Comparative Reality

I simply cannot understand how anyone could look back at the last 7-odd years and think, "Yeah, I want more of that." more »

Another point that I wanted to make in my last post (hey, I got distracted by the beauty of my prose), was that ol' Newt is churning out the revisionist history of the Bush administration: Carter, like many outsiders who became president (including… more »

I subscribe to Newsweek. Lately, I'm not sure why. (Ok, I'll be honest: Because they made it ridiculously inexpensive to do so.) First, I read George Will's columns, which should be titled "I'm Full of Shit, by George Will." He folds, spindles, and m… more »

So EA has "backed down" from their "The Customer is Always Guilty" security scheme, reverting to the "Prove That You're Not a Thief" scheme. Now, while that is (arguably) better, I think that it's also untrue. People complained about the security ob… more »

I have a low tolerance for boring movies. I figure that if I'm going to spend 1.5 or more hours watching something, than it has to be better than 1.5 hours spent doing something else that's fun and/or productive (video games, house projects, reading, et… more »