Rip Ragged

I’m an optimist with my moon in cynic.
Everywhere you look these days, the pessimists seem to be taking over the discussion. I don’t dislike pessimists, I just dislike pessimism.
Politically, I believe that Barack Obama has allowed the Democrats and Republicans in government to finally show their true colors. They’re all more interested in personal gratification [...]

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If you get that right, everything else should be fine.
Let’s just leave it at that for tonight.

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I have a friend who just switched from an iPhone to a Droid. He likes it.
Dang.
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Rumors are circulating about iPhone 4.0. The new features I’m hearing about are a little worrisome:
Multitouch-á-trois ultra will accept commands from as many as six independent fingers.
Leather cases will also have to include lace trim.
It will run a native version [...]

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The March ‘04 Rolling Stone is out.
I know. Fuck Rolling Stone. I usually agree with that assessment.
This one is a collector’s edition, though. There’s an interview with Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. The two of them. Together.
It’s written well enough that most of the meaning of the interview is between the lines.
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Not a heck of a lot going on. Forbes says that Warren Buffet is no Steve Jobs. Thank the maker we have Forbes to keep us abreast of this breaking news. Of course, as you’d expect the article discusses Buffet in terms of Jobs.
Besides being very wealthy male bipeds, Steve Jobs and Warren Buffet are [...]

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