Akkam’s Razor

The first person who interjects Latin into an online argument has already lost.

Will Fred Thompson hottie-wife hurt or help him with the base?

If the 2008 Presidential Race becomes a Tussle in Tennessee between Gore and Thompson, who wins?

Industry, government, and the media are in big trouble if they don't try to understand webculture, particularly as it relates to sarcasm, satire and parody, piracy and intellectual property, memes, and game culture.

Pundits who are quick to label and demean online critics would do well to examine the survey results and comare them to their own work and academic experience as well as that of their viewers and readers.

If Congress is going to make persecution of college students an easy way to milk campaign contributions from the record labels and the RIAA (by targeting the 19 most-offending Universities and Colleges), then it is only fair that the  Young Voters make certain to work for primary challenges or voting those politicians out of office.

The problem with most internet startups is that they are inventors and not innovators - in most cases, their only future plans are to get noticed and acquired by one of the big-5 (Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, or Fox Interactive) or to eek out a living based on Adsense earnings.

Urban areas need to monopolize on their futures to attract intellectual capital, infrastructure improvements, entrepenuers, and enterprise.  In the coming cruch, be it space, technology, or energy, cities are best equipped to handle the new challenges.