BitTorrent goes legit, and no one cares
by Pete on February 28, 2007
The Technology section of this past weekend’s New York Times featured an article titled “Software Tool of Pirates Gets Work in Hollywood” on BitTorrent’s new commercial offering. From the article: The BitTorrent store will work slightly differently than rival digital (…)
Music update
by Pete on February 23, 2007
I could complain some more about political stuff, but it’s Friday and I’m tired of politics. Time for a music update post! Menomena – Friend & Foe I got this album a few weeks ago, but wasn’t able to give (…)
The Congress and Iraq – Where to now?
by Pete on February 20, 2007
An article in yesterday’s Washington Post provides a reasonable accounting of Congressional Democrats’ options for opposing President Bush’s war policies in Iraq. There are a few ways that Democrats could go. They could vote to cut off or reduce funding (…)
More on the non-binding resolution
by Pete on February 19, 2007
As a follow-up to my post from Saturday regarding non- binding resolutions and various criticisms of Congressional Democrats’ supposed timidity regarding the war in Iraq, I would point you to Matthew Yglesias: It seems to me that as of one (…)
Non-binding resolutions
by Pete on February 17, 2007
Unlike last week’s parlimentary games in the Senate, the House of Representatives yesterday voted on and passed a non-binding resolution opposing President Bush’s plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq. According to this morning’s Times, Passage was never in (…)
Who cares, as long as we can point to Iran?
by Pete on February 14, 2007
At the President’s press conference this morning, we were treated to the following exchange: Q Thank you, sir. I’d like to follow on Iran. Critics say that you are using the same quality of intelligence about Iran that you used (…)
Bill Richardson’s Site, or, Pete is a Bonehead
by Pete on February 13, 2007
In the previous entry, I tossed off the following rather cursory dismissal of America for Richardson: Their site actually has some potential, but the initial impression it gives is one of amateurishness. Sure, there’s blogging and other interactivity, but overall, (…)
Surveying the Democratic campaign websites: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
by Pete on February 13, 2007
I have spent the last few days poking around the websites of the various Democratic Presidential candidates. While none of the campaigns have come up with anything particularly astounding yet, there is some decent stuff to be found. First, though, (…)
Obama announces
by Pete on February 11, 2007
Following Barack Obama’s announcement speech yesterday (which, in case you missed it, you can watch in its entirety over at TPMCafe), I have been trying to come up with a good way of explaining the general ambivalence I feel toward (…)
2003 wants its reporting back.
by Pete on February 10, 2007
This morning’s New York Times features the alarming headline “Deadliest Bomb in Iraq Is Made by Iran, U.S. Says.” In the story that follows, we get the following: The assertion of an Iranian role in supplying the device to Shiite (…)