A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy a country's way of life; it's only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage
Bruce Schneier wrote an article for CNN that should be required reading for everyone who thinks we're somehow "safe" because of the security theater we live with every day. Read the whole thing.
If you have the guts.
Nicely done.
South of Gibson City, IL.
When we got to my father-in-law's on Christmas Eve there wasn't any snow on the ground. It started early Christmas morning and essentially hasn't stopped. It's always been light, so there's maybe 4-inches at the most, Pure powder, which must kill the skiers because there isn't a hill of any consequence for hours from here. I guess cross-country skiers might like it.
No real point here other than the fact that people around here aren't panicking and are just taking this in stride. The weather reports say that Cincinnati may get a dusting later today. I'm sure there won't be any milk and bread on the shelves for days.
1) Any theory is valid if it sells books, soaks up ratings, or otherwise moves units.
2) Anything can be true if somebody says it on television.
3) Fact is that which enough people believe. Truth is determined by how fervently they believe it.
The excerpt above is from a 1995 essay Pierce wrote for Esquire. He's expanded it into a book that, among other things, contains the most heartbreaking description of the Terry Schaivo affair I've ever read.
You can get the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Idiot-America-Stupidity-Became-Virtue/dp/0767926145/ref...
Roger Entner, senior vice president for telecommunications research at Nielsen, said the iPhone’s “air interface,” the electronics in the phone that connect it to the cell towers, had shortcomings that “affect both voice and data.” He said that in the eyes of the consumer, “the iPhone has the nimbus of infallibility, ergo, it’s AT&T’s fault.” AT&T does not publicly defend itself because it will not criticize Apple under any circumstances, he said. AT&T and Apple both declined to comment on Mr. Entner’s assessments.
This will certainly be making the rounds on the interwebtubes today. I remember when the iPhone first shipped there were questions about its radio. I don't remember the specifics and I'm not going to take the time now to try to track down the specific issue. Research isn't necessary because this is an entirely fact-free issue. It's not about phones or technololgy or throughput or anything else.
It's about tribes.
I kind of wish they'd all go away. There are people starving all over the planet right now and your choice of cell phone doesn't mean a damned thing.
