Poll: Most People Prefer Balanced Budget (AP)

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Poll: Balanced Budget Beats Tax Cuts
(AP)

Poll: Balanced Budget Beats Tax Cuts
(AP) 04/13/2004 07:36 PM
AP - About six in 10, 61 percent, chose balancing the budget while 36 percent chose tax cuts when they were asked which was more important, according to a poll conducted for the AP by Ipsos Public Affairs.

Poll Shows Voters Prefer Bush at
Barbecue (AP)

Poll Shows Voters Prefer Bush at
Barbecue (AP) 05/26/2004 06:26 PM
AP - Voters would rather flip burgers and drink beer at a backyard barbecue with President Bush than Sen. John Kerry, according to a national poll that found Bush leading Kerry on "regular guy" qualities.

Shocker: More People Prefer Online Car
Sales To Dealing With Dealers

Shocker: More People Prefer Online Car
Sales To Dealing With Dealers 04/11/2005 03:31 PM
Can you possibly imagine that people wouldn't like going in to car dealers and buying cars from a profession that seems to be defined by its own sleaze? Indeed, it appears that the less sleaze-inducing internet route for buying cars is picking up steam -- with plenty of car purchases originating online. Also, person-to-person car sales have been increasing as the internet has aided that process, and cut out the need for dealers to broker those types of sales. Meanwhile, fewer people seem to be going to the old newspaper classified section to find out about car deals, as it just doesn't seem efficient any more. The car sellers are looking elsewhere and car buyers prefer going online and avoiding dealers as much as possible as well.

Poll finds more people turning to
alternatives such as Internet for
campaign news

Poll finds more people turning to
alternatives such as Internet for
campaign news 01/12/2004 03:02 AM
AP via Florida Times-Union Jan 12 2004 2:01AM ET

Coincidentally, new poll shows record
low number of people trust Bush

Coincidentally, new poll shows record
low number of people trust Bush 02/13/2004 07:16 AM
"Most Think Truth Was Stretched to Justify Iraq War" .. Majority of Americans Doubt Bush's WMD Claims 2/13 .. Kerry Over Bush 52-43 .. that's right .. reports .. WaPo

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Fair and Balanced

Fair and Balanced 05/04/2004 09:16 PM
Read this Editorial titled Leader: iTunes ain't what it used to be from Silicon.com. If you're like me you'll see many glaring errors. Let's start...

The Balanced Scorecard

The Balanced Scorecard 06/17/2005 03:20 PM
CIO Jun 11 2005 7:42AM GMT

Fair and Balanced?

Fair and Balanced? 10/28/2003 11:07 PM

Bill Gates recently got together with Steve Mills from IBM and demonstrated some web services interoperability between our two companies' products.  It has taken awhile to get to this point, from the initial hype to the point where some of these key scenarios work without smoke and mirrors; so it is nice to see a "status report" like this.

The first response I saw came in the form of this shrill attack piece run on CNET.  The author seems stuck in the last century, when people still bought the big lie about "write once run anywhere".  He fails to explain how "runs only on Java" is significantly different from "runs only on Windows", and completely misses the point that most enterprises have to support both types of systems (and many more) and therefore place a high priority on interop.

The attack piece brought back fond memories of the days when Bob Metcalfe and Jai Singh (now managing editor at CNET) were together at the helm of Infoworld.  Then I saw another analysis in CNET, covering the same interop event, but surprisingly balanced, at least in comparison to the first piece.  Finally, I found yet another analysis on CNET, again covering the same event; and this one is positively glowingly accurate!

What to make of it?  A single presentation by Bill Gates inspires three different pieces in CNET which cover the whole spectrum of opinion.  Can't complain about that.

~

Tragically, politics shuts down John Poindexter's data mining program.  It seems that only Safeway is allowed to collect that sort of information about U.S. citizens.

Balanced Passion

Balanced Passion 01/16/2004 11:33 AM
What is more important in business today: Spirit or sobriety?

Neowin Poll updated, Results for Doom 3
& HL2 Poll

Neowin Poll updated, Results for Doom 3
& HL2 Poll 01/18/2004 08:11 AM

Efficiency must be balanced with
security

Efficiency must be balanced with
security 05/27/2004 09:35 PM
Computer Weekly May 28 2004 1:07AM GMT

Fox New: Is "Fair and Balanced"
"ridiculous"?

