Let’s get on with it
sonictempest The less said about the trainwreck government of the last eight years, the better. Obama will have his work cut out for him in his first term, trying to undo…
Economics/Politics
20:08 PST – Obama 297 – McCain 145
I only have one thing to say: That said, 2010 will be an interesting election to watch, given Obama\’s lofty goals (as set out in his platform).
That other thing that happened tonight…rhymes with rebate
I really want to know how Sarah Palin thinks John McCain is going to improve government regulation of Wall Street while simultaneously reducing taxes and the size of the federal…
The dominoes continue to fall
Things seem to have gotten considerably worse since the last time I wrote about the economy. In just a few short weeks, we\’ve seen the following events: Fannie Mae and…
Delicious words, I must eat them
Singapore reaches women\’s table tennis finals That pretty much means that they\’re guaranteed a medal – the first medal won by Singapore since its silver in men\’s weightlifting at the…
LOLympics
The Beijing Olympics have been going on for about a week. As I\’ve mentioned before, I\’m not much of a sports fan, but I have been keeping track of the…
Something for your eyes and ears
One of my favourite sites is Stephen Fry\’s blog, where he often posts essays and podcasts about various interesting subjects. His most recent podcast is about the important role of…
Candidate of change, indeed
Looks like Barack Obama thinks change is a little overrated. So we have a candidate who after winning the primary is veering off to the right rather than the centre,…
In need of some Band-aid
Or, should I say, broadband-aid. 😛 *gets things thrown at him* Ars Technica has been doing a lot of articles about the state of US broadband lately (here\’s their latest…
It's melting!
This article on the BBC website kind of jumped out at me today: Starbucks to lay off staff in Seattle When the coffee companies in Seattle start laying off people,…