July 2008

Politico just published an article about the election being all about Obama. This is reflective of a larger sentiment that has been talked about in recent weeks, the fact that Obama is dominating the headlines and no one really cares about McCain–for most people, the choice is “Obama or not Obama.” This would seem to…

GEarth Flightsim Package Release

Jul 24, 2008

Blog, Projects

So I’ve been spending some time on Google Earth’s Flight Simulator, a little easter egg which was packaged in version 4.2. I found that it was difficult, once airborne, to fly to locations and find runways to land on (the resolution of the runways isn’t good enough until you’re too close to be able to…

Obama’s Spending My Money on Hummus and Currywurst

Jul 23, 2008

Blog

2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Europe, John McCain, Political Contributions, Politics

I have read much commentary on the pie-in-the-sky arrogance of Barack Obama as he hightails it to Israel, Jordan, Britain, France and Germany in a much-publicized, much-anticipated and headline-stealing foreign tour of the world. People on the right (and some on the left) have criticized Obama for putting on airs, for acting like a president…

All About Obama

GEarth Flightsim Package Release

Obama’s Spending My Money on Hummus and Currywurst