links for 2008-11-03

comedy. high comedy.

"I can completely relate to what Stephen is asking for. It's far simpler than the problems a persistence technology like Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Gears is trying to tackle. But ultimately, thanks in part to Gears and similar technologies from Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE), Apache, Oracle, and Sun, we know more is possible. So, why accept less?" – because it's likely to arrive far more quickly 😉

likely to be the only political link you see from me this election: i recommend you read this, if only because it's not (at all) what you think it is. perhaps the most compelling statement i've seen this election, with the possible exception of Powell's endorsement.

"The reason has always been that I don't like single-issue people, nor do I think that people who turn the world into black and white are very nice or ultimately very useful. The fact is, there aren't just two sides to any issue, there's almost always a range or responses, and "it depends" is almost always the right answer in any big question. And not being even willing to see the other side makes for bad decisions." – agreed on pretty much all counts