Just heard Laurie Anderson’s “O Superman” used in a commercial for a mobile phone. I don’t know how to feel about this.
You may also like
Oh, hello there!
Far back, in the mists of ancient time, there existed a technology for sharing one’s thoughts, musings, memes, and other nonsense. You may have heard of it, if you’re over 40. The web log, or blog. The [more...]
Equal rights… equal punishment
The Kansas Appeals Court has ruled that it’s OK to give different sentences to two offenders who committed sex with a minor. The difference between the two? One was with the opposite sex, one with the same sex [more...]
Yankee. Hotel. Foxtrot. Yankee. Hotel. Foxtrot.
A little over a year ago, I posted an entry about the strange world of shortwave radio codes — numbers, beeps, musical notes that float through the ether mysteriously. This morning, the Washington Post takes up [more...]
Bundling Services: discount or punishment?
An article in the business section of today’s Washington Post talks about the “bundling” of services by Comcast. I am in the same situation as the complainant – I have Comcast internet service [more...]