by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 18, 2008 | Asides
 Funny and interesting from today’s SF Chronicle.  Steve Jobs didn’t make the first Macworld, either | via SFGate.com.
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 18, 2008 | Asides
NPR.org has some interesting legal copy in the comments section at the end of every article on their website: NPR reserves the right to read on the air and/or publish on its Web site or in any medium now known or unknown the e-mails and letters that we receive. Ya...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 17, 2008 | Asides
Gov. David Paterson unveils dire New York State budget that includes new taxes, layoffs and cuts | via NY Post. “You’re sending notice to the people of New York that we really don’t want you here.” Conservative Party Chairman, Michael Long That...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 16, 2008 | Asides
Apple Announces Its Last Year at Macworld Expo; Schiller to Deliver Keynote | via Daring Fireball
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 16, 2008 | Asides, Commentary
Yesterday, on Wired.com, Clive Thomas made an interesting argument for more, better torture in video games. His argument is that most torture, as often presented in the public marketplace, has no real-world consequences for the characters involved. Neither the...