Can Microsoft figure out how to market Windows RT? I am skeptical. While the critics focus on facts .. the lack of a developing app market, MS puny $100 “incentive” to app developeers, decisions by hardware makers not to make ARM based machines … I am more impressed by Microsoft&[...]
Archive for May, 2013
May 7th, 2013 - 4:06 am § in Misc.
As Windows RT doubts mount, Microsoft exec claims ‘bright future’ for OS
May 7th, 2013 - 12:05 am § in Misc.
The Magic of Polaroid
May 7, 1909 Edwin H. Land, Date of birth[...]
May 6th, 2013 - 10:51 pm § in America
Darwin Falls Down
EllenGraceJones tell us Darwin was wrong, and we need to update our model of evolution, She’s a fashion editor. An interesting experiment and indeed correct in that we are still evolving, however to attribute it to the Victorian, matter-based, Darwinian model of evolution is backward-thinking and [...]
May 6th, 2013 - 8:40 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Where do you bury a human monster?
WORCESTER — The embattled embalmer who is unable to find a cemetery willing to bury Tamerlan Tsarnaev was turned down by the city of Cambridge yesterday and is threatening to take his desperate plea for help to the White House as well as the State House today. “I need some help here,” Peter A.[...]
May 6th, 2013 - 8:34 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Sales Tax Bill to Pass US Senate.
Deep breath: Senate set to vote on Internet sales tax Many polls from the past few years have found that lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are just slightly less popular than catching the flu while on a beach vacation. Remarkably, the U.S. Senate could approve a bill this week that will likely make lawm[...]
May 6th, 2013 - 4:49 am § in Misc.
Fried Chicken in West Seattle?
Ma’ono Fried Chicken and Whisky. This place is getting great reviews! The menu’s down-market superstars, such as the half-pound beef burger and the saimin noodle bowl (with the richest smoked pork and ham broth in town), feel like the heart of the menu, with plates of Hawaiian fusion in the fo[...]
May 6th, 2013 - 12:27 am § in Misc.
Larry Flynt backs Mark Sanford
from Politco The founder and publisher of Hustler magazine has endorsed Mark Sanford for Congress, lauding him as a “sex pioneer” who challenges the “sexual hypocrisy of traditional values” — and asking for a photo op. “I’m endorsing Mark Sanford for U.S. Congress because no one has do[...]
May 5th, 2013 - 1:16 pm § in Misc.
Where is Turkey?
ISRAEL STRIKES AGAIN When will Turkey butt in?[...]
May 5th, 2013 - 12:33 pm § in Misc.
Wealth Taxes
We need a tax on unproductive wealth. In effect we have representation without taxation! Since the beginnings of the 2oth century, no industry has expanded as rapidly as the tax avoidance industry. Today’s large corporations accumulate wealth while often paying no tax on their incomes. Foundat[...]
After the failed second coming of the Sonics, what can Mr. Balmer do to feed his sports niche?
The Seattle Derby? After the failure to get the NBA to move a basketball team from Sacramento to Seattle, how is Steve Balmer to rescue his zillionaire claim to the ultimate perk .. his own sports team? As we celebrate the Kentucky Derby, I have an idea. The trick for anyone wanting to buy a [&helli[...]