Lots of folks thind that Al Gore invented the Internet – they are wrong! It was Apple Computer! OK, so that’s a bit of an exaggeration – but it is true that Apple, people working for Steve Jobs at both Apple and NeXT are directly responsible for the web as we know it. And I’ll [...]
Bush: Do as I say, not as I do
October 17, 2007 By 5 Comments
Short and sweet today. I woke up to Dubya verbally assaulting Congress on how they need to get to work. “They have a lot of work to do” he popped out repeatedly… insinuating that in some way Congress has been sitting their thumbs and relaxing while he’s been hard at work. Well, in some ways [...]
Nobel Committee suffers “Final Debasement”
October 16, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Conservatives are delightfully predictable. Consider that Steven F. Hayward of the National Review states that Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize – a validation of the world’s consensus that man-made pollution is changing the very climate of our planet – is the “final debasement” to a “once prestigious award.” So let me get this [...]
Congratulations Vice President Gore
October 13, 2007 By 3 Comments
Hard earned and well deserved, Vice President Al Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work spreading the word about global warming. He received it in conjunction with an organization that also supports the global climate change issue, but the important news is that he received it. As expected, plenty of boneheads came out [...]
Libertarianism: Where it fits, where it doesn’t
October 8, 2007 By 7 Comments
In this month’s Discover Magazine, Burt Rutan is interviewed and is brushed as being a Libertarian a mile wide. He made a comment in the interview which I find perfectly describes where the Federal government should, and should not be. He said something to the effect of, “Space flights should not yet be controlled by [...]
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