© Matt Davies Regardless of what you think about WikiLeaks, it is clear that the traditional art of diplomacy will be changed. Is something like WikiLeaks an inevitable result of the Internet age? Just to remind you of traditional diplomacy, here are some of my favorite quotes: DIPLOMACY, n. Lying in state, or the patriotic […]
Level 3, who operate one of the Internet backbones, issued a press release today about Comcast, one of their customers. Here is an excerpt: On November 19, 2010, Comcast informed Level 3 that, for the first time, it will demand a recurring fee from Level 3 to transmit Internet online movies and other content to […]
“A new study says that radiation from Wi-Fi is hurting trees. Environmentalists are calling it the worst assault on trees since George W. Bush and Sarah Palin became authors.” – Jimmy Fallon “George W. Bush has a new book called ‘Decision Points.’ I know many of you have made a decision not to read it.” […]
© Ed Stein (read his comments on the comic too) Reagan promised us that if we cut taxes for the rich, they would create jobs and prosperity for the rest of us. But all that has happened is that the gap between the rich and the poor has grown by leaps and bounds. In fact, […]
The only question, is it for the better or for the worse? I don’t know; perhaps only time will tell. UPDATE: An interview with Julian Assange from July, where he talks about why the world needs WikiLeaks. UPDATE 2: This article in the Guardian makes an excellent point: if WikiLeaks can get ahold of this […]
Frank Rich has a fantastic rant in the NY Times about how our government is completely controlled by big money, “the big money that dominates our political system, regardless of who’s in power.” And the situation is getting worse, not better. Ever wonder why our government is so screwed up? Go read it, now. In […]
The NY Times has a fascinating article about an internet entrepreneur who sell eyeglasses on the web. Vitaly Borker found — almost by accident — that on the web negative publicity works better than good publicity. The more he abuses his customers, threatening them and calling them names, the more they complain to consumer websites, […]
“TSA says they are going to crack down on the invasive pat-downs. In fact, one agent was transferred to another parish.” – David Letterman “A TSA worker gave me a pat-down and found another TSA worker’s hand.” – Jimmy Fallon “Some of these airport patdowns are so thorough they say you only need one every […]
© Lloyd Dangle I think it is ironic that cartoons like this one tend to attack the richest people (“billionaires”) while in my experience it is what I would call the “barely rich” who are the most freaked out about taxes. They are the ones who feel the most competitive with the people around them […]
Maybe, just maybe, when the top tax rate goes way down for the rich, they use their excess money to fuel some stupid bubble. Because the theory that cutting taxes for the rich helps grow the economy just doesn’t seem to be working out in practice. UPDATE: In fact, there is a good argument that […]
I was, and am still against bailing out large companies (for many reasons I’ve often discussed). But this is a very sweet ad.
“This year marks the first Thanksgiving in which travelers will get molested before they get to their uncle’s house.” – Seth Meyers “At the airport if you refuse to be patted down, they arrest you. And what’s the first thing they do when they arrest you? They pat you down.” – Jay Leno “‘Has anyone […]
© Ruben Bolling UPDATE: Roger Ebert weighs in on the TSA. UPDATE 2: For people who wonder what airport security in the US should look like.
The CBC is reporting that the US government has notified the Canadian government that WikiLeaks is about to release US diplomatic files that are so sensitive that they could “damage US relations with allies around the world” and could even “result in the expulsion of US diplomats from foreign postings.” If this is true, it […]
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