Just another Ann Coulter tidbit

From The Sideshow, a fine UK political weblog:

Update (02/07/03): Richard Cohen gets into the act in The Washington Post with Crackpot Conservatism:

I am happy to report that Ann Coulter has lost her mind. The evidence for this is her most recent book, "Treason," a nearly unreadable slog through every silly thing anyone on the left has ever said. Coulter conflates dissent with treason, opposition with treason, being wrong with treason, being right with treason and just about anything she doesn't like with treason. If the book were a Rorschach test, she would be institutionalized.

Note that Cohen nevertheless begins with an error when he says that Coulter has lost her mind, as if there were some previous pattern in which she appeared to be sane.

Maybe it's just me

...but the whole idea of egging on the enemy to attack our soldiers seems a bad idea:

"There are some who feel like that conditions are such that they can attack us there," Bush told reporters at the White House. "My answer is bring them on. We have the force necessary to deal with the situation."

EVIL EVIL EVIL

From USA Today's headlines:

Nader considering another try at White House in 2004

WASHINGTON — Ralph Nader, still blamed by many Democrats for draining critical votes from Al Gore in the 2000 race for the presidency, says he is seriously considering running in 2004.

I think/hope/pray his (former) supporters are sadder and wiser than to fall for it TWICE. Their mindset was: How bad can it get in 4 years? I leave you to contemplate that answer.

Color Sidekick

It's neat-O, it's cool, it's...not activated yet. :(

Oh, it functions as a cell phone just fine, albeit a cell phone shaped like a bar of soap. But T-Mobile hasn't activated my internet features yet. They state it can take between 1 hour and 48 hours to activate. As you can imagine, I've got the CSK propped up on a corner of my desk, and that I stare at it periodically, WILLING it to activate, as I did all night long. :)

The screen is clear and crisp; I can't tell you about the actual menus because...you can't get to anything without activation!

::on my back, kicking my legs, flailing my arms, and otherwise throwing a hissy fit::

Delayed gratification SUCKS! :)

...OR...

...it could be used for kinky on-line sex...

C'mon, you KNOW that would be the number one use of the technology!

From Wired news:

Reaching Through the Net to Touch

02:00 AM Jul. 03, 2003 PT

Researchers at the University at Buffalo, New York, announced last week they have developed a system that lets one person experience the sense of touch felt by another. They said they could transmit the sensation across the Internet.

In about five years, people may use the system to feel the force and pressure Tiger Woods experiences every time he wallops a golf ball. It could be used in e-commerce, enabling buyers to feel fabrics before they buy. Or students could feel the precise pressure applied by brain surgeons as they remove tumors. They could potentially palpate the tumor, or any other organ, for themselves.

The key words, "any other organ"... ::smirk::

Only 10 months later...

...I finally reach a decision about the mobo to put in my clear acrylic case.

ARGH!

ACTIVATE, D*MN YOU, ACTIVATE!!!

::jamey stares at Color Sidekick::

Baaaa

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