Echo chamber of the annointed

Posted by Richard Bennett

Mike Sanders makes an interesting observation on the Echo Chamber question: It seems to me that an Echo Chamber is a group that ignores other opinions to their own detriment. I keep on thinking that David’s defense of the EC is rooted in an idea from Arnold Kling’s Downfall of the Annointed post in which [...]

Dean still confused

Posted by Richard

Howard Dean is still confused about his big flame-out, having just posted this to his blog: Today my candidacy may come to an end–but our campaign for change is not over. “May” come to an end? Howard, your campaign came to end weeks ago in New Hampshire. The people have spoken, it’s over, face the [...]

Cingular/AT & T Wireless merger

Posted by Richard

The merger of Cingular with AT & T Wireless is probably going to be less controversial than the Comcast/Disney dealie, and makes more obvious business sense. Cingular gets a good GSM network, a ton of subscribers, and a boat load of towers, but best of all: AT&T Wireless also has a significant amount of spectrum, [...]

Life in a rain cloud

Posted by Richard

This picture taken in Seattle yesterday says it all about life in the Northwest, earnestly. FacebookTwitterDiggItTechnoratiDel.icio.us

VC flowing to startups

Posted by Richard Bennett

Venture capital is up 20 percent in the 4th quarter in Silicon Valley: Venture capitalists invested $1.62 billion in Bay Area companies in the fourth quarter — up a strong 20 percent from the $1.35 billion the quarter before, according to the MoneyTree Survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. [...]