Daily Archives: August 4, 2009

I applaud David Pogue for actually deciding to do something about the asininity of the cellphone companies. But I feel like this Take Back The Beep is not really the right front to attack on. Though it is a front that is probably winnable and that’s probably why he picked it. But honestly, who the heck cares about cellphone voicemail?… Read more »

Thought for the day II

Brendan August 4, 2009 4 Comments

You’ve probably already heard about this story: A recent college graduate is suing her alma mater for $72,000 — the full cost of her tuition and then some — because she cannot find a job. Trina Thompson, 27, of the Bronx, graduated from New York’s Monroe College in April with a bachelor of business administration degree in information technology. On… Read more »

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Thought for the day

Brendan August 4, 2009 11 Comments

Many years from now, when historians look back on this decade, which day will they say “changed the world” more: 9/11/01, or 9/15/08? Perhaps the answer is 9/11 simply because it was more of a self-contained event, which, all by itself, set enormous changes into motion — whereas the collapse of Lehman Brothers was merely one catastrophic event among many… Read more »