Amazon Buys Goodreads – The Long Tail and the Great Serpent
Amazon buys Goodreads. Is this simple Kindlergy™ or is it an Orwellian nightmare? Will all roads lead to Rome, and all links to Amazon? Is an innocent social network for the literary minded being...
View ArticleSnatching Defeat
Having defeated the Republicans in the court of public opinion, but at an impasse in direct negotiations, Obama has gone back to what he does best: negotiating with imaginary Republicans, as if that...
View ArticleHow to Walk Down a Hall
Obey traffic rules. That means stay on the right side. There are rumors that in Europe or England, people drive on the left side of the road. Don’t believe this hoax. Stay to the right. Read On »
View ArticleCut the Clutter: Really Kind of a Pretty Good Idea
The word “really” doesn’t really mean anything. Does it mean “very much” or “kind of”? It’s kind of hard to tell these days. It’s very ambiguous. It really is. Read On »
View ArticleWar-iness
Pop quiz! How many wars are we currently engaged in? You could justify an answer of one, two, or more, depending on your definitions. If you hesitated, you’d also be able to justify your hesitation,...
View ArticleDeath-portunity
The number of middle-aged people committing suicide is on an upswing, beating car accidents for the first time since some morbid actuary started comparing suicide to car accidents. There may be some...
View ArticleAn Email From The G Man
If I could interject, I’d like to say, don’t second-guess yourself. All this refinement and revision is what got my buddies in the State Department in trouble over those Benghazi talking points. Read...
View ArticleThe History of Jell-O
Originally there was the hoof. Even to primitive man, this meal, in all its varieties— goat, deer, buffalo, and all its close relatives, sloth claw, mammoth nail, and, of course, monkey toes—had to be...
View ArticleThe Horatio Algorithm
“We need to fight terrorism. I don’t care if the government monitors my emails and phone calls, because I’ve got nothing to hide.” Read On »
View ArticleAn Open Letter to George Takei
Beyond Star Wars/Star Trek ironic confusion jokes, I can make Star Trek jokes, William Shatner jokes, gay jokes, Japanese jokes, Facebook jokes, Gay Japanese William Shatner jokes (A gay Japanese...
View ArticleDiana Ross and the Supreme Court
America is coming out! We’re into equality! At least, we’re equality curious. Read On »
View ArticleTake Off All Your Clothes
Which is why I propose a promotional campaign pushing the theory that global warming causes abortions. Let's get Nelly on this. It gets hot, people take their clothes off, and women get pregnant. Read...
View ArticleRace Is Easy, Justice Is Hard
My own opinion of George Zimmerman lines up with that of most people I know. He’s a nut-job vigilante, probably racist, and if he weren’t such an idiot, he would never have killed Trayvon Martin. Read...
View ArticleRace Is Easy, Let Me Do That
Last week I wrote in favor of the Zimmerman verdict, in the sense that even controversial figures can get acquitted in this country. One of the comments seemed racist to me, and not just in the guilty...
View ArticleTen Lessons From The Bradley Manning Sentence
2. Bradley Manning gave secret information to WikiLeaks because of his need for self-aggrandizement, his bad social skills, and, of course, his homosexuality. Nothing to do with whatever our military...
View ArticleAll the News That’s Fit to Buy
Jeff Bezos just bought a newspaper the way the rest of us buy...a newspaper.
View ArticleIn the Thicke of the Egyptian Nightmare
Or what the song "Blurred Lines" has in common with what's currently going on in Egypt.
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