Rants and Rayguns

The Amazon/Macmillian/Apple Flap

saintonge — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:33:35 +0000

I posted the following at an author's blog, with some minor differences. I'm reposting it here, because I think it's far more important than how El Presidente is doing in the latest polls. ...

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Is 'Insanity' a Normal Part of the Human Condition?

saintonge — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:22:42 +0000

Insanity is usually defined as doing the same thing over and over, and getting the same result over and over, but expecting a different result the next time you try. Well, I'm not sure that that's a good definition of madness, because ...

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Damn, That Sucks!

saintonge — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:24:02 +0000

Robert B. Parker has died at age 77.

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I'M BACK!

saintonge — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:48:23 +0000

After Lo!, these many weeks!, I've finally persuaded splinder to let me log on again. Sometime when I have something to say, I will.

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This One Even I Find Hard To Believe

saintonge — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:44:02 +0000

Uncle Sammy wants to buy you a golf cart . And the angel said unto them, "Be not afraid! For, behold, ...

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Business Opportunity

saintonge — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:17:32 +0000

Having just dealt with what Microsoft laughingly calls customer support, I have an idea. How about a computer company that treats you honestly? "Hello, this is ...

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A Naysayer

saintonge — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:35:29 +0000

It seems a heretic mocked Our New Messiah™ three years ago. Among ...

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A Brief Note For the History Books

saintonge — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:34:00 +0000

I hadn't intended to comment on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the President of the United States, but I find there is something about the event worth saying after all. The cut off for nominations for the ...

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More Schadenfreude

saintonge — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:30:24 +0000

Poor Danny Rather. CBS was so mean to him. Oh, after they kicked him off the Evening News, they did continue to pay him his annual salary of $6,000,000.00 (Six Million Dollars), but they didn't use him on the air enough, and as a ...

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Another Book Recommendation

saintonge — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:32:09 +0000

Monster Hunter International, by Larry Coriea. Just go buy it and read it. It's awesome. ...

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