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Ihnatko pegs Hillary Clinton’s campaign

Steven — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:05:49 +0000

Andy Ihnatko, despite his protestations, is the #1 most-beloved industry figure, at least in my book. I’ve been a big fan of his since his days adorning the back page of MacUser ca. 1992.

In a fairly serious and non-writing-about-technology turn, he completely nails what has happened to the Hillary Clinton campaign: she has become a vanity publisher. But pumping $6.4 million of her own money into her campaign, she has become the equivalent of a vanity publisher. There aren’t enough people in the world who are willing to support her book (campaign), so she’s using her own money to publish it (keep it going).

Seriously. If she can muster enough monetary support to keep the campaign going, it means that not enough people want her to be President. I believed it before I read Andy’s article, but I see even more clearly now just how pathetic she’s become.

Senator Clinton, please bow out gracefully now and help us ensure that Senator Obama becomes the next President of the United States. And Senator Obama: Senator Clinton would make a kick-ass Vice President.

Yes We Can

Steven — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:30:17 +0000

Grey Tuesday

Steven — Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:24:07 +0000

It’s Grey Tuesday.

I’m Torn: Dean vs. Clark

Steven — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 04:56:17 +0000

Now that Wesley Clark has entered the presidential race, I’m torn. I’ve been leaning heavily towards Howard Dean. I like what Dean has to say and how he says it, for the most part. However, I’m still a bit concerned about his electability. Clark, on the other hand, seems to have some serious electability (in a very vague, shallow definition of that word), but I haven’t heard enough about his stands on the issues. There’s also the issue of Clark having never run for office: a good thing and a bad thing. He’s also a homeboy, being from Arkansas, like me.

In any event, I’d really like to see a Dean/Clark or Clark/Dean final ticket against Bush/Cheney (assuming Cheney stays alive). Either way, assuming they don’t screw it up, it could be eight years of one then eight years of the other. I could live with that, I think.

Beat the Berman bill

Steven — Wed, 07 Aug 2002 18:34:15 +0000

US citizens can send a message to their congressperson about the Berman Bill via the Electronic Frontier Foundation. PLEASE do this. Most congresspersons don’t have a clue about issues like this. Sending an email or fax might at least alert a staffer to the issue. [Via Scripting News]

Microsoft must be stopped!

Steven — Sun, 30 Jun 2002 15:33:12 +0000

Cringely’s latest on Microsoft’s attempt to replace TCP/IP with a proprietary MS protocol, which was announced this week. Bill Gates is (a) megalomaniacally insane and (b) the Devil hisself. Can anything stop them?

Do you hate telemarketers?

Steven — Fri, 31 May 2002 19:34:24 +0000

Well, I do, too. Check out the Counter-Telemarketing page for some great information and fun tactics. Our fair state (Arkansas) has a stateside don’t-call list that I’m on, and our telemarketing calls have gone down, though we got a barrage of long, annoying automated calls during the recent primary elections. One campaign in particular (he lost) got a nasty phone call from me for spamming my answering machine with pitches. I enjoyed voting against him.

Boondocks on Bush

Steven — Mon, 28 Jan 2002 17:02:00 +0000

My regular readers (all three of you) will know that I love Aaron MacGruder’s comic strip The Boondocks. I just came across a good article about MacGruder’s criticism of the Bush administration. [Hat tip to CheeseDip]

The basic assessment of the situation is true: MacGruder is about the only writer whose commentary reaches that particular audience (millions of newspaper readers) on a daily basis. He’s also about the only cartoonist (including political cartoonists) with the balls to put his ass (and his career) on the line when criticizes the not-elected Bush administration and its policies, which it implements behind a veil of patriotism and fear. More power to him. On a side note: the article says that he’s developing an animated Boondocks series for this fall. I hope it’s true, but more importantly, I hope it’s good.

Leavin’ on a jet plane…

Steven — Wed, 25 Jul 2001 21:32:13 +0000

As much as I dislike the Shrub, I’m not sure I’m ready to do this. I mean, I own a house (well, I pay a mortgage and pay to get stuff fixed in the house I inhabit), I have a wife who wouldn’t want to leave since she has actual friends and a job that she likes (though I like mine, okay, too). I don’t speak any other languages (despite four semesters of college French and a wife who’s a high school German teacher), and I’m not sure how many web developers they need in any country where I might possibly want to live. Of the countries that ironminds didn’t discuss, I wish they had explored: Sweden (or any other Scandinavian country): good furnishings, lots of cell phones, doesn’t get as hot as it does here; Iceland: Bjork, cold *and* volcanoes; Japan: SUSHI!, good design, (however, I don’t think you can gain Japanese citizenship, plus I don’t speak Japanese), and maybe a few others (Australia? LOTS of poisonous snakes, blistering heat). Anyway, I’m not leaving, though the idea is worth daydreaming about occasionally.