Tuesday, September 16, 2008

O. M. F. G.


Feel free to invent your own punchline. As a resident of Waterloo -- home of RIM and the Blackberry -- I find this falsehood particularly stomach-churning.

P.S. This is, of course, in no way like Al Gore "claiming" to have invented the Internet. Not at all. Because it isn't. So shut up. Really, just fucking shut up.

P.P.S. How much more pathetic is this going to get?

"Under my guiding hand, Congress developed a wireless spectrum policy that spurred the rapid rise of mobile phones and Wi-Fi technology that enables Americans to surf the web while sitting at a coffee shop, airport lounge, or public park."

What possible response can there be to this deranged madness?

AFTERSNERK: I have to believe that at least some of Canada's MSM is going to have some fun with this. If you spot a related news piece, let us know.

AND they're off.

6 comments:

Ti-Guy said...

"Under my guiding hand, Congress developed a wireless spectrum policy that spurred the rapid rise of mobile phones and Wi-Fi technology that enables Americans to surf the web while sitting at a coffee shop, airport lounge, or public park."

Actually, I'm more than happy to pin that on John McCain.

...I'm not a fan right now of ubiquitous gadgetry that I believe is making people stupider and turning public space into a carnival of noise and distraction and pointless cultural acceleration.

Frank Frink said...

What possible response can there be to this deranged madness?

Here's your bib, Grampy. You don't want your soup dribbling down the front of your shirt.

The Seer said...

Double bubble, boil and trouble.

The Seer said...

Okay, but the original post was . . . .

Remember, CC, how bad Jim Davis felt about Ryan Sparrow losing his job over Ryan's iinopportune remarks about the combat death of Mr. Davis' son? If you're not careful, you're going to get Douglas Holtz-Eakin fired. Then how will you feel?

liberal supporter said...

Al Gore supported what was then called the Information Superhighway, believing it would result in major benefits to the economy.

As far as I know, the only thing the US government did for wireless networks was require the FCC to permit unlicensed 2.4Ghz wireless devices. This reduced the time to market of many products, but as the devices proliferate, interference becomes a growing problem as well. Hardly a visionary support for the future, just a deregulation.

Meanwhile, McCain is against net neutrality.

sinned34 said...

What possible response can there be to this deranged madness?

The usual response: point and laugh.