They’re talking about letting people use their cell phones in-flight. Can you even imagine the annoying assholes that will start yacking the minute their fat asses hit the seat and not let up for 3 hours. Times 200. I’d rather sit next to a smoker.
Radio listening
The average number of hours spent last year listening to the radio edged up 1.2% to 1,002, a reflection in part of longer commutes. Communications Industry Forecast & Report. [USAToday]
A world full of power and energy
“The world is full of power and energy and a person can go far by just skimming off a tiny bit of it.” — Pg. 31 of Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash.
Political conventions
David Weinberger sums it up nicely: “The Convention folks think their job is to script an event for the news media, and the news media don’t want to cover an event that’s been scripted.”
“You’re standing in a puddle of shit and you don’t have the shoes for it.”
“You’re standing in a puddle of shit and you don’t have the shoes for it.” Brian Cox in The Bourne Supremecy.