I have been waiting for three years, and it appears that we are now less than two weeks away from the release Deus Ex II: Invisible War.
Media
Impressive
Under the guise of ‘investigative journalism,’ Josh Marshall and Nick Confessore bring you something special-a 293 word and a 4,253 word circumstantial argument ad hominem.
Impressive. To spare you the grief of reading the pieces- a PR firm, which specializes in astrotruf, publishes Tech Central Station. The PR firm takes money from evil corporations, and the ideological bend of Tech Central Station is such that it often is supportive of many of the causes of those who pay for advertising. Which means that Josh doesn’t like their viewpoints, is too lazy to attack the arguments individually, and would rather just smear the whole publication.
Why does this guy get so much respect? Does anyone here care where Josh Marshall makes his money? The NY Times? The National Review? Tech Central Station? The Weekly Standard? The Nation?
Well- I guess Josh and Nick do.
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The Instapundit comments.
I Don’t Know
I don’t know if I have it in me to watch cable news anymore, particularly with the new Michael Jackson issue (who would have everg uessed he really was a sexual predator?). Kobe, Scott Peterson, Michael Jackson, the Sniper trials- I think I am going to be sick.
[sarcasm] You know who the real loser in all this is- Jon Bonet. [/sarcasm]Limbaugh
I didn’t hear any of it, but it sounds like Limbaugh may have learned something in rehab:
Emerging from a self-imposed exile in which he was treated for an addiction to painkillers, Rush Limbaugh returned to the air today, and listeners who tuned in the first few minutes of his radio program would have been forgiven if they thought they had tuned into a self-help program that might have ordinarily been presided over by Orpah Winfrey.
“I have to admit I am powerless over this addiction I have,” Mr. Limbaugh told his listeners, just after noon on the East Coast. “I used to think I could beat it by force of will.”
…Even one of the first calls he took, from Mary Jo of Montgomery, Ala., was a question not about politics – Mr. Limbaugh’s stock in trade is to carry the message of the right – but about a friend in trouble.
“You have a friend who’s an addict?” Mr. Limbaugh asked.
Mary Jo responded that she did, and wanted to know “what strengthens someone.”
“Are you ready to listen?” Mr. Limbaugh asked. “I want you to know something now. You are not responsible for what your friend does.”
He is lucky he has his resources to fight this- a lot of people don’t.
Alter on the Reagans
Jonathon Alter is making sense:
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All Your OS Are Belong To Us
You can call me officially underwhelmed:
Microsoft on Monday gave its most detailed look yet at the next version of Windows, code-named “Longhorn,” which features new methods of storing files, a complete revamping of the graphics, tighter links to the Internet and greater security.
Stop giggling about the greater security part. Stop it now, I say.
Is Jacques Chirac a Busch Man?
Angry Left has an interesting find that will amuse you.