Privacy

Unbelievable.

A former exec of Internet advertising giant DoubleClick will be the Department of Homeland Security’s first privacy czar, Bush administration officials said.

For those of you that are unfamiliar with DoubleClick, it is one of the primary internet advertisers. They have tried everything from simple banner clicks to secret programs that install on your computer to track consumer information to sell. In other words, they are/were the primary abusers of electronic privacy. But who knows, maybe she will be good at the job, since she is aware of the bad practices.

Burnt sienna

[08:58] dan_kowalyshyn: we lowered our alert status to sunset orange
[08:58] Chiefwagonburner: when is it going to burnt sienna?
[08:59] dan_kowalyshyn: I need an Adobe color chart to keep up
[09:00] Chiefwagonburner: Terror Alert R:123 B:88 G:200, #FF02812

I didn’t get the apt ;…(. Someone with higher credit (being new here sucks sometimes) rating applied a minute after I did. So they gave it to them, even though I offered to do a higher dep. There is one opening up on the 2nd floor, I would get a bit of downtown, but no ocean I think. The apt was just too cool. early 1900’s building, solid concrete block (so you can blast your music), big windows, and it was a big open space.

Prep

Have a bit of a backlog of news, so I will post a bunch:

I finished Culture Jam last week, finally. A bit rambling, and some of the options are a bit out of my reach, but still a great read.

I bought a cheapy tent at costco last weekend. It seems to be based off the model of a more expensive tent. The main reason I bought it is that it has great ventilation and a sky light, thanks to a clear plastic part of the fly. We will see what happens to it in the heat of burning man. Yes, I already have my burning man ticket and plan to go again. This time I will be a bit more prepared and hope to contribute more.

Bowl

Watched bowling for columbine this weekend and liked it a lot. I think Mike did some creative editing on certain timeline bits with regards to the NRA stuff (some clips were taken from different times), but it was still good stuff. I was talking to Jimmy about the whole fear/door thing. I remember being puzzled after seeing people lock their doors when they were in their house during the day. Marilyn Mansion – not a big fan, but he nailed it – ‘Fear and Consumption’.

After screwing up my el foil (I think) I started work on my coffee table, with much better results so far. I’ve gotta say, going to home depot really isn’t fun, but working with your hands is a nice change. I am interested to see how this turns out. I haven’t done anything like this since Jr High.