My desktop computer had a minor meltdown last night. About a week ago I installed Office 2007 professional on the desktop. I'd been running it for a couple months without incident on my laptop and I figured: "Why not?" Yes, that would be a mistake. The installation was uneventful until about 2/3 of the way […]
This probably isn't necessary for anyone who regularly reads blogs, so if you're a regular here at Hoystory, you can read the rest of this post with a self-satisfied smirk. I've been writing for quite some time that newspapers don't "get" the new media. Too often when newspapers try to enter the new media arena […]
TV Network The CW doesn't have much of a following. It's got one cult hit that has been steadily growing through word-of-mouth, but the TV execs have decided they'd rather kill it than cultivate it. Veronica Mars got the ax. Instead, the CW will give us more "Who wants to be a scantily clad pole […]
But it's a little light on substance. I've just got finished reading the transcript [PDF format] of former Deputy Attorney General James Comey's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. I wanted to read the testimony myself because I was suspicious of a New York Times editorial's take on the issue. Needless to say that my […]
I sacrificed the opportunity to watch the latest episode of Veronica Mars last night to watch the second GOP presidential debate. Here are some random thoughts: Fox News did a much better job than the previous MSNBC/Politico.com production. If you've any doubt, check out this video montage of the questions from the first and second […]
MSNBC talking heads yesterday on Rev. Jerry Falwell's death: This is the Whitehouse.org that they were relying on as a reputable news source on Falwell and his relationship with the Bush administration. Today's lead story: "President Offers Gushingly Warm Welcome to Anachronistic Personification of Pompous Limey Entitlement" Look Ma! No brains! And what does it […]
If a business got caught on a hidden camera advocating lying in order to circumvent a law, you'd think that they would go into full grovel mode and the tape would make the rounds of all sorts of media outlets. At least, that would be the case if it the business was anything other than […]
Looney Tune Santa Barbara News-Press newspaper owner Wendy McCaw has issued a "clarification" on the story which ran last month not-so-subtly linking former editor Jerry Roberts to child porn. Of course, the News-Press' utter stupidity when it comes to the Internet only allows you to see "On April 22, 2007," when you visit their Web […]
Filmmaker Michael Moore challenged actor/maybe-soon-presidential-candidate Fred Thompson to a debate on health care policy. Survey after survey has indicated that health care is one of the top issues to the American voters. Today, more than 46 million people lack health are coverage, including 9 million children. We pay significantly more than any other country in […]
The Rev. Jerry Falwell died today. I was never a big fan of the man -- I'm not much in favor of "men of God" (whether on the left or the right) getting involved in politics. That "not much in favor of," however, does not extend to laymen or church members in general. Now to […]