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WWDC was a bit of a bore. Steve Jobs didn’t do cartwheels on the stage, and there’s no way I’m dropping ten bucks for the 3.0 upgrade for the touch (I’m cheap like that). But cheap coders everywhere rejoiced this week with the release of wordpress 2.8, which has proved, once again, that wordpress rocks [...]
After reading Pete Peterson’s piece yesterday on why he’s giving away a measly billion dollars, I’ve decided to give away TWO billion dollars. Before I go into my reasons, I’d just like to point out that my contribution to humanity will be roughly double Mr. Peterson’s. I mean, one billion dollars? Really? That’s what slips [...]
GM and Chrysler, some say, will have a distinct advantage over Ford now that they have been freed of their massive debt obligations. Ford, say others, has the upper hand because they’re not run by an administration bent on making greener cars at any cost. Who’s right?
In a few moments, President Obama is expected to nominate Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme Court. While her left-of-center judgement history is likely to draw the ire of some Republicans, it is unlikely that she’ll meet much resistence in either the House or Senate.
The US Senate voted today, nearly unanimously, to squelch Obama’s plan to close the Guantanamo Bay prison by witholding funds necessary for the transfer of detainees. Several senators, including Virginia senator Mark Warner, made it clear this week that their primary opposition to closing Gitmo is that they don’t want detainees in their back yard. [...]