Anti-trust vigilante Obama

I still prefer Obama over McCain, but some of his views are depressing.
For those interested, my position on anti-trust laws is here. This issue, however, is more worrying than the old-fashioned Microsoft harassment that was the motivator for my old post. The media, for all its faults, is a vital expression of free expression and any attempt [...]

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Note for the week

I am in New York City for the week for a math conference. Blogging will be light. Coffee intake on the other hand, is likely to be heavy.

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Coffee thought

What is it about coffee shops that make them so awesome?
Anyway, what I want to say is, if you ever happen to visit Greenwich village in southern Manhattan and feel like going to a coffee shop, try out Think Coffee. And I am not saying that because I am anti-Starbucks or anti-corporation — I am not — or in [...]

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From “To the skylark”

“We look before and after,
   And pine for what is not;
 Our sincerest laughter
   With some pain is fraught;
 Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.”
– Percy Bysshe Shelley.
 

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