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John Kyl to retire. Gabby Giffords for Senate '12!!
Ok, this is a short diary (more like a footnote), but if she's well enough, which is not certain, wouldn't she be a wonderful choice? Think of it: Nate Silver describes how the Dems are vaguely within...
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Bad Movies
In the past, I've written pieces that asked what were the worst political gaffes & mistakes. Usually, at the heart of every political mistake is someone or a group of someones that got their heads...
View ArticleOpen Letter To Maynard
So I was thumbing through Netflix a few weeks back and I stumbled across "Blood Into Wine". At first I was impressed. An artist who has managed not to squander his life and talents, throwing himself...
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Marine Life Series: Ruby on NOVA
It's been a long time, way too long a time, since I've posted an MLS diary. But PBS ran an episode on animal intelligence, and they asked me and Ruby the octopus to star in it. So, I thought I'd share.
View ArticleI've got one word for you. Aquaculture.
I've got one word for you. One word. Aquaculture. Exactly how do I mean? I'm not talking about the marine type of aquaculture with floating cages that breed diseases for wild inhabitants. Rather, the...
View ArticleYes, We've Learned To Move The Moon Now
We know it's scary, but it's just part of our natural evolution. We've become different from you. And now, we have learned to move the moon. Yes, it's scary how its orbit is changing. We know you are...
View ArticleGovernance Is God's Work
Nature has a review article out on progress with the human genome. I was stunned to read this passage Our knowledge of the contents of the human genome in 2000 was surprisingly limited. The estimated...
View ArticleCleaning up the garbage
One of the stories that most struck me is the story of young, educated, Egyptian men cleaning up the garbage in Tahrir Square. Thomas Friedman describes the scene as follows in today's New York Times:...
View ArticleElections matter: Tea Party Governor's Assault on Workers
Absolutely unbelievable. In Wisconsin, our newly elected Tea Party governor is about to announce an unprecedented attack on public employees. No, it's not a vague "sometime in the future" kind of...
View ArticleEdwards Evening News Round-Up: Possible Prison Prelude Edition
NOTICE 1: If you don't care about why I'm writing this, just skip to the jump NOTICE 2: I tend like to use colorful language. If that bothers you, go away :) NOTICE 3: Occasionally, when I get in...
View ArticlePalantir cuts ties with BOA after Anonymous' exposure
I just caught a tweet from AnonymousIRC and the firm Palantir Technologies has cut their ties with BofA and HB Gary. phpislife Abhy Awasthi Retweeted by AnonymousIRC FLAWLESS VICTORY! =D RT...
View ArticleBreathe. If You Can, You Ain't Dead Yet.
Do one thing for me, good kossacks. Breathe. Just close your eyes, let the world go away for a moment, and breathe. Deep, long, wonderful breaths. If you made it through that exercise, it means you...
View ArticleVote on what to call the Egyptian Revolution
What do we call the Egyptian Revolution? I asked that question a couple of times lately, then asked the DKOS community: come up with a good name or tell me what the protestors themselves use. The...
View ArticleEgypt Repubs taking power! omg!
I have not been following the minute to minute details of the Egyptian uprising, but I am thinking about it a lot, both in global political terms and domestic political terms.
View ArticlePersona Management, Twitter-bombing, and the Weaponization of Social Media
Happy Rockefeller points out the leaked HB Gary email that describes 'persona management', a black glove digital technique that creates "not just the deconfliction of persona artifacts such as...
View ArticleSick of the Irony
I sit here sick as a dog, stuck in a web of irony. As a school teacher of middle school youth, I arrive at school at 5 AM and leave at 5 PM. About once a year, this schedule takes its toll on my body...
View ArticleWhat Most People Don't Understand About the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill
I have been attending the rallies, watching the coverage, reading the blogs and comments and come to the conclusion that most people don't know the true horror of this bill. I have come to set the...
View ArticleOn, Wisconsin--but be careful
I am so proud of the protesters in Wisconsin right now. I went to UW-Madison as a grad student and was a member of the Teaching Assistant's Association: I'm now a member of some other unions...
View ArticleSnorz 10217
I would have called this My So Called Life but somebody with better writers beat me to it. So I figure I should name the musings of an aging white guy after the effect I most expect them to cause....
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