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PC v Mac: Work

Mandy suggested I do a top 5 list on why PC’s are better than Macs (folks in my office love when their Macs crash hourly and I’m still typing away on my PC).
But instead of a top 5, I thought I’d just share this video.

I’m sure most of you are aware by now that Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., lost his primary election yesterday.
I’m also sure many of you have heard that Lieberman’s website crashed yesterday — on election day.
But you may not have heard about the impact bloggers and groups like NetRoots had on the campaign.
TIME magazine gives the rundown for you: “The Unmaking of a Senator: How Bloggers Pulled It Off” – With Lieberman’s primary loss, the netroots movement has established itself as a power center among Democrats. But will its influence haunt the party in November?

The much-hyped Internet activists of the Howard Dean presidential campaign, liberal blogs like Daily Kos and activist groups like MoveOn.org had generated lots of buzz, but few results at the ballot box until now. But in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, the bloggers didn’t just get a win, but a victory no one could have expected even four months ago. Joe Lieberman wasn’t just a three-term Connecticut Senator, he was only a few thousand votes from being the vice-president in a Democratic administration six years ago. And despite almost the entire Democratic establishment supporting his run against a virtually unknown businessman named Ned Lamont, including former President Clinton campaigning for him in Connecticut, the bloggers and Connecticut voters have essentially kicked Joe Lieberman out of the Democratic Party.

Makes groups like TexRoots sound a lot more viable.

Forbes, a family held company, announced today an investment in the company by Elevation Partners in which the private equity firm, co-founded by Bono (who serves as Managing Director), has become a minority shareholder in a newly formed company, Forbes Media, LLC, the publisher of Forbes magazine, Forbes.com and other media properties.
In making the announcement Steve Forbes, President and CEO of Forbes and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine said, “This investment by Elevation Partners will now accelerate our pursuit of a number of very exciting opportunities for growth. The team brings impressive experience and great expertise, and they are particularly strong in technology, media and entertainment innovations. Elevation Partners are the kind of entrepreneurs Forbes has been covering for years. Truly, they are the right people at the right time.”
The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but reports said the stake was worth about $250m.
From the Elevation Partners website:

Elevation Partners is a newly formed private equity firm that makes large-scale investments in market-leading media, entertainment, and consumer-related businesses. We focus on investing in intellectual property and content oriented businesses, as well as traditional media and entertainment companies, where we can partner with management to enhance growth and profitability through a combination of strategic capital and operational insight. Elevation Partners has nearly $1.9 billion in committed capital to be invested over the next six years.
We aim to help media and entertainment businesses create and market great content and insure it reaches the widest audience possible. Our investment team has a unique combination of media and entertainment knowledge and relationships, technology domain knowledge and relationships, investing experience, and operating expertise. Businesses that partner with us expect to transform themselves through the strategic use of technology and licensing, as well as improvements in core marketing, distribution, and operating processes.

This passage has been resonating with me today:

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.‘

I wonder how many times I’ve let someone pass me by that I could have/should have helped?

I love this idea… guerilla gardening.
A gardener in Vancouver has started planting gardens around her town in random places to beautify her neighborhood.

The impetus for my guerrilla gardening is to bring colour to neglected urban landscapes. The goal is to develop sustainable beauty that will enrich the lives in the neighborhood for years to come, even after I(and my cohorts)have left. The gardening started in an industrial red light area–needles, used condoms and makeshift homes can be found within feet of these photos. Don’t be distracted by the extra tidbits I’ve thrown in… this will basically serve as a window into my world of gardening!

Love it.

I’m sure you’ve seen the new Miller Light commercials with Burt Reynolds, Triple H and other men sitting at the round table discussing man law.
Bob Franquiz has started his own Church Man Law.
The first law:
Men should not hold hands with other men while praying.
Be sure and read the comments on this one, they’re great.
Thanks to CMS for the link.