gogogadgetearl

2007.05.29

• So I have this guy at work who is constantly blogging and such instead of actually coding.  We exist in a dark corner of the office so I am the only one who notices that he isn't typing out code.  But, while that's happening, as far as I know, he isn't saying anything about me reading digg and earl's page either. 
  
  Anyway, I made the comment to him the other day that I have noticed an increasing trend in Digg.com's homepage as it slides perilously towards the political left in all regards.  It's scary to me how quickly articles that are posted in an attempt to be fair and balanced are buried in an automatic tendency by the digg community.
  
  Anyway, this guy at work asked me some time a couple weeks ago that if I am disgusted with sites like Digg and LiarsandCrooks.com that I should look into Newsbusters.org.  Needless to say, I think it is the exact same thing as Digg with the exception that it slants to a hard right instead of left.
  
  Reading two, IMO, blatently polarized accounts of some of the same topics leaves me a little bit confused.  OK, so it seems me pretty clueless on current events when it comes to things like this whole Rosie O'Donnell thing, global warming, ID vs. evolution and the apparently all-powerful Flying Spaghetti Monster, gas prices, and the benefits and pitfalls of the up and coming democratic agenda of an "expeditious" withdrawal of Iraq.  Personally, I think that while things haven't gone the way anyone initially expected in Iraq, withdrawing troops with a given deadline will only make things worse for everyone, not just the US or Iraq.
  
  I understand that by admitting I read user posts on Digg I am setting myself up to be confused as almost no one there has a coherent thought, but occasionally I find one or two that do read as pretty coherent, and enlightening even...
  
  I guess my real concern is, what are some of your current views on the above mentioned topics, especially in light of the upcoming presidential primaries?