Author: Rick Klau

Want to “own a part of American history”? This may not be what you had in mind, but how many people can really claim to own an Alan Keyes sweat-soaked napkin? (On second thought, I’d really prefer not to know the answer to that question.) Update: Mat just pointed out that the item is in…

While it’s good news that the FCC has given TiVo permission to offer their TiVoToGo service it still raises serious questions about why any company should need to ask for permission to offer an innovative service? It sets a bad precedent for the entire industry. [Techdirt] I wrote about this a couple weeks ago, when…

Looks like the Illinois GOP has narrowed it down to two choices to face Barack Obama: Alan Keyes or former Deputy Drug Cczar Dr. Andrea Grubb-Barthwell. They’ll announce tomorrow. So-Called Austin Mayor had a great suggestion, but it looks like the GOP will pass. Update: Josh Marshall has some thoughts on the two choices.

This is seriously cool: Visual Google News. (Link from Nate knows nada.) It’s a visual overlay to Google News. Probably won’t be around very long. But it’s a great example of how textual information can be presented visually.

If you missed last night’s Daily Show, try and catch the rerun. (Or look for it in a few days online.) Jon Stewart lit into Henry Bonilla (R-TX), who was on to talk about his experience as part of the Republican rapid response team last week in Boston. It’s a pretty dramatic take down, and…

Since Kos weighed in a couple weeks ago, and Cory just posted his review, I figured it was high time I get my own review together. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is a terrific read. You’ll get through it in a day or two – because once you get into it, you want to…

Over the weekend, I did a soft launch of the new website for the Naperville Democrats, the local Democratic Party (of which I’m the current chair). The site is built using CivicSpace, the Drupal-based grassroots organizing tool that grew out of DeanSpace. (Regarding the Naperville Democrats site: look & feel still have a bit of…

Best line of the convention blogs: “I sure hope the Republicans or the terrorists don’t figure this system out.” Second best line, from Jesse, answering how good Barack’s speech was: “It will be on rap albums next year, during the tracks that are trying to be socially conscious.”

Yesterday was an interesting experiment on my blog, and a sign of what’s coming. While at the airport, I snapped this picture with my phone: Using the phone’s MMS capabilities, I sent it to TextAmerica which both uploaded it to my photo blog, and, thanks to a little bit of code, also updated the image…

AP – Republican Jack Ryan officially withdrew from the U.S. Senate race Thursday, nearly five weeks after a sex scandal forced him to abandon his candidacy. [Yahoo! News – Politics]