Fox New: Is "Fair and Balanced"
"ridiculous"? 07/18/2004 06:39 PM
"Is 'Fair and Balanced' ridiculous?" So opened the FOX News Watch segment examining Robert Greenwald's film, OutFOXed. And astonishingly, the uncontradicted view of FOX News Watch was "yes"! As Neal Gabler put it, "To say that this network promotes the Republican view ... is like saying that the Pope is Catholic. It's self-evident ... pretty much undeniable." But, he asks, as if he hadn't actually seen the film, "So what?" So what? Well first, start with the question that opened the segment: Fox says it is "Fair and Balanced." If it is "self-evident" that it is not, then I guess we agree then that it is "ridiculous" to say that it is. And second, "obviously" media critics get this about Fox. Anyone who critically watches Fox gets this about Fox. But as one questioner at the San Francisco opening put it, for those who aren't media critics, and for those who don't actually watch Fox, just how "ridiculous" Fox's claim is is something significant. My bet is that a cross-section of FOX viewers would be surprised just how false Fox's claims actually are. The discussion opened with Jim Pinkerton of Newsday calling the film "dull and didactic." He then asserted that the film says that media networks are "either worse than the Mafia that ran Cuba in the 1950s or worse than the Soviet Union." When I heard him say that, I understood why he saw the film as "dull and didactic": if this is his view, he didn't really watch the film. The opening allusion to the Mafia comes from Robert McChesney, where he compares how the Mafia carved up Cuba with how the government carves up media ownership -- nothing to do with the media being "worse than the Mafia." The allusion to the Soviet Union, also McChesney's, again had nothing to do with Pinkerton's claim. McChesney's claim was simply that propaganda is most effective when the audience is unaware -- unlike in the Soviet Union. The other simple fabrication of Pinkerton was that the film comprised "two or three disgruntled employees." That's true if by "two or three" you mean seven (four listed here; three requested anonymity). But the more fundamental fabrication is the suggestion that the film's claims are based on nothing more than the word of "two or three disgruntled employees." The film has five independent sources for its "self-evident," as Grabler puts it, conclusion: (1) former Foxies, (2) Fox memos (unmentioned by anyone on the show), (3) independent studies of Fox viewers, (4) media commentators, and (5) clips from Fox shows. Cal Thomas -- who was one of the people in the film -- found the film flawed because it "ignored the many Democrats I've had on my show." Again, not true. The movie never asserts that there are no Democrats, or liberals on the show. It just asserts -- not denied by Thomas -- that the "balance" is "unbalanced." Indeed, in one of the best parts of the film, Greenwald reports a media group that studied months of Brit Hume's "Special Report" and found over 80% of the guests on that premier show were Republican -- and that most of the Democrats were centrists. Not balanced, and not a fair picture of the facts reported. Thomas goes on (with his wonderful announcer voice -- I love listening to him) to say something extraordinary however. Here's the quote:

"I think the reason that this network looks so Republican ... is by contrast on [sic] what the others do. If you went and did -- as the Media Research Center has done -- clips of what is said on the broadcast networks ... you would find an enormous tilt to the left. So by contrast it looks conservative."

I think we need more Media Research Centers on both the Left and Right and -- imagine this -- even without a political agenda! But I've not seen that they've put together "clips" as Greenwald has. And again, the film is comparing what Fox News actually is to what Fox News says it is. Jane Hall (Who? She's an assistant professor in the School of Communication at American University) complained the film was flawed because it left "out any evidence to the contrary." There were plenty of liberals on Fox she said -- for example, she said, she was a liberal. She also mentioned Jeff Cohen, cofounder of FAIR, was on Fox News Watch "for five years." Jeff Cohen? Actually, the movie not only doesn't ignore Jeff Cohen. He is one of the most critical interviewees. And again, the film doesn't say there are no liberals on Fox. The show instead reports Clara Frenk reporting that the "quality" of the liberals was far less than the quality of the conservatives -- in the sense that the liberals were either "unknown" or "weak." Hall also repeated the total non-thought that has been framed around this film -- that somehow the film is weak because it didn't get Roger Ailes to respond. The film in fact has Roger Ailes stating Fox News was to be a fair and balanced news program. It also has Roger Ailes stating Fox News failed its viewers on election night by allowing George Bush's cousin, on the basis of extremely weak data, to call the election for Bush. But even if it didn't twice include Roger Ailes in the film, the idea that before you release a film critical of someone you must include their comment is inane. I've had many critical reviews of my work published, some very intelligent, some others not. Never has anyone asked me for my comment on their review before they publish it. Indeed, to do so would be unethical. But my favorite part of the whole show is the contrast between segment one and segment two. The review of Outfoxed was in segment two. Segment one was about -- I swear -- "Media bias." For a full segment, Fox News Watch focused on a single statement by Newsweek's Evan Thomas. As Media Research Center quotes him,

The media want Kerry to win. They’re going to portray Kerry and Edwards as being young and dynamic and optimistic, and this glow is going to be worth maybe 15 points."

