Brilliant or crazy

BBC News - US brands Muammar Gaddafi 'delusional' after interview

No official position, so cannot resign. Deny deny deny. Skills to remember. He did not rule so long by luck alone.

How can this be explained as sane?

Sandy Banks: Cutbacks send the wrong message on unions - latimes.com: "California prison guards are among the highest paid in the nation, with a benefit package that borders on the obscene: They can retire at the age of 50 with a pension worth 90% of their salaries."

Private vs Public

Midwest union battle: Wisconsin Assembly approves collective-bargaining measure - latimes.com

Are the private sector workers finally figuring it out that their taxes are paying for the higher salaries of the public sector workers? If so, the standard "rich vs poor" dynamic could shift to "overpaid relative to market value (public) vs paid market value (private).

How else will the political landscape be reorganized by realignment of interests due to a greater understanding of who is paying for what. Might Medicare and Social Security be affected.

Let's hope they are wrong

Libyan forces shoot protesters - Africa - Al Jazeera English

What a bunch of BS artists--with weapons.

And they just figured this out?

Google Alters Search Algorithm to Avoid Promoting 'Low-Quality' Sites | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

It's reasonably clear that Google is balancing revenue and search results. The spam sites place more of their own ads and thus generate more short term revenue but the the spam sites are not very valuable thereby degrading the user experience and Google's brand.

I'm confused how Twitter revolutionists could favor Iranian type government

As Arab World Shakes, Iran’s Influence Grows - NYTimes.com

The rebellions were organized using social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. Iran has shut down access to such sights whenever convenient. Why would the social network revolutionaries support or invite the influent of a regime that is likely to shutter the facilitator of their own success?

I take this a a case of faith versus logic. Unfortunately I think that means that Iran has the upper hand.

The world's biggest family: Ziona Chan has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren | Mail Online

The world's biggest family: Ziona Chan has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren | Mail Online: "Rinkmini, one of Mr Chana's wives who is 35 years old, said: 'We stay around him as he is the most important person in the house. He is the most handsome person in the village."

Under what conditions is he arrangement optimal or awful?