Bizzy’s Late PM Biz-Econ-Life Links (080806)
Free Links:
- Cue Stuart Scott Saying “That Ain’t Right” — NFL refs are going to have new uniforms (HT The American Mind). What, is it because they got tired of being called “zebras”? They may learn that there are ARE worse terms.
- Uh-oh, as in “OMG” — “Microsoft’s next operating system–Windows Vista–is still not ready for prime-time. At least that’s the view of three prominent Microsoft watchers who have been testing pre-release versions of the system.” They’re suggesting delays of six months or more. Apple’s tweak of Microsoft’s corporate nose at yesterday’s Mac Worldwide Developer’s conference was well-timed.
- Something you never heard about (HT John Leo) — On April 24, “Although President George W. Bush was scheduled to meet with fellows at the Hoover Institution on Friday, the presence of more than 1,000 protestors forced him to change his plans and meet with advisers and faculty members at the residence of former Secretary of State and Hoover Fellow George Shultz on the outskirts of the Stanford campus.” I wonder why?
- In case you missed it, just add this to the pile of reasons you can’t trust the press to give you the news straight — they won’t even give you the pictures straight.
- Radio Equalizer Digest (aka That Darn Free Market) — Despite hype that others can only dream about, liberal talk network Air America is stagnating and in turmoil. Meanwhile, two hosts who were supposedly heading downhill, Michael Savage and Dr. Laura, are gaining ground again.
- Human Rights Watch is late to a denunciation (HT Sierra Faith) — Geez, it takes them 25 days to condemn Hezbollah? This is another in a long series of “See, we said something about it” statements meaning nothing that come from so-called “human rights” organizations (here’s another example from a short time ago).
- One more reason to avoid “automatic billing” if at all possible — A woman whose father died spent nine months in customer service hell trying to stop AOL’s monthly dial-up charges to his credit card.
