Confessions of a Lazy Bastard

I am enjoying 2004. While 2003 wasn't a necessarily bad year, it contained enough pain, doubt and uselessness that makes it one to move on from, if not outright forget. Between Christmas and New Year's Eve, I spent plenty of time with my baby: attended enough church services to satisfy my soul (if you know me personally, imagine my tongue firmly planted), apartment-sat in Chelsea, and enjoyed a pretty good (if slow) dinner in Williamsburg. I know that he'll be starting the Spring 04 semester soon and cherish every moment with him.

Given my light posting these past several months, I offer somewhat of an apology. I won't promise to write more because I've already promised myself to not force anything (I don't do New Year's resolutions -- they're reserved for the occassion of my latest birthday, a true marker of another year past). If it's important or intriguing enough, I'll fire up my iMac and get to work. Truth is, I don't often feel like writing/posting and I blame it all on Lynne d who introduced me to bloglines. I would take mini-breaks in the past, but the ease of reading new content that bloglines provides is addictive. I currently have 50+ subscriptions and refresh after reading all new content. By the time I've read my entire list, I don't have the energy to post. That reminds me, I need to delete about 100 temp bookmarks. I will bookmark another blogger's post for future posts of my own in a heartbeat. Bloglines often makes me forget those temp bookmarks.

The only downside to bloglines are those bloggers using blogspot and/or non-blogline friendly software. J.G. of Mac-a-ro-nies and Silver Rights fame. The former is a great blog that often mentions the Mac and Apple Computers. And the latter site is just a great resource for what intrigues J.G. One of her latest posts is about the troubling phenonmenon of color caste within the Black community. There's this bit of news about a settlement reached by Applebee's after a dark-skinned African American was discriminated against by a lighter-skinned African American:

[ ... ] The lawsuit was resolved through a Consent Decree filed with the U.S. District Court in Atlanta that sets forth the terms of the settlement (Case No. 1 :02?CV?829). In addition to the monetary relief for Mr. Burch, the Consent Decree requires training and reporting by Applebee's. Prior to the lawsuit, Applebee's did not have a written policy in effect at any of its nationwide restaurants prohibiting discrimination based on color.

[Dwight] Burch filed a charge of discrimination with the EEOC alleging that the store manager, a light-skinned African American, had consistently made derogatory remarks to him about his dark skin color, and had discharged him when he threatened to report the store manager's harassing remarks to Applebee's headquarters office. Mr. Burch began working for Applebee's as a server at its Tara Boulevard, Atlanta, Ga., location on Dec.16, 2000. The store manager, assigned to the facility on Jan. 1, 2001,terminated Mr. Burch on March 26, 2001 ? less than 90 days after his arrival at the restaurant.

J.G. even got me to go back and revisit the Essie Mae Washington-Williams affair:

Another reason the topic has crossed my mind is the Essie Mae Washington-Williams episode. It is impossible to review photographs from her college yeas and not notice the often glaring absence of dark-skinned black people in them. Even her mother, Carrie Butler , who may have been dark, is missing.

She also recounts confronting colorism herself recently. I wish I could boast of the same. I have witnessed other African Americans making snide comments based on other African Americans' skin tones and remained silent. I guess it's a case of being fed-up with the foolishness. It's even reared its ugly head in my own family. My youngest niece is darker than most of us and became upset when a family member called her "Miss Chocolate," obviously because she's darker. I guess her peers use the term (or something similiar) to mock her. If I were a sensitive type, I'd go deeper into the problem and maybe would attempt to prescribe a cure. Instead, I'll make a semi-promise to speak up when BS like that comes up.

Back to bloglines and being lazy, for now.

iBox = A Set Top Mac?!

I've rejected this rumor for long enough, so I'll just simply post a portion of MACOSX's explanation of the rumored Apple branded set-top box, iBox:

What does it do?

The iBox has a built in hard drive meaning it can be used as a network's hub for homes or offices which would like to share photos, music, or other files. Not only does it act as a hub which can connect wirelessly or by Ethernet, it also calls upon its hard drive to record live TV. The iBox has its own on-screen set up and scheduler, but you also have the option of setting the iBox remotely. [ more... ]

We have a couple of days to see if this and the mini-iPods are just rumors or fantastic, forward looking hardware from Jobs and Apple.

Update @ 11:00PM:

Check out this artist rendering of the iBox.

