Looks like Oprah’s going to turn her book club into a great books course. More power to her. I guess the lip she got from Jonathan Franzen has led her to turn to dead authors who are no longer able to indulge in ingratitude.
Entries from February 2003
Oprah’s book club
February 28th, 2003 · Comments Off
You can’t fire me, I quit
February 28th, 2003 · Comments Off
A twenty year veteran of the State Department has resigned in protest over the current course of US foreign policy, and his letter of resignation was published in yesterday’s New York Times. It’s yet another scathing critique of this administration’s foreign policy, which seems to revolve around either pissing off or ignoring every other country [...]
It usually pays to wait
February 28th, 2003 · Comments Off
I’m almost never an early adopter of hardware and gadgets, and it usually pays off. For example, Netgear is introducing a line of wifi hardware that works with 802.11a, b, and g. I’ll be able to get a fast wireless hub for home, and I won’t need to worry about compatability issues when I’m [...]
Product management
February 27th, 2003 · Comments Off
Is being a product manager a step up from being a developer? If you had several years as a developer on various types of projects on your résumé, would you think that doing a stint as a product manager would add something? If you have an opinion on this, send email.
Afghanistan’s recovery
February 27th, 2003 · Comments Off
It looks like Afghanistan is funding its own economic recovery by growing lots of opium. Hamid Karzai’s government has banned opium production, but the claim is that the government can’t enforce the ban. Given the state of Afghanistan’s economy and government, I’d imagine that letting opium growers bring cash into the country peacefully is in [...]
Our Idiot Ottoman Sultan Problem
February 27th, 2003 · Comments Off
Interesting thoughts from Brad DeLong on our poor method for selecting our Presidents (this is not an anti-President Bush rant).
Yet another war in Iraq post
February 27th, 2003 · Comments Off
The Washington Post explains the pro-war stance taken on its editorial page to its readers today in an unsigned editorial, and they do a better job than the Bush administration of clearly articulating the pro-war case. No crap about the moral righteousness of deposing the evil dictator or of fantastical links between Saddam Hussein and [...]
One more on the war
February 26th, 2003 · Comments Off
The US government is using a new sales pitch for its latest UN resolution. The new line is that we’re going to war regardless, and this is the last chance for other countries to pretend that they support us. The Bush administration claims that this is the chance for the UN to prove its legitimacy, [...]
My Big Fat Greek Life
February 26th, 2003 · Comments Off
I was one of about a billion people who went to My Big Fat Greek Wedding and laughed until my sides hurt, so I was really looking forward to seeing how much of a train wreck the sitcom based on the movie would be. I had a strong feeling that they couldn’t capture the magic [...]
A bipartisan issue
February 26th, 2003 · Comments Off
Republicans and Democrats seem to have no problem working together when it comes to protecting the copyright industry from consumers, or, if you prefer the term of art in the industry, criminals.