Memorial Day 2011
Thank you.
History
Skype, business cards, and a stubbornly old-fashioned society
So Microsoft is going to buy Skype for $8.5 billion. I just barely know what Skype is, which, if you know me, shouldn’t be surprising. With few exceptions, I view the telephone as a means, not an end. Let’s make the plan with it, not have it be the plan. My attitude toward it ranges … Read more
Osama bin Laden killed
It was at the hands of the U.S. military. I am extremely glad for that. I only regret that Obama didn’t bring his severed head to the podium with him. I am also disappointed that I don’t believe in a literal fire-and-brimstone hell. Delighted to see the evil bastard finally meet a thoroughly poetic end. … Read more