“But not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime.”

- Attorney General Michael Mukasey

This was in reference to his decision not to pursue criminal charges for anyone involved in the politically motivated hiring and firing of employees within his department (the “of justice” one.)

Full article [NYT].

Saw this post on The Huffington Post today and thought, “wait, what?”

Look at the bottom of any page on the site and you will notice “Copyright © 2008 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc.” Yes, The Huffington Post is a corporate and money-making enterprise for better or worse. Regardless of its value as a news site, implying that it is somehow not part of the “corporate media” is a stretch.

BuzzFeed, my place of work, is looking to hire another developer to work with our small team. If you live in or around New York you should check it out.

We are in need of a experienced software developer well versed in Perl and web based technologies. Looking for a motivated individual who has experience building scalable web application in Perl and MySQL, and has a familiarity with developing in Unix/Linux environments.