90% CrudSure, 90% of weblogs are crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud."But Government Isn't a Game"- October 29, 2006 Press Gaggle by Tony Fratto: Q It's been reported that in some of these meetings the President doesn't want people to talk about the prospect of planning in the event that the Democrats take over Congress. Is that correct MR. FRATTO: I think the President has been very clear that he's preparing for a Congress that has Republican leadership, and that's the way we'll continue to proceed. It's the only way to proceed. &8230; Q You said that it's the only way to proceed, to prepare for a...http://george.hotelling.net/90percent/powers_that_be/but_government_isnt_a_game.php Firefox 2's great new feature with a horrible UI- October 24, 2006 Firefox 2 (which is officially released today) has a great new bookmarking feature: Microsummaries. These are short bits of information in bookmarks' titles that update from time to time. Imagine bookmarking an eBay auction and seeing the current price in your bookmarks bar, or bookmarking your webmail and seeing your unread messages count, or bookmarking this blog and seeing the latest blog post title. Well with the last one, you can. Here's how: First, install Firefox 2.0 if you haven't...http://george.hotelling.net/90percent/geekery/firefox_2s_great_new_feature_with_a_horrible... CitizenSpeak featured in new book- October 5, 2006 It turns out that CitizenSpeak is really making the rounds right now. The latest news is that it's included in a new book: Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected Age by Allison Fine. The book includes a description of how a Philadelphia organization used CitizenSpeak and other online organizing tools to rally their community around their cause. You can read more on CitizenSpeak's blog or by using Amazon's Online Reader. Tags: citizenspeakhttp://george.hotelling.net/90percent/powers_that_be/citizenspeak_featured_in_new_book.php |