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November 28, 2007

Republican Debate tonight

Republican YouTube debate tonight on CNN (8pm est). This should be very entertaining, especially with Iowa and New Hampshire just a month away.

November 27, 2007

Be very, very afraid

Last year, the average corporate email user received 126 messages a day, up 55% from 2003. By 2009, workers are expected to spend 41% of their time just managing emails. - Email's Friendly Fire by Rebecca Buckmanin today's Wall Street Journal
Sad how something that was, and still can be, so helpful and even empowering can eventually become enslaving.

November 24, 2007

My favorite Apple Switch ad

"I'm Janie Porche, and I saved Christmas!"

November 23, 2007

Republicans on immigration

In this way, they are participating in the greatest blown opportunity in recent political history. At its current nadir, the G.O.P. had been blessed with five heterodox presidential candidates who had the potential to modernize the party on a variety of fronts. They could be competing to do that, but instead they are competing to appeal to the narrowest slice of the old guard and flatter the most rigid orthodoxies of the Beltway interest groups.

The Real Rudy by David Brooks

November 22, 2007

Where Megachurches Are Concentrated

Fascinating map from the New York Times shows the concentration of megachurches throughout the U.S.

Is Bloomberg getting up-to-speed on foreign policy?

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been receiving foreign policy briefing sessions on a wide variety of topics, providing the strongest indication yet that he is considering a run for the White House, the Huffington Post has learned.

Bloomberg Crams On Foreign Policy: Proof That He's Planning '08 Bid?

Can Barack Obama catch Hillary Clinton?

The Relaunch from The New Yorker

November 20, 2007

First reactions to the Kindle

Two Scoble videos show what it's like to use the Kindle, Amazon's new electronic book reader

Kindle ignites the flames by Jason Fried

A blog for everyone

This terrific Macworld article recommends the best blogging tool for four different uses.

November 19, 2007

Karl Rove on Campaign 08

The Republican presidential nomination is the most fluid and unpredictable contest in decades, but the Democratic nominee is likely to be Hillary.

How to Beat Hillary (Next) November by Karl Rove