links for 2007-07-21

"The GOP presidential debates often sound like a tough-man competition... Yet while their rhetoric is invariably loud and aggressive, none of these martial orators has seen a day of military service"

"Powerset and hakia are not in a race either against each other or to overtake Google, but they are on a quest for better Web communication and engagement. Both efforts emphasize the necessity for ?the system? to be able to universally understand and ha

"Jelly meetings are a way for folks who usually work at home to get out of the house, find kindred workers to collaborate with, or simply to socialize -- without having to commit to the gym-like membership setup of most of the country's coworking arrangem