Walking the fine line between code and cooking since 2003
Didn't someone tell her to maybe prepare for one of the only 3 interviews she'd have to do? Is the McCain campaign going to just let her keep trying to bluff her way through these things? I mean, come on! It's obvious she doesn't have the faintest idea what in the hell she's talking about and looks like a fool trying to stumble her way through the talking points. You'd think the McCain campaign would give her some kind of coach so she doesn't keep looking like an idiot every time she's in front of an interviewer...
So the government took over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae due to their almost certain collapse. Now, one could argue about the merits of such a deal but the fact remains that they were quasi-government entities that had special privileges. Yes, they were technically private companies but they were also exempt from registering their securities with the Fed as well as being shielded from having to pay state and local taxes. Their implied government backing also gave them an aura of invincibility to investors so although...
When will the people of this country wake up and realize that your choice of candidate shouldn't be based upon who you'd most like to have a beer with. I voted for Ron Paul in the Primary and I'd vote for him again; any time and any race.
Another death. Richard Wright, keyboardist and founding member of Pink Floyd has died from cancer. Here he is as a young man:
One of my favorite authors, and probably one of the great modern philosophers of our time, David Foster Wallace, has died. He hanged himself in his house and was found by his wife. He will be missed. I'll leave with you with the text of the Kenyon University commencement address he gave. This address, along with his novel, Infinite Jest, was a profound influence on my outlook on life. Read his commencement text Here.
Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo. It makes me think that it's the logical extension of what this is:
I used to cook, now I code
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