On Comic Books in America

From a slashdot discussion on manga and comic book attitude differences between Japan and America, based on this interview

The interviewees seemed to have forgotten some aspects of American comic book history.
( Read my opinion why... )

History is a guide -- why Apple makes better "home" applications

Tim O'Reilly made a comment in his blog about how Microsoft seems to be aiming to try to clone the iLive marketting buzz that Apple currently has, and reflects on the new Apple multimedia customer vs. M$'s office productivity customer.

Microsoft has, through its acquisition of or maintainance of its monopoly, replaced IBM, Intel, Lotus, and Wordperfect, in defining what makes up the personal business computer. But its still in the business of making the operating system for the personal business computer, like it has been since the first meeting with IBM. Its just become in charge of everything else about business computers as well.

( Read how the Mac was different from the start and remains so now... )

The VC's are at it again...

Michael Swaine's latest "Swaine's Flames" in Dr. Dobbs journal is implying that the VCs (Venture Capitalists) are still supporting buzzword-laden "me-too" products and startups just like the always have (and that rarely if ever lead to booming successes). Where in the past it was PCs, spreadsheet clones, word processors, or more recently web applications and e-commerce sites, this time its Security. They'll fund anything, as long as you can spin "anti-terrorist" into it.

Geeze, why don't they leave that to the professionals. [ed note: that's a ha-ha-only-serious joke]