August 16, 2003
Arnold for California president
Arnold for president of California -- a wryly funny animated cartoon. Thanks to Robert Scoble for the pointer.
In the middle of the blackout
Chris Cloud, who runs the travel blog Cloud Travel (and who is a friend of Ernie the Attorney), has an interesting first-person account of the blackout.
... When the natural condition of things goes awry in any significant way, New Yorkers get real friendly and jaunty. The bars and restaurants are filling up and people are drinking on the streets. There are a lot of smiles and the tone of the radio is reassuring. A lot of the cross town streets are closed but there's 9/11-style evacuation traffic coming up the avenues. All the busses crawl painfully by, packed full while and people huddle at bus stops and stare longingly at transportation they cannot access. ...
And here's an account from James Lilek:
The Fox news guy was outside Penn Station, where thousands of people were - brace yourself - patiently waiting for electricity to return. He seemed a little annoyed that there wasnít a brawl or a riot. Iím sure no one was happy to be standing there in the dead black dark, but what could you do? Stick someone up, take his credit cards and fashion them into a small portable fan? Stab someone in the foot, and hop he hops around and creates a small breeze? Set yourself on fire to take your mind off the hunger? He corralled a couple of New Yorkers off the sidewalk, wisely ignoring the three shiny-faced moth-balls behind him who were drawn to the camera light. Two women, one of a certain age, the other in her thirties. The first woman was a leathery old bird with a big smile and a shade of lipstick no oneís seen since Gimbels had a close-out in the late 40s. She took it all in stride. ìItís an adventure,î she smiled, shrugging. And then she added: ìAnd who needs it.î ...
Bustamante catches Arnold
Surprising news: Cruz Bustamante is now narrowly ahead of Arnold Schwarzenegger, 25-22 percent, in the latest Field Poll of likely voters in the California recall election, suggesting that earlier polls were largely a reflection of name recognition.
Studios help thwart DVD piracy ring
News.com: Studios help thwart DVD piracy ring.
To my mind, whenever a bootleg DVD factory is put out of business, it's good news.
