Washington Insider?

I have always been somewhat confused by the term "Washington Insider." Sometimes it is used in a pejorative sense. Noted CNet reporter Dan McCullagh used it in a recent recent attack piece. Carter was often thought of as being not a Washington Insider, which may or may not have been good for America.

Any thoughts?

RAM price war underway

According to CNET, it looks like there is currently a price war underway in the computer memory market. Companies are growing increasingly willing to sacrifice profits in the name of market share. This promises to be good for the consumer as computer component prices continue to fall.