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The Grand Tech Merger Of 2008

The Microsoft/Yahoo! dance is quite fitting since it seems both companies share a very common hobby: zero day security vulnerabilities.

I guess it’s only fair that if Yahoo! passed on a virus to Microsoft during whatever activities they were doing together that they should do the right thing and partner in a more official capacity with them.

The Grand Debacle Of 2008

For the record, I’d still like a none of the above option for this election. Since there is little chance of getting a truly decent candidate in office we’re left with following the current candidates as they vie for our votes. Google is going to make following the election even easier this year and their Super Tuesday coverage is a great, innovative example. I do find it strange that they’ve partnered with Twitter rather than a certain other social networking service.

At least we have yet another example that the even gravitational mass of Google is not sufficient to prevent folks from finding what works best for them.

Now, if only Google or Microsoft would buy and then kill off Facebook…one can dream.

Two ironies and the day has just begun.

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If Huckabee was sincere in his desire to spread Christianity via the presidency, he would have used real, Christian candy canes instead of these pagan ones on his campaign Christmas pamphlets. (Note the lack of just three small, red stripes)

If a candidate is going to shill his faith to get the votes he/she needs to get it right completely. This just proves how insincere he and his followers really are.

Full disclosure: I’m a Christian who wants a moral, sane, intelligent person in the White House (haven’t had one of those since 1^st term - and only the 1^st term - Reagan). I do not care what the personal religion of a candidate might be since I certainly do not want them using the way they interpret the principles of their faith as their sole means of governing.

The odds are good that we will have a Muslim or outspoken atheist (that’s a religion even though they won’t admit it) as president some day. Just taking what we’ve seen as to how seriously bad the Koran can be interpreted by followers, there’s no way I want to set a precedent now.

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