Category Archives: Aside
Iraq, Al Qaeda, and what constitutes a ‘relationship’ – Those pesky definitions
News Agency Employees Detail Abuse by U.S. Forces – I missed this one last month.
A weird toilet – One-way glass at its oddest
Strange copyright rantings – I was confused by Ftrain.com the first time I saw it, and I’m just as confused now. The writing is a weird as the layout…and I guess that’s cool.
Site R location was “revealed” in 2001 – So what’s this latest White House spin about the evils of Time?
Facts of the Stella Liebeck case – Why do some people continue to ignore the facts and call this poor woman an “opportunist”?
Bush Insists on Saddam Relationship with Al-Qaeda – “The reason I keep insisting that there was a relationship between Iraq and Saddam and al-Qaeda is because there was a relationship between Iraq and al-Qaeda,” Bush told reporters. Well, with logic like that, it must be true!
Reflecting on the past. Creativity builds on it, you know. Still a long way to go on Quicksilver. Learning how to pan fry chicken. Embarking on more CSS madness. Trying not to go insane.
Seth Finkelstein quits censorware research – 10 years of dedication has resulted in some fleeting recognition but little else, except the constant threat of lawsuits. Poor guy. [see comment]
MIT Freshman Picture Book Controversy – Back in ’98, the president of MIT banned circulation of a publication that had a cover which could potentially be considered by some to be racist. I expect Brandeis will be behaving in similar ways for the forseeable future. Take action and you have censorship, leave things be and you have institutionalized racism. So complicated.
Trying to get more exercise and eat less french fries, reading Quicksilver, watching Lost in La Mancha (sad but nothing special), coding, coding, coding for the web…
You are who you know – They see the promise but not the stupidity. I should really get my paper about this online.
New war on emissions – I love California. “Washington West” indeed.
Dean’s Rough Ride – It’s still worth thinking about him as we enter the “real” election season.