Goody-Bag I

Well.

In my travels of the news today, I found no individual Gumdrop with enough flavor to write an entire entry on it. As a result, I will make what I like to call a Goody-Bag: Two separate Gumdrops put together in one post. This is the first Goody-Bag of an ongoing shipment:

1. The American Historical Review, in addition to having the most original name on the planet, has rejected an essay submitted by Stanley Kutler about the Nixon tapes. Kutler was attempting to have the tapes be more widely available, which they should be, since they're in the public domain. However, since there is no complete version of these tapes, surly because of tampering by the former President, the AHR has decided that the essay was "too narrow," meaning that they don't think there are guidelines to be used in the future, only for this specific case. My take, let these tapes be more easily reachable. Why wouldn't they be? They belong to the people. We want to listen to Nixon's sweet voice one more time.

2. Sorry folks, there isn't going to be a $20 computer for people in India. The story wasn't right. It's a $20 handheld device. Actually it's a $20 handheld device, with no screen or keypad. The story started when the financial times compared the Indian $2000 car, to what they called a $20 computer. Everyone else wondered why they didn't get the story. They wrote about it anyway. Then there was a press conference and everyone found out it wasn't even close to a computer. Tough luck India.

Have a nice day... night.

Sincerely,
Lucas Biespiel