Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Quote

In the darkest days of World War II, Churchill offered a warning that spans the decades and is apropos today.

"Victory at all costs,
victory in spite of all terror,
victory however long and hard the road may be;
for without victory, there is no survival."

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Financial Aid for College

UGH!

The damned financial aid forms are worse than the federal tax forms.

Colleges should just do and file the taxes for the parents of their students.

Plus, you must submit 2 years of tax returns including the W2's!

UGH!

Monday, January 29, 2007

Gates of Vienna: The Rise of Glossocracy

Gates of Vienna: The Rise of Glossocracy

Just as Nicolaus Copernicus in the 16th century demonstrated that the sun does not revolve around the earth, so too the traditional media outlets are slowly discovering that the information society no longer revolves around their editorial policies. It’s the Second Copernican Revolution. We have yet to determine just how significant it is, but it is already creating visible cracks in the edifice of the Glossocratic Empire.