Watched that Pirates of Silicon Valley show last night on TNT about Apple & Microsoft and the early days of PC development (long-time reader Randy Perry called it "Silicon Valley 95126"). I have no idea why I thought the movie would portray one or the other of Bill Gates or Steve Jobs in a positive light, but it sure didn't, I can't imagine either of them is that pleased about what this will do for their public images. Interestingly, like HBO's recent Rat Pack movie, one character gets to play the pure one who keeps his perspective, humanity, and stays real. I wonder if Steve Wozsniak (or Dean Martin for that matter) really fits that role, or if it just helps tell the story? I sure do like to think there are some folks out there who can keep it together when the money and power start flowing. "Acting on your best behavior, turn your back on mother nature, everybody wants to rule the world..." (Tears for Fears -- from the show's soundtrack).

Link of the Day: Metaspy EXPOSED claims to show the last ten search queries submitted to MetaCrawler. As WPIX editorials always concluded in my youth "we think it's important to know what your neighbors are thinking (in this case, simply substitute "scary" for "important"). Thanks pb.