meta-analystish

too many analysts are using variants of the phrase 'apples to apples comparison' when talking about the new intel-based macintoshes. it makes me vaguely annoyed, but only vaguely.

i could really use one of those new intel-based macbooks, but i'm probably not going to be able to purchase a new computer until '07 or so.

In other news:

In Lipetsk, where meteorologists recorded temperatures of minus 32, the zoo's contingent of macaques was being fortified with cheap French table wine three times a day

it is really damn cold in (european) Russia at the moment, and they're giving wine to the monkeys. (They're actually giving alcohol to the other animals as well, but the 'wine to monkeys' part smashes through the tragedy/farce barrier.)