Trying to Get Noticed

From the e-mail bag. Which of these shows doesn’t fit in the list?

After a great week of profiles in the Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, and great interviews on ABC “World News Tonight,” CNN’s “Crossfire” and ESPN2’s “Cold Pizza,” Edwards’ Sweeps Week continues Sunday on the top-rated television newsmagazine, “60 Minutes”!

I realize it’s tough trying to make progress in a crowded Democratic field, and certainly any national T.V. appearance is better than meeting in some New Hampshire living room, but “Cold Pizza”?
Let’s hope Edwards has saved his best stuff for “60 Minutes.” Tune in on Sunday.

Spam Wisdom

For whatever reason, I had been nearly uneffected by the weblog spamming . . . until today.
I’d like to thank the person from IP Address 62.213.67.122 for your many, many contributions.
Making lemonade from lemons, some of the comments are kind of amusing:

  • Don’t worry that other people don’t know you; worry that you don’t know other people.
  • Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.
  • Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.
  • Believing in God does not require believing in religion.
  • There was no immunity to cuckoo ideas on Earth.
  • All sentences that seem true should be questioned.
  • A stopped car does not imply a dead driver.
  • Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.
  • The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
  • Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
  • Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what’s right.
  • Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
  • I do not fear computers. I fear lack of them.
  • For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.
  • Ain’t no disgrace to be poor – but might as well be.
  • It’s not all lies – not all of it. That’s the age-old dilemma.
  • A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.
  • The best solution against abortions is education, not snipers.
  • [In] mourning, it is better to err on the side of grief than on the side of formality.
  • People are exponentially funnier when they’re in rant mode.
  • An unimportant door is never locked.
  • Buildings burn. People die. But real love is forever.
  • The fear of death is the beginning of slavery.
  • Underestimation is a two-way street.
  • If you understand, things are as they are. If you do not understand, things are as they are.

They Could’ve Just Asked Me What It Is

Student finds largest known prime number“:

More than 200,000 computers spent years looking for the largest known prime number. It turned up on Michigan State University graduate student Michael Shafer’s off-the-shelf PC.
“It was just a matter of time,” Shafer said.
The number is 6,320,430 digits long and would need 1,400 to 1,500 pages to write out. It is more than 2 million digits larger than the previous largest known prime number.