2004 November

Here’s an interesting way for city governments to make money (aside from taxing the beejeezus out of its citizenry). Chicago’s taken the lead, and maybe other cities will follow suit? From CNN:
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) - City officials hope there are people willing to pay plenty of money to own a vintage Playboy Bunny costume, toss […]

Do we netizens actually want to support the creation of fake identities? Helping the homeless get the welfare services they need is well and good, but enabling the bad guys to cross borders meant to keep them out–well, Daddy, that’s just wrong. In this era of people being other than what they appear […]

Coffee spilled on my bathrobe as I jerked upright watching the NBC Today show interview with Kirk Ewing this morning. He’s the Scottish developer of a video “game” that recreates the murder of President John Kennedy — from the shooter’s point of view. I saw the young man deliver words like “investigation” and […]

Are you tired of listening to politicians and media tell you what is moral and what is not? Is wanting health care for all immoral? Is believing in the value of community and helping others immoral?
Speak out about YOUR values [at MyMoralValues.com].
America needs to have this conversation. Fill in the form to the right […]

In the wake of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s recent passing, the BBC reports:
The main Palestinian political faction, Fatah, is set to pick Mahmoud Abbas as its candidate to succeed Yasser Arafat in January’s presidential poll.
“We decided… to have… [Mr Abbas] as the candidate for president of the Palestinian Authority,” Social Affairs Minister Intissar al-Wazir […]

Jamais Cascio raises a frightening question about city planners using the digital game Sim City to simulate real-life urban scenarios. The game by Maxis may be coming to be apprehended by a new wave of urban planners from universities as an actual modeling device for cities. The problem, Cascio points out, is that a […]

CJ at TechnoBiblio writes:
All sorts of dubious “firsts” being thrown about in the press if Salinas, CA closes their libraries - but what struck me was this quote from the article “Beleaguered Salinas plans to close its libraries” (as usual my emphasis to show where I did a spit take):
“Carla Lane, browsing the stacks with […]

For three decades, whales and dolphins have been protected from being accidentally caught by commercial fishermen, thanks to the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Today, though, influential members of Congress Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.) and Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) are moving to add a loophole to that law that would allow thousands more dolphins, whales, and […]

Step one in the fundraising efforts of presidential candidates David Cobb (Green) and Michael Badnarik (Libertarian) for a ballot recount in Ohio was successful! Here’s what they have to say on the steps ahead (from votecobb.org):
Our first goal was to make sure the recount could go ahead. We didn’t want to raise more money until […]

Lance Turner blogs after enduring today’s rainy Clinton Presidential Library dedication ceremony:
Okay - so we crapped out about halfway through the Clinton Presidential Library dedication ceremony. Our liveblogging hopes dashed by the intensifying rain, we packed up our waterlogged iBook and stood near the press barrier, craning our necks to see Dubya, the X-Presidents […]

In a surprising, and I think sideways, move this week Orkut, the online social networking service, opened what they’re calling “Orkut Media.” On a Web site with viewing otherwise restricted to members only, the Orkut Media part is open to the public. Photos and articles by Orkut members comprise this new site. Orkut is owned […]

Are you frustrated at the loss of freedom and responsibility in America, while the growth of government and taxes continues unabated? Do you want to live in strong communities where your rights are respected, and people exercise responsibility for themselves and in their dealings with each other?
If your answer to either of the above questions […]

From Greens.org:
David Cobb and Michael Badnarik, the 2004 presidential candidates for the Green and Libertarian parties, have announced their intentions to file a formal demand for a recount of the presidential ballots cast in Ohio. The Cobb and Badnarik campaigns are in the process of raising the required fee, estimated at $110,000, for a complete […]

RSS feeds, first the domain of news sites and blogs, are popping up everywhere in the Age of the World as Publisher. Digital warfare is rapidly shifting from search engines to feed suppliers, with an explosion of features fortelling the coming collapse and consolidation. Enjoy it while it lasts. Here’s a roundup […]

A fairly large number of the people that I speak to about politics don’t really know for sure where they fit in. They agree with the conservatives on a couple of issues and with the liberals on a few others. This leaves people who haven’t been able to get information on other options […]

With all of the hype surrounding the release of the movie Friday Night Lights, I found it ironic to be spending this last Friday night at a high school football game facing the number one team in the nation… the Southlake Carroll Dragons.
My focus was not on the football game, however. Our team lost 61-14… […]

With the heated debates from all sides in this most recent election, I believe that now would be a good time for the majority of American citizens to re-familiarize themselves with the Constitution. My personal recommendation would be for those who are interested in further educating themselves on their rights and freedoms to either […]

Clay Shirky’s Group as User: Flaming and the Design of Social Software clarifies interesting issues surrounding the failures and successes of software engineering and the operators of digital social interaction services. These include social networking, mailing lists, wikis, forums, and blogs with comments allowed. Shirky cites flame wars are the earliest incidences […]

At the Common Dreams News Center, Thom Hartmann writes:
The hot story in the Blogosphere is that the “erroneous” exit polls that showed Kerry carrying Florida and Ohio (among other states) weren’t erroneous at all - it was the numbers produced by paperless voting machines that were wrong, and Kerry actually won. As more and more […]

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