the register: "in today's guardian richard adams (who we note has not been round to ply us with beers recently) writes that colleague jane martinson has received a complaint from ms spinner mark thomas for describing steve ballmer as 'a chief executive who looks like uncle fester.'"

it's always a sign of a someone's integrity how noble he can handle humourous attacks against his person.

thanks, henso, for the link to the slashdot article "clay shirky explains internet evolution".

very interesting to read what that guy knows about internet technology. but (p3k turns to shirky), concerning the implications on politics and society, you are full of shit, mr shirky...

i personally do not believe in a government run like a business and a society laissez-faire being the promises of the next ten years. it will take some ages again to correct the desastrous developments of such oversimplifying ideas. it will cost some years in suffragette city.

there is no such thing like a partial pundit. there is no need for heroes anymore, anyway.