Cloudy Thinking

Fred Langa has a blog. Very cool. I’ve read and enjoyed Fred’s informative newsletter for years. [via Gordon McLean]

Jarosaw Rzeszótko asked ten questions of programmers and posted questions and answers. Sarah Allen of Laszlo Systems shares some of the quotes.

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Over the past few weeks (months?) usage of the phrase “back in the day” has increased exponentially. Or maybe I awoke from A Great Sleep. In any case, if you know the origin, please share.

Iraq is no longer the USA vs. insurgents, it’s Sunni vs. Shiites, and Kurds vs. Shiites. This state of affairs is called civil war.

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The ThinkProgress blog reports about a Rush Limbaugh radio interview of Vice President Cheney.

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Am I the only person on earth to recognize the “Restroom + Notebook Computer” problem?

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Tim Shipman writes in the Daily Mail that General Sir Richard Dannatt who heads the British army thinks Britian must leave Iraq now.

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Reuters reports about IPTV from the Broadband World Forum in Paris. It’s a mixed bag.

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Will Dunham writes via Reuters about the rising tide of US casualties and deaths in Iraq. It’s all bad news, and trending the wrong direction.

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At the Santa Barbara Linux Users Group meeting this evening, a friend told me to search on eBay for “Skycar.” I want one.

Keith Stuart writes in The Guardian about the Wii console and controller, Nintendo’s weapon of mass destruction. This is a “must read.”

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Sarah Allen — software manager at Laszlo Systems — writes in her blog about the Orbit project with Sun.

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