Big Brother thinks you don't need that cookie

Amazing - a new voice-enabling technology that will essentially read thoughts aloud.

This is Nobel-prize winning stuff. The inventors could probably do just about anything now and still retain a slight karmic advantage over Mother Teresa.

But as with any technology there are potential moral implications. My mind went immediately the impact this could have on

business meetings...
focus groups...
the longevity of romantic relationships...
thanksgiving dinner with the family...
the nightly income of an exotic dancer...
etc

Honesty should be part of the conversation. But does anyone (consumer included) want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

next stop...

Lazy/Forgetful Consumer Alert.

Continental is allowing people to check in via mobile device. Finally! The NYTimes indicated that Northwest is doing the same (though I certainly haven't seen it).

This is another fabulous enabler for people like me who can misplace anything at just about any time.

On my dream list: movie and concert tickets, gym memberships, loyalty programs and the offers that come with them - though I guess that would wreck the secret not-many-points-get-redeemed model.

now, fairly close to never

This time, it's for real.
Really.

ok time to start again

Why? Because it's there. And I'm here in LA for the week.

Greetings from Flyover Country!

Welcome. All those who love NYC, San Francisco and LA, but particularly on expense account. Those who believe women can have double-digit sizes and still be sexy. All those who've eaten Velveeta both with and without irony. We may read gawker, defamer and the nytimes, but that doesn't mean we have to feel bad about it. Now pass the chips.