Author Archives: Karl
Clinton Campaign – Downed by lack of teamwork and massive egos
It always comes down to teamwork – or lack of it.
The Atlantic has published an eye opening piece that is a must read.
Brain Workshop – a memory and IQ booster game
Brain Workshop – a Dual N-Back game – fun and challenging.
Practical threaded programming with Python
IBM developerWorks: Practical threaded programming with Python
Neil Diamond in the New York Times
Mom loved Neil Diamond and on some level, his music remains a part of my life.
NYTimes: Backstage With Neil Diamond, the Marathon Man of Pop
“I never expected that I would be doing this for as long as I’ve been doing it,” he said after his sold-out show at the XL Center here on Thursday, having changed out of his black silk stage costume and into jeans and a loose-fitting cotton shirt, his eyes hidden behind small round glasses.
“So looking back and seeing that it’s been over 40 years since the first hits makes you think, ‘Is there a time that you stop?’ ” he continued. “But I don’t think I’m ever going to stop. It’s the only challenge I have left in my life.”
Our Response to Paris Hilton’s Response to McCain Shows Our Biases
Paris Hilton responded, via a video of her own, to John McCain’s Celebrity advertisement.
How you see her video is completely based upon your pre-existing bias.
Want proof?
If you are liberal you see it as an endorsement of Obama’s plan and as a smack down on McCain:
Open Left: Why Obama’s Drilling Compromise Makes Some Sense
Talk Left: Paris Hilton Strikes Back
reddit: Paris Hilton Responds to the McCain Ad = McCain gets served.
If you are conservative, you see it as an endorsement of McCain’s plan and as a smack down on Obama:
Althouse: Paris Hilton does a pro-McCain ad!
Either Paris Hilton is a genius, or we are so wrapped up in our own points of view that we look for ANYTHING to reinforce it.
Maybe both is true. But that’s a stretch right? Right?!?!?!
Beyond that, there is literally two takes on reality playing out over the video. And there are no links to opposing points of view – it is as if the opposing view point doesn’t even exist.
Congrats
Congrats to Jeneane Sessum on her four years quit from smoking. Click for her 100 reasons to quit smoking.
Philly Blogger Meetup in 1 Week!
I’ve taken on as organizer of the Philly Blogger Meetup and we will be gathering in one week at The Memphis Taproom. I’m looking forward to hanging out with fellow bloggers and sharing a few drinks.
John Perry Barlow’s “A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace”
Do you remember when this was shared on the Net? It’s worth a re-read. And some time to reflect. When doing research into my spondylolisthesis, I discovered that John Perry Barlow, cofounder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and lyricist for the Grateful Dead, is dealing with it as well.
Sun’s default HTTP classes have come a long way, but…
Issuing POSTs is still way too cumbersome in comparison to Apache’s HttpClient.