“Mr. Schwarzenegger began planning for politics 35 years ago. At a pancake restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif., Mr. Schwarzenegger disclosed to his friends what he called his ‘master plan’: become a movie star, make millions of dollars, marry a glamorous wife and hold political power over people.”

Sony’s new entertainment console, the PSX, looks pretty sweet. I wonder why they still license TiVo and even Windows XP Media Center Edition with all of their GigaPocket technology in place.

Very thorough history in the New Yorker on suicide and the Golden Gate Bridge. Most people have no idea what a suicide barrier would look like. I imagine it would be under the bridge and a net to catch people within a jump range of 10 feet or so. No big deal, there is always construction out there anyways and some sort of safety net for the workers.

The George W. Bush reelection campaign now has an official blog. There are specific RSS feeds on the economy and national security as well.

DepicT has a short film by Tony Roche : How to Tell When a Relationship is Over. My favorite bit is “You Find the Other Person Annoying.”

The White House has a press release stating the week of October 12 through October 18, 2003, as Marriage Protection Week. Is a society, and therefore a country, and better off through the institution of marriage? Are Rosie O’Donnell’s adopted children less well off for their adoption into a lesbian household? The definition of a family should make for an interesting debate topic in the 2004 Presidental campaign.

Forbes has a book excerpt on creating a killer product. What is your true competition? I like the Theodore Levitt quote : “People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole.”

A very short article in today’s USA Today about worker blogs. Scoble is the only quote.

Google has Frequent started experimenting with a search counter for individual users. It is cookie based and limited to small sample at the moment.

Guess who’s running for President?