MacWorld Must Be Just Around the Corner

I know some of you may have seen this already (or expect more Mac-related rumors), but I am preparing a Big MAC list for Monday and found this: Mac Eye for the Windows Guy. Don't worry, it's not an annoying animation.

iBummer

On the same day I finally receive my AT&T DSL rebate, my twin slaps me upside the head regarding rumored mini-iPods.

20th Anniversary of the Macintosh

[ The 1984 commercial is down. If you check out the Apple site, you can find the edited version (the legendary hamme thrower sports an iPod Mini). ]

Updated Tues/06 Jan @ 8:00pm | I should have an update in an hour or so. Lots of exciting news.

Updated Tues/06 Jan @ 2:40am | From MacMinute.com: WSJ: Apple to introduce cheaper iPod

I think they got it wrong and the mini-iPods will be under $200 -- at least the entry level version.

The Wall Street Journal (paid subscription required) is reporting that Apple will introduce a new, low-cost iPod later today. However, the price the publication expects -- US$200 -- is "more than the $100 figure that has circulated on Apple rumor Web sites in recent weeks," but "it's still a sharp enough markdown that Apple hopes will attract a much larger audience of music and gadget lovers." A $200 iPod would likely offer profit margins in the "single-digits or low double-digits" compared with profit margins ranging from 20 percent to 45 percent for its higher-end models, says Charlie Wolf, an analyst at brokerage firm Needham & Co.

I don't have inside info like Wolf, but I suspect that Apple could achieve profit margins in the range he described with Cornice's new 1" hard drives. Time will show who is most accurate.

Updated @ 10:30pm | From MacRumors.com: Another mention of Cornice, this time noting the similarity to the recent iPod ads; also, earlier reports/rumors stated the new HDs were 2", but they're half that size! Hmmm... MacRumors also has shots of the Apple area at Moscone. Very iPod-centric, although there's none showing mini-iPods. I'm still leaning towards the mini-iPod introduction during Steve's keynote.

Updated @ 6:30pm | From MacRumors.com: GarageBand, Mini iPods, Xserve... Tomorrow?

"GarageBand" will be announced tomorrow. Xserve updates tomorrow, as well.

I'll admit, I'm not savvy enough to know what the hell Xserve is or what an update means. They pretty much think the mini-iPod will be announced. And I totally forgot about the GarageBand trademark announcement by Apple just months ago. I'm assuming that that is Jobs major software introduction. Music composition software? We'll know in less than a day.

Updated @ 2pm | From MacMinute.com: New 2GB hard drive source for 'Mini iPods'?

Cornice, a company specializing in compact, high capacity storage, today introduced (PDF) the 2GB Cornice Storage Element, a tiny hard drive for use in consumer electronics, portable devices, and possibly the rumored "Mini iPods." The company previously offered a 1.5GB drive. "The 2GB Storage Element will allow electronics device manufacturers to build new pocket-able products that store more music, video, and pictures, as well as more office productivity files such as presentations and word processing documents." The 2GB Storage Element is available to manufacturers for US$70 per unit in quantities of 100,000 per year.

That $70 per unit price may be misleading. If Apple buys sufficient amounts to support a mini-iPod line, I'm sure Cornice would give them a much lower unit price. It's possible since Apple could possibly buy 500,000 or more -- in line with quarterly iPod sales for the last few quarters.

From Humble Beginnings

Posting this list-serv notice in its entirety without comment because it's both important and needs no explanation:

Black gay advocacy group comes together

The National Black Justice Coalition on Thursday announced its official board members, becoming the first national black gay advocacy organization to follow the demise of the 14-year-old Black Leadership Forum last August. The coalition will focus its work on breaking down the barriers of prejudice in black and lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual communities through education, advertising, and other activities. The ad hoc group of black community leaders, public figures, and activists plans to raise over $100,000 for a nationwide campaign to generate black support for gay marriage and to battle the recently proposed Federal Marriage Amendment.

The board members are Keith Boykin of New York; Jasmyne Cannick of Los Angeles; Mandy Carter of Durham, N.C.; Roddrick Colvin of New York; Maurice Franklin of New York; Donna Payne of Washington, D.C.; Frank Roberts of New York; and Sonya Shields of New York.

