a crank’s progress

I don’t even know what “asides” are. But let’s see what happens.
Aha, these are just little snippets that are displayed without a title. Interesting.
There is some logic in WP that uses the category you decide works for these and lets that drive how they’re displayed.

This isn’t so much prognostication as reporting on the facts as they’re happening.
This is HYSTERICAL! Is the pint-sized rocker truly going to get the last laugh?
Oh, you remember, when he changed his name, and painted “Slave” on his cheek. The big bad record company wasn’t allowing him to do what he wanted, which [...]

lookit. First iPhone pictures . . .
Rafe Colburn got one. Look for some interesting observations as he gets to using it.
(tags: iphone)

Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall June 29, 2007 11:33 AM:
But the story in general has been out there for years, as well as a good number of the specifics, strewn over hundreds, probably thousands of newspaper and magazine articles, online and off.
In other words, when it comes to recognizing Cheney’s profoundly damaging effect [...]

Aaargh. I have three brutal dead-in-the-water “archive and install” crash and rebuilds on two different systems, both G4s. What the . . . ?
Annoying, to say the least.

Oh, that had to hurt
“I read somewhere that Rahm Emanuel also notified Cheney that despite Cheney’s decision to join the legislative branch, he would not be welcome to play in Congressional softball games.”
(tags: Cheney politics corruption worstpresidentever)

fringe benefits, or how to make sure your new product gets some visibility
Steve Jobs, at Apple’s all-hands meeting today, [...]

EFF: Privatunes doesn’t anonymize your iTunes files as promised:
Earlier this week, a bunch of posts popped up on sites including Slashdot and Wired Compiler about Privatunes, a free application that purports to anonymize DRM-free files you buy on iTunes.
Why would anyone need such an app? Well, because there’s been much controversy in recent weeks over [...]

iPhone watch:
Having read a bunch of the iPhone Naysayers, I’m struck by how much they miss the point of what Apple is trying to do with the device (in addition, I find myself wondering what the qualifications for becoming an IT Industry Analyst are, exactly).
Or more to the point, how do you keep finding work [...]

well, since my kids are in summer swim league for 6 weeks, I am taking to the nearby high school track to try and work off some of this table muscle. I’m tipping the scales at about 190 (my scale sez 186, the MD’s is 191 and up: different times of day and clothing, I [...]

Rolling Stone : The Record Industry’s Decline:
It all could have been different: Seven years ago, the music industry’s top executives gathered for secret talks with Napster CEO Hank Barry. At a July 15th, 2000, meeting, the execs — including the CEO of Universal’s parent company, Edgar Bronfman Jr.; Sony Corp. head Nobuyuki Idei; and Bertelsmann [...]