Obviously I'm very happy to start the race on the front row. I think I had a good qualifying session read more

Obviously I'm very happy to start the race on the front row. I think I had a good qualifying session and I really pushed hard, especially in the last five laps when Bill Riley was telling me to push harder to avoid ending up in the back. I just kept pushing and pushing and finally got a good lap together. And it was my best. I don't think I could have done any better than that.

My prediction? This move will be completely forgotten. Few to nobody will use it. And, 6 to 12 months from read more

My prediction? This move will be completely forgotten. Few to nobody will use it. And, 6 to 12 months from now, Oracle will have to give a real response to the open-source threat it faces. Tossing a lightweight database in front of a fast-moving market that wants free, open, and killer databases just won't fly.

It reminds me of PIO, or pilot induced oscillation, a lag in the plane's response to a pilot moving the read more

It reminds me of PIO, or pilot induced oscillation, a lag in the plane's response to a pilot moving the stick, ... You push the stick down and the plane doesn't go down right away, so you push it down more, and then it really starts to fall. The same thing happens in monetary policy if you have gradualism in interest rates.

Occasionally, the chef gets creative and comes up with a new one.

Occasionally, the chef gets creative and comes up with a new one.

A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.

A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.

We have made design adjustments with the intent of avoiding the shrine. We are pretty confident we will be able read more

We have made design adjustments with the intent of avoiding the shrine. We are pretty confident we will be able to avoid it.

Some big private funds want to buy at low prices and are pushing down the market.

Some big private funds want to buy at low prices and are pushing down the market.

What this tournament represents is a mid-season gut-check. There are 16 good teams in this tournament, any one of which read more

What this tournament represents is a mid-season gut-check. There are 16 good teams in this tournament, any one of which can win at any time. This tournament really lets you see what you need to work on and what you're doing well.

[One of Ms. Miller's lawyers, Floyd Abrams, wrote a letter to Mr. Libby's lawyer on Thursday in what he said read more

[One of Ms. Miller's lawyers, Floyd Abrams, wrote a letter to Mr. Libby's lawyer on Thursday in what he said was an effort] to set the record straight. ... coerced and had been required as a condition for Mr. Libby's continued employment at the White House.