AP Owns The Obama Image
And now the AP wants compensation from the street artist, Shepard Fairey, who created the iconic poster from their photo. The article calls this look “pensive”. Hmm. I guess that’s one possibility. Another possibility is that he’s sort of staring into space a little confused. I have a friend who, when I first met him, [...]
Twitter And The VP Debates
Because I don’t really have anything to say that I haven’t already said, here’s my minddump from Twitter. Â Read from the bottom up for chronological accuracy. Â Twitter is going to be the death of blogging. I wish Johnny Horton was alive to sing a song about Sarah Palin’s experiences in Alaska. #knoxelect 31 minutes ago [...]
Is There a Pro-Technology Candidate Out There?
CNET has a pretty interesting article on Joe Biden’s less than stellar record on technology: By choosing Joe Biden as their vice presidential candidate, the Democrats have selected a politician with a mixed record on technology who has spent most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders, who ranks toward the [...]
Joe Biden–A Brilliant Pick
He’s outspoken, he says crazy things, and he loves attention. It is inevitable that Biden will soon say something controversial that draws the whole of the media’s attention. What a great way to create a diversion for a candidate at the top of the ticket who says a whole lot of, well…nothing. Just because Bush’s [...]
