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After watching tonight’s debate, yet again, I believe that there were a few things that I don’t think that the media caught onto. The biggest of these is the condescending tone that I felt John McCain used during several of his arguments. In particular, the statement where he referred to Obama as “That One” but [...]

I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised to see Sarah Palin’s performance tonight, especially after her gaffe’s in the Couric interviews. At the same time, though, I was very surprised at Joe Biden who I thought did a fantastic job. I was not nearly expecting him to perform as well as he did [...]

The deadlines are quickly approaching. November 4th will be here before we know it, but before you can vote you need to register. You know who you are. If you live in a swing state (Ohio, Virgina, Pennsylvania, Florida, etc.) it’s that much MORE important. Today, Google released a Voter Information Map, complete with a very [...]

As a team offsite yesterday, 20 of us went out to the Los Gatos Paintball club for what amounted to 5 hours worth of strategic paintball games. The field was not themed, but rather about a 50-100 acre (I'm terrible with Acres) wooded area with a steep hill at the north side and thick brush at the south. Throughout the entire course, there were bunkers, barrels, make-shift houses, and other things to hide behind.

Last night, President Bush addressed the nation for the first time in several months, carrying a stern message about the dangers of the economy. He explained that if the $7B bailout plan was not carried out immediately that our economy would “experience a long and painful recession.” This is the first time that the President has [...]

So, I’ve been meaning to give The Diatribe a bit of a makover for a while now.. Last night, I happened to be reading some of my feeds and I happened to come across a neat new type of theme known as “Magazine” style. I liked the style and figured I’d use one of the pre-made [...]

I really hate to dwell on the political topic, but The Diatribe is meant as a way to express your opinion or just rant — so, for those that don’t like it, take a hike and go read something you might find more interesting. I’m stressed out and it’s politics that is causing it. I’ve told [...]