Olbermann: Terrorists? It's Palin doing the pallin'

Olbermann responds with gusto to Sarah Palin's accusation of Obama's link to Ayers. Check it out. Here's the transcript.

More Money Troubles for LinkedIn

Apparently some employees of LinkedIn were hoping to sell some stock, but the tanking stock market is not going to let that happen, according to ValleyWag today. In the fast changing social networking market, I've felt LinkedIn is a bit slow to innovate, and now it looks like it's stumbling over its financial opportunities. Currently, there's no better rolodex application in the Web 2.0 market, but things could change in the next 2 years.

Bak Kuh Teh at home

We cooked bak kuh teh, which is a Singaporean pork rib herbal soup. Literally translated, bak kuh teh means, "pork rib tea".  My wife did much of shopping, prep work, and plating.  I handled the boiling and simmering, the timing, and adding the flavor packets, courtesy of Prima Taste.  Without the box kit, I think we would have been working on a version from scratch for some 6 to 8 hours.  A lessor known aspect of Singaporean cuisine, at least to outsiders like me, is the laser-like emphasis on the quality of all dipping sauces which are always made homemade using fresh chopped chile peppers and other ingredients.  My wife prepared two different dips using two different viscosity grades of soy sauce, along with fresh thai chile peppers and garlic.  Combining the tender simmered pork, the peppery herbal broth, the fresh cilantro, the savory-spicy dips, and steamed white rice, into a single mouthful, was quite the gastronomic indulgence for this weekend.

Mee Siam at Home

Earlier today, I was showing my wife some photos of Singaporean food on Facebook.

As she was verbally identifying various pictured foods, she got the urge to cook mee siam, a noodles dish with shrimp, tofu, egg, and a tangy, spicy sauce. We went to 99 Ranch to pick up ingredients and then proceeded home to cook.

The outcome was quite nice. My wife remarked it was better than the version of mee siam we had last weekend at Kopitiam in Lafayette.

"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish"

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition... Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish." -Steve Jobs, commencement speech at Stanford, June 12, 2005. This highly popular speech has been widely viewed and frequently quoted, especially the closing line. Like many people, I am a great admirer of Steve Jobs. If you haven't heard the speech, I encourage you to watch the video, or read the transcript text.

I'm Impressed with Katty Kay

I am impressed with the post VP debate political commentary of Katty Kay from the BBC who was a guest pundit on Charlie Rose. Her comments were comprehensive, articulate, insightful, and accurate. I hadn't heard of her before. Some people on Twitter mentioned her a few weeks ago when she appeared on Chris Matthew's cable news channel show.

Palin and Biden on separation of church and state

Katie Couric asks Sarah Palin and Joe Biden each about the separation of church and state, giving a glimpse of how each may perform in tomorrow night's vice presidential debate.  To me, it's quite clear, Biden delivers his answer in a more coherent manner than Palin.

LinkedIn is struggling financially

ValleyWag is reporting a serious rumor that LinkedIn is having difficulties at multiple levels: financially, with feature development, with management culture, and potentially inaccurate public relations. As a former colleague of Dan Nye, their CEO, and as a current business customer of LinkedIn, I hope things improve.

McCain's Arizona ranch for sale

John and Cindy McCain's massive Arizona ranch is now for sale. Looks like a great place if you're worth over $100M and raising kids in the desert state. I like the outdoor amenities.

"I like all kinds of music!"

When asked by Katie Couric what newspapers and publications does she read, Sarah Palin refuses to specify, repeatedly stating, "all of them". She blatantly dodges the question. It reminds me of high school and college, when a guy would ask a girl, "what kind of music do you like?" and she would answer, "all kinds!" Oh, really?!?