Sunday, May 07, 2006
An iPod OriginalThe iPod is hot, it's in. It's in as much as Michael Jackson and Tom Cruise are out.
And of course everyone wants to jump on the iPod bandwagon, especially politicians. Two weeks ago, in a speech on American competitiveness at Tuskegee University, our President Bush said that the U.S. government actually helped develop the iPod. He said, and this an exact quote: "The government funded research in microdrive storage, electrochemistry and signal compression. They did so for one reason: It turned out that those were the key ingredients for the development of the iPod." It's nice to know where our tax dollars are going. I was thinking that we were spending it searching for Osama or his weapons of mass destruction, but in reality, we were doing all the right things, furthering the careers of Britney Spears and LL Cool J.
And in Silicon Valley, truly the birthplace of the iPod (well, right after Washington D.C.), there is a candidate running for mayor of the city of San Jose, on a platform of innovation and government reform. Michael Mulcahy is running as an outsider -- he has never been in government and in fact has no voting record, and he promises to increase competition for city contracts and ensure government accountability. A radio ad that keeps playing every morning during my commute goes something like this: "What would Silicon Valley be like without competition? Competition creates innovation. Otherwise we keep paying more for the same old stuff. Innovation is the heart and soul of Silicon Valley, but most politicians still don't get it. That's why we need Michael Mulcahy as our next mayor, because we need innovation and reform in San Jose city government." So far so good, but wait until the closing slogan: "We live in an iPod world. We can't afford an eight-track government." Huh?
Our government is full of progressive people. And copycats. Maybe that's what's wrong with them.
- posted by Woofwoof @ 6:39 AM
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What, really, was the last innovative thing the government did? I'm thinking it was the income tax.
And I'm still not in favor of that . . .
And I'm still not in favor of that . . .
Jeez, iPods are not the best MP3 players! They are soooo over priced! My dad got a Sony Vaio MP3 player on eBay, and he loves it. My mom got a Toshiba Gigabeat on Amazon, for about $150 less than it costs in stores, and she loves it.
People who buy iPods are such lemmings!
People who buy iPods are such lemmings!
Connecticut,
And to think that we voted them in. What were we thinking?
John,
I thought it was the National Park Service, but then I don't live in Alaska.
Indy,
Lemming here. I'm hiding in shame.
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And to think that we voted them in. What were we thinking?
John,
I thought it was the National Park Service, but then I don't live in Alaska.
Indy,
Lemming here. I'm hiding in shame.
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