The downside of the California recall is that I’ve lost all confidence in the national political pundits, all of whom are positioning themselves as experts on California politics. Granted, the dynamics of the recall are voter revolt, so the traditional alliances aren’t all that important, but it seems to me that the pundocracy should at … Continue reading “Everybody’s an expert”
CNN.com is pitching The Fat Guy Scott Chaffin’s weekend bidness: Buck’s on the Brazos — located in Rainbow, Texas, on the banks of the Brazos River — offers two-room canvas tents secured on wooden platforms. Each $100 a night tent has a ceiling fan, electricity and a queen sized bed. The site provides grills, utensils, … Continue reading “The Famous Fat Guy”
In one of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe books, there’s an observation that the VCR is a time-saving device because it watches TV shows for you; once they’re recorded, you don’t have to bother watching them. Simon Dumenco (“dumenco” means “dumb ass” in some Indo-European languages) rips off this riff and writes a column … Continue reading “Plagiarism alert”
Check the Frisco Guardian’s March 27 issue for some unprecedentedly visionary predictions on the liberation of Iraq.
The Daily Telegraph has the goods on German cooperation with Saddam, including a memo on payoffs for opposing the Anglo/American coalition: Germany’s intelligence services attempted to build closer links to Saddam’s secret service during the build-up to war last year, documents from the bombed Iraqi intelligence HQ in Baghdad obtained by The Telegraph reveal… the … Continue reading “German collaboration”
The pro-Saddam cynics who’ve been poo-pooing the US war plan for Iraq are taking big gulps now that cheering crowds ransack the remains of the torture regime in Baghdad. MSNBC reports: Reuters journalists watched cheering crowds sack the U.N. headquarters in the Canal Hotel to the east of the city center. One witness saw looters … Continue reading “Cheering crowds in Baghdad”
Does Silicon Valley have a split personality in the war? The Frisco Chronicle thinks we do, because we produce high-tech weaponry but harbor a boatload of anti-war sentiment. Wind River’s president Jerry Fiddler’s not confused: “This war is a catalyst that is shining light on a military that is always strong and present and here … Continue reading “Silicon Valley and the war”
U.S. in talks for peaceful surrender WASHINGTON (CNN) — Iraqi expatriates have been facilitating negotiations among CIA operatives, U.S. military officials and senior members of the Iraq Republican Guard inside Iraq aimed at a achieving a peaceful surrender of Iraq, CNN has learned. It shouldn’t be long now.
Dave Weinberger’s Salon article claiming RF interference is a myth hasn’t gone over too well, according to Weinberger’s source, David Reed: And of course, there are the usual angry letters that seem to think I’m claiming to have discovered the earth is flat, or that relativity is wrong (someone actually thought I was arguing that!) … Continue reading “WiFi without Relativity”
Salon founder David Talbot’s review of Eric Alterman’s media book is the clearest indication I’ve seen that Salon is indeed going down the tubes this time. I’ve been predicting their imminent demise for a while now, reasoning that an enterprise that’s blown 80 million investor dollars and continues to lose money while living in pricey … Continue reading “Salon’s imminent demise”
