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Sonos pushed out version 2.7 of its controller software last night, and I had a few minutes to play around with it before heading into work this morning. It’s awe-inspiringly good. What is Sonos? I wrote about my purchase of the Sonos last summer, here’s my summary: For those that don’t know what it is,…

Been thinking about this speech a lot in the last couple days. Jeff Bridges from The Contender: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKZdOc0nkwU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&w=425&h=344] Yes, I’m a sap. And a hopeless optimist. But I’d like to think that as a country we can avoid falling into the abyss of demonization and hate, and instead find greatness in our leaders.

You may recall that last month I gave a speech in Chicago at the 2008 ELCA Communicators Conference. This particular conference is important to me, for a couple reasons. First off, my 2006 speech to this group was the most impactful speech I’ve ever given. It was wild to see so many blogs pop up,…

Very excited to announce a project that I’ve been working on for the past several months (in addition to a few others…) – the Content Central blog and the updated Submit Your Content page. Both are intended to bring a bit more transparency to how we distribute content for content partners at Google, and help…

Another day, another breath-taking ad from the McCain campaign: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVLQhRiEXZs&w=425&h=344] Go read the supporting evidence at McCain’s site; here’s the relevant portion: The Full Text Of S.B. 99 Included Changes That Would Offer Sex Education To Children Beginning In Kindergarten. “Each class or course in comprehensive sex education offered in any of grades K through…

Yesterday, the McCain campaign launched this new ad, titled “Original Mavericks”: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVIaqCjvLpU&w=425&h=344] “She opposed the Bridge to Nowhere”, the ad’s voice-over declares. Which is pretty great. Except, well, she didn’t. She lobbied in favor of the bridge, going so far as to campaign in the city where the bridge would have terminated, and proudly displaying…

Sarah Lai Stirland has a nice piece has a good piece over at Wired about what we’re going to be doing in Denver and in St. Paul at the Democratic and Republican conventions. I’ve been working on plans for the Democratic convention for months, and it’s hard to believe we’re just a few days away.…

Keep an eye on this: Andrew (and others) are poking around McCain’s cross anecdote, and so far can find no reference to it (not in a prior retelling of McCain’s Christmases in captivity, not anywhere before 1999 when it appeared in Faith of My Fathers). If this has legs — that is to say, if…

Like everyone else, I’ve wasted a ton of cycles wondering who Barack’s VP choice would be. For a long time, I’ve thought Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer — governor in a red state, fluent in Arabic, farmer, lived in Saudi Arabia for years — was a great off-the-radar pick. But picking him — or Tim Kaine,…

Even I will acknowledge the irony of being the guy who has proclaimed — for years — that anyone who says they don’t have time to blog is lying, lazy, or both. So what’s my excuse? My last post was over a month ago. I don’t think I’ve ever gone that long between blog posts…