The critique [that] Amtrak [loses money because it is required to retain unprofitable routes] is like slamming the Navy for hemorrhaging money when they could be hijacking ships.

Matt Yglesias making amazing sense. The Navy should be out there seizing workable boats right and left. We can’t afford not to. Wise to cc: NASA on this as well.

That’s why they’ve got 75,000 applications — they’re all trying to make the Internet look decent on the iPhone.

Microsoft CEO and Asshat, Steve Ballmer who might just want to compare the average web display experience on a desktop install of Explorer to an iPhone Safari. Seriously.