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Obama and Christie: This is how government works

Obama and Christie: This is how government works

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There have been a lot of reports on how Republican Governor Chris Christie has been very appreciative of President Obama during the Sandy aftermath, after Christie had previously slammed Obama about his lack of leadership. A Republican praising a Democrat running for re-election? Oh, the horror. I just don’t get it. Are people so partisan that they would rather have an ineffectual head of the US during what is definitely the biggest disaster in recent years [cue President Bush and…

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Some thoughts on tech magazines

Some thoughts on tech magazines

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For many years, I subscribed to various tech magazines like InfoWorld, eWeek, etc. One by one they have dropped the print editions and shifted to website only versions. While I understand the economics of such a move, most of these publishers have ruined what was once a valuable resource. Look at the websites of any major tech site and you will see headers, ads everywhere, and somewhere in that mess is an article. Now in the print editions, you would…

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All You Wanted To Know About Edsel

All You Wanted To Know About Edsel

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Imprint has a great article on the fate of the Ford Edsel, with a lot of info from Ford’s Dealer and Advertising books with high quality scans of the images. Kinda makes me want one…. It Takes A Lot Of Work To Fail Big Time!…(or, Is That An Oldsmobile Sucking a Lemon ?)