Welcome Back Tavis

Directly from Tavis:

The Tavis Smiley Show will introduce Americans to each other. It will make a difference because it is different. It will bring you the stories under the radar . . . a different set of ideas . . . a new conversation in America that just doesn't exist anywhere else on television.

Our mission is to empower people. And we'll cover everything: politics, money, relationships, race, class, culture and more. If it's being discussed-or better yet, if it's not-we'll talk about it, and we'll be breaking news.

Join us for an enlightening, encouraging and empowering half hour of television.

Bill Cosby will be the first guest on Tavis' PBS debut.

John Lewis Speaks Hard Truths

Black Light online has a wonderful essay from Congressman John Lewis (D-GA):

At A Crossroads Over Gay Marriage

[ ... ] It is time to say forthrightly that the government's exclusion of our Gay and Lesbian brothers and sisters from civil marriage officially degrades them and their families. It denies them the basic human right to marry the person they love. It denies them numerous legal protections for their families. This discrimination is wrong. We cannot keep turning our backs on Gay and Lesbian Americans. I have fought too hard and too long against discrimination based on race and color not to stand up against discrimination based on sexual orientation...

When I read about the Brittany Spears wedding fiasco, I was in a really pissed off mood. Reading the level-headed words of Lewis is so calming. I wish Dean would listen to me and offer the VP slot to the honorable congressman.

But Wait, There's More

OK, my no-frills update after Steve Jobs' keynote at MacWorld San Francisco

iPod Mini- Debutted at MacWorld SF 2004.

The smaller, thinner iPods come in 5 colors -- silver, gold (YES!), blue, pink, and green -- and has a smaller form factor, and offers 4GB for $249. Said to be stain and scratch resistant. The units come bundled with a belt clip and armband.

Plans to ship by February within the U.S. and internationally by April.

(The low end 10GB iPod replaced with a 15GB size for the same price.)

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iLife '04 = "Like Microsoft Office for the rest of your life." Apple provides major improvements in their suite of iLife applications.

iPhoto 4- Much needed (and overdo) improvements. Includes a number of iTunes-like features, including smart albums, photo rating, network sharing and improved slideshows.

iMovie 4- Improved editing, and the no-brainer: iSight support. Greater sharing and networking supported.

iDVD 4- Now offers up to two hours of encoding on a standard DVD using an improved encoder from Final Cut Pro. 20 new themes and overview modes are also offered.

GarageBand: Introduced today, offers a powerful tool for musicians of all levels "...turns your Mac into an anytime, anywhere recording studio packed with hundreds of instruments and a recording engineer or two for good measure." Apple will also offer a Jam Pack for GarageBand that adds more instruments and loops for $99, and Apple will be selling a MIDI keyboard

Steve Jobs, "The entire iLife suite will come with all new Macs." Ships January 16th.

Unfortunately, iPhoto and iDVD are no longer offered free to Mac users. Last years rumors caused a slight uproar when this move was suggested. I hated iPhoto and my iMac doesn't have a DVD burner. And the new program, GarageBand, will only be available either with the purchase of iLife '04, or new desktop, laptop purchases. Since I intend to buy a new system later this year, it doesn't bother/effect me that much. Of course, I can understand recent buyers feeling P.O.'ed about this move. Maybe if enough Macheads bitch and moan, there will be reduced pricing for recent buyers (possibly within a short time preceding MWSF 2004).

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Some other updates/news that are less interesting to me:

Xserve G5s- updated to 2.0GHz G5 models. The new models are either single or duel 2.0GHz G5s with Dual Gigabit Ethernet, up to 8GB of DDR SDRAM with ECC. Again, I don't really know what this means and don't care enough to learn more. Call me ignorant.

Xserve- 1U server with new venting design. 3 models, 2GHz SP, 2GHz DP, 2GHz DP Compute Node.

Final Cut Express 2.0- $99 upgrade, includes real-time rendering, filters, and transitions.

Microsoft Office 2004- Some time in the Spring. :-(

Conservatives: Who Cares?! It Ain't 'Anti-Semitism'

[ from Anil's side blog (of sorts) of daily links ] :

Why does the Right, which screams whenever there is even a hint of "anti-Semitism," ignore stories like this?

Racist war of the loyalist street gangs

Not far from the red, white and blue paving stones, the Ku Klux Klan graffiti and the "Chinks out" notices scratched outside south Belfast Chinese takeaways, Hua Long Lin was at home watching television when a man burst in and smashed a brick into his face. His wife, also in the room, was eight months pregnant. The couple had moved into the terrace two weeks before.