This single quote by a single editor at a single magazine apparently proves, according to the show, that liberal "media bias" exists. Yet a film gathering (1) former Foxies, (2) Fox memos, (3) independent studies of Fox viewers, (4) media commentators, and (5) clips from Fox shows is, by contrast, "not that fairly put together," said Eric Burns, the show's host. I guess they would know. They're the trademark holder for the words "Fair and Balanced" (at least until the challenge to that trademark gets resolved).

"Fair and balanced" polls

"Fair and balanced" polls 06/25/2004 01:34 PM

Bush gets checked and balanced

Bush gets checked and balanced 06/29/2004 08:43 AM
The Supreme Court rules against indefinitely locking up detainees -- and deals a mortal blow to the president's vision of his own limitless power.

Fair and balanced, at least 27 percent
of the time!

Fair and balanced, at least 27 percent
of the time! 03/14/2005 06:14 PM
A new study crowns Fox News Channel the king of biased reporting.

Precariously balanced atop Öolong

Precariously balanced atop Öolong 03/14/2005 06:29 PM
Peop le of the pancake: "I see within us all (myself included) the replacement of complex inner density with a new kind of self—evolving under the pressure of information overload and the technology of the 'instantly available'. A new self that needs to contain less and less of an inner repertory of dense cultural inheritance—as we all become 'pancake people'—spread wide and thin as we connect with that vast network of information accessed by the mere touch of a button." Writing on the Edge, Richard Foreman and George Dyson speculate on a 'thin-client' view of the self where most cultural processing occurs not only somewhere else, but by something else! [reality checks provided by Kevin Kelly, Jaron Lanier, Steven Johnson, Marvin Minsky and Douglas Rushkoff, among others :]

A Fair and Balanced Review of the Mac
Mini

A Fair and Balanced Review of the Mac
Mini 02/05/2005 09:16 PM

Mac Mini: The Emperor's New Computer: Attention: Before you rip the living hell out of this guy, please remember that he went to DeVry. And he has an MCSE.

The Mini boots up into a stripped-down operating system which Apple calls OS X, similar to the stripped-down WindowsCE OS found on many handhelds. The mini OS is going to be a significant hurdle for many buyers who are used to Windows or have favorite Windows software packages they need to use. Think of it more as a first computer for your daughter or niece than as a machine to get any serious work done and you’ll get the point of the Mini and its target market. It might also be the perfect computer for grandmothers or autistic children, for example.

Now your cell phone can be fair and
balanced, too

Now your cell phone can be fair and
balanced, too 07/23/2004 04:52 PM

I prefer AskMe

I prefer AskMe 04/18/2005 02:57 PM
Ask and ye shall receive - Another forum in which to ask questions. It appears to operate somewhat like Ask Metafilter. I think I'll stick with AskMe, but perhaps I will try some of my questions that never really got answered over at Wondir. (via Boing Boing)

Outfoxed: How Murdoch's network gets so
fair and balanced

Outfoxed: How Murdoch's network gets so
fair and balanced 07/12/2004 07:22 PM

Internet can be a means to finding
balanced life

Internet can be a means to finding
balanced life 04/17/2004 03:39 AM
Seattle Times Apr 17 2004 8:22AM GMT

ABC's 60 Minutes is absolutely not fair
and balanced

ABC's 60 Minutes is absolutely not fair
and balanced 11/03/2003 09:33 PM
I spend a lot of Time watching Fox news and stay away from the heavily liberal biased ABC, NBC, CBS...

How to Perform a Balanced Evaluation or
Comparison Using a Matrix

How to Perform a Balanced Evaluation or
Comparison Using a Matrix 01/09/2004 09:52 PM

balanced and fair: Geist on copyright
reform

balanced and fair: Geist on copyright
reform 06/16/2004 03:46 AM
Michael Geist's latest column in the Tornoto Star maps a sane process to realizing balance in IP. Help spread the sanity.

Linus swiped Linux from SCO, says
balanced study

Linus swiped Linux from SCO, says
balanced study 05/17/2004 03:07 PM

9 out of 10 cats prefer CDs to downloads

9 out of 10 cats prefer CDs to downloads 09/17/2004 06:55 AM
And so do their owners

Women prefer cats to men

Women prefer cats to men 03/17/2005 03:24 AM

After three weeks of hanging around like an unwelcome in-law, the filthy grey snow banks are finally melting here in Boston.  With the advent of warmth and sunshine I would have expected everyonealong Alex's Harvard Yard/Square dog walking route to be grinning with happiness.  Yet people did not seem any happier than usual.  To explain this phenomenon it is necessary to turn to TIME magazine's January 17, 2005 "The Science of Happiness" issue.  According to TIME, "sunny days [do not make us happy though] a 1998 study showed that Midwesterners think folks living in balmy California are happier and that Californians incorrectly believe this about themselves too."

