The Internet is going haywire over the case of Gary McKinnon, the autistic hacker the U.S. is trying to extradite from the U.K. to stand trial for snooping around in NASA and Department of Defense computers seven years ago. The U.K. is especially in an uproar, with McKinnon supporters screaming that an autistic man shouldn’t …
Monthly Archive: July 2009
Jul
29
AP just doesn't understand the Internet.
If the Associated Press wasn’t so important, I would laugh hysterically at the utter foolishness it’s been displaying. Unfortunately, we need the AP, despite the arguments to the contrary, which makes the organization’s complete lack of understanding the Internet quite terrifying. AP claims the Internet is stealing the news. Of course Google is the big, …
Jul
26
Obama attacks first, apologizes never.
How flabbergasting that President Obama felt compelled last week to publicly blast a police officer who arrested Harvard teacher Henry Louis Gates Jr. With every challenge our nation is facing, Obama decided to use his bully pullpit to attack officer James Crowley for acting “stupidly” in arresting Gates while investigating the report of a break-in …
Jul
23
Sometimes the customer is wrong.
Up until a couple of hours ago, I respected Jeff Jarvis. I follow him on Twitter and read his buzzmachine.com posts. Like me, Jeff recognizes we all have the tools to be publishers. He’s a frequent critiic of those old dinosaurs in the print industry who fail to build value in their products but look …
Jul
21
Sorry. I can't resist.
I have to start this off with a disclosure: I believe Apple products are good. I do not hate Apple. With that out of the way, I’m going to point out, probably for that eight billionth time, that I hate the smug, self-righteous, unquestioning, unflinching and undying loyalty fanboys have for Apple products — attitude …
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