Stops Cancer Treatment

January 29, 2009

There’s no snark on this one that would be appropriate. There’s apparently little left to be done. Poor fellow.

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Postmaster Proposes Cutback in Service to 5 Days

January 29, 2009

Postmaster General asks Congress to cut mail delivery from six days to five days. Delay in Netflix deliveries to prompt privatization?

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Rise in Vandals Prompts Reconsideration of Wikipedia Editing Policies

January 29, 2009

Kennedy death notice in particular illustrated the gap between Wiki and fact. Almost as bad as problem of friends who edit from their phone in order to win bar arguments.

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Culture11 First Blog Casualty of the New Economy

January 29, 2009

Lessons learned from unfortunate failure of Bill Bennett enterprise include problems on scope, timing, execution. The tech universe operates best on the venture capital, not non-profit, model. As the old dictum goes, you can’t save the world if you can’t keep the lights on.

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Automakers Out of Sync on New Emissions Policy

January 29, 2009

Study indicates that automakers could absolutely meet the new California-based emissions benchmarks, and in fact have already prepped for them – GM says the numbers are off, but they may have issues with that whole thing. Green vs. Union continues.

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