Friends and family make people happy as does "contributing to the lives of others" (tough for folks in Vero Beach, FL given that it is tough to find anyone within a gated community facing a more important decision than whether to play golf or tennis).  When asked "do you often do any of the following to improve your mood?", TIME's own poll revealed that 38 percent of women checked off "playing with pet"; only 18 percent checked "have sex".  As the favored pet among America's ladies is the cat, from this we can conclude that cats are more satisfying to women than men are.

[Additional sources: World Values Survey at http://wvs.isr.umich.edu/; BBC article http://news.bbc.c o.uk/2/hi/africa/3157570.stm]

Microsofties Prefer iPod

Microsofties Prefer iPod 03/14/2005 06:04 PM

According to Wired.com, a high-level manager at Microsoft reports that 80 percent of employees who own a portable music player have Apple iPods — and worried executives actually send out e-mails discouraging their use.

Citizens not using e-gov, prefer
telephone

Citizens not using e-gov, prefer
telephone 04/07/2005 10:11 PM
DMeurope.com Apr 7 2005 10:26PM GMT

Why I prefer Opera over Firefox

Why I prefer Opera over Firefox 12/19/2004 03:14 PM
For all my daily browsing, I prefer Opera over Firefox. Yes, I know Firefox is open-source and all that. I...

The Reasons I Prefer To Teach On A Mac

The Reasons I Prefer To Teach On A Mac 05/12/2004 06:53 PM
By John Nichols, Mac Using Educators (via MyAppleMenu)

Making American Forces Radio fair and
balanced

Making American Forces Radio fair and
balanced 06/24/2004 08:07 AM
As Rush Limbaugh cries foul, the Senate moves toward loosening the right-wing propagandist's stranglehold on the military's airwaves.

Another Reason Why We Prefer RSS Than
E-Mail Newsletters

Another Reason Why We Prefer RSS Than
E-Mail Newsletters 07/07/2004 01:11 AM
From Dave Winer, Mr. RSS himself: I never had the option to unsubscribe from spam in email, so I feel especially empowered here, in control, and okay with it.

Kids Prefer Gadgets To Family

Kids Prefer Gadgets To Family 08/13/2004 05:45 AM
Remember when being "sent to your room" was punishment as a kid? Nowadays, with kids have computers, TVs, DVD players and mobile phones, they actually prefer being in their room than being out in the rest of the house with their families. Similar to the study we pointed to a few weeks ago about technol ogy killing the traditional road trip as kids wall themselves off in a digital cocoon, it appears kids would much rather be off alone watching TV, surfing the web and (most importantly) text messaging with their friends. While the article makes it sound like the technology is to blame, that's a weak excuse. The technology didn't put itself in the room and lock the kid up. Shouldn't the parents be somewhat responsible?

Would you prefer to read french news
only ?

Would you prefer to read french news
only ? 10/18/2002 05:28 PM
Just spotted a new Google feature. If your results include some foreign-language links (example) a little box hanging down from the blue "Searched the web for ..." bar asks "Would you prefer to search for English results only ?". But if I do the search on Google.de, it doesn't ask me if I only want only German results. Speaking of foreign languages, if you speak French, you might like this french Google Weblog. And while not all of them speak French, up in Canada Google's helping to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving. (Yeah, they're a bit early and I'm a bit late...) (Thanks, Greg!)...

Discriminating Ninjas Prefer Bellbottoms

Discriminating Ninjas Prefer Bellbottoms 04/10/2004 03:17 PM
N [flash, download only] is a Lode Runner clone that features a fun physics engine and sharp control. [via MoFi]

Consumers Prefer Movies At Home

Consumers Prefer Movies At Home 06/17/2005 03:48 PM

Why I prefer Open Source databases

Why I prefer Open Source databases 09/16/2002 07:41 AM
- By JT Smith - I've been working with databases for many years. I started out with Oracle and Informix then used a little Sybase. Then I discovered open source and used mSQL, MySQL, and PostgreSQL pretty extensively. Most recently I've been working with Oracle again, and just started playing with MSSQL. Why is any of this important? It’s important because I've seen the good and the bad of all these systems. And perhaps even more important are ...

Democratic presidential candidates
prefer PCs

Democratic presidential candidates
prefer PCs 11/05/2003 12:09 PM
Democratic presidential candidates were asked one very important question last night at the Rock the Vote debate in Boston: Mac or PC? Of those that answered the audience question, Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean said PC, Former U.S...
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