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Tell me again why the Mac is better?. I'm still finding the Mac experience surprisingly frustrating. I posted this in the comments, but it's worth putting it on my main blog to invite people to respond. My biggest surprise is that I'm seeing few things that are actually better on my Powerbook than my old… Continue reading Tell me again why the Mac is better?

U.S. Seeks to Keep Role on Internet. The Bush administration has called for the United States to retain – and perhaps enhance – its long-standing role in Internet management. By VICTORIA SHANNON, International Herald Tribune. [NYT > Technology]

Lind on the second 4th Generation war we are fighting Bill Lind points out the worsening situation in Afghanistan. We are now in two 4G wars. The reason we will lose (in Afghanistan) is that our strategic objective is unrealistic. Neither America nor anyone can turn Afghanistan into a modern state, aka Brave New World.… Continue reading Lind on the second 4th Generation war we are fighting

Low Long-term Interest Rates As Far as the Eye can See? Cooper Capital has a great newsletter. The most recent issue has some excellent (albeit short) analysis of why the emergent global economy is going to keep US long-term interest rates and inflation in check. It is now widely understood that there is no strictly… Continue reading Low Long-term Interest Rates As Far as the Eye can See?

Oil Shockwave Washington decision makers are war gaming global guerrilla disruption scenarios. This type of gaming is just the tip of the iceberg… WP . The United States would be all but powerless to protect the American economy in the face of a catastrophic disruption of oil markets, high-level participants in a war game concluded… Continue reading Oil Shockwave

Isolation Spawns Opposition to the White House It appears that the White House is being stalked by non-cooperative centers of gravity (Boyd). For example, the President's ability to persuade the public on issues regarding Iraq are nil (the poll numbers on his latest speech showed no movement). Further, direct opposition is hardening: Zogby : In… Continue reading Isolation Spawns Opposition to the White House

De-escalation Bill Lind. Just as having soldiers who want to fight is important in Second and Third Generation war, so not wanting to fight is key to success in the Fourth Generation. Any fight, whether won or lost, ultimately works against an outside power that is trying to damp down a Fourth Generation conflict. Fighting… Continue reading De-escalation

Impeach your president (and ours too). Lew Rockwell is looking past the death throes of the lame duck, but do you really have to wait three years? So there we have it: three more years of a lame duck president who is stuck in two losing, bloody, terrorist-recruiting wars, and has presided over one of… Continue reading Impeach your
president (and ours too)

Full Disclosure. Project Aardvark presents Fog Creek Copilot (coming soon from Fog Creek Software) Fog Creek Copilot is a service that lets you help your friends, relatives, and customers fix their computer problems over the Internet. Built on a VNC core, Fog Creek Copilot sets itself apart from other remote assistance software and services in… Continue reading Full Disclosure

Americans have more devices than broadband. MIT's Technology Review notes that while more than half of Americans now own advanced digital media devices, only about one quarter have broadband access. Is the digital divide more pronounced in terms of network access than hardware ownership? [M]ore than half of U.S. households now have a DVD player,… Continue reading Americans have more devices than broadband