Tech writers' job made easy by Jobs

How? Whenever Apple release something, just sing your praises and your job is done!

For example, check out Apple's Amazing New iPod with Video

This writer actually went one step further by providing statistics! Read "I could count on one hand how many people I see on the train in a given month watching movies on their laptops. " That's supposed to support his argument that there is no portable video player market (of course before Apple launched the latest iPod!)

Another quote: "The other issue is, of course, content. IDC's Martin admitted that he bought an early portable media center, but has had little use for it. There are no short clips to download, so he leaves the device behind." Well, maybe poor Martin hasn't heard of something called cable or satellite TV. The portable media center could sync with a Windows Media Center PC which is capable of recording TV programming.

The notion of no content being available for portable video player is just wrong! Content is readily available, the issue has to do with the ease of use, including recording and transfering, which I have pointed out before, is not implemented well by Microsoft's Media Center solution.

If Apple is truly the maverick, it should have released a Mac based DVR (digital video recorder, think Tivo) solution that integrates with the new video iPod seamlessly.

What happened to separation of church and state?

"Bush: Miers' Religion Key Part of Her Life"

I suppose the constitution is not a key part of USA anymore.

Update: Miers has just withdrawn her nomination. The irony is: no matter how much our President wanted to sell her being a conservative, the ultra-conservatives just won't buy! Even hints of anti-abortion is not enough for them.

I have responsibility but no right

... sounds like slavery, huh?

"Software developers should be held personally accountable for the security of the code they write, said Howard Schmidt, former White House cybersecurity advisor, on Tuesday."

Mr. Schmidt: I dunno what medication you've taken but last time I check at most company developers have no right to code they have written (i.e., code are properties of those company and developers are not allow to "take" it with them when they change job, in most cases)

Let's see who he used to work for... President Bush!

Enuff' said.

American's tolerance level has reached a new low

A lady boarding a Southwest airline flight got booted off the plane.

The reason? She wore a shirt that says "Meet the Fuckers" with pictures of
President Bush, VP Cheney and Secretary of State Rice.

Here is a link to a Nevada TV station with a video clip. The lady, Lorrie Heasley, wore that shirt in the video. Check it out if you wanna see what it looks like.

Southwest said some other passengers complained about that. I think that's a lame lame excuse. It's not like she's bugging people by telling them her political views. It's a shirt for god sake! If you don't like what it says, turn away! No one force you to look at it. In fact, it's never polite staring at women's front side.

I can't boycott Southwest though 'coz I seldom fly it. Its service is below par to me anyway.