I’ve been working from Starbucks today on the T-Mobile wireless, and I’m now, in less than four hours, sitting next to the second pyramid scheme pitch. The first one was amusing because it was incomprehensible what the product or service even being sold was. The entire discussion was motivational and about how much […]
This nice work by Larisa, Alison, David, and other borgers gets a write-up in The Daily Californian entitled: Radio Tags in ID Cards Raise Privacy Issues.
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Doug Tygar has pointed out that Google’s efforts to assist the Chinese government censor the web are not yet perfected. Tygar points to an example of a technological glitch that, to me, also illustrates why one should have moral qualms about Google’s actions to aid the Chinese government.
When using Google.cn’s Image search for ‘Tiananmen’ (capitalized) […]
Oh my, this post from Fafblog on our omnipotent president is too funny.
A. Well if you want, the president can stop the illegal wiretapping just for you.
Q. Really? Well thanks, that’d be great!
A. And then the terrorists can come and eat you.
Q. Wait! What?
A. Cause without the wiretaps there’s nothin to stop the terrorists from […]
For those who recall text-based adventure games, check out defective yeti’s Iraqi Invasion: A Text Misadventure. Hilarious. An excerpt:
> STAY COURSE
The situation in Iraq deteriorates.
Some insurgents arrive. There is a large number of insurgents here.
> STAY COURSE
[…]
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 […]
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
At the newvotersproject, those under-35 can submit a question for Bush and Kerry. The best 12 will be selected and the candidates have agreed to answer them. Below is my question, although when I actually submitted it I had to edit it down to just 500 characters. I subsequently complained on their site that a […]