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Someone asked me the other day whether I had political aspirations. I answered that I don’t, at least not for a long time — but I did say that I’ll do whatever I can to ensure that Barack Obama is elected president as soon as possible. Today, in a diary post over at Daily Kos,…

Foxtrot on Wikipedia Originally uploaded by Ross Mayfield. Hysterical.

Any man who calls me God is OK in my book. I’m not entirely sure what I’ve done to earn such high praise, but it sure made my Friday. Rich, for the three of you left in Illinois who don’t know, consistently writes the best insider’s look at Illinois politics. It’s not only where the…

A number of people have asked how I recorded the call with Chris Batty at Gawker last week for the FeedBurner podcast. I figured a quick recap was in order. The issue, for those who care, is that you need some way to capture both audio streams (your voice as well as the audio coming…

Houston Chronicle has a Hurricane Rita feed for the storm that’s heading towards Texas.

It’s official, episode 1 of the FeedBurner Podcast is now live, hosted by yours truly. I say “uh” quite a bit. On the positive side, doing an interview via Skype, recording the call and getting into MP3 couldn’t be easier. Pretty slick. It’s a start, but there’s lots of room for improvement. If you’re a…

Wow, Seagate just acquired Mirra. I’ve written about the Mirra here. Great news, congrats to the Mirra team!

I’m admittedly not a campaign veteran, so it’s entirely possible that porn has been used in a campaign ad before. (Not likely, but, who am I to state it categorically?) But I think I’m safe in saying it’s probably the first time that porn has been used in an online effort to help get out…

OK, this picture has stunned me into abject horror. As I type this, I’m curled into a fetal position, wondering how in the world this can possibly be real. And yet, there it is: Source: Reuters. Really. The Reuters caption, for the record: U.S. President George W. Bush writes a note to Secretary of State…

My new favorite Google mash-up: dig a hole from your house and figure out where you’d come out if you kept digging, straight down. Love it. (Originally seen at OnSquared.)