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Over Reaction Nightmare

Scott — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:57:49 +0000

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iTunes Store down for iPhone Activations

Scott — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:10:47 +0000

Waiting for Activation

The iTunes Store appears to be overloaded. Or at least that is what the staff at the Kenwood Mall Apple store in Cincinnati, OH.

They are still requiring buyers to connect their new iPhones to iTunes for two (2) minutes before leaving the store. The two minutes is apparently enough time to satisfy some technical or legal requirement. After the two minute buyers are free to head home and activate the iPhone at their leisure—probably some hours from now. (10:09 AM EST, Friday, July 11, 2008).

Lessig on “Corruption”

Scott — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:08:37 +0000

Larry Lessig explains how the U.S. democracy, dependent on “corrupt” campaign contributions, is deteriorating.

He quotes President Reagan describing how democracies fail—by voting themselves into bankruptcy.

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury.—Unknown

This expression did not originate with Reagan, it provenance is unclear.

Did Verizon influence this iPhone review?

Scott — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:48:35 +0000

This review focusing on the shortcomings of the iPhone looks like a boon to Verizon who is running three ads against it.

$213 for a hammer?

Scott — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:08:12 +0000

On Happiness

Scott — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:26:06 +0000

Interesting stats on how much a good president costs…

Scott — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:56:06 +0000

Or at least how much elections cost Americans. It is not at all clear that American’s get what they pay for. At the time of this writing more than

Or at least how much elections cost Americans. It is not at all clear that American’s get what they pay for. At the time of this writing more than $300 million was spent by just the top three candidates in the the primaries.

Draft Lessig

Scott — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:50:18 +0000

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Scott — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:33:06 +0000

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Scott — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:09:54 +0000