Month April 2008

More on Twitter

Twitter is the first social networking tool that I really like and also find genuinely useful. It exists somewhere between IM and blogging. Messages can be up to 120 characters. They go out to whoever is following you. Right now,…

We’re going wrong

The economy. The wars. Dissatisfaction is everywhere. And such dissent is no longer just from the fringes, it’s coming from the mainstream now too. This could actually be a hopeful sign. When a critical mass of people want change, then…

Gosh, that’s reassuring

The Army and Marine Corps bought hundreds of thousands of sets of body armor — without the equipment being properly tested, according to a report by the Defense Department’s inspector general. Upon subsequent tests, the armor did indeed fail some…