Since 9-11, Americans have become increasingly insular. They have been encouraged in this by a xenophobic government. The falling dollar has helped as well. We're scared of the world, and frankly the world is scared of us.

Lieberman is an Anti-Thesis politician, so much so that in his latter career he has embraced and (often) even endorsed the political Thesis of his time, the Thesis of Conflict brought to us by Richard Nixon, brought to glory by Ronald Reagan, and brought to grief by George W. Bush. Lieberman has internalized this Thesis to such an extent that he expects credit for any vote he may cast that defies it. He considers each such vote to be an act of political courage.

So one person can do a lot more radio than TV. This makes them far more familiar with their audience than any TV character. It means they can manipulate their audience more thoroughly, get deeper into their souls, gain more of their love and (as in the case of parents from the Wolfman Jack era) more of their contempt as well.

Between its own fiber and 802.11 mesh technology, Google has the capacity (with enough business partners) of solving the last-mile problem, delivering new wireless capacity to every household that can grow with the 802.11 standards

I don't mean to minimize any of this. The mainstreaming of hate means the mainstreaming of violence and anyone -- including Greenwald, including me, including you -- could be the next to be targeted.

Here are some of the other stories I’ve been working on today: At ZDNet Open Source Open Source software and processes Microsoft to Support ODF Wtih Plug-In — Governments around the world have forced Big Green to back-off its refusal to support the open source Open Document Format. At Voic.Us Georgia Politics No Special Session: […]

The basis of this process is the Internet, and the Internet's values. It's the same source as the open source movement.

The only way to profitably sell long-tail products, then is virtually. The Internet created the Long Tail, and the Internet is its market. Its only market.

You may wonder what else I do all day, when I’m not here. I’m busy. Quite busy. Here are the other stories I filed for today: At ZDNet – Open Source Does it Matter Where Open Source Firms are Based? — Where a company is based determines its outlook. That’s where its employment base is. […]

This dance of definition, taxation and regulation made sense 40 years ago, when technology was analog, spectrum was scarce, and networking was complex. But today anyone can be a network manager for the price of a $100 router.