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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Blazing a path

In an interesting choice of words, John Edwards “suspends” his bid for the Democratic nomination, so that “History can blaze its path”.

That’s what history always does, of course, though it must hurt to just feel that one is in the way.
Also stepping aside is “They Mayor of America”, now no longer seeking the Republican [...]

The Media and the US election

One can usually trust Jon Stewart for insightful comment not only about American politics, but the media coverage of it. Yesterdays segment is particularly good:

And if you enjoyed that, you’ll enjoy this follow-up segment well.

Robotic Revenge

I just saw this in my RSS feed from Wired.com:
Israel is worried about Iran launching an all-out, “doomsday” barrage of rockets and missiles. So military leaders have begun early planning for a new, robotic defense system, armed with enough artificial intelligence that it “could take over completely” from flesh-and-blood operators. “It will be designed for [...]

My next laptop

So. Apple released a new Macbook this year, oddly called the Macbook Air. As names go, I think it has all the memorability of the Ford Focus. Still, as the Focus proved, you can produce a winning product with a bland name, and I think this is one.
As someone who travels a lot [...]