Generally Microsoft’s advertising department is about as useful as a flashlight is to a blind person, but here they have finally done something right. This video definitely pokes fun of what we do on the Internet while simultaneously showing off the cool functionality of IE 8. Will I switch? Hell NO! But I do give Microsoft a thumbs up for a good ad.
California is not known for making the best decisions, but this one I think takes the cake. (A number of news sites have covered this story. This quote comes from Digital Trends)
Joel Anderson, a San Diego Republican who’s a member of the California assembly, is a man with a mission. He wants to keep America safe by forcing companies to blur satellite images of schools, places of worship, government or medical buildings, as well as banning street images.
I can just hear the conversations now:
Evil Terrorist 1: “What is our next strike target in California?”
Evil Terrorist 2: “Haven’t you heard, they blurred all of the images of schools, churches, and governement buildings. They’ve even blocked street-view!”
Evil Terrorist 1: “Certainly NOT!”
Evil Terrorist 2: “Yes. Our plans have been foiled. Damn you California!!!”
Next thing you know California will be demanding fake images be put into Google Earth to throw terrorists off track.
Stop California! Stop hindering progress. Learn to use technology, not hate it.
Even though Obama touts his administration as being the most tech savvy yet, I had to laugh when I read what Joe Biden said on CBS’ “Early Show”.
“You know, I’m embarrassed. Do you know the Web site number?” he asked an aide standing out of view. “I should have it in front of me and I don’t. I’m actually embarrassed.”
Well Mr. Vice President, you should be embarrassed because you sound a lot like our former President whom we love to refer to as W. It must be very hard for Mr. Biden to keep up with some of the conversations that are currently happening in the White House. I almost feel sorry for the guy…
Read the article here.
Tim Seymour lives in Washington, DC. He works as a Systems Administrator for HouseCall IT and spends most days on Capitol Hill.