I wonder if Anil included this link on his side daily links because he's worried that the trolls will come out. The title for the link is:

why do conservative bloggers not report this story when the supposedly evil Guardian does? because Liberals still care about this stuff."

Read the long excerpt below and you'll know why (hint=the Chinese and Muslims are ignored by the Right):

Across Belfast, Sara - not her real name - sat behind closed curtains in her terraced house. Her front window is regularly painted with KKK, "black people out" and "I hate niggers" slogans. A Zimbabwean businesswoman in her 30s, she never opens her curtains to let natural light into the house, as the sight of her in the living room is a provocation to local teenagers. The shouting through her letterbox becomes unbearable.

"Sometimes when I'm in the bedroom, I see an egg hit the window and slide down. The writing on the window is replaced whenever we clean it off. Often I just leave it there. It has happened continually for seven months.

"Initially we wanted to move. We called the police. Then we realised it's happening everywhere in Belfast. There is nowhere to run to," she said.

There are 4,000-5,000 Muslims in Northern Ireland, most born locally, but there is no purpose-built mosque for fear of attacks. The community worships in converted houses it can barely squeeze into.

Last year, planning permission was denied in the Protestant-dominated area surrounding Portadown amid a local campaign warning people that residents would be "kept awake by wailing".

Planning permission has now been granted but the mosque won't be built, as the community is too afraid. In the past eight months at least eight families have been forced from their homes.

One family was shot at through their kitchen window, a number of Muslims were stabbed, one was left in a coma after a beating, others have had legs and noses broken. The community avoids speaking out. Whenever it is quoted in the media, the attacks get worse.

"The imam had to leave Northern Ireland after a gang of 10 smashed his windows and doors in, and told him he should get out," said Jamal Iweida, who runs the Islamic Centre in Belfast. "It's a matter of time before we have a fatal attack.

"The attacks are increasing. I can feel the atmosphere on the street. I have to be prepared to be called names at least once a day. I have a beard so I'm called Bin Laden or Saddam Hussein, or I'm told 'Paki go home'."

iPod Mini vs. The Pretenders

I know I'm still harping on Apple products, but I never posted anything more on the bitter reactions to the iPod Mini. Here's another link courtesy of Anil Dash's daily links page, this time from the Business 2.0 blog:

Mini Pricing

Apple isn't pricing the Mini to compete against the lineup of its own products. It's pricing the Mini against rivals, just like it should. The little machine is squarely in the same entry level price cluster as the Nomad MuVo2 and the Nitrus Rio (both the 1.5 and 4 GB versions).

The accompanying chart should be required reading when Macheads bitch and moan about iPod Mini pricing. If I had the money this instant, I'd be in possession of the li'l bugger this weekend. Hell, I may get it anyway, bills be damned (or delayed really).

In an earlier post, the stuff of wet dreams:

Build Your Own iPod

The San Jose Mercury News has finally let the cat out of the iPod bag.

Santa Clara audio chip maker PortalPlayer, which made it possible for Apple Computer to quickly design its iPod music player. Using the template that PortalPlayer designs, just about anyone can design a music player. Then they can take that design to Flextronics to have it built on short notice.

We agree, and reported on this trend earlier in "The Rise of the Instant Company."

I already have a dream about assembling my own Mac (no one builds a computer, they put the shit together like a jigsaw puzzle!). If I could somehow do the same with an iPod-like device... Man oh, man!

'Kossacks Unite!

Don't know why I haven't really read Daily Kos, but Byrd's Brain's recent entry piqued my interest with mention of this profile in the San Francisco Chronicle:

Web forum shapes political thinking/Dean consultant in Berkeley builds 'blog' into influential tool

From his bungalow in Berkeley, he's spreading the word of grassroots netocracy to the Beltway. He formed an Internet political consulting firm with Jerome Armstrong, a fellow blog visionary who works from a computer in Burlington, Vt. They already have several big-name clients, although Dean is the only one whose name they will make public.

"The blogosphere is going to play a huge role in this election," Moulitsas said. "A lot of bloggers say we're not that important. I say we're that important."

That bit is the very end of the article. It overplays the 'net's influence, as usual, but it's an interesting profile nonetheless. Go read the entire article if you have the time.

Remembering Amadou

[ From George, my BloggerFather, by way of Negrophile (I really need trackback from here much more often) ] :

Thank God, Amadou is no longer in this life, but he continues to help people

"I want Amadou to be remembered for his humanity, for who he was," [Kadiatou] Diallo said recently. "Because when he was killed, it's like his story was stolen. And this book, I think, picked him up, dusted him off and gave him back his story."

National Black Justice Coalition Launches Site

[ from Keith Boykin, an encouraging notice for Marriage Equality ] :

Black Coalition Launches New Site

On the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the National Black Justice Coalition today launched its new website, www.nbjcoalition.org. The site is filled with useful information, including an extensive list of questions and answers about everything you ever wanted to know about blacks and marriage equality.

The National Black Justice Coalition is fighting for marriage equality and to end laws that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people.

On the Coalition's site, you can learn more about the marriage issue, meet the Board of Directors, meet couples who want to get married, and find out which key leaders support marriage equality. You can also volunteer, sign a petition, send an email, contact your member of Congress or register to vote through the site.

Check it out today.

Susan Klopfer Shares

Susan Klopfer stopped by this blog a while ago, leaving a nice comment about the Emmett Till murder. I followed her link to an intriguing site: her upcoming book on two murders in Mississippi in 1955. She's posted the first chapter unedited. Take a look:

Uncivil Rites: Two Murders Where the Rebels Roost

Few Delta towns have yet reached a point where blacks and whites can celebrate any civil rights events or heroes openly as they do in Jackson or other populated regions. In Belzoni, a granite block with Dr. Lee's name is solidly placed at the beginning of a city street named after him, in a poor neighborhood, and there are no signs of vandalism to either the block or street sign.

But no other words are etched on the granite that tells who he was or why he deserves the memorial. Around this town, colorful statues of catfish appear throughout the business district, with signs explaining the city's acclaimed status of Catfish Capital of the World. At the courthouse are statues of veterans of all three wars - WWI, WWI and the Civil War and etched into the cement are words of support for wartime heroes.

Just three weeks after Rev. Lee was killed, a 14-year-old Chicago boy visiting his Delta grandparents for a week was kidnapped from their home in Money, brutally tortured and murdered in a barn outside of Drew, and his body dumped in the Tallahatchie River outside of Marks for allegedly making sexual comments to a store-owner's wife.

Two of Emmett Till's confessed murderers were arrested but never convicted, and it could be that not all of the lynching party were even arrested. Till's name has become synonymous with Civil Rights in Mississippi; there are no monuments to him anywhere in the Delta, and the old brick, vine-covered building in "Money" where the alleged crime was initiated, is crumbling down.

Hey Monkey!

Gong Xi Fa Choi!

(One day I'll learn Mandarin and eat Dim Sum, and won't screw up my face when I see truly different Taiwanese/Chinese dishes. And I'll... )

iTunes Mania on the Mac's 20th

In lieu of a 20th Anniversary Mac, I am satisfying my Mac addiction with iTunes info:

Pepsi has already begun it's 100 Millions iTunes song giveaway. The ad gets full play during a commercial at the upcoming Super Bowl. There was a rumor that McDonald's was planning on giving away a billion iTMS songs. I'm gonna test the percentages and buy a sixpack of specially-marked Pepsi as soon as I can.

I read a great deal of Apple/Mac news and rumor sites, so I can't remember where I first read about the iTMS Link Maker. I created a link for a song that has been playing in my head for days and I have to either find my CD of the album, or buy it off the iTMS.

Plans are in the works to rework some of the code for the "BlakMac" section, including: moving the links up, adding links, deleting some links and possibly more photos/images for software and hardware entries. For now, the main link to appear on the right side early next week:

Sharpen Your Pencils

Bernie has a Pop Quiz:

1. Do you expect to receive a Valentine's Day wish from someone special this year?
2. What is the biggest fib you've ever put on a resume?
3. Are you generally optimistic or pessimistic about your financial future in 2004?
4. Which of the following would you most like to be, and why:
a. A famous artist or entertainer
b. A world class athlete
c. A wealthy business owner.
d. An influential politician or community leader
5. Have you ever engaged in a sexual act (including masturbation) at a place where you worked?
6. Do you have any tattoos or piercings? How many and where?
7. What did you eat the last time you had a late night hunger craving?
8. Do you know for whom you'll be voting for president, either in a primary or the general election?
9. The Super Bowl is this weekend. Will you watch for the game, the halftime show or the commercials?
10. If either were to come your way today, which would be more welcome; a check for $200 or two hours of hot, sweaty, butt nekkid sex?

Here's my answers:

1. Of course! I am making plans to make this one of my best Valentine's Days ever.
2. I have never, ever fibbed on a resume. Maybe I should have; I'd probably still be in Publishing, not an outsider looking in.
3. After the last few dismal years, it has to be better. I'm working on that myself to ensure $$$ won't continue to be tight.
4. c. because I may be able to help others much more than with the other titles/jobs.
5. um... my LIPS are sealed.
6. I got my left ear pierced the day before I graduated from Hunter College. It closed up and I can't see myself getting another one. Forget about tattoos. I can't stand needles and you want me to pay to have someone jab me thousands of times!?! Puh-leeze!
7. Cheddar spread on some saltines -or- some Chunky Monkey (shhh, don't tell my baby)
8. Dean in the primary, the Democrat in the general: Bush must go.
9. Feh! I will catch up on some neglected reading.
10. Not to brag, but I get hott, buttered, toe-curling sex on the regular. I'll take that $200 check, thank you very much! You can't ask that question during tax-free week Bernie! LOL

The South Carolina Shocker?!

New Hampshire? Feh! I'm waiting on the pundits' spin after February 3rd--

Sharpton factor makes South Carolina primary unique

Donna Edwards wants to send a message with her vote for the Rev. Al Sharpton in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary next month.

"Being black, I am always going to support black politicians because they speak for me," said Edwards, who teaches dance at Benedict College.

South Carolina polls show the race is wide open, but Sharpton has energized voters throughout the state's sizable black population and polls show him bunched near the top with Howard Dean, Wesley Clark and John Edwards.

"Al Sharpton has been making a very good impression," said the state's only black congressman, Jim Clyburn, who backed fellow Rep. Dick Gephardt before he dropped out of the race. "Al Sharpton has been very substantive in a very entertaining sort of way."

Sharpton has spent much of his time campaigning in South Carolina, where blacks make up about 30% of the population and could make up as many as half of the state's Democratic voters in the state's primary Feb. 3.

"I want to make sure we have enough delegate strength that we will be heard in Boston," Sharpton said of the national party convention site. "I think that we can win. The worst we can do is make sure that we are not ignored." [ more ]

G-d forbid Sharpton places 3rd or even 2nd in the primary. All hell will break loose (expect to hear about Tawana and Freddy's!)

NYC Metro Area Alert: Keith Boykin on the Air

Keith Boykin will be a guest on the David Dinkins Show on WLIB Radio Wednesday morning, January 28, from 10-11 a.m.

Mayor Dinkins will not be on the show, so City Councilman Philip Reed will be the host. The topic is "gay marriage." The phone number at WLIB is 212-447-1000.

Lynne d Conversates

Blog: Why Do You Write: Lynne

Well I started this whole blogging thing, without really knowing there were blogs or what I was doing. I put up a website in the summer of 2001, after being laid off from my gig at BlackPlanet.com. I primarily put it up as a resource for job-hunting, and mainly freelance writing. So it was my online biz card. But I had decided from the outset that I'd include a diary. I needed an outlet for my voice, when I wasn't doing any professional writing. Through time, I met other bloggers like George at allaboutgeorge.com and Cecily at formica.ca, and they helped me to find other bloggers and to really understand what a blog or online journal could become. At times, I've used it just to deal with my day-to-day, and other times I've used it to share my day-to-day, and even other times as some sort of cultural criticism space. I guess overall, I'd have to say it's similar to any other type of journal, it helps you work through your shit and deal with self, and also to know self and bond with self.

Apple's Super Bowl Ad, Of Sorts

Well, not really; it's just Pepsi's Super Bowl Ad hyping 100 million song giveaways via iTunes.

(a high-res version is also available)

Bob Novak, Asshole Traitor

From the new group blog, American Street, comes word that CNN talking head and Washington Post columnist Bob Novak pushed down a dissenting citizen who was angry about the Plame affair.

The victim, Bob Carr, has filed charges and I urge you to call Novak for an explanation: 202-393-4340. Contact CNN as well.