I've been a huge fan of firefox over the years. But chrome is amazingly slick. Rendering is faster, pages are more responsive, and the UI just. makes. sense.

Firefox and IE need to adapt quickly. Since IE8 is already almost ready to be shipped, both teams are going to have to readjust quickly.

I never thought I'd be happy to see the return of the browser wars, but I am.

The sheer size of this audience is why we'll win.

Obama had one chance to nail it and did. In front of more people at one moment than ever before. Most Americans didn't know Barack Obama before last night. Now, at least 1 out of 8 has seen him. That's an amazing statistic for our country.

Any good feminist, regardless of gender, ought to be outraged

So maybe Team Obama should go on the offensive, having some of its female surrogates express their disgust and dismay that McCain apparently considers women candidates to be interchangeable, regardless of their experience or policy views. (This was, after all, a common gripe among Hillary voters whenever it was suggested that Obama might tap Kathleen Sebelius as his number 2.)

This is actually why I think Palin is a good pick. For the Democrats. She is a GOP standard bearer in the same garb as Clarence Thomas, or Bobby Jindal: an unexceptional person who merely acts as a placeholder. Can you imagine if the Democrats nominated candidates based merely on color, or gender?

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Well, they saved the best for last. Obama's speech managed to inspire, attack and educate all at the same time. I don't think he could've put together a better speech, or better optics. The GOP next week needs to be seriously worried at this point...and Democrats may be able to breathe easier for the first time in a few weeks.

There were so many good lines, it's hard to focus on two, but these really stood out for me:

What the naysayers don't understand is that this election has never been about me. It's about you.

and...

Senator McCain likes to talk about judgment, but really, what does it say about your judgment when you think George Bush was right more than 90 percent of the time?" Obama asked. "I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to take a 10 percent chance on change.

Regardless, Obama threw one hell of a political touchdown pass last night.

Tonight I have to disagree with the pundits:

1. Warner's speech was great. He was a much better orator than anyone else on the dais, hands down. I still wish he were VP, but he's going to make a great senator. I'm not sure why the audience inside didn't like it more (not enough call-and-response?) but they were never the point. The point was middle America watching on tv. He nailed that group. And as David Gergen pointed out, when was the last time you heard a major political figure discuss science and technology in a speech? If Al Gore could've cribbed some lines, he might have picked up some points. (And I love Al Gore!)

2. Schweitzer was just the opposite. I found him a little too jokey and filled with energy. He kept bouncing around like a ball onstage. Of course, he was able to whip the crowd into a frenzy, and many of his lines were good soundbites (drilling in John's McCain's numerous backyards, for instance). Conversely, he also had some horrible puns that left me thinking Warner seemed far better.

3. HRC was good, but the expectations had been lowered so much that she didn't need to do anything at all. I'm still not sure why the media is lapping up the RNC-based idea that Clintonistas hate the Obamanauts, but it clearly isn't true. She said what needed to be said, and got the crowd going to boot. But at the end of the day, HRC is just not that gifted a public speaker. I expect more from Bill tonight, to be honest. He is truly a great orator.

The Media, on the other hand, thought HRC was "amazing" and that Schweitzer was "the best speech yet" and that Warner was "clearly a bomb". Apparently, treating the American people as anything less than idiots is beyond the VRWC.

The best piece I've read on the convention is right here.

All of which suggests that Republicans are rarely offered advice because there is not much to advise them on. Republicans do not need to be told whether to take the high road or the low because they always take the low road. They do not ponder whether brutal campaign tactics will affect their ability to govern, since they care so little about government. If liberal media pundits are not particularly interested in offering conservative politician advice, conservatives understand their role as cheering their side on. No wonder Democrats are viewed as more likely to make mistakes. You can only make a mistake when you have a choice.

Excellent points.

I'm [very glad I'm getting my ps3 fixed] rather than a new one. Apparently all PS2 love is going away...no shipping PS3's support it anymore. Nice move, Sony! Where otherwise could I get my katamari on, since there is no ps3 version?