A reader has pointed me to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) memorandum regarding destroying migratory bird nests not presently occupied by eggs or young. You can see the memo here: http://policy.fws.gov/m0208.pdf While the regulation I point to below discusses the destruction of nests, and remains relevant so far as I can tell, this memorandum […]
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Background facts:
A red-tailed hawk has had a nest above a 12th story cornice at 927 5th Ave since 1993. The male is known as Pale Male and has become famous through a 1999 […]
Another article in the New York Times explains that the Fish and Wildlife Service may be complicit in the destruction of Pale Male’s nest. From the article,
Terri Edwards [(413)253-8324], a spokeswoman for the Fish and Wildlife Service, said yesterday that the agency had issued a clarification of the rules in 2003 that allows the destruction […]
The following is a letter I just wrote to the Fish and Wildlife service at contact@fws.gov regarding this article in the New York Times. Since that article will probably be archived and unavailable soon, read this Yahoo! news coverage.
Hello,
I am writing to ask if someone within the Department of Interior is investigating what appears to […]
Reuters reports that IBM and top scientific research organizations are joining forces in a humanitarian effort to tap the unused power of millions of computers and help solve complex social problems. Following the example of SETI@home, the project, dubbed The World Community Grid, will seek to tap the vast underutilized power of computers belonging to […]
I forgot to mention one other encouraging notice that poll Inspectors received regarding our Diebold TS voting machines. One machine is to be designated for disability access and the poll workers attach headphones and a numeric keypad. We received a notice with our supplies that indicated that
If more than four voters use the VIBS ballot […]
Several others have described their days as poll workers. Here’s my story of working at my own polling place in North Oakland, Alameda County. I arrived at my polling place at 6:00 A.M. and did not get home until 10:00 P.M.
The quick summary for those who tire of Brian’s long prose:
The training of poll […]
Joi Ito points to this interview by the BBC with a woman who was fired from Delta Airlines because she posted photos of herself in uniform on her blog. (She was originally just suspended, but now has been fired.) Join me in telling Delta that this stinks:
She’s filed a complaint with the EEOC. Let’s hope […]
Someone just told this baby about the $7.4 trillion dollar deficit that Bush has created, after being handed a record surplus.
Yeah, baby. You’ll be paying for that.
That is, if your job isn’t outsourced before you even get it.
May I suggest: www.johnkerry.com
Still not much time to post a lot of new stuff over here, but in the meantime check out my post at bIPlog on the Terms of Use for images from the Mount Saint Helens VolcanoCam.
An interesting example of a misunderstanding of both copyright law and the internet. (By them, not me! I hope.)