Couldn’t Help But Notice (122107)
As we head towards Christmas, don’t forget that Christmas 1944 was dominated by news of the Battle of the Bulge. Imagine if we had second-guessing like this during that time. Yes, in hindsight we weren’t very smart. But someone, who should have been Time’s Man of the Year, figured it out, and was heeded. I’d say the glass is mostly full, not partially empty.
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Underappreciated tech development of the year — Inkjet all-in-one units (print-copy-scan) are virtually the same price as inkjets that only print. Standalone printers may become obsolete very soon. Of course, the need to print may be obsolete sooner than we think.
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There’s a really bizarre thing in this article about payday lending:
Critics liken payday lending to legalized loan sharking, and many at the hearing wore badges with a shark biting large wads of cash. Supporters sported yellow “I support payday lending” stickers; a group of about a dozen - many of whom were payday lender employees - approached during a break declined to comment.
“I love payday lending” stickers? What, no room for pom-poms? I’d decline to comment too if I was wearing something that dumb.
I also note that this guy wasn’t around.
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Does anyone remember “The Angela Merkel I Know” web site? Who thinks that Mrs. Thatcher would ever have set up a “The Maggie I Know” site? Then why is there a need for The Hillary I Know? (no, I’m not linking)
Can there be anything more trivial? Oh yeah, news coverage that takes it seriously.
Update: Owe, Brother. Cries of foul are totally empty, given this.
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Cynthia McKinney has declared for the Presidency. I can see her peeling off a couple of points in certain states, and possibly having an impact (thank you, Ralph Nader, for Florida 2000). The dream ticket: Two Cindys, with Mama Moonbat Cindy Sheehan as Veep.
