Want to know why yesterday’s foiled terrorist plot actually worked? Watch the show with zefrank – 08-10-06 and you’ll understand. To wit: Today the President said, “This nation is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us who love freedom to hurt our nation.” Generalized statements like this […]
Why are developers always, always at loggerheads with residents? What is it about open land, rows of modest houses, and quiet neighborhoods that just screams “Build condos on me!!!”? In many ways the Lower Ninth Ward incorporated all of the components of a lively, sustainable, engaging Smart Growth neighborhood. Residents understand the authentic connectivity that […]
So, in my continuing immersion (descent?) into all thing New Orleans, I have one nagging question at the fringes of my mind: How, exactly, does a Michigan resident (native and current) actually go about involving himself in, well, all things New Orleans? I can’t go there with any regularity or, for that matter, at all, […]
So, I’ve been drawn into New Orleans politics, mostly because a) they matter and b) people around Ann Arbor think their politics are as important, which they are not. What got my hackles up was a “vote” conducted by Concordia Architecture and Planning (which I talked about over here). I’m still coming up to speed […]
AOL recently released the search records of thousands of “anonymized” users. Except, user 4417749 was pretty easy to track down. She’s a 62-year old from Georgia and the New York Times tracked her down and interviewed her. AOL’s response? “There is not a whole lot we can do.” Stunning. Thanks, AOL, for proving once again […]
Expert: 40 Percent of World of Warcraft Players Addicted | TwitchGuru Ah, yes, another “Games are The Ruin of Society” expert. In this week’s episode, the good Dr. Maressa Orzack. Dr. Orzack is the founder of Computer Addiction Services, which in no way compromises her objectiveness. She is “swamped” with addicted gamers coming into her […]
… but, it was close. 17 votes.I voted against this proposal. Why? I didn’t understand the benefit. I read the article in the paper and my reaction was “there is no added value to me for voting this through”. Most of Chelsea lives less than 5 minutes from a fully-staffed firehouse and the services have […]
New Orleans parishes are in the process of choosing the planners that will guide the rebuilding of the city. These are people who will be tasked with urban planning, clean-up, and spending millions of dollars in federal aide money.And they’re choosing these people via an online poll. You read that right, an online poll. It […]
So, I found an interesting thing today; my site has been scraped, my content stolen. The last post here has been posted, in it’s entirety, on two spammer website. Both WHOIS lookups go through proxies, one Tor and one at Carnegie Mellon University. You can see both stolen posts here and here (yes, I’m linking […]
This post is in a new category, “Spot the Sarcasm”; guess why.Windows has a wonderful feature for Internet Explorer users called Trusted sites. Trusted sites are described as “Web sites that you trust not to damage your computer or data.” Pretty straightforward, right? But, as they say, the devil is in the details. Let’s say […]