Terrific interview of Brent Simmons, developer of NetNewsWire and other Mac OS X applications, by John Gruber: “Interview: Brent Simmons” by John Gruber, Daring Fireball You don’t need to be a software developer yourself. It’s an excellent read for anyone interested in blogging, RSS, Mac OS X, user interface, etc. Check it out! (It’s long, […]
“It was an outrage, an obscenity” by Robert Fisk, The Independent … when one of Malek Hammoud’s friends asked me how the Americans could so blithely kill those they claimed to want to liberate, he didn’t want to learn about the science of avionics or weapons delivery systems. No comment.
Disturbing, in-depth article on what the future may hold: “Practice to Deceive” by Joshua Micah Marshall, The Washington Monthly … the hawks’ record so far does not inspire confidence. Prior to the invasion, for instance, they predicted that if the United States simply announced its intention to act against Saddam regardless of how the United […]
The current US administration attracting more worldwide ridicule: “Our Kind of Law” by Michael Kinsley, The Washington Post As the only superpower, the United States needs international law less than other nations. We can protect our interests with brute force if we want to, or if we believe that nothing else really matters in the […]
Sad but true — some of the basic functionality of iCal is flawed, as confirmed by this MacFixIt report: “Troubleshooting iCal: Reminders forgotten if not active” Since my computer is too noisy to be left on during the night, I put it INTO “deep sleep” before I go to bed — and if a reminder […]
Required reading again by Paul Krugman: “Delusions of Power” by Paul Krugman, The New York Times They considered themselves tough-minded realists, and regarded doubters as fuzzy-minded whiners. They silenced those who questioned their premises, even though the skeptics included many of the government’s own analysts. They were supremely confident — and yet with shocking speed […]