Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
Columnists Who Are Not Really Pundits Roundup: Dave Barry, whom I…
Hi, reader. I wrote this in 2001 and it's now more than five years old. So it may be very out of date; the world, and I, have changed a lot since I wrote it! I'm keeping this up for historical archive purposes, but the me of today may 100% disagree with what I said then. I rarely edit posts after publishing them, but if I do, I usually leave a note in italics to mark the edit and the reason. If this post is particularly offensive or breaches someone's privacy, please contact me.
Columnists Who Are Not Really Pundits Roundup:
- Dave Barry, whom I used to love but whose columns I now find repetitive (although his other work is better), points out:
Anyway, Dr. Kelly's goal is for SlugBot to be able -- without any human assistance -- to catch slugs, turn them into energy, then use this energy to proceed with its mission, which is, well, catching more slugs. If that sounds pointless to you, ask yourself this question: In what significant way is SlugBot's lifestyle different from yours?
- Jon Carroll is, I can safely assume, getting annoyed that politicians are falling over themselves to dissolve the inconvenient parts of the Constitution and associated processes:
Lieberman said that Moussaoui was a "big fish" and that trying him in court was tantamount to letting him "get away."
ONE HATES TO be unpatriotic, but technically Moussaoui is innocent until proved guilty. He has been charged with the crimes, but we are not sure whether he committed the crimes. (Writing these columns is getting more like "Schoolhouse Rock.")
