http://www.priestas.net Mouth Cannon in Hypertext Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:24:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my goals in life is to try my damndest to be impartial in as many things possible. I use OS X at home but Windows 7 at work and think they're both great operating systems, for instance. So putting aside any political leanings, am I the only one ... http://www.priestas.net/2009/10/24/is-it-just-me/ There's a reason you don't see other artists attempt this one. http://www.priestas.net/2009/07/04/happy-birthday-america/ Why does the champion of cloud computing and cheap unlimited storage require members of its affiliates program to self-host product images? Really? http://www.priestas.net/2009/03/18/curious/ TR is still holding down #4, but damn if the competition ahead of him isn't outstanding. I have a feeling that number 36 will be slide a bit when the next edition comes out. Though, there's still a deep-seated fear that somehow he lucks out and pulls a Truman. http://www.priestas.net/2009/02/15/c-spans-presidential-leadership-survey-out/ "As we renew our schools and highways, we’ll also renew our information superhighway. It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption." Amen. And the digital push for medical records is long overdue. No matter where you stand on the provider argument for healthcare, I ... http://www.priestas.net/2008/12/06/fiber-to-the-people/ They have agreed to allow inspections again and in exchange, we'll no longer call them a terrorist state in public. I suppose there's one silver lining in the collapse of world financial markets: if the US, England and the other big boys are hurting, you know these guys are in trouble. ... http://www.priestas.net/2008/10/11/north-korea-agrees-to-play-nice-again/ While Congress and the administration were trying to hammer out details of the largest bailout since the Great Depression, another bank bit the dust and was sold on the cheap to Jamie Dimon. Dimon's swag is phenomenal The deal, valued at $1.9B, was another bargain for Chase (consider that Bank ... http://www.priestas.net/2008/09/26/dimon-bags-another/ A demonstrator holds up a sign behind U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (L) and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke (R) during a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee September 23, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Bush administration officials were testifying about a ... http://www.priestas.net/2008/09/24/indeed/ http://www.priestas.net/2008/09/15/my-powers-of-rhetoric-are-so-much-greater-than-yours/ With Biden's announcement a mere days before the Democratic party convention and the GOP expected to follow suit with their own announcement, how far off are we from seeing running mates revealed live on stage? The next logical step being Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson there to approve of ... http://www.priestas.net/2008/08/27/the-evolution-of-veepstakes/