Random Thoughts 1/12/09

• Tony Dungy has retired from the Colts. He's been one of my favorite professional sports coaches, but now he's going to do other things, including spending time with his favorite charities. Good luck and Godspeed, coach.
• What does the Battle of Algiers (and the propaganda movie loosely based upon it) tell us about the conflicts today, such as the recent combat in Gaza? Read here for insight.
• Why should we sell to the Japanese one of our most powerful weapons, the F-22A Raptor? It turns out that it might make sense both economically and diplomatically.
• Apple is always filing lots of bizarre computer patents. A really interesting one is to set a camera behind the computer screen, so that you can look directly into the screen while using your webcam. Cool idea, and very intuitive, if it works.
• Fred Barnes gives 10 things George Bush did right. There's probably more.
  
• The NFC Championship game will be hosted in Arizona. […] How messed up is that? The Super Bowl will feature either the 9-7 Cardinals or the 9-6-1 Eagles. Wow.
• For the first time in three Christmas shopping seasons, the Wii didn't sell for two or three times it's retail price (about $250) on eBay. Average eBay prices this Christmas for a Wii was between $284 and $318. The Wii Fit ($80 retail) on the other hand ran for about $150-160